Faculty Publications

Delivery worker wearing a medical mask and carrying packages.

Feature: The Impact of State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Service Workers

Daniel Schneider finds that state paid sick leave laws increased service workers’ access to paid sick leave and reduced the share of service workers who worked while sick.

A family with a father, mother, and two small children walking on a dirt path.

Feature: Connecting Absolute and Relative Intergenerational Mobility

Deirdre Bloome offers two frameworks for understanding the relationship between types of intergenerational mobility, or whether people are socioeconomically better off than their parents.

Two women in rural India dressed colorfully and carrying baskets on their heads.

Feature: Studying a Government Program to Support Women’s Self-Help Groups

Michael Walton explores the interactions between state and society in rural India within a major community-based development program, finding two major tensions.

A network of computer motherboards and other parts assembled to look like a miniature city.

Feature: The Data-Informed City

Jorrit de Jong presents a comprehensive framework for how cities can use data to address problems more effectively, efficiently, equitably, and with better accountability.

Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

Implications of a Nuclear Agreement with Iran

Burns, Nicholas. "Implications of a Nuclear Agreement with Iran." Testimony Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, July 14, 2015.

The Deal Is Historic, but the Us Must Now Act to Contain Iran

Burns, Nicholas. "The Deal Is Historic, but the Us Must Now Act to Contain Iran." Financial Times, July 14, 2015.

Implications of a Nuclear Agreement with Iran

Burns, Nicholas. "Implications of a Nuclear Agreement with Iran." United States House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 14, 2015.

Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa: From the Margins to the Centre

Chen, Martha. "Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa: From the Margins to the Centre." Review of Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa: From the Margins to the Centre, by Mary Njeri Kinyanjui. Gender & Development, 23.2, July 2015: 394-397.

4 Myths About the Iran Sanctions

Allison, Graham. "4 Myths About the Iran Sanctions." National Interest, July 10, 2015.

Syria’s Worsening Refugee Crisis Demands Action from the West

Burns, Nicholas and David Miliband. "Syria’s Worsening Refugee Crisis Demands Action from the West." Washington Post, July 10, 2015.

Syria’s Worsening Refugee Crisis Demands Action from the West

Burns, Nicholas. "Syria’s Worsening Refugee Crisis Demands Action from the West." Washington Post, July 9, 2015.

A Point-by-Point Response to the Iran Deal's Critics

Allison, Graham. "A Point-by-Point Response to the Iran Deal's Critics." Atlantic, July 8, 2015.

Assessing an Iran Deal: 5 Big Lessons from History

Allison, Graham. "Assessing an Iran Deal: 5 Big Lessons from History." National Interest, July 7, 2015.

David Cameron is Abusing Magna Carta in Abolishing our Rights

Ignatieff, Michael. "David Cameron is Abusing Magna Carta in Abolishing our Rights." The Guardian, June 27, 2015.

Two Methods for Estimating Limits to Large-Scale Wind Power Generation

Miller, Lee M., Nathaniel A. Brunsell, David B. Mechem, Fabian Gans, Andrew J. Monaghan, Robert Vautard, David W. Keith, and Axel Kleidon. "Two Methods for Estimating Limits to Large-Scale Wind Power Generation." Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences 112.36 (2015): 11169-11174.

Sovereign Debt Relief and its Aftermath

Reinhart, Carmen M. and Christoph Trebesch. "Sovereign Debt Relief and its Aftermath." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-028, June 2015.

Policy Surveillance in the G-20
Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Agreement: Lessons for Climate
Policy

Aldy, Joseph E. "Policy Surveillance in the G-20 Fossil Fuel Subsidies Agreement: Lessons for Climate Policy." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-029, June 2015.

Climate Policy: Steps to China's Carbon Peak

Liu, Zhu, Dabo Guan, Scott Moore, Henry Lee, Jun Su, and Qiang Zhang. "Climate Policy: Steps to China's Carbon Peak." Nature 522.7556 (June 2015): 279-281.

The Quiet American

Logevall, Fredrik. "The Quiet American." The Familiar Made Strange: American Icons and Artifacts after the Transnational Turn. Ed. Brooke L. Blower and Mark Philip Bradley. Cornell University Press, 2015.

Will Solar Geoengineering Help us Manage the Risks of Climate Change?

Keith, David, and Andy Parker. "Will Solar Geoengineering Help us Manage the Risks of Climate Change?" Our World and Us: How Our Environment and Our Societies Will Change. Ed. Katrinka Barysch. Allianz, 2015, 76-92.

Work and Human Development
In a Deindustrializing World

Rodrik, Dani. "Work and Human Development In a Deindustrializing World." UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2015.

Security of the Arctic - As the U.S. Takes Over the Arctic Council Leadership in 2015

Akcayoz De Neve, Pinar, Adam Heal, and Henry Lee. "Security of the Arctic - As the U.S. Takes Over the Arctic Council Leadership in 2015." Policy Brief, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, June 2015.

The Future of Low-Carbon Road Transport: What Role for Second-Generation Biofuels?

Huenteler, Joern, and Henry Lee. "The Future of Low-Carbon Road Transport: What Role for Second-Generation Biofuels?" Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, June 2015.

Blind Spot: America's Response to Radicalism in the Middle East

Burns, Nicholas, and Jonathan Price, eds. Blind Spot: America's Response to Radicalism in the Middle East. Aspen Institute, 2015.

The Chimera of Currency Manipulation

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Chimera of Currency Manipulation." Korea Herald, June 14, 2015.

The Religious Specter Haunting Revolution

Ignatieff, Michael. "The Religious Specter Haunting Revolution." Review of The Paradox of Liberation: Secular Revolutions and Religious Counterrevolutions, by Michael Walzer. New York Review of Books, June 4, 2015.

Dreamscapes of Modernity: Sociotechnical Imaginaries and the Fabrication of Power

Jasanoff, Sheila, and Sang-Hyun Kim, eds. Dreamscapes of Modernity: Sociotechnical Imaginaries and the Fabrication of Power. University of Chicago, 2015.

Is America Fulfilling Its NPT Commitment?

Allison, Graham. "Is America Fulfilling Its NPT Commitment?" National Interest, May 22, 2015.

A Nuclear Nightmare, Averted

Allison, Graham. "A Nuclear Nightmare, Averted." Atlantic, May 22, 2015.

Don't Weaken Our Defenses Against Nuclear Smuggling

Bunn, Matthew. "Don't Weaken Our Defenses Against Nuclear Smuggling." The Hill. May 20, 2015.

Reducing the Risks of Nuclear Theft and Terrorism

Bunn, Matthew, and Nickolas Roth. "Reducing the Risks of Nuclear Theft and Terrorism." Routledge Handbook of Nuclear Proliferation and Policy. Ed. Joseph F. Pilat and Nathan E. Busch. Routledge, 2015, 419-429.

Review of Unmaking the Bomb: A Fissile Material Approach to Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation

Bunn, Matthew. Review of Unmaking the Bomb: A Fissile Material Approach to Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation, by Harold A. Feiveson, Alexander Glaser, Zia Mian, and Frank N. von Hippel. Physics Today, May 2015: 50.

Save Brittannia: As Britain's Malaise Grows, So Do Worries for U.S.

Burns, Nicholas. "Save Brittannia: As Britain's Malaise Grows, So Do Worries for U.S." Boston Globe, April 30, 2015.

Fidel Castro at Harvard: How History Might Have Changed

Allison, Graham. "Fidel Castro at Harvard: How History Might Have Changed." Boston Globe, April 25, 2015.

Malcolm X in France, 1964-1965: Anti-Imperialism and Border Control in the Cold War Era

Temkin, Moshik. "Malcolm X in France, 1964-1965: Anti-Imperialism and Border Control in the Cold War Era." Decolonization and the Cold War: Negotiating Independence. Ed. Leslie James, and Elisabeth Leake. Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

Asia Games Are Not a Zero-Sum

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Asia Games Are Not a Zero-Sum." Project Syndicate, April 23, 2015.

Stumbling to War

Allison, Graham, and Dmitri K. Simes. "Stumbling to War." National Interest, April 20, 2015.

The Iran Deal’s Rare Achievement

Burns, Nicholas. "The Iran Deal’s Rare Achievement." Boston Globe, April 16, 2015.

The Iran Deal’s Rare Achievement

Burns, Nicholas. "The Iran Deal’s Rare Achievement." Boston Globe, April 16, 2015.

Handling and Mishandling Estimative Probability: Likelihood, Confidence, and the Search for Bin Laden

Friedman, Jeffrey A., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Handling and Mishandling Estimative Probability: Likelihood, Confidence, and the Search for Bin Laden." Intelligence and National Security 30.1 (2015): 77-99.

China, the U.S., and the Asia-Pacific

Allison, Graham. "China, the U.S., and the Asia-Pacific." Senate Committee on Armed Services, April 14, 2015.

Pricing Climate Risk Mitigation

Aldy, Joseph. "Pricing Climate Risk Mitigation." Nature Climate Change 5 (April 2015): 396-398.

Blocking an Iranian Bomb

Bunn, Matthew. "Blocking an Iranian Bomb." National Interest. April 5, 2015.

Imperfect Deal will Help an Uneasy Peace

Burns, Nicholas. "Imperfect Deal will Help an Uneasy Peace." Financial Times, April 3, 2015.

The Iran Nuclear Deal, By The Numbers

Allison, Graham. "The Iran Nuclear Deal, By The Numbers." Atlantic, April 3, 2015.

Imperfect Deal will Help an Uneasy Peace

Burns, Nicholas. "Imperfect Deal will Help an Uneasy Peace." Financial Times, April 3, 2015.

How Obama Can Win on Iran

Burns, Nicholas. "How Obama Can Win on Iran." Boston Globe, April 3, 2015.

How Obama Can Win on Iran

Burns, Nicholas. "How Obama Can Win on Iran." Boston Globe, April 2, 2015.

Capital Mobility and Monetary Policy: An Overview

Fuentes, Miguel D., Claudio Raddatz, and Carmen M. Reinhart. "Capital Mobility and Monetary Policy: An Overview." Journal Economía Chilena 18.1 (April 2015): 50-67.

Liability for Solar Geoengineering: Historical Precedents, Contemporary Innovations, and Governance Possibilities

Horton, Joshua B., Andrew Parker, and David Keith. "Liability for Solar Geoengineering: Historical Precedents, Contemporary Innovations, and Governance Possibilities." NYU Environmental Law Journal 22 (2015): 225-273.