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The White House lawn on a sunny day.
Feature: Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?

Juliette Kayyem examines the negative effects that Elon Musks’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could have on the safety of everyday Americans.

River running through a densely populated area.
Feature: Private Benefits from Public Investment in Climate Resilience

Joseph Aldy finds that governmental construction of levees, which enhance resilience to flood risks amplified by climate change, increases home values by 3-4 percent.

Person sits on a bed holding a check.
Feature: Assessing Government Outreach to Bolster Benefits Take-Up

Elizabeth Linos finds that light-touch interventions significantly, consistently, and cost-effectively increase benefits take-up among low-income households, while higher-touch proactive outreach yields minimal additional take-up.

Black family happily sits on the grass in a park.
Feature: Excess Mortality Rate in U.S. Black Children Since 1950

Soroush Saghafian finds that 5 million excess deaths of Black Americans, including over 500,000 infants, could have been avoided over the past 70 years if their mortality rates were equal to those of White Americans.

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

Efficacy of Text Messaging in Activating Hard-to-Reach Voters in Rhode Island and Ohio

Sweeney, Latanya, and Josh Visnaw. "Efficacy of Text Messaging in Activating Hard-to-Reach Voters in Rhode Island and Ohio." Technology Science (April 22, 2025).

Benzodiazepine Initiation Effect on Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries Post Acute Ischemic Stroke (P7-14.009)

Sankaranarayanan, Madhav, Maria Donahue, Shuo Sun, Julianne Brooks, Lee Schwamm, Joseph Newhouse, John Hsu, Deborah Blacker, and Lidia Maria Moura. "Benzodiazepine Initiation Effect on Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries Post Acute Ischemic Stroke (P7-14.009)." Neurology 104.7 Supplement 1 (April 8, 2025).

Differences in patterns of outpatient epilepsy-specific medication initiation after acute ischemic stroke in the Medicare population

Donahue, Maria A., Julianne D. Brooks, John Hsu, Mary Price, Deborah Blacker, Lee H. Schwamm, Joseph P. Newhouse, M. Brandon Westover, Sebastien Haneuse, and Lidia M.V.R. Moura. "Differences in patterns of outpatient epilepsy-specific medication initiation after acute ischemic stroke in the Medicare population." Epilepsia (2025 Apr 4).

Measuring Human Leadership Skills with AI Agents

Weidmann, Ben, Yixian Xu, and David J. Deming. "Measuring Human Leadership Skills with AI Agents." NBER Working Paper Series, April 2025.

Measuring Human Leadership Skills with AI Agents

Weidmann, Ben, Yixian Xu, and David Deming. "Measuring Human Leadership Skills with AI Agents." NBER Working Paper Series, April 2025.

Immigrant employment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Borjas, George, and Hugh Cassidy. "Immigrant employment during the COVID-19 pandemic." Handbook on Inequality and COVID-19. Ed. Kenneth A. Couch. London: Edward Elgar, 2025.

Where Have All the Good Jobs Gone? Changes in the Geography of Work in the US, 1980-2021

Hanson, Gordon, and Enrico Moretti. "Where Have All the Good Jobs Gone? Changes in the Geography of Work in the US, 1980-2021." NBER Working Paper Series, March 2025.

The Impact of City-Led Neighborhood Action on the Coproduction of Neighborhood Quality and Safety in Buffalo, NY

Robb, Katharine, Pablo Uribe, Eleanor Dickens, Ashley Marcoux, Jessica Creighton, and Jorrit de Jong. "The Impact of City-Led Neighborhood Action on the Coproduction of Neighborhood Quality and Safety in Buffalo, NY." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22.3 (March 2025): 341.

Expert Patients’ Use of Avoidable Health Care

Chandra, Amitabh, Pragya Kakani, and Simone Matecna. "Expert Patients’ Use of Avoidable Health Care." NBER Working Paper Series, March 2025.

The Inverted U-Shaped Relationship between Female Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

Ashraf, Nava, Alexia Delfino, Edward L. Glaeser, and Irene Solmone. "The Inverted U-Shaped Relationship between Female Entrepreneurship and Economic Development." NBER Working Paper Series, March 2025.

ADB Distinguished Speaker Lecture: The Complementarity Between Cities and State Capacity

Glaeser, Edward L. "ADB Distinguished Speaker Lecture: The Complementarity Between Cities and State Capacity." Asian Development Review (February 11, 2025).

Displaced Learners: Early Integration of Ukrainian Refugee Students into Italy’s Schools

Carlana, Michela, Pauline Castaing, Mauro Testaverde, and Marco Tiberti. "Displaced Learners: Early Integration of Ukrainian Refugee Students into Italy’s Schools." World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series, February 2025.

The U.S. Place-Based Policy Supply Chain

Hanson, Gordon H., Dani Rodrik, and Rohan Sandhu. "The U.S. Place-Based Policy Supply Chain." NBER Working Paper Series, February 2025.

Vanguard: Black Veterans and Civil Rights after World War I

Ang, Desmond and Sahil Chinoy. "Vanguard: Black Veterans and Civil Rights after World War I." NBER Working Paper Series, February 2025.

Investigator racial diversity and clinical trial participation

Alsan, Marcella, Romaine A. Campbell, Lukas Leister, and Ayotomiwa Ojo. "Investigator racial diversity and clinical trial participation." Journal of Health Economics (January 31, 2025).

Mean Reversion in Randomized Controlled Trials: Implications for Program Targeting and Heterogeneous Treatment Effects

Alsan, Marcella, John Cawley, Joseph J. Doyle Jr., and Nicholas Skelley. "Mean Reversion in Randomized Controlled Trials: Implications for Program Targeting and Heterogeneous Treatment Effects." NBER Working Paper Series, January 2025.

Trading Places: Mobility Responses of Native- and Foreign-Born Adults to the China Trade Shock

Autor, David, David Dorn, and Gordon Hanson. "Trading Places: Mobility Responses of Native- and Foreign-Born Adults to the China Trade Shock." ILR Review 78.1 (January 2025): 10-36.

The Hidden Health Care Crisis Behind Bars: A Randomized Trial to Accredit U.S. Jails

Alsan, Marcella, and Crystal Yang. "The Hidden Health Care Crisis Behind Bars: A Randomized Trial to Accredit U.S. Jails." NBER Working Paper Series, January 2025.

Rebuilding Kharkiv: Economic Strategy

Glaeser, Edward, and Ian Goldin. "Rebuilding Kharkiv: Economic Strategy." United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, December 2, 2024.

Ideological Bias in Estimates of the Impact of Immigration

Borjas, George J., and Nate Breznau. "Ideological Bias in Estimates of the Impact of Immigration." NBER Working Paper Series, December 2024.

The Complementarity Between Cities and State Capacity

Glaeser, Edward L. "The Complementarity Between Cities and State Capacity." NBER Working Paper Series, December 2024.

Places versus People: The Ins and Outs of Labor Market Adjustment to Globalization

Autor, David, David Dorn, Gordon Hanson, Maggie R. Jones, and Bradley Setzler. "Places versus People: The Ins and Outs of Labor Market Adjustment to Globalization." Center for Economic Studies (CES) Working Paper Series, December 2024.

The Mysteries of Cities and Economic Growth

Cutler, David, and Edward Glaeser. "The Mysteries of Cities and Economic Growth." Finance & Development Magazine. December 2024.

Why Doesn’t The United States Have National Health Insurance? The Role Of The American Medical Association

Alsan, Marcella, and Yousra Neberai. "Why Doesn’t The United States Have National Health Insurance? The Role Of The American Medical Association." 11/28/2024.

The impact of a payer-provider joint venture on healthcare value

Garabedian, Laura F., J. Frank Wharam, Joseph P. Newhouse, Matthew Lakoma, Stephanie Argetsinger, Fang Zhang, and Alison A. Galbraith. "The impact of a payer-provider joint venture on healthcare value." Health Services Research (November 4, 2024).

Racial health disparities in the United States

Alsan, Marcella, Katherine Ianni, and Graeme Peterson. "Racial health disparities in the United States." Oxford Review of Economic Policy 40.3 (Autumn 2024): 498-517.

All-cause nursing home mortality rates have remained above pre-pandemic levels after accounting for decline in occupancy

Weiss, Max, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, David C. Grabowski, Deborah Blacker, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu. "All-cause nursing home mortality rates have remained above pre-pandemic levels after accounting for decline in occupancy." Health Affairs Scholar 2.11 (November 2024): qxae126.

Shifting Patterns of Social Interaction: Exploring the Social Life of Urban Spaces Through A.I.

Salazar-Miranda, Arianna, Zhuangyuan Fan, Michael B. Baick, Keith N. Hampton, Fabio Duarte, Becky P.Y. Loo, Edward L. Glaeser, and Carlo Ratti. "Shifting Patterns of Social Interaction: Exploring the Social Life of Urban Spaces Through A.I." NBER Working Paper Series, November 2024.

COVID-19 Employment Shocks and Safety Net Expansion: Health Effects on Displaced Workers

Schneider, Daniel, Kristen Harknett, and Annette Gailliot. "COVID-19 Employment Shocks and Safety Net Expansion: Health Effects on Displaced Workers." Social Science Research 124 (November 2024).

What We Know about Our Schools

Peterson, Paul E., and Nora Gordon. "What We Know about Our Schools." Hoover Institution, October 24, 2024.

Between-firm sorting and parenthood wage gaps in the US service sector

O’Herron, Charlotte, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "Between-firm sorting and parenthood wage gaps in the US service sector." Journal of Marriage and Family (October 20, 2024).

Benzodiazepine Utilization in Ischemic Stroke Survivors: Analyzing Initial Excess Supply and Longitudinal Trends

Torres, Victor Lomachinsky, Julianne D. Brooks, Maria A. Donahue, Shuo Sun, John Hsu, Mary Price, Deborah Blacker, Lee H. Schwamm, Joseph P. Newhouse, Sebastien Haneuse, and Lidia M. V. R. Moura. "Benzodiazepine Utilization in Ischemic Stroke Survivors: Analyzing Initial Excess Supply and Longitudinal Trends." Stroke (October 17, 2024).

Technological Disruption in the US Labor Market

Deming, David, Christopher Ong, and Lawrence Summers. "Technological Disruption in the US Labor Market." Strengthening America’s Economic Dynamism. Ed. Melissa S. Kearney and Luke Pardue. Washington, DC: Aspen Institute, 2024.

Would a Trump Victory Really Be Good for School Choice?

Peterson, Paul E. "Would a Trump Victory Really Be Good for School Choice?" School Choice 24.4 (Fall 2024).

Self-Government, Taxation, and Tribal Development: The Critical Role of American Indian Nation Business Enterprises

Kalt, Joseph P. "Self-Government, Taxation, and Tribal Development: The Critical Role of American Indian Nation Business Enterprises." Policy Briefs for Tribal, Federal & State Governments, Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance & Development, October 7, 2024.

Evaluating the concordance between International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision Code and stroke severity as measured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale

Taha, Mohamed, Mamoon Habib, Victor Lomachinsky, Peter Hadar, Joseph P. Newhouse, Lee H. Schwamm, Deborah Blacker, and Lidia M. V. R. Moura. "Evaluating the concordance between International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision Code and stroke severity as measured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale." BMJ Neurology Open 6.2 (October 2024): e000831.

Health Equity in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Alsan, Marcella, and Ruqaiijah Yearby. "Health Equity in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election." NEJM (October 2, 2024).

Medicare Part D Protected-Class Policy Is Associated With Lower Drug Rebates

Kakani, Pragya, Michael Anne Kyle, Amitabh Chandra, and Luca Maini. "Medicare Part D Protected-Class Policy Is Associated With Lower Drug Rebates." Health Affairs 43.10 (October 2024): 1420-1427.

The ABC’s of Who Benefits from Working with AI: Ability, Beliefs, and Calibration

Caplin, Andrew, David J. Deming, Shangwen Li, Daniel J. Martin, Philip Marx, Ben Weidmann, and Kadachi Jiada Ye. "The ABC’s of Who Benefits from Working with AI: Ability, Beliefs, and Calibration." NBER Working Paper Series, October 2024.

Is the United States undergoing a manufacturing renaissance that will boost the middle class?

Lawrence, Robert Z. "Is the United States undergoing a manufacturing renaissance that will boost the middle class?" PIEE Policy Brief Series, October 2024.

County-Level Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans Offering Expanded Supplemental Benefits

Yang, Zhiyou, Emily Zhu, David Cheng, Mary Price, Margarita Alegria, John Hsu, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Vicki Fung. "County-Level Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans Offering Expanded Supplemental Benefits." JAMA Network Open 7.9 (September 2024): e2433972.

Skills and Human Capital in the Labor Market

Deming, David, and Mikko I. Silliman. "Skills and Human Capital in the Labor Market." NBER Working Paper Series, September 2024.

The Rapid Adoption of Generative AI

Bick, Alexander, Adam Blandin, and David J. Deming. "The Rapid Adoption of Generative AI." NBER Working Paper Series, September 2024.

Inclusive Teaching: Spotting Social Isolation in the Classroom

Alan, Sule, Michela Carlana, and Marinella Leone. "Inclusive Teaching: Spotting Social Isolation in the Classroom." NBER Working Paper Series, September 2024.

Data-Driven Fleet Management Improves Safety in New York City

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Data-Driven Fleet Management Improves Safety in New York City." Government Technology (September/October 2024).

Labor Market Pathways to Job Quality Mobility in the Service Sector: Evidence from the “Great Resignation”

Woods, Tyler, Dylan Nguyen, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "Labor Market Pathways to Job Quality Mobility in the Service Sector: Evidence from the “Great Resignation”." Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 92 (August 2024): 100962.

This Is What Thriving Communities Look Like: Insights from Residents of Four Boston Neighborhoods

Kambath, Amisha, Noor Toraif, and Sandra Susan Smith. "This Is What Thriving Communities Look Like: Insights from Residents of Four Boston Neighborhoods." Roundtable on Racial Disparities in Massachusetts Criminal Courts, Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, August 2024.

Labor market pathways to job quality mobility in the service sector: Evidence from the “Great Resignation”

Woods, Tyler, Dylan Nguyen, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "Labor market pathways to job quality mobility in the service sector: Evidence from the “Great Resignation”." Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 92 (August 2024): 100962.

Automated Identification of Fall-related Injuries in Unstructured Clinical Notes

Ge, Wendong, Lilian M. G. Coelho, Maria A. Donahue, Hunter J. Rice, Deborah Blacker, John Hsu, Joseph P. Newhouse, Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, Sebastien Haneuse, M. Brandon Westover, and Lidia M. V. R. Moura. "Automated Identification of Fall-related Injuries in Unstructured Clinical Notes." American Journal of Epidemiology (26 July 2024).

Effect of Cash Benefits on Health Care Utilization and Health: A Randomized Study

Agarwal, Sumit D., Benjamin Lê Cook, and Jeffrey B. Liebman. "Effect of Cash Benefits on Health Care Utilization and Health: A Randomized Study." JAMA (July 22, 2024).