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Feature: Changes in Racial Gaps in Retirement Security over Time

Douglas Elmendorf and Karen Dynan find a large wealth disparity between White and Black families nearing retirement age, and notable wealth declines for both groups between 2001 and 2019.

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Feature: Recovering from COVID

James Stock finds that COVID-19 recovery was unprecedented in its rapid speed but still introduced or accelerated structural economic changes, including to the labor force.

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Feature: Efficacy of Text Messaging in Activating Hard-to-Reach Voters

Latanya Sweeney finds that text message reminders can effectively boost engagement and registration accuracy among hard-to-reach voters.

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Feature: The Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals

Dani Rodrik finds that Western and Northern European authors are overrepresented in economics journals by an order of magnitude compared to authors based in low-income countries.

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

Human Capital Spillovers and Health: Does Living Around College Graduates Lengthen Life?

Bor, Jacob H., David M. Cutler, Edward L. Glaeser, and Ljubica Ristovska. "Human Capital Spillovers and Health: Does Living Around College Graduates Lengthen Life?" NBER Working Paper Series, April 2024.

Human-Capital Externalities in China

Glaeser, Edward L., and Ming Lu. "Human-Capital Externalities in China." National Bureau of Economic Research, August 2018.

Saving the Heartland: Place-Based Policies in 21st Century America

Austin, Benjamin, Edward Glaeser, and Lawrence Summers. "Saving the Heartland: Place-Based Policies in 21st Century America." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (Spring 2018).

Urban Networks: Connecting
Markets, People, and Ideas

Glaeser, Edward L., Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto, and Yimei Zou. "Urban Networks: Connecting Markets, People, and Ideas." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-078, December 2015.

What Do Parents Want? An Exploration of School Preferences Expressed by Boston Parents

Glaeser, Edward L., Steve Poftak, and Kristina Tobio. "What Do Parents Want? An Exploration of School Preferences Expressed by Boston Parents." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-024, July 2013.

College Debts but No Degree? Reform the Pell Grant Program

Glaeser, Edward L. "College Debts but No Degree? Reform the Pell Grant Program." Boston Globe, December 27, 2012.

Boston School-Assignments: Listen to the Nobel Committee

Glaeser, Edward L. "Boston School-Assignments: Listen to the Nobel Committee." The Boston Globe, October 18, 2012.

Scholars Hurt By Quality of State Colleges

Glaeser, Edward L. "Scholars Hurt By Quality of State Colleges." Boston Globe, August 8, 2012.

In Economists’ Paradise, Lessons for US

Glaeser, Edward L. "In Economists’ Paradise, Lessons for US." Boston Globe, December 19, 2011.

Schools Buy Technology, But is it the Right Kind?

Glaeser, Edward L. "Schools Buy Technology, But is it the Right Kind?" Boston Globe, November 18, 2011.

Republicans Must Embrace Education, Not Tax Cuts

Glaeser, Edward L. "Republicans Must Embrace Education, Not Tax Cuts." Bloomberg, October 24, 2011.

Unleash the Entrepreneurs

Glaeser, Edward L. "Unleash the Entrepreneurs." City Journal, 21.4, Fall 2011.

Sciences Still Young

Glaeser, Edward L. "Sciences Still Young." Harvard Magazine, September 2011.

The Varieties of Regional Change

Glaeser, Edward L, Giacomo Ponzetto, and Kristina Tobio. "The Varieties of Regional Change." Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Economics Working Papers 1255, June 2010.

Social Capital and Urban Growth

Glaeser, Edward L., and Charles Redlick. "Social Capital and Urban Growth." International Regional Science Review 32.3 (July 2009): 264-299.

Want Better Schools? Hire Better Teachers.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Want Better Schools? Hire Better Teachers." Boston Globe, November 7, 2008.

Educating Ourselves about Education

Glaeser, Edward L. "Educating Ourselves about Education." Boston Globe, October 3, 2008.

Education and Religion

Glaeser, Edward L., and Bruce I. Sacerdote. "Education and Religion." Journal of Human Capital 2.2 (Summer 2008): 188-215.

Risk Worth Taking.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Risk Worth Taking." New York Sun, July 10, 2007.

Schools for Cities.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Schools for Cities." New York Sun, August 15, 2006.