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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

The Vital Link of Education and Prosperity

Peterson, Paul E., and Eric A. Hanushek. "The Vital Link of Education and Prosperity." Wall Street Journal. September 12, 2013.

Competing for Jobs or Creating Jobs? The Impact of Immigration on Native-Born Unemployment in Venezuela, 1980-2003

Levy, Dan, and and Dean Yang. "Competing for Jobs or Creating Jobs? The Impact of Immigration on Native-Born Unemployment in Venezuela, 1980-2003." Venezuela Before Chávez: Anatomy of an Economic Collapse. Ed. Ricardo Hausmann and Francisco R. Rodríguez. Penn State University Press, 2013.

Much Higher Schooling, Much Lower Wages: Human Capital and Economic Collapse in Venezuela

Ortega, Daniel, and Lant Pritchett. "Much Higher Schooling, Much Lower Wages: Human Capital and Economic Collapse in Venezuela." Venezuela Before Chávez: Anatomy of an Economic Collapse. Ed. Ricardo Hausmann and Francisco R. Rodríguez. Penn State University Press, 2013.

The Obama Setback for Minority Education

Peterson, Paul E. "The Obama Setback for Minority Education." Wall Street Journal. August 6, 2013.

Crumbling American Dreams

Putnam, Robert D. "Crumbling American Dreams." New York Times, August 3, 2013.

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.

The Effects of Girl-Friendly Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso

Kazianga, Harounan, Dan Levy, Leigh L. Linden, and Matt Sloan. "The Effects of "Girl-Friendly" Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 5.3 (July 2013): 41-62.

Experimentally Estimated Impacts of a School Choice Intervention on Long-Term
Educational Outcomes:
The Effects of School Vouchers on College Enrollment

Chingos, Matthew M., and Paul E. Peterson. "Experimentally Estimated Impacts of a School Choice Intervention on Long-Term Educational Outcomes: The Effects of School Vouchers on College Enrollment." Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard, July 2013.

Enforcing Girls' Access to Secondary Education: A Human Rights Imperative

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Enforcing Girls' Access to Secondary Education: A Human Rights Imperative." Huffington Post. July 1, 2013.

The Urban Jobs Crisis

Wilson, William Julius. "The Urban Jobs Crisis." Harvard Magazine. May-June 2013.

Intensive Math Instruction and Educational Attainment:
Long-Run Impacts of Double-Dose Algebra

Cortes, Kalena, Joshua Goodman, and Takako Nomi. "Intensive Math Instruction and Educational Attainment: Long-Run Impacts of Double-Dose Algebra." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-009, April 2013.

Low-Income High-Achieving Students Miss Out on Attending Selective Colleges

Hoxby, Caroline M., and Christopher Avery. "Low-Income High-Achieving Students Miss Out on Attending Selective Colleges." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Spring 2013.

Merit Aid, College Quality and College Completion:
Massachusetts’ Adams Scholarship as an In-Kind Subsidy

Cohodes, Sarah, and Joshua Goodman. "Merit Aid, College Quality and College Completion: Massachusetts’ Adams Scholarship as an In-Kind Subsidy." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-005, May 2013 (Revised from March 2013).

A Revealed Preference Ranking of U.S. Colleges and Universities

Avery, Christopher, Mark Glickman, Caroline Hoxby, and Andrew Metrick. "A Revealed Preference Ranking of U.S. Colleges and Universities." Quarterly Journal of Economics 128.1 (February 2013): 425-467.

Poverty, Politics, and a 'Circle of Promise': Holistic Education Policy in Boston and the Challenge of Institutional Entrenchment

Wilson, William Julius. "Poverty, Politics, and a 'Circle of Promise': Holistic Education Policy in Boston and the Challenge of Institutional Entrenchment." Journal of Urban Affairs (published online, January 3, 2013).

A Double Dose of Algebra

Cortes, Kalena, Takako Nomi, and Joshua Goodman. "A Double Dose of Algebra." Education Next 13.1 (Winter 2013).

Informal Employment Revisited: Theories, Data,
and Policies

Chen, Martha, and Joann Vanek. "Informal Employment Revisited: Theories, Data, and Policies." Indian Journal of Industrial Relations 48.3 (January 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.

Immigration and American Power

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Immigration and American Power." Korea Times, December 16, 2012.

Student Loans: Do College Students Borrow Too Much – Or Not Enough?

Avery, Christopher, and Sarah Turner. "Student Loans: Do College Students Borrow Too Much – Or Not Enough?" Journal of Economic Perspectives 26.1 (Winter 2012): 165-192.

Conceiving Regional Pathways to Prosperity Systems

Ferguson, Ronald. "Conceiving Regional Pathways to Prosperity Systems." Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs in Metropolitan America. Ed. Laura Perna. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012.

Self-Employed Women’s Association of India: A National Trade Union and International Role Model

Chen, Martha. "Self-Employed Women’s Association of India: A National Trade Union and International Role Model." Case Study for World Development Report 2013, World Bank, 2012.

Developing Social Citizenship?
A Case Study of Education and Health Services in Yantian Village, Guangdong

Saich, Anthony. "Developing Social Citizenship? A Case Study of Education and Health Services in Yantian Village, Guangdong." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-053, 2012.

Discrimination in Grading

Hanna, Rema N., and Leigh L. Linden. "Discrimination in Grading." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 4.4 (November 2012): 146-168.

Can Student Surveys Measure Teaching Quality?

Ferguson, Ronald. "Can Student Surveys Measure Teaching Quality?" Phi Delta Kappan 94.3 (November 2012): 24-28.

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.

Theory and Policy in International Relations: Some Personal Reflections

Walt, Stephen. "Theory and Policy in International Relations: Some Personal Reflections." Journal of International Affairs 7.2 (September 2012).

The Educated Middle Class, their Economic Prospects, and the Arab Spring

Campante, Filipe R., and Davin Chor. "The Educated Middle Class, their Economic Prospects, and the Arab Spring." World Financial Review. September 2012.

A Generation of School-Voucher Success

Chingos, Matthew M., and Paul E. Peterson. "A Generation of School-Voucher Success." Wall Street Journal, August 23, 2012.

First Degree Earns:
The Impact of College Quality on College Completion Rates

Cohodes, Sarah, and Joshua Goodman. "First Degree Earns: The Impact of College Quality on College Completion Rates." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-033, August 2012.

Scholars Hurt By Quality of State Colleges

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

Gold Standards?:
State Standards Reform and Student Achievement

Goodman, Joshua. "Gold Standards?: State Standards Reform and Student Achievement." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-031, August 2012.

The Labor of Division: Returns to Compulsory Math Coursework

Goodman, Joshua. "The Labor of Division: Returns to Compulsory Math Coursework." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-032, August 2012.

The Negative Consequences
of Overambitious Curricula in
Developing Countries

Pritchett, Lant, and Amanda Beatty. "The Negative Consequences of Overambitious Curricula in Developing Countries." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-035, August 2012.

The Role of Elite Institutions

Wilson, William Julius. "The Role of Elite Institutions." Chronicle of Higher Education. August 2, 2012.

The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Productivity of American Mathematicians

Borjas, George, and Kirk B. Doran. "The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Productivity of American Mathematicians." Quarterly Journal of Economics 127.3 (August 2012): 1143-1203.

The Informal Economy: Definitions, Theories and Policies

Chen, Martha. "The Informal Economy: Definitions, Theories and Policies." WIEGO Working Paper No. 1, August 2012.

The Health Care Jobs Fallacy

Baicker, Katherine, and Amitabh Chandra. "The Health Care Jobs Fallacy." New England Journal of Medicine 366.26 (June 28, 2012): 2433-2435.

Race and Affirming Opportunity in the Barack Obama Era

Wilson, William Julius. "Race and Affirming Opportunity in the Barack Obama Era." Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race 9.1 (June 2012): 5-16.

Building New Agricultural Universities in Africa

Juma, Calestous. "Building New Agricultural Universities in Africa." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-026, June 2012.

A Victory for Curbs on Public Worker Unions

Gergen, David, and Michael Zuckerman. "A Victory for Curbs on Public Worker Unions." CNN.com, June 6, 2012.

Teachers Unions Have a Popularity Problem

Peterson, Paul E., William Howell, and Martin West. "Teachers Unions Have a Popularity Problem." Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2012.

Incentives Work: Getting Teachers to Come to School

Duflo, Esther, Rema Hanna, and Stephen P. Ryan. "Incentives Work: Getting Teachers to Come to School." American Economic Review 102.4 (June 2012): 1241-1278.

The Education of Nations: How the Political Organization of the Poor, Not Democracy, Led Governments to Invest in Mass Education

Kosack, Stephen. The Education of Nations: How the Political Organization of the Poor, Not Democracy, Led Governments to Invest in Mass Education. Oxford University Press, 2012.

Workers of the World Divide

Western, Bruce, and Jake Rosenfeld. "Workers of the World Divide." Foreign Affairs, May/June 2012.

Urban Employment in India: Recent Trends and Future Prospects

Chen, Martha. "Urban Employment in India: Recent Trends and Future Prospects." MARGIN—The Journal of Applied Economic Research 6.2 (2012).

The Self-Destruction of Arizona

Kayyem, Juliette. "The Self-Destruction of Arizona." Boston Globe, April 9, 2012.

Obama’s Education Grade Left Behind By Bush’s

Peterson, Paul E. "Obama’s Education Grade Left Behind By Bush’s." Washington Times, April 5, 2012.

Why was the Arab World Poised for Revolution? Schooling, Economic Opportunities, and the Arab Spring

Campante, Filipe R., and Davin Chor. "Why was the Arab World Poised for Revolution? Schooling, Economic Opportunities, and the Arab Spring." Journal of Economic Perspectives 26.2 (Spring 2012): 167-188.

The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Productivity of American Mathematicians

Borjas, George, and Kirk B. Doran. "The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Productivity of American Mathematicians." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-004, February 2012.