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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

Patterns of Anti-Seizure Medication Non-adherence in Post-Stroke Prophylaxis Among Older Adults

Sun, Shuo, Rafaella Cazé de Medeiros, Julianne D. Brooks, Joseph Newhouse, Lee H. Schwamm, Sebastien Haneuse, and Lidia Moura. "Patterns of Anti-Seizure Medication Non-adherence in Post-Stroke Prophylaxis Among Older Adults." April 25, 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.

Local Energy Access and Industry Specialization: Evidence from World War II Emergency Pipelines

Greenspon, Jacob, and Gordon H. Hanson. "Local Energy Access and Industry Specialization: Evidence from World War II Emergency Pipelines." NBER Working Paper Series, April 2025.

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.

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.

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.

Expert Patients’ Use of Avoidable Health Care

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

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.

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.

Rebuilding Kharkiv: Economic Strategy

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Changing Opportunity: Sociological Mechanisms Underlying Growing Class Gaps and Shrinking Race Gaps in Economic Mobility

Dobbie, Will, Raj Chetty, Benjamin Goldman, Sonya R. Porter, and Crystal S. Yang. "Changing Opportunity: Sociological Mechanisms Underlying Growing Class Gaps and Shrinking Race Gaps in Economic Mobility." NBER Working Paper Series, July 2024.

Bias, Distrust, and Trauma: Racial Disparities in Boston Residents’ Experiences with Law Enforcement and Related Outcomes

Smith, Sandra Susan. "Bias, Distrust, and Trauma: Racial Disparities in Boston Residents’ Experiences with Law Enforcement and Related Outcomes." Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, June 10, 2024.

Building Non-Discriminatory Algorithms in Selected Data

Arnold, David, Will S. Dobbie, and Peter Hull. "Building Non-Discriminatory Algorithms in Selected Data." NBER Working Paper Series, May 2024.

Cities as Engines of Opportunities: Evidence from Brazil

Barza, Radu, Edward L. Glaeser, César A. Hidalgo, and Martina Viarengo. "Cities as Engines of Opportunities: Evidence from Brazil." NBER Working Paper Series, May 2024.

How Far Can Inclusion Go? The Long-term Impacts of Preferential College Admissions

Carlana, Michela, Enrico Miglino, and Michela M. Tincani. "How Far Can Inclusion Go? The Long-term Impacts of Preferential College Admissions." NBER Working Paper Series, May 2024.

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.

IKEA Self-Scheduling Intervention: Baseline Report

Harknett, Kristen, Daniel Schneider, Jeremy Mopsick and Clem Aeppli. "IKEA Self-Scheduling Intervention: Baseline Report." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Shift Project, March 2024.

Benzodiazepine Initiation and the Risk of Falls or Fall-Related Injuries in Older Adults Following Acute Ischemic Stroke

Sun, Shuo, Victor Lomachinsky, Louisa H. Smith, Joseph P. Newhouse, M. Brandon Westover, Deborah Blacker, Lee Schwamm, Sebastien Haneuse, Lidia M.V.R. Moura. "Benzodiazepine Initiation and the Risk of Falls or Fall-Related Injuries in Older Adults Following Acute Ischemic Stroke." February 6, 2024.

Help for the Heartland? The Employment and Electoral Effects of the Trump Tariffs in the United States

Autor, David, Anne Beck, David Dorn, and Gordon H. Hanson. "Help for the Heartland? The Employment and Electoral Effects of the Trump Tariffs in the United States." NBER Working Paper Series, January 2024.

The Mismeasurement of Work Time: Implications for Wage Discrimination and Inequality

Borjas, George, and Daniel S. Hamermesh. "The Mismeasurement of Work Time: Implications for Wage Discrimination and Inequality." NBER Working Paper Series, January 2024.

Using Satellite Imagery to Detect the Impacts of New Highways: An Application to India

Vogel, Kathryn Baragwanath, Gordon H. Hanson, Amit Khandelwal, Chen Liu, Hogeun Park. "Using Satellite Imagery to Detect the Impacts of New Highways: An Application to India." NBER Working Paper Series, January 2024.

Infrastructure Inequality: Who Pays the Cost of Road Roughness?

Currier, Lindsey, Edward L. Glaeser, and Gabriel E. Kreindler. "Infrastructure Inequality: Who Pays the Cost of Road Roughness?" NBER Working Paper Series, December 2023.

Most Hourly Workers at Large Service Sector
Firms Still Lack Paid Sick Leave

Kuhlman, Elizabeth, and Daniel Schneider. "Most Hourly Workers at Large Service Sector Firms Still Lack Paid Sick Leave." Shift Project Research Brief, October 2023.

Community Engagement with Law Enforcement after High-Profile Acts of Police Violence

Ang, Desmond, Panka Bencsik, Jesse Bruhn, and Ellora Derenoncourt. "Community Engagement with Law Enforcement after High-Profile Acts of Police Violence." October 2023.

Algorithmic Recommendations and Human Discretion

Angelova, Victoria, Will S. Dobbie, and Crystal Yang. "Algorithmic Recommendations and Human Discretion." NBER Working Paper Series, September 2023.

Italy: Tutoring Online Program (TOP): A Successful Global Experience

Carlana, Michela, Gaia Gaudenzi, and Eliana La Ferrara. "Italy: Tutoring Online Program (TOP): A Successful Global Experience." Inter-American Development Bank, September 2023.

Do Ordeals Work for Selection Markets?
Evidence from Health Insurance Auto-Enrollment

Shepard, Mark, and Myles Wagner. "Do Ordeals Work for Selection Markets? Evidence from Health Insurance Auto-Enrollment." August 23, 2023.

Mitigating the Impacts of Sexual Harassment:
Evidence from a National Survey of Retail and Restaurant Workers

Pinto, Sanjay, Phoebe Strom, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "Mitigating the Impacts of Sexual Harassment: Evidence from a National Survey of Retail and Restaurant Workers." Shift Project Research Brief, July 2023.

Adverse Selection and (un)Natural Monopoly in Insurance Markets

Kong, Edward, Timothy J. Layton, and Mark Shepard. "Adverse Selection and (un)Natural Monopoly in Insurance Markets." July 1, 2023.

Help for the Heartland? The Employment and Electoral Effects of the Trump Tariffs in the United States

Autor, David, Anne Beck, David Dorn and Gordon Hanson. "Help for the Heartland? The Employment and Electoral Effects of the Trump Tariffs in the United States." CEPR Discussion Paper Series, 8 June 2023.

Dreams Deferred: Downward Mobility and Making Ends Meet in the Service Sector

O’Herron, Charlotte, and Daniel Schneider. "Dreams Deferred: Downward Mobility and Making Ends Meet in the Service Sector." Shift Project Research Project, June 2023.

Are Connections the Way to Get Ahead? Social Capital, Student Achievement, Friendships, and Social Mobility

Peterson, Paul E., Angela K. Dills, and M. Danish Shakeel. "Are Connections the Way to Get Ahead? Social Capital, Student Achievement, Friendships, and Social Mobility." Program on Education Policy and Governance Working Papers Series, May 19, 2023.

Delivering on the Degree: The College-to-Jobs Playbook

Deming, David, Joseph B. Fuller, Rachel Lipson, Kerry McKittrick, Ali Epstein, and Emma Catalfamo. "Delivering on the Degree: The College-to-Jobs Playbook." Project on Workforce, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, April 2023.

Housing in Wyoming: Constraints and Solutions

Bùi, Thao-Nguyên, Tim Freeman, Ricardo Hausmann, Farah Kaddah, Lucas Lamby, Tim O’Brien, and Eric Protzer. "Housing in Wyoming: Constraints and Solutions." CID Faculty Working Paper Series, April 2023.