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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 Feasibility of Streamlining Aid for College Using the Tax System.

Dynarski, Susan, and Judith Scott-Clayton. "The Feasibility of Streamlining Aid for College Using the Tax System." National Tax Association Annual Conference Paper, November 17, 2006.

Who Misvotes? The Effect of Differential Cognition Costs on Election Outcomes.

Luttmer, Erzo F.P., and Kelly Shue. "Who Misvotes? The Effect of Differential Cognition Costs on Election Outcomes." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP06-048 (also NBER Working Paper 12079), November 2006.

Saving Incentives for Low and Middle Income Families: Evidence from a Field Experiment with H&R Block.

Duflo, Esther, William Gale, Jeffrey Liebman, Peter Orszag, and Emmanuel Saez. "Saving Incentives for Low and Middle Income Families: Evidence from a Field Experiment with H&R Block." Quarterly Journal of Economics CXXI.4 (November 2006): 1311-1346.

Attenuation Bias in Measuring the Wage Impact of Immigration.

Aydemir, Abdurrahman, and George Borjas. "Attenuation Bias in Measuring the Wage Impact of Immigration." Turkey: Sabanci University working paper series, November 2006.

Get Out of the Way.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Get Out of the Way." Boston Globe, October 29, 2006.

Endless Apartments.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Endless Apartments." New York Sun, October 24, 2006.

Cost-Sharing for Emergency Care and Unfavorable Clinical Events: Findings from the Safety and Financial Ramifications of ED Copayments Study.

Hsu, John, Mary Price, Richard Brand, G. Thomas Ray, Bruce Fireman, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Joseph V. Selby. "Cost-Sharing for Emergency Care and Unfavorable Clinical Events: Findings from the Safety and Financial Ramifications of ED Copayments Study." Health Services Research 41.5 (October 2006): 1801-1820.

Labor Outflows and Labor Inflows in Puerto Rico.

Borjas, George. "Labor Outflows and Labor Inflows in Puerto Rico." Center of Human Capital Conference, University at Buffalo, October 2006.

What if...? Innovations in Child Welfare Practice.

Wilson, Julie Boatright. "What if...? Innovations in Child Welfare Practice." Examining Future Directions for Community-Oriented Child Welfare Efforts, Kennedy School of Government Executive Session, October 2006.

The Criminal Purchase of Firearm Ammunition.

Tita, George E., Anthony A. Braga, Gregory Ridgeway, and Glenn L. Pierce. "The Criminal Purchase of Firearm Ammunition." Injury Prevention 12.5 (October 2006): 308-311.

Geographic Variation in the Appropriate Use of Cesarean Delivery.

Baicker, Katherine, Kasey S. Buckles, and Amitabh Chandra. "Geographic Variation in the Appropriate Use of Cesarean Delivery." Heath Affairs Web Exclusive 25.5 (Sep./Oct. 2006): w355-w367.

Is Your Child's School Effective?: Don't Rely on NCLB to Tell You.

Peterson, Paul E., and Martin R. West. "Is Your Child's School Effective?: Don't Rely on NCLB to Tell You." Education Next 4 (Fall 2006): 76-80.

Housing Downturn Will Ease.

Retsinas, Nicolas. "Housing Downturn Will Ease." Cincinnati Post, September 28, 2006.

Improving Brooklyn?

Glaeser, Edward L. "Improving Brooklyn?" New York Sun, September 8, 2006.

City, Thank Your Immigrants.

Glaeser, Edward L. "City, Thank Your Immigrants." New York Sun, September 5, 2006.

Future Directions for the National Health Expenditure Accounts: Conference Overview.

Huskamp, Haiden A., Anna D. Sinaiko, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Future Directions for the National Health Expenditure Accounts: Conference Overview." Health Care Financing Review 28.1 (Fall 2006): 1-8.

Private Investment And Government Protection.

Luttmer, Erzo F.P., Carolyn Kousky, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Private Investment And Government Protection." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 33.1-2 (September 2006): 73-100.

Making it in America: Social Mobility in the Immigrant Population.

Borjas, George. "Making it in America: Social Mobility in the Immigrant Population." The Future of Children 16.2 (Fall 2006): 55-71.

New Evidence on Why Black High Schoolers Get Accused of 'Acting White.'

Ferguson, Ronald. "New Evidence on Why Black High Schoolers Get Accused of 'Acting White.'" Research Brief: Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University, September 2006.

Five Challenges to Effective Teacher Professional Development: School Leaders Can Improve Instruction by Addressing these Issues.

Ferguson, Ronald. "Five Challenges to Effective Teacher Professional Development: School Leaders Can Improve Instruction by Addressing these Issues." Journal of Staff Development 27.4 (Fall 2006).

“The Effect of School Choice on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Randomized Lotteries.”

Cullen, Julie Berry, Brian A. Jacob, and Steven Levitt. “The Effect of School Choice on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Randomized Lotteries.” Econometrica 74.5 (September 2006): 1191-1230.

Reconsidering the Moral Hazard-Risk Avoidance Tradeoff.

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Reconsidering the Moral Hazard-Risk Avoidance Tradeoff." Journal of Health Economics 25.5 (September 2006): 1005-1014.

Immigration and African-American Employment Opportunities: The Response of Wages, Employment, and Incarceration to Labor Supply Shocks.

Borjas, George, Jeffrey Grogger, and Gordon H. Hanson. "Immigration and African-American Employment Opportunities: The Response of Wages, Employment, and Incarceration to Labor Supply Shocks." NBER Working Paper 12518, September 2006.

On the Public-Private School Achievement Debate.

Peterson, Paul E., and Elena Llaudet. "On the Public-Private School Achievement Debate." The Program on Education Policy and Governance and KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series, PEPG 06-02 and RWP06-036, August 2006.

Endless Land Debacle.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Endless Land Debacle." New York Sun, August 16, 2006.

Frequency and Cost of Chemotherapy-Related Serious Adverse Effects in a Population Sample of Women with Breast Cancer.

Hassett, Michael J., A. James O'Malley, Juliana R. Pakes, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Craig C. Earle. "Frequency and Cost of Chemotherapy-Related Serious Adverse Effects in a Population Sample of Women with Breast Cancer." Journal of the National Cancer Institute 98.16 (August 16, 2006): 1108-1117.

Schools for Cities.

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

New York Back From Exile.

Glaeser, Edward L. "New York Back From Exile." New York Sun, August 3, 2006.

Inequality and Mortality: Long-Run Evidence from a Panel of Countries.

Leigh, Andrew, and Christopher Jencks. "Inequality and Mortality: Long-Run Evidence from a Panel of Countries." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP06-032, July 2006.

The Effect of Anticipated Tax Changes on Intertemporal Labor Supply and the Realization of Taxable Income.

Looney, Adam, and Monica Singhal. "The Effect of Anticipated Tax Changes on Intertemporal Labor Supply and the Realization of Taxable Income." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP06-031, July 2006.

Race and Giving to Hurricane Katrina Victims: Experimental Evidence.

Luttmer, Erzo F.P., and Christina Fong. "Race and Giving to Hurricane Katrina Victims: Experimental Evidence." Harvard University, September 2006.

The Labor Market Effects of Rising Health Insurance Premiums.

Baicker, Katherine and Amitabh Chandra. "The Labor Market Effects of Rising Health Insurance Premiums." Journal of Labor Economics 24.3 (July 2006): 609-634.

The Immigrant Earnings Turnaround of the 1990s.

Borjas, George, and Rachel M. Friedberg. "The Immigrant Earnings Turnaround of the 1990s." NBER Summer Institute, Labor Series Workshop, July 2006.

Urban Resurgence and the Consumer City.

Glaeser, Edward L., and Joshua D. Gottlieb. "Urban Resurgence and the Consumer City." Urban Studies 43.8 (July 2006): 1275-1299.

Simplify and Focus the Education Tax Incentives.

Dynarski, Susan, and Judith Scott-Clayton. "Simplify and Focus the Education Tax Incentives." 111 Tax Notes 1290 Section 529.Tuition Programs (June 12, 2006): 1290.

A Comparative Analysis of the Labor Market Impact of International Migration: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Aydemir, Abdurrahman, and George Borjas. "A Comparative Analysis of the Labor Market Impact of International Migration: Canada, Mexico, and the United States." NBER Working Paper 12327, June 2006.

Myths and Realities of American Political Geography.

Glaeser, Edward L., and Bryce A. Ward. "Myths and Realities of American Political Geography." Journal of Economic Perspectives 20.2 (Spring 2006).

The Cost of Complexity in Federal Student Aid: Lessons from Optimal Tax Theory and Behavioral Economics.

Dynarski, Susan, and Judith Scott-Clayton. "The Cost of Complexity in Federal Student Aid: Lessons from Optimal Tax Theory and Behavioral Economics." National Tax Journal 59.2 (June 2006): 319-356.

Unintended Consequences of Caps on Medicare Drug Benefits.

Hsu, John, Mary Price, Jie Huang, Richard Brand, Vicki Fung, Rita Hui, Bruce Fireman, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Joseph V. Selby. "Unintended Consequences of Caps on Medicare Drug Benefits." New England Journal of Medicine 354.22 (June 1, 2006): 2349-2359.

Prophets of Protest: Reconsidering the History of American Abolitionism

McCarthy, Timothy Patrick. Prophets of Protest: Reconsidering the History of American Abolitionism. The New Press, 2006.

Does New York Suffer from a Soviet Traffic System?

Glaeser, Edward L. "Does New York Suffer from a Soviet Traffic System?" New York Sun, May 25, 2006.

Keeping an Eye on State Standards: A Race to the Bottom?

Peterson, Paul E., and Frederick Hess. "Keeping an Eye on State Standards: A Race to the Bottom?" Education Next 6.3 (Summer 2006): 28-29.

Private Investment and Government Protection.

Kousky, Carolyn, Erzo F.P. Luttmer, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Private Investment and Government Protection." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP06-017 (also NBER Working Paper 12255), May 2006.

Immigrants In, Wages Down: How To Do the Figuring.

Borjas, George. "Immigrants In, Wages Down: How To Do the Figuring." National Review (May 8, 2006): 40-42.

The Endangered Land of Renter-World.

Retsinas, Nicolas. "The Endangered Land of Renter-World." Boston Globe, May 5, 2006.

The Cost of Complexity in Federal Student Aid: Lessons from Optimal Tax Theory and Behavioral Economics.

Dynarski, Susan, and Judith Scott-Clayton. "The Cost of Complexity in Federal Student Aid: Lessons from Optimal Tax Theory and Behavioral Economics." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP06-013 (also NBER Working Paper 12227), April 2006.

For a Few Dollars Less.

Borjas, George. "For a Few Dollars Less." Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2006.

Native Internal Migration and the Labor Market Impact of Immigration.

Borjas, George. ""Native Internal Migration and the Labor Market Impact of Immigration."." Journal of Human Resources 41.2 (Spring 2006): 221-258.

Alternatives to Privatization Revisited: The Options for Infrastructure.

Gómez-Ibáñez, José A. "Alternatives to Privatization Revisited: The Options for Infrastructure." Working paper prepared for the World Bank, April 2006.

Making it in America: Social Mobility in the Immigrant Population.

Borjas, George. "Making it in America: Social Mobility in the Immigrant Population." NBER Working Paper 12088, March 2006.