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
Apgar, William C. and Zhu Xiao Di. “Housing Wealth and Retirement Savings: Enhancing Financial Security for Older Americans.” Joint Center for Housing Studies Working Paper W05-8, 2005.
Belsky, Eric S., Nicolas Retsinas and Mark Duda. “The Financial Returns to Low-Income Homeownership.” Joint Center for Housing Studies Working Paper W05-9, 2005.
Berry, Christopher R., and Edward L. Glaeser. "The Divergence of Human Capital Levels Across cities." Papers in Regional Science 84.3 (2005): 407-444.
Newhouse, Joseph P. "Instrumental Variables in Health Services Research." Encyclopedia of Biostatistics (2nd Edition). Ed. Peter Armitrage and Theodore Colton. John Wiley & Sons, 2005, 2561-2565.
Retsinas, Nicolas, and Eric S. Belsky, eds. Building Assets Building Credit: Creating Wealth in Low-Income Communities. Brookings Institution Press, 2005.
Peterson, Paul E. "Consolidate Districts, Not Schools." Reforming Education in Arkansas: Recommendations From the Koret Task Force. Ed. Koret Task Force. Hoover Press, 2005, 107-117.
Peterson, Paul E. "A Conflict of Interest: District Regulation of School Choice and Supplemental Services." Within Our Reach: How America Can Educate Every Child. Ed. John E. Chubb. Hoover Press, 2005.
Peterson, Paul E., William G. Howell, Patrick J. Wolf, David E. Campbell, Martin West. "Participation in a National, Means-Tested School Voucher Program." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 24.3 (2005): 523-541.
Newhouse, Joseph P. "Medicare Solutions - And Problems." Annual Editions: Aging (18th Edition). Ed. Harold Cox. McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, July 2005.
Baicker, Katherine, Amitabh Chandra, and Jonathan S. Skinner. "Geographic Variation in Health Care and the Problem of Measuring Racial Disparities." Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 48.1 (Supplement) (2005): S42-S53.
Sampson, Robert J., and William Julius Wilson. "Toward a Theory of Race, Crime and Urban Inequality." Race, Crime and Justice: A Reader. Ed. Gabbidon, Shaun L., and Helen Taylor Greene. Routledge, 2005, 177-189.
Cornell, Stephen, Miriam Jorgenson, Joseph P. Kalt, and Katherine A. Spilde. "Seizing the Future: Why Some Native Nations Do and Others Don't." Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development Joint Occasional Papers on Native Affairs 2005-01, 2005.
Glaeser, Edward L. "Four Challenges for Scotland's Cities." New Wealth for Old Nations: Scotland's Economic Prospects. Ed. Diane Coyle, Wendy Alexander, and Brian Ashcroft. Princeton University Press, 2005, 73-95.
Cutler, David, Edward L. Glaeser, and Jacob L. Vigdor. "Ghettos and the Transmission of Ethnic Capital." Ethnicity, Social Mobility and Public Policy: Comparing the US and UK. Ed. Glenn C. Loury, Tariq Modood, and Steven M. Teles. Cambridge University Press, 2005, 204-221.
Jacob, Brian A., Lars Lefgren, and Enrico Moretti. "The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Weather Shocks." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-003, January 2005 (also NBER Working Paper 10739, 2003).
Borjas, George. "Globalization and Immigration." Globalization: What's New? Ed. Michael Weinstein. Columbia University Press, 2005, 77-95.
Borjas, George. "The Impact of High-Skill Immigration." Working Paper, January 2005.
Borjas, George, and Lawrence F. Katz. "The Evolution of the Mexican-Born Workforce in the U.S. Labor Market." Working Paper, January 2005.
Taylor, Jonathan B., and Joseph P. Kalt. "American Indians on Reservations: A Databook of Socioeconomic Change Between the 1990 and 200 Censuses." Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, January 2005.
Wilson, Julie Boatright. "Long-Term Care: Does Religious Affiliation Matter?" Taking Faith Seriously. Ed. Mary Jo Bane, Brent Coffin, and Richard Higgins. Harvard University Press, 2005, 210-244.
Harding, David, Christopher Jencks, Leonard Lopoo, and Susan E. Mayer. "The Changing Effect of Family Background on the Incomes of American Adults." Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success. Ed. Samuel Bowles, et al. Princeton University Press, 2005, 100-144.
Newhouse, Joseph P. "Financing Medicare in the Next Administration." New England Journal of Medicine 351.17 (October 21, 2004): 1707-1709.
Ferguson, Ronald. “Racial and Ethnic Gaps in Behavior and Persistence in Suburban Schools: Patterns and Implications.” APPAM Annual Conference Paper, October 2004.
Braga, Anthony A., and Glenn L. Pierce. “The Illegal Diversion of Firearms from the United States to Foreign Countries.” Third International Conference on Urban Health Conference Paper, October 2004.
Glaeser, Edward L. "The Political Economy of Hatred." Working Paper, October 2004.
Glaeser, Edward L. "Strategic Extremism: Why Republicans and Democrats Divide on Religious Values." HIER Discussion Paper 2044, October 2004.
Glaeser, Edward L. "America the Conservative: Europe Is in the 21st Century, but We Remain Locked in the 18th." Los Angeles Times, September 26, 2004.
Jencks, Christopher, Susan E. Mayer, and Joseph Swingle. "Can We Fix the Federal Poverty Measure So It Provides Reliable Information About Changes in the Children's Living Conditions." September 2004.
Borjas, George. "Immigration in High-Skill Labor Markets: The Impact of Foreign Students on the Earnings of Doctorates." Working Paper, September 2004.
Glaeser, Edward L., and Raven Saks. "Corruption in America." HIER Discussion Paper 2043, September 2004.
Howell, William G., Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West. "Dog Eats AFT Homework." Wall Street Journal, August 18, 2004.
Kalt, Joseph P., Amy Besaw, Andrew Lee, Jasmin Sethi, Julie Boatright Wilson, and Marie Zemler. "The Context and Meaning of Family Strengthening in Indian America: A Report to the Annie E. Casey Foundation." Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, August 2004.
Kling, Jeffrey, and Jeffrey Liebman. "Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects on Youth." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP04-034, August 2004.
Kling, Jeffrey, Jeffrey Liebman, Lawrence Katz, and Lisa Sanbonmatsu. "Moving to Opportunity and Tranquility: Neighborhood Effects on Adult Economic Self-Sufficiency and Health from a Randomized Housing Voucher Experiment." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP04-035, August 2004.
Liebman, Jeffrey, Lawrence Katz, and Jeffrey King. "Beyond Treatment Effects: Estimating the Relationship Between Neighborhood Poverty and Individual Outcomes in the MTO Experiment." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP04-036, August 2004.
Glaeser, Edward L., and Joseph Gyourko. "Urban Decline and Durable Housing." Working Paper, August 2004.
Glaeser, Edward L., Joseph Gyourko, and Raven Saks. "Why Is Manhattan So Expensive? Regulation and the Rise in House Prices." Working Paper, August 2004.
Winship, Scott, and Christopher Jencks. "Welfare Reform Worked - Don't Fix It." The Christian Science Monitor, July 21, 2004.
Luttmer, Erzo F.P. "Neighbors as Negatives: Relative Earnings and Well-Being." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP04-029, July 2004.
Winship, Scott, and Christopher Jencks. "How Did the Social Policy Changes of the 1990s Affect Material Hardship among Single Mothers? Evidence from the CPS Food Security Supplement." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP04-027, July 2004.
Borjas, George. "Food Insecurity and Public Assistance." Journal of Public Economics 88.7-8 (July 2004): 1421-1443.
Braga, Anthony A., and Glenn L. Pierce. “Disrupting Illegal Firearms Markets in Boston: The Effects of Operation Ceasefire on the Supply of Guns to Criminals.” US/DOJ Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation Annual Conference Paper, July 2004.
Ruggie, Mary. "A 'Third Way' to Cut Healthcare Costs." Christian Science Monitor, June 30, 2004.
Jencks, Christopher. "Our Unequal Democracy." The American Prospect June 2004: A2-A4.
Glaeser, Edward L., and Joseph Gyourko. "Technical Appendix to Urban Decline and Durable Housing." Working Paper, June 2004.
Dynarski, Susan. "Who Benefits from the College Savings Incentives? Income, Educational Expectations and the Value of the 529 and Coverdell." National Tax Journal (June 2004).
Newhouse, Joseph P. "Medicare Solutions - And Problems." Harvard Magazine May/June 2004: 33-35.
Retsinas, Nicolas. "More than a Bubble Keeps Housing Prices Sky-High." Los Angeles Times, May 20, 2004.
Dynarski, Susan. "Who Benefits from the Education Saving Incentives: Income, Educational Expectations and the Value of the 529 and Coverdell." NBER Working Paper 10470, May 2004.
Borjas, George. "Increasing the Supply of Labor Through Immigration: Measuring the Impact on Native-born Workers." Center for Immigration Studies, May 2004.