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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 2021 Digital Services Convening

Eaves, David and Sechi Kailasa. "The 2021 Digital Services Convening." Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, January 2022.

Parent Poll Reveals Support for School Covid-Safety Measures Despite Vaccine Hesitancy, Partisan Polarization: Private-school parents report less learning loss, greater satisfaction with pandemic scho

Henderson, Michael B., David M. Houston, Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West. "Parent Poll Reveals Support for School Covid-Safety Measures Despite Vaccine Hesitancy, Partisan Polarization: Private-school parents report less learning loss, greater satisfaction with pandemic schooling." Education Next 22.1 (Winter 2022): 25-36.

Hunger for Stability Quells Appetite for Change: Results of the 2021 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion.

Michael B. Henderson, David M. Houston, Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West. "Hunger for Stability Quells Appetite for Change: Results of the 2021 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion." Education Next 22.1 (Winter 2022): 8-26.

Urban Mobility and the Experienced Isolation of Students and Adults

Cook, Cody, Lindsey Currier, and Edward L. Glaeser. "Urban Mobility and the Experienced Isolation of Students and Adults." NBER Working Paper Series, January 2022.

Urban resilience

Glaeser, Edward L. "Urban resilience." Urban Studies 59.1 (January 2022): 3-35.

JUE Insight: How much does COVID-19 increase with mobility? Evidence from New York and four other U.S. cities

Glaeser, Edward L., Caitlin Gorback, and Stephen J. Redding. "JUE Insight: How much does COVID-19 increase with mobility? Evidence from New York and four other U.S. cities." Journal of Urban Economics 127 (January 2022): 103292.

The Spread and Consequences of COVID-19 for Cities: An Introduction

Baum-Snow, Nathaniel, Edward L. Glaeser, and Stuart S. Rosenthal. "The Spread and Consequences of COVID-19 for Cities: An Introduction." Journal of Urban Economics 127 (January 2022): 103428.

Infrastructure economics and policy: international perspectives

Gómez-Ibáñez, José A., and Zhi Liu, eds. Infrastructure economics and policy: international perspectives. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2021.

Assessing the U.S. Treasury Department's Allocations of Funding for Tribal Governments under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Henson, Eric C., Miriam R. Jorgensen, Joseph P. Kalt, and Isabelle G. Leonaitis. "Assessing the U.S. Treasury Department's Allocations of Funding for Tribal Governments under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-036, December 2021.

Health Care Utilization and Spending in Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis

Schwartz, Aaron L., Khalil Zlaoui, Robin P. Foreman, Troyen A. Brennan, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Health Care Utilization and Spending in Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis." JAMA Health Forum 2.12 (December 2021): e214001.

A Half Century of Progress in U. S. Student Achievement: Ethnic and SES Differences; Agency and Flynn Effects

Shakeel, M. Danish, and Paul E. Peterson. "A Half Century of Progress in U. S. Student Achievement: Ethnic and SES Differences; Agency and Flynn Effects." Program on Education Policy and Governance Working Papers Series, December 2021.

Evaluating the Impacts of the Seattle Secure Scheduling Ordinance

Schneider, Daniel, Kristen Harknett, and Irwin, Veronique. "Evaluating the Impacts of the Seattle Secure Scheduling Ordinance." Department of Labor, Labor Research and Evaluation Grants, December 2021.

Uncertain Time: Precarious Schedules and Job Turnover in the US Service Sector

Choper, Joshua, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "Uncertain Time: Precarious Schedules and Job Turnover in the US Service Sector." Industrial & labor relations review (December 2021).

Class Inequality in Parental Childcare Time: Evidence from Synthetic Couples in the ATUS

LaBriola, Joe and Daniel Schneider. "Class Inequality in Parental Childcare Time: Evidence from Synthetic Couples in the ATUS." Social Forces 100.2 (December 2021): 680-705.

New urban challenges: Shared spaces in smart places – Overview and positioning

Glaeser, Edward L., Karima Kourtit, and Peter Nijkamp. "New urban challenges: Shared spaces in smart places – Overview and positioning." Land Use Policy 111 (December 2021): 105672.

The Current State of Bail Reform in the United States: Results of a Landscape Analysis of Bail Reforms Across All 50 States

Jorgensen, Isabella, and Sandra Susan Smith. "The Current State of Bail Reform in the United States: Results of a Landscape Analysis of Bail Reforms Across All 50 States." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-033, December 2021.

A Simple Model of Social Distancing and Vaccination

Avery, Christopher. "A Simple Model of Social Distancing and Vaccination." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-030, November 2021.

Immigration and Occupational Comparative Advantage

Hanson, Gordon H., and Chen Liu. "Immigration and Occupational Comparative Advantage." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-029, November 2021.

The Fourth Generation of Human Rights: Epistemic Rights in Digital Lifeworlds

Risse, Mathias. "The Fourth Generation of Human Rights: Epistemic Rights in Digital Lifeworlds." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-027, November 2021.

Engaged Fatherhood for Men, Families and Gender Equality: Healthcare, Social Policy, and Work Perspectives

Grau-Grau, Marc, Mireia las Heras Maestro, and Hannah Riley Bowles. Engaged Fatherhood for Men, Families and Gender Equality: Healthcare, Social Policy, and Work Perspectives. Springer, 2021.

The association of paid medical and
caregiving leave with the economic
security and wellbeing of service sector
workers

Schneider, Daniel, and Julia M. Goodman. "The association of paid medical and caregiving leave with the economic security and wellbeing of service sector workers." BMC Public Health 21 (November 2021).

When Innovation Goes Wrong: Technological Regress and the Opioid Epidemic

Cutler, David M., and Edward L. Glaeser. "When Innovation Goes Wrong: Technological Regress and the Opioid Epidemic." Journal of Economic Perspectives 35.4 (Fall 2021).

Growth In ACA-Compliant Marketplace Enrollment And Spending Risk Changes During The COVID-19 Pandemic

John Hsu, Chia Yi Chin, Max Weiss, Michael Cohen, Jay Sastry, Nina Katz-Christy, John Bertko, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Growth In ACA-Compliant Marketplace Enrollment And Spending Risk Changes During The COVID-19 Pandemic." Health Affairs 40.11 (November 2021): 1722-1730.

The US Pretrial System: Balancing Individual Rights and Public Interests

Dobbie, Will, and Crystal S. Yang. "The US Pretrial System: Balancing Individual Rights and Public Interests." Journal of Economic Perspectives 35.4 (Fall 2021): 49-70.

Do Insurers Respond to Active Purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange

Shepard, Mark, and Ethan Forsgren. "Do Insurers Respond to Active Purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange." October 15, 2021.

Foundational Essays in Immigration Economics

Borjas, George. Foundational Essays in Immigration Economics. World Scientific, 2021.

Exploring the Causal Mechanisms Linking Pretrial Detention and Future Penal System Involvement

Smith, Sandra Susan, and Cathy Hu. "Exploring the Causal Mechanisms Linking Pretrial Detention and Future Penal System Involvement." Handbook on Pretrial Justice. Ed. Christine S. Scott-Hayward, Jennifer E. Copp, and Stephen Demuth. Routledge, 2022, 88-109.

Coverage Denials for Medical Necessity Rules in Medicare

Schwartz, Aaron, Troyen Brennan, Christopher Jagmin, Dorothea Verbrugge, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Coverage Denials for Medical Necessity Rules in Medicare." Health Services Research 56.2 (September 2021): 60.

What the Next Mayor Needs to Do About Boston's Transportation Crisis

de Benedictis Kessner, Justin, and Kathryn Carlson. "What the Next Mayor Needs to Do About Boston's Transportation Crisis." Boston Area Research Initiative White Paper Series, September 2021.

Police Violence Reduces Civilian Cooperation and Engagement with Law Enforcement

Ang, Desmond, Panka Bencsik, Jesse Bruhn, and Ellora Derenoncourt. "Police Violence Reduces Civilian Cooperation and Engagement with Law Enforcement." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-022, September 2021.

Supporting Value-Based Health Care - Aligning Financial and Legal Accountability

Zaki, Mark M., Anupam B. Jena and Amitabh Chandra. "Supporting Value-Based Health Care - Aligning Financial and Legal Accountability." New England Journal of Medicine 2021.385 (September 2021): 965-967.

Unstable, unpredictable, and insufficient: Work scheduling in the service sector in New England

Schneider, Daniel. "Unstable, unpredictable, and insufficient: Work scheduling in the service sector in New England." Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Community Development Issue Briefs, September 2021.

Learning from deregulation: The asymmetric impact of lockdown and reopening on risky behavior during COVID-19

Glaeser, Edward L., Ginger Z. Jin, Benjamin T. Leyden, and Michael Luca. "Learning from deregulation: The asymmetric impact of lockdown and reopening on risky behavior during COVID-19." Journal of Regional Science 61.4 (September 2021): 696-709.

Seizure Prophylaxis After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Jones, Felipe J. S., Paula R. Sanches, Jason R. Smith, Sahar F. Zafar, Deborah Blacker, John Hsu, Lee H. Schwamm, Joseph P. Newhouse, Michael B. Westover, and Lidia M. V. R. Moura. "Seizure Prophylaxis After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage." JAMA Neurology 78.9 (September 2021): 1128-1136.

Parents and Peers: Gender Stereotypes in the Field of Study

Carlana, Michela, and Lucia Corno. "Parents and Peers: Gender Stereotypes in the Field of Study." CEPR Working Paper Series, September 2021.

Effects of a large-scale social media advertising campaign on holiday travel and COVID-19 infections: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Breza, Emily, Fatima Cody Stanford, Marcella Alsan, Burak Alsan, Abhijit Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Sarah Eichmeyer, Traci Glushko, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Kelly Holland, Emily Hoppe, Mohit Karnani, Sarah Liegl, Tristan Loisel, Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, Benjamin A. Olken, Carlos Torres, Pierre-Luc Vautrey, Erica T. Warner, Susan Wootton, and Esther Duflo. "Effects of a large-scale social media advertising campaign on holiday travel and COVID-19 infections: a cluster randomized controlled trial." Nature Medicine 27 (2021): 1622-1628.

Toward a Smarter Future: Building Back Better with Intelligent Civil Infrastructure

Goldsmith, Stephen, Betsy Gardner, and Jill Jamieson. "Toward a Smarter Future: Building Back Better with Intelligent Civil Infrastructure." August 2021.

Frontline workers need family paid leave to survive

Schneider, Daniel and Julia Goodman. "Frontline workers need family paid leave to survive." Portland Tribune. August 2021.

New child tax credit should be a call to action for banks

Neuhaus, Bob, Daniel Schneider, and Peter Tufano. "New child tax credit should be a call to action for banks." American Banker. August 2021.

Measuring Bias in Consumer Lending

Dobbie, Will, Andres Liberman, Daniel Paravisini, and Vikram Pathania. "Measuring Bias in Consumer Lending." The Review of Economic Studies 88.6 (August 2021): 2799-2832.

Innovative Healthcare Delivery: The Scientific and Regulatory Challenges in Designing mHealth Interventions

Saghafian, Soroush, and Susan A. Murphy. "Innovative Healthcare Delivery: The Scientific and Regulatory Challenges in Designing mHealth Interventions." National Academy of Medicine (August 2021).

Status, Growth, and Perceptions of School Quality

Houston, David M., Michael Henderson, Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West. "Status, Growth, and Perceptions of School Quality." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 44.1 (August 2021): 105 -126.

Identifying Medicare beneficiaries with dementia

Moura, Lidia M. V. R., Natalia Festa, Mary Price, Margarita Volya, Nicole M. Benson, Sahar Zafar, Max Weiss, Deborah Blacker, Sharon-Lise Normand, John Hsu, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Identifying Medicare beneficiaries with dementia." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 69.8 (August 2021): 2240-2251.

The Fall and Rise of Immigrant Employment During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Borjas, George, and Hugh Cassidy. "The Fall and Rise of Immigrant Employment During the Covid-19 Pandemic." August 2021.

Covariance Regression Models for Studying Treatment Effect Heterogeneity Across One or More Outcomes: Understanding How Treatments Shape Inequality

Bloome, Deirdre, and Daniel Schrage. "Covariance Regression Models for Studying Treatment Effect Heterogeneity Across One or More Outcomes: Understanding How Treatments Shape Inequality." Sociological Methods & Research 50.3 (2021): 1034-1072.

Technological Progress and Health Convergence: The Case of Penicillin in Postwar Italy

Alsan, Marcella, Vincenzo Atella, Jay Bhattacharya, Valentina Conti, Iván Mejía-Guevara, and Grant Miller. "Technological Progress and Health Convergence: The Case of Penicillin in Postwar Italy." Demography 58.4 (2021): 1473-1498.

Unobserved Heterogeneity, State Dependence, and Health Plan Choices

Pakes, Ariel, Jack Porter, Mark Shepard, and Sophie Calder-Wang. "Unobserved Heterogeneity, State Dependence, and Health Plan Choices." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-020, July 2021.

Artificial Intelligence and the Past, Present, and Future of Democracy

Risse, Mathias. "Artificial Intelligence and the Past, Present, and Future of Democracy." Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, 7/28/2021.

The Great Unequalizer: Initial Health Effects of COVID-19 in the United States

Alsan, Marcella, Amitabh Chandra, and Kosali I. Simon. "The Great Unequalizer: Initial Health Effects of COVID-19 in the United States." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-019, July 2021.

Beyond Causality: Additional Benefits of Randomized Controlled Trials for Improving Health Care Delivery

Alsan, Marcella, and Amy N. Finkelstein. "Beyond Causality: Additional Benefits of Randomized Controlled Trials for Improving Health Care Delivery." The Milbank Quarterly 99.4 (December 2021): 864-881.