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Feature: Changes in Racial Gaps in Retirement Security over Time

Douglas Elmendorf and Karen Dynan find a large wealth disparity between White and Black families nearing retirement age, and notable wealth declines for both groups between 2001 and 2019.

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Feature: Recovering from COVID

James Stock finds that COVID-19 recovery was unprecedented in its rapid speed but still introduced or accelerated structural economic changes, including to the labor force.

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Feature: Efficacy of Text Messaging in Activating Hard-to-Reach Voters

Latanya Sweeney finds that text message reminders can effectively boost engagement and registration accuracy among hard-to-reach voters.

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Feature: The Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals

Dani Rodrik finds that Western and Northern European authors are overrepresented in economics journals by an order of magnitude compared to authors based in low-income countries.

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

Make Work Fair: Data-Driven Design for Real Results

Bohnet, Iris, and Siri Chilazi. Make Work Fair: Data-Driven Design for Real Results. New York: HarperCollins, 2025.

Behaviorally Designed Training Leads to More Diverse Hiring

Arslan, Cansin, Edward H. Chang, Siri Chilazi, Iris Bohnet, and Oliver P. Hauser. "Behaviorally Designed Training Leads to More Diverse Hiring." Science 387.6732 (24 Jan 2025): 364-366.

Incorporating DEI into Decision-Making

Chang, Edward, Siri Chilazi, James Elfer, Cansin Arslan, Erika Kirgios, Oliver Hauser, and Iris Bohnet. "Incorporating DEI into Decision-Making." Harvard Business Review. September 1, 2023.

Changes in Racial Gaps in Retirement Security over Time

Dynan, Karen, and Douglas Elmendorf. "Changes in Racial Gaps in Retirement Security over Time." Wharton Pension Research Council Working Paper Series, July 2023.

Gender gaps in South Korea’s labour market: children explain most of the gender employment gap, but little of the gender wage gap

Stansbury, Anna, Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, and Karen Dynan. "Gender gaps in South Korea’s labour market: children explain most of the gender employment gap, but little of the gender wage gap." Applied Economics Letters (May 3, 2023).

Why gender disparities persist in South Korea’s labor market

Dynan, Karen E., Jacob F. Kirkegaard, and Anna Stansbury. "Why gender disparities persist in South Korea’s labor market." Peterson Institute for International Economics Working Paper Series, July 2022.

Ability signals and rigorous coursework: Evidence from AP Calculus participation

Avery, Christopher and Joshua Goodman. "Ability signals and rigorous coursework: Evidence from AP Calculus participation." Economics of Education Review 88 (June 2022): 102237.

Achieving Gender Balance at All Levels of Your Company

Chilazi, Siri, Iris Bohnet, and Oliver Hauser. "Achieving Gender Balance at All Levels of Your Company." Harvard Business Review. 11/30/2021.

Économie comportementale: quand défi nir des objectifs aide à promouvoir la diversité, l’équité et l’inclusion

Chilazi, Siri, and Irish Bohnet. "Économie comportementale: quand défi nir des objectifs aide à promouvoir la diversité, l’équité et l’inclusion." Guide de l'Économie Comportementale (2021): 21-38.