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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.

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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.

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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

Why Smart Business Wants Strong Government

Donahue, John D., and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Why Smart Business Wants Strong Government." Bloomberg Government, May 24, 2011.

Beyond Big or Small Government

Donahue, John D., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Beyond Big or Small Government." National Journal, May 17, 2011.

The Crisis of 2008 and Financial Services Regulation

Porter, Roger B. "The Crisis of 2008 and Financial Services Regulation." New Directions in Financial Services Regulation. Ed. Roger B. Porter, Robert R. Glauber, and Thomas J. Healey. The MIT Press, 2011, 1-12.

Learn a Lesson in Collaboration from Green Bay's 'Cheeseheads'

Donahue, John D., and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Learn a Lesson in Collaboration from Green Bay's 'Cheeseheads'." CNN.com, February 05, 2011.

Collaborative Governance: Private Roles for Public Goals in Turbulent Times

Donahue, John D. and Richard J. Zeckhauser. Collaborative Governance: Private Roles for Public Goals in Turbulent Times. Princeton University Press, 2011.

The Race: Can Collaboration Outrun Rivalry between American Business and Government?

Donahue, John D. "The Race: Can Collaboration Outrun Rivalry between American Business and Government?" Public Administration Review 70.Supplement (December 2010): s151–s152.

A Critical Review of the Ladder Investment Approach

Bourreau, Marc, Pinar Dogan, and Matthieu Manant. "A Critical Review of the "Ladder Investment" Approach." Telecommunications Policy 34.11 (December 2010): 683-696.

Prices and Profits in Dominant Firm Adjudication

Scherer, F.M. "Prices and Profits in Dominant Firm Adjudication." Novas Perspectivas Economicas num Contexto de Globalizacao. Ed. Eduard Paz Ferreira, Douglas Rosenthal, and Luia Silva Morais. Almedina, 2010, 459-469.

The Historical Foundations of Communications Regulation

Scherer, F.M. "The Historical Foundations of Communications Regulation." Novas Perspectivas Economicas num Contexto de Globalizacao. Ed. Eduard Paz Ferreira, Douglas Rosenthal, and Luia Silva Morais. Almedina, 2010, 41-61.

A Half Century of Research on Patent Economics

Scherer, F.M. "A Half Century of Research on Patent Economics." World Intellectual Property Organization 2.1 (2010): 20-27.

Abuse of Dominance by High-Technology Enterprises: A Comparison of U.S. and E.C.
Approaches

Scherer, F.M. "Abuse of Dominance by High-Technology Enterprises: A Comparison of U.S. and E.C. Approaches." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-029, June 2010, revised August 2010.

Deals Versus Rules: Policy Implementation Uncertainty and Why Firms Hate It

Hallward-Driemeier, Mary, Gita Khun-Jush, and Lant Pritchett. "Deals Versus Rules: Policy Implementation Uncertainty and Why Firms Hate It." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-027, June 2010.

Prospects for Private Infrastructure in the United States: The Case of Toll Roads

Gómez-Ibáñez, José A. "Prospects for Private Infrastructure in the United States: The Case of Toll Roads." Municipal Revenues and Land Policies. Ed. Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong. Lincoln Institute, 2010, 399-430.

Athens: The First Domino?

Parker, Richard. "Athens: The First Domino?" The Nation. February 18, 2010.

Urban Economics and Entrepreneurship

Glaeser, Edward L., Stuart S. Rosenthal, and William C. Strange. "Urban Economics and Entrepreneurship." Journal of Urban Economics 67.1 (January 2010): 1-14.

Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated? Managing the Risks

Sparrow, Malcolm K., Coleman D. Bazelon, and Charles Jackson. "Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated? Managing the Risks." Report prepared for The Brattle Group, December 2009.

A Critical Review of the Ladder of Investment Approach

Dogan, Pinar. "A Critical Review of the Ladder of Investment Approach." Telecom ParisTech No. ESS-09-06, 2009.

Urban Economics and Entrepreneurship

Glaeser, Edward L., Stuart Rosenthal, and William C. Strange. "Urban Economics and Entrepreneurship." NBER Working Papers 15536, November 2009.

Local Industrial Conditions and Entrepreneurship: How Much of the Spatial Distribution Can We Explain?

Glaeser, Edward L., and William R. Kerr. "Local Industrial Conditions and Entrepreneurship: How Much of the Spatial Distribution Can We Explain?" Journal of Economics and Management Strategy 18.3 (Fall 2009): 623-663.

The Trouble with Cases

Schauer, Frederick, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The Trouble with Cases." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-025, August 2009.

The Audacity of Partnership

Goldsmith, Stephen. "The Audacity of Partnership." National Quality Improvement Center on the Privatization of Child Welfare Services, August 12, 2009.

Dynamics and Regulation in the Asian Pharmaceutical Industry

Scherer, F.M. Dynamics and Regulation in the Asian Pharmaceutical Industry. Prescribing Cultures and Pharmaceutical Policy in the Asia-Pacific. Ed. Karen Eggleston. Stanford University APARC, 2009, 367-385.

The Political Economy of Liberalization of Fixed Line Telecommunications in Turkey

Atiyas, Izak, and Pinar Dogan. "The Political Economy of Liberalization of Fixed Line Telecommunications in Turkey." Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Regulatory Policy Program Working Paper RPP-2009-01, July 2009.

Vertical Networks, Integration, and Connectivity

Dogan, Pinar. "Vertical Networks, Integration, and Connectivity." Journal of Economics and Management Strategy 18.2 (Summer 2009): 347-392.

Prudent Privatization

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Prudent Privatization." Government Finance Review 25.3 (June 2009): 95-96.

Foreword

Goldsmith, Stephen. Foreword. The Innovator's Playbook. Ed. William Eggers and Shalabh Singh. The Ash Institute and Deloitte Research, 2009.

For-Profit and Nonprofit Management in Philadelphia Schools

Chingos, Matthew M., and Paul Peterson. "For-Profit and Nonprofit Management in Philadelphia Schools." Education Next 9.2 (Spring 2009): 64-70.

The Political Economy of Patent Policy Reform in the United States

Scherer, F.M. "The Political Economy of Patent Policy Reform in the United States." Journal on Telecommunications and High Technology Law 7 (Spring 2009): 167-216.

What Would Galbraith Say?

Parker, Richard. "What Would Galbraith Say?" Boston.com. February 19, 2009.

Impact of For-Profit and Non-Profit Management on Student Achievement: The Philadelphia Intervention, 2002-2008

Peterson, Paul E., and Matthew M. Chingos. "Impact of For-Profit and Non-Profit Management on Student Achievement: The Philadelphia Intervention, 2002-2008." Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance PEPG09-02, February 2009.

The Transformation of Government Work: Causes, Consequences, and Distortions

Donahue, John D. The Transformation of Government Work: Causes, Consequences, and Distortions. Government by Contract: Outsourcing and American Democracy. Ed. Jody Freeman and Martha Minow. Harvard University Press, 2009, 41-63.

Unlocking the Power of Networks: Keys to High-Performance Government

Goldsmith, Stephen, and Donald Kettl., eds. Unlocking the Power of Networks: Keys to High-Performance Government. Brookings Institution Press, 2009.

Prudent Privatization

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Prudent Privatization." Governing.com (Governing Magazine). January 14, 2009.

Price Controls And Global Pharmaceutical Progress

Scherer, F.M. "Price Controls And Global Pharmaceutical Progress." Health Affairs, web exclusive 28.1 (January/February 2009): w161-w164.

On the Paternity of a Market Delineation Approach

Scherer, F.M. "On the Paternity of a Market Delineation Approach." American Antitrust Institute Working Paper 09-01, January 2009.

What’s Left for Government to Do?

Goldsmith, Stephen. "What’s Left for Government to Do?" The American. Jan/Feb 2008.

A Tale of Two Sectors: Diverging Paths in Taiwan’s Automotive Industry

Cunningham, Edward. "A Tale of Two Sectors: Diverging Paths in Taiwan’s Automotive Industry." Global Taiwan: Building competitive strengths in a new international economy. Ed. Suzanne Berger and Richard Lester. M.E. Sharpe, 2005.