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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.

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

Does It Matter If Statistical Agencies Frame the Month’s CPI Report on a 1-Month or 12-Month Basis?

Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Ayako Saiki. "Does It Matter If Statistical Agencies Frame the Month’s CPI Report on a 1-Month or 12-Month Basis?" ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-011, March 2016.

The Age of Secular Stagnation

Summers, Lawrence H. "The Age of Secular Stagnation." Foreign Affairs. Mar/Apr 2016, 2-9.

'No More Credit Score':
Employer Credit Check Bans and Signal
Substitution

Shoag, Daniel. "'No More Credit Score': Employer Credit Check Bans and Signal Substitution." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-008, February 2016.

Owning, Using and Renting: Some Simple Economics of the 'Sharing Economy'

Horton, John J., and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Owning, Using and Renting: Some Simple Economics of the 'Sharing Economy'." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-007, February 2016.

Tax Farming Redux: Experimental Evidence on Performance Pay for Tax Collectors

Khan, Adnan Q., Asim Ijaz Khwaja, and Benjamin Olken. "Tax Farming Redux: Experimental Evidence on Performance Pay for Tax Collectors." Quarterly Journal of Economics 131.1 (February 2016).

Sovereign Debt Relief and Its Aftermath

Reinhart, Carmen M., and Christoph Trebesch. "Sovereign Debt Relief and Its Aftermath." Journal of the European Economic Association 14.1 (February 2016): 215-251.

From Financial Repression to External Distress: The Case of Venezuela

Reinhart, Carmen M., Miguel Angel Santos. "From Financial Repression to External Distress: The Case of Venezuela." Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 52.2 (February 2016): 255-284.

China's Slowdown and the Chinese Stock Market

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "China's Slowdown and the Chinese Stock Market." VoxEU, January 27, 2016.

Reading Managerial Tone:
How Analysts and the Market Respond to Conference Calls

Druz, Marina, Alexander F. Wagner, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Reading Managerial Tone: How Analysts and the Market Respond to Conference Calls." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-004, January 2016.

Those Were The Days

Glaeser, Edward L. "Those Were The Days." Review of The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War, by Robert J. Gordon. Wall Street Journal, 267.13, January 16, 2016: C5-C7.

Cell Phones and Motor Vehicle Fatalities Final Report

Shoag, Daniel, and Erich Muehlegger. "Cell Phones and Motor Vehicle Fatalities Final Report." U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program, January 2016.

International Coordination

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "International Coordination." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-002, January 2016.

The International Monetary Fund: 70 Years of Reinvention

Reinhart, Carmen M., and Christoph Trebesch. "The International Monetary Fund: 70 Years of Reinvention." The Journal of Economic Perspectives 30.1 (January 2016): 3-27.

A Trust Fund for Veterans

Bilmes, Linda J. "A Trust Fund for Veterans." Democracy 39 (January 2016): 13.

The Power of Change: Innovation for Development and Deployment of Increasingly Clean Electric Power Technologies

Hogan, William W. (committee member). The Power of Change: Innovation for Development and Deployment of Increasingly Clean Electric Power Technologies. National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, 2016.

How Much Donor Financing for Health is Channeled to Global Versus Country-Specific Aid Functions?

Schäferhoff, Marco, Sara Fewer, Jessica Kraus, Emil Richter, Lawrence H. Summers, Jesper Sundewall, Gavin Yamey, and Dean T. Jamison. "How Much Donor Financing for Health is Channeled to Global Versus Country-Specific Aid Functions?" Lancet 386.10011 (December 2015): 2436-2441.

Mancur Olson and the Tragedy of the Unbalanced Commons

Zeckhauser, Richard. "Mancur Olson and the Tragedy of the Unbalanced Commons." Decisions 24 (December 2015).

Patents, Monopoly Power, and the Pricing of Pharmaceuticals in Low-income Nations

Scherer, F.M. "Patents, Monopoly Power, and the Pricing of Pharmaceuticals in Low-income Nations." Handbook of Global Science, Technology and Innovation. Ed. Daniele Archibugi and Andrea Filipetti. Wiley, 2015.

The Banking Industry

Scherer, F.M. "The Banking Industry." The Structure of American Industry. Ed. James W. Brock. Waveland Press, Inc., 2015.

The International Monetary Fund: 70 Years of Reinvention

Reinhart, Carmen, and Christoph Trebesch. "The International Monetary Fund: 70 Years of Reinvention." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-077, December 2015.

International Macroeconomic Policy Coordination

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "International Macroeconomic Policy Coordination." VoxEU, December 9, 2015.

Green Bonds and Land Conservation: The Evolution of a New Financing Tool

duPont, Carolyn M., James N. Levitt, and Linda J. Bilmes. "Green Bonds and Land Conservation: The Evolution of a New Financing Tool." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-072, December 2015.

How Money Talks

Fagan, Mark. "How Money Talks." USA Today Magazine. November 2015.

Electricity Markets and the Clean Power Plan

Hogan, William W. "Electricity Markets and the Clean Power Plan." Electricity Journal 28.9 (November 2015): 9-32.

Economists’ Declaration on Universal Health Coverage

Summers, Lawrence H. "Economists’ Declaration on Universal Health Coverage." Lancet 386.10008 (November 2015): 2112-2113.

Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Experience with Cap-and-Trade

Schmalensee, Richard, and Robert N. Stavins. "Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Experience with Cap-and-Trade." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-069, November 2015.

Evaluating Mitigation Effort: Tools and Institutions for Assessing Nationally Determined Contributions

Aldy, Joseph. "Evaluating Mitigation Effort: Tools and Institutions for Assessing Nationally Determined Contributions." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-068, November 2015.

Inflation and Activity – Two Explorations and their Monetary Policy Implications

Blanchard, Oliver, Eugenio Cerutti, and Lawrence H. Summers. "Inflation and Activity – Two Explorations and their Monetary Policy Implications." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-070, November 2015.

Linkage of Regional, National, and Sub-National Policies in a Future International Climate Agreement

Stavins, Robert N. "Linkage of Regional, National, and Sub-National Policies in a Future International Climate Agreement." Towards a Workable and Effective Climate Regime. Ed. Scott Barrett, Carlo Carraro, and Jaime de Melo. Center for Economic Policy Research, 2015, 283-296.

Medicare Advantage: What Explains Its Robust Health?

Sinaiko, Anna D., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Medicare Advantage: What Explains Its Robust Health?" American Journal of Managed Care 21.11 (November 2015): 804-806.

Congress Should Give TPP a Thumbs Up

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Congress Should Give TPP a Thumbs Up." Boston Globe, November 11, 2015.

What Determines End-of-Life
Assets? A Retrospective View

Poterba, James, Steven Venti, and David A. Wise. "What Determines End-of-Life Assets? A Retrospective View." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-067, November 2015.

Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies

Aldy, Joseph, and William A. Pizer. "Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies." Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 2.4 (December 2015): 565-595.

Recollection Bias and Its Underpinnings: Lessons from Terrorism-Risk Assessments

Viscusi, W. Kip, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Recollection Bias and Its Underpinnings: Lessons from Terrorism-Risk Assessments." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-066, October 2015.

The Pitfalls of External Dependence: Greece, 1829-2015

Reinhart, Carmen M., and Christoph Trebesch. "The Pitfalls of External Dependence: Greece, 1829-2015." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-065, October 2015.

Uniting Behind the Divisive ‘Cadillac’ Tax on Health Plans

Mankiw, N. Gregory, and Lawrence H. Summers. "Uniting Behind the Divisive ‘Cadillac’ Tax on Health Plans." New York Times. October 24, 2015.

Electricity Markets and the
Clean Power Plan

Hogan, William W. "Electricity Markets and the Clean Power Plan." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-059, October 2015.

Designing Federal Budget Policy to Spur Economic Growth

Elmendorf, Douglas. "Designing Federal Budget Policy to Spur Economic Growth." The Brookings Institution (October 13, 2015).

Climate Sensitivity Uncertainty: When is Good News Bad?

Freeman, Mark C., Gernot Wagner, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Climate Sensitivity Uncertainty: When is Good News Bad?" Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences. 373.2055 (October 2015).

Better Predictions, Better Allocations: Scientific Advances and Adaptation to Climate Change

Freeman, Mark C., Ben Groom, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Better Predictions, Better Allocations: Scientific Advances and Adaptation to Climate Change." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences 373.2055 (October 2015).

A Fairer Approach to Fiscal Reform

Elmendorf, Douglas. "A Fairer Approach to Fiscal Reform." The Washington Post, October 11, 2015.

Why Support TPP? Critics should read the agreement and keep an open mind

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Why Support TPP? Critics should read the agreement and keep an open mind." Guardian, October 11, 2015.


Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science

Rodrik, Dani. Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science. W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.

The Medium-Term Impacts of High-Achieving Charter Schools

Dobbie, Will and Roland Fryer. "The Medium-Term Impacts of High-Achieving Charter Schools." Journal of Political Economy 123.5 (October 2015): 985-1037.

When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint vs. Separate Evaluation

Bohnet, Iris, Alexandra van Geen, and Max Bazerman. "When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint vs. Separate Evaluation." Management Science (September 29, 2015).

The Plaza Accord, 30 Years Later

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Plaza Accord, 30 Years Later." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-056, September 2015.

CATalytic Insurance: The Case
of Natural Disasters

Cordella, Tito, and Eduardo Levy Yeyati. "CATalytic Insurance: The Case of Natural Disasters." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-055, September 2015.

Making Money by Giving It for Free: Radiohead’s Pre-Release Strategy for In Rainbows

Bourreau, Marc, Pinar Dogan, and Sounman Hong. "Making Money by Giving It for Free: Radiohead’s Pre-Release Strategy for In Rainbows." Information Economics and Policy 32 (September 2015): 77-93.

Misinterpreting Chinese Intervention in Financial Markets

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Misinterpreting Chinese Intervention in Financial Markets." China-US Focus, September 10, 2015.

The Distributional
Consequences of Public School
Choice

Avery, Christopher, and Parag A. Pathak. "The Distributional Consequences of Public School Choice." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-053, September 2015.