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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.

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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

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.

Obama's Down Payment: A Stimulus Must Aim for Long-Term Results

Summers, Lawrence H. "Obama's Down Payment: A Stimulus Must Aim for Long-Term Results." Washington Post, December 28, 2008.

Overreaction to Fearsome Risks

Sunstein, Cass R., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Overreaction to Fearsome Risks." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP08-079, December 2008.

AB 32 / Combating Global Warming: Addressing Change Will Not Be Cheap or Easy

Stavins, Robert N. "AB 32 / Combating Global Warming: Addressing Change Will Not Be Cheap or Easy." The San Diego Union-Tribune, December 11, 2008.

Crossing the Line: Direct Estimation of Cross-Border Cigarette Sales and the Effect on Tax Revenue

Chiou, Lesley, and Erich J. Muehlegger. "Crossing the Line: Direct Estimation of Cross-Border Cigarette Sales and the Effect on Tax Revenue." The Berkeley Electronic Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 8.1 (December 2008).

Obstacles to Clear Thinking about Natural Disasters: Five Lessons for Policy

Berger, Alan, Carolyn Kousky, and Richard Zeckhauser. Obstacles to Clear Thinking about Natural Disasters: Five Lessons for Policy. Risking House and Home: Disasters, Cities, Public Policy. Ed. John M. Quigley and Larry A. Rosenthal. Berkeley Public Policy Press, 2008, 73-94.

Consumption and Labor Supply

Jorgenson, Dale W., and Daniel T. Slesnick. "Consumption and Labor Supply." Journal of Econometrics 147.2 (December 2008): 326-335.

Environmental Economics

Stavins, Robert N. "Environmental Economics." The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Ed. Lawrence Blume and Steven Durlauf. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Policymaking for Posterity

Summers, Lawrence H., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Policymaking for Posterity." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 37.2 (December 2008): 115-140.

Perfect and Total Altruism Across the Generations

Fels, Stephen, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Perfect and Total Altruism Across the Generations." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 37.2 (December 2008): 187-197.

Discounting Dilemmas: Editors' Introduction

Zeckhauser, Richard, and W. Kip Viscusi. "Discounting Dilemmas: Editors' Introduction." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 37.2 (December 2008): 95-106.

Inspiration for Climate Change

Stavins, Robert N. "Inspiration for Climate Change." Boston Globe, November 12, 2008.

Probabilities and Preferences: What Economics Can Teach Doctors and Patients Making Difficult Treatment Decisions

Sommers, Benjamin D., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Probabilities and Preferences: What Economics Can Teach Doctors and Patients Making Difficult Treatment Decisions." Urologic Oncology 26.6 (November 2008): 669-673.

A Meaningful U.S. Cap-and-Trade System to Address Climate Change

Stavins, Robert N. "A Meaningful U.S. Cap-and-Trade System to Address Climate Change." Harvard Environmental Law Review 32.2 (2008): 293-371.

Land-Use Change and Carbon Sinks

Stavins, Robert N. "Land-Use Change and Carbon Sinks." The Environmental Forum. November/December 2008, 16.

On the Failure of the Bootstrap for Matching Estimators

Abadie, Alberto, and Guido W. Imbens. "On the Failure of the Bootstrap for Matching Estimators." Econometrica 76.6 (November 2008): 1537-1557.

Identifying Aggregate Supply and Demand Shocks in South Africa

du Plessis, Stan, Ben Smit, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Identifying Aggregate Supply and Demand Shocks in South Africa." Journal of African Economies 17.5 (November 2008): 765-793.

Is Terrorism Eroding Agglomeration Economies in Central Business Districts? Lessons from the Office Real Estate Market in Downtown Chicago.

Abadie, Alberto, and Sofia Dermisi. "Is Terrorism Eroding Agglomeration Economies in Central Business Districts? Lessons from the Office Real Estate Market in Downtown Chicago." Journal of Urban Economics 64 (2008): 451-463.

What Drives Land Use Change in the United States? A National Analysis of Landowner Decisions

Lubowski, Ruben N., Andrew J. Plantinga, and Robert N. Stavins. "What Drives Land Use Change in the United States? A National Analysis of Landowner Decisions." Land Economics 84.4 (November 2008): 529-550.

The Pendulum Swings Towards Regulation

Summers, Lawrence. "The Pendulum Swings Towards Regulation." Financial Times, October 26, 2008.

Linkage of Tradable Permit Systems in International Climate Policy Architecture

Jaffe, Judson, and Robert N. Stavins. "Linkage of Tradable Permit Systems in International Climate Policy Architecture." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series and NBER Working Papers (RWP08-053 and 14432), October 2008.

The Historical Foundations of Communications Regulation

Scherer, F.M. "The Historical Foundations of Communications Regulation." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP08-050, October 2008.

Prices and Profits in Dominant Firm Adjudication

Scherer, F.M. "Prices and Profits in Dominant Firm Adjudication." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP08-051, October 2008.

The Emergence of Musical Copyright in Europe from 1709 to 1850

Scherer, F.M. "The Emergence of Musical Copyright in Europe from 1709 to 1850." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP08-052, October 2008.

Special Section: Gender and Negotiation

Bohnet, Iris, and Hannah Riley Bowles, guest editors. "Special Section: Gender and Negotiation." Negotiation Journal 24.4 (October 2008): 389-540.

Gender In Negotiation: Introduction to special issue

Bohnet, Iris. "Gender In Negotiation: Introduction to special issue." Negotiation Journal 24.4 (October 2008): 389-392.

Predictors of Patient Preferences and Treatment Choices for Localized Prostate Cancer

Sommers Benjamin D., Clair J. Beard, Anthony V. D'Amico, Irving Kaplan, Jerome P. Richie, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Predictors of Patient Preferences and Treatment Choices for Localized Prostate Cancer." Cancer 113.8 (October 2008): 2058-2067.

The $700bn Bail-out and the Budget

Summers, Lawrence H. "The $700bn Bail-out and the Budget." Financial Times, September 28, 2008.

Demanding Customers: Consumerist Patients and Quality of Care

Fang, Hai, Nolan Miller, John A. Rizzo, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Demanding Customers: Consumerist Patients and Quality of Care." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series and NBER Working Papers (RWP08-042 and 14350), September 2008.

Ongoing Drivers of Wetlands Depletion

Stavins, Robert N. "Ongoing Drivers of Wetlands Depletion." The Environmental Forum. September/October 2008, 16.

Haircuts: Estimating Investor Losses in Sovereign Debt Restructurings, 1998-2005

Sturzenegger, Federico, and Jeromin Zettelmeyer. "Haircuts: Estimating Investor Losses in Sovereign Debt Restructurings, 1998-2005." Journal of International Money and Finance 27.5 (September 2008): 780-805.

Fiscal and Monetary Policy in a Commodity-Based Economy

Frankel, Jeffrey, Ben Smit, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Fiscal and Monetary Policy in a Commodity-Based Economy." Economics of Transition 16.4 (September 2008): 679-713.

Simple Humans, Complex Insurance, Subtle Subsidies

Liebman, Jeffrey, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Simple Humans, Complex Insurance, Subtle Subsidies." NBER Working Papers 14330, September 2008.

The Patron's Payoff: Conspicuous Commissions in Italian Renaissance Art

Zeckhauser, Richard, and Jonathan K. Nelson. The Patron's Payoff: Conspicuous Commissions in Italian Renaissance Art. Princeton University Press, 2008.

Conservative Economics and Antitrust: A Variety of Influences

Scherer, F.M. "Conservative Economics and Antitrust: A Variety of Influences." How the Chicago School Overshot the Mark. Ed. Robert Pitofsky. Oxford University Press, 2008, 30-39.

Policymaking for Posterity

Summers, Lawrence H., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Policymaking for Posterity." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series and NBER Working Papers (RWP08-040 and 14359), August 2008.

How to Build a US Recovery

Summers, Lawrence H. "How to Build a US Recovery." Financial Times, August 7, 2008.

Technological Innovation and Monopolization

Scherer, F.M. "Technological Innovation and Monopolization." Issues in Competition Law and Policy: Volume II. Ed. W.D. Collins. American Bar Association, 2008, 1033-1069.

Resource Allocation When Projects Have Ranges of Increasing Returns

Bobtcheff, Catherine, Christian Gollier, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Resource Allocation When Projects Have Ranges of Increasing Returns." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 37.1 (August 2008): 1-33.

How Are Preferences Revealed?

Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "How Are Preferences Revealed?" Journal of Public Economics 92.8-9 (August 2008): 1787-1794.

Measuring Illegal Activity and the Effects of Regulatory Innovation: A Study of Diesel Fuel Tax Evasion

Marion, Justin, and Erich L. Muehlegger. "Measuring Illegal Activity and the Effects of Regulatory Innovation: A Study of Diesel Fuel Tax Evasion." Journal of Political Economy 116.4 (August 2008): 633-666.

Pushing for Better Results

Bohnet, Iris. "Pushing for Better Results." Negotiation Newsletter. August 2008.

The Way Forward for Freddie and Fannie

Summers, Lawrence H. "The Way Forward for Freddie and Fannie." Financial Times, July 28, 2008.

Clean Water Act Brief

Arrow, Kenneth J., William J. Baumol, Jagdish Bhagwati, Michael J. Boskin, Robert W. Crandall, Maureen L. Cropper, Michael Greenstone, Robert W. Hahn, David Harrison, R. Glenn Hubbard, Alfred E. Kahn, Robert E. Litan, Paul W. Macavoy, James C. Miller, Albert L. Nichols, William A. Niskanen, Roger G. Noll, Wallace E. Oates, Peter Passell, Sam Peltzman, Paul R. Portney, Harvey S. Rosen, Milton Russell, Thomas C. Schelling, Richard Schmalensee, Charles L. Schultze, V. Kerry Smith, Vernon L. Smith, Robert N. Stavins, W. Kip Viscusi, Lawrence J. White, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Clean Water Act Brief." Reg-Markets Center Brief 08-03, July 2008.

Corporate Social Responsibility through an Economic Lens

Stavins, Robert N. "Corporate Social Responsibility through an Economic Lens." The Environmental Forum. July/August 2008, 16.

Edgeworth Cycles Revisited

Doyle, Joseph J., Erich J. Muehlegger, and Krislert Samphantharak. "Edgeworth Cycles Revisited." NBER Working Papers 14162, July 2008.

U.S. Labor Supply and Demand in the Long Run

Jorgenson, Dale W., Richard J. Goettle, Mun S. Ho, Daniel T. Slesnick, and Peter J. Wilcoxen. "U.S. Labor Supply and Demand in the Long Run." Journal of Policy Modeling 30.4 (July/August 2008): 603-618.

Boundary Organizations, Objects and Agents: Linking Knowledge with Action in Agroforestry Watersheds.

McNie, E.C., Van Noordwijk, M., Clark, W.C., Dickson, N.M., Sakuntaladewi, N., Suyanto, S., Joshi, L., Leimona, B., Kurniatun, H. & Khususiyah, N. "Boundary Organizations, Objects and Agents: Linking Knowledge with Action in Agroforestry Watersheds." World Agroforestry Center - ICRAF Southeast Asia, 2008.

Comparing Price and Non-Price Approaches to Urban Water Conservation

Olmstead, Sheila, and Robert N. Stavins. "Comparing Price and Non-Price Approaches to Urban Water Conservation." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series and NBER Working Paper Series (RWP08-034 and 14147), June 2008.