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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

Don't Blame Romney.

Stavins, Robert N. "Don't Blame Romney." Boston Globe, December 10, 2005.

'Dark Matter' Makes the U.S. Deficit Disappear.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "'Dark Matter' Makes the U.S. Deficit Disappear." Financial Times, December 8, 2005.

Comments on Preventing Undue Discrimination and Preference in Transmission Services.

Hogan, William W. "Comments on Preventing Undue Discrimination and Preference in Transmission Services." Comments submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, November 22, 2005.

Vintage-Differentiated Environmental Regulation.

Stavins, Robert N. "Vintage-Differentiated Environmental Regulation." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-065, November 2005.

Vertical Networks, Integration, and Connectivity

Dogan, Pinar. "Vertical Networks, Integration, and Connectivity." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-061, November 2005.

U.S. and Global Imbalances: Can Dark Matter Prevent a Big Bang?

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "U.S. and Global Imbalances: Can Dark Matter Prevent a Big Bang?" Center for International Development, November 2005.

Status Anxiety.

Bohnet, Iris. "Status Anxiety." Negotiation 8.11 (November 2005): 4-6.

The Impact of Privatization on the Earnings of Restructured Workers.

Sturzenegger, Federico, and Sebastian Galiani. "The Impact of Privatization on the Earnings of Restructured Workers." Working Paper, November 2005.

Core and Periphery in Endogenous Networks.

Hojman, Daniel, and Adam Szeidl. "Core and Periphery in Endogenous Networks." Working Paper, November 2005.

The Perception and Valuation of the Risks of Climate Change: A Rational and Behavioral Blend.

Viscusi, W. Kip, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The Perception and Valuation of the Risks of Climate Change: A Rational and Behavioral Blend." KSG Working Paper No. RWP05-062, November 2005.

Build or Buy' Strategies in the Local Loop.

Dogan, Pinar, and Marc Bourreau. ""Build or Buy' Strategies in the Local Loop." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-060, October 2005.

Has the Legal Threat to Sovereign Debt Restructuring Become Real?

Sturzenegger, Federico, and Jeromin Zettelmeyer. "Has the Legal Threat to Sovereign Debt Restructuring Become Real?" Working Paper, October 2005.

Politicas de Crecimiento y de Desarrollo de una Politica Industrial.

Sturzenegger, Federico. "Politicas de Crecimiento y de Desarrollo de una Politica Industrial." Working Paper, October 2005.

Resource Adequacy and Electricity Markets.

Hogan, William W. "Resource Adequacy and Electricity Markets." EnergyBiz September-October 2005.

Terrorism and the World Economy

Abadie, Alberto, and Javier Gardeazábal. "Terrorism and the World Economy." Working Paper, October 2005.

On an 'Energy Only' Electricity Market Design for Resource Adequacy.

Hogan, William W. "On an 'Energy Only' Electricity Market Design for Resource Adequacy." Working Paper, September 23, 2005.

On the Value of Formal Assessment of Uncertainty in Regulatory Analysis.

Jaffe, Judson, and Robert N. Stavins. "On the Value of Formal Assessment of Uncertainty in Regulatory Analysis." Working Paper, September 9, 2005.

Deciding to Distrust.

Bohnet, Iris, and Stephan Meier. "Deciding to Distrust." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-049, August 2005.

Regulation by Generalization.

Schauer, Frederick, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Regulation by Generalization." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-048, August 2005.

A One World Currency? A Factor-OCA Approach to the Analysis of Monetary Integration.

Sturzenneger, Federico, and Andrew Powell. "A One World Currency? A Factor-OCA Approach to the Analysis of Monetary Integration." Working Paper, August 2005.

Classifying Exchange Rate Regimes: Deeds vs. Words.

Levy-Yeyati, Eduardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Classifying Exchange Rate Regimes: Deeds vs. Words." European Economic Review 49 (August 2005): 1603-1635.

The Elasticity of Trust: Evidence from Kuwait, Oman, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Bohnet, Iris, Benedikt Herrmann, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The Elasticity of Trust: Evidence from Kuwait, Oman, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-046, July 2005.

Is There Reciprocity in a Reciprocal Exchange Economy? Evidence from a Slum in Nairobi, Kenya.

Greig, Fiona, and Iris Bohnet. "Is There Reciprocity in a Reciprocal Exchange Economy? Evidence from a Slum in Nairobi, Kenya." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-044, July 2005.

Did You Give at the Office? Leveraging the Power of Reciprocity.

Bohnet, Iris. "Did You Give at the Office? Leveraging the Power of Reciprocity." Negotiation (July 2005): 7-9.

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." IMF Working Paper 05-137, July 2005.

The Optimal Management of Environmental Quality with Stock and Flow Controls.

Keohane, Nathaniel, Benjamin Van Roy, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The Optimal Management of Environmental Quality with Stock and Flow Controls." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-042, June 2005.

Do Consumers React to the Shape of Supply? Water Demand Under Heterogeneous Price Structures.

Stavins, Robert N. "Do Consumers React to the Shape of Supply? Water Demand Under Heterogeneous Price Structures." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-039, June 2005.

Generic Scrip Share and the Price of Brand-Name Drugs: The Role of the Consumer.

Rizzo, John A., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Generic Scrip Share and the Price of Brand-Name Drugs: The Role of the Consumer." NBER Working Paper Series No. W11431, June 2005.

Partial Licensing of Product Innovations.

Bourreau, Marc, and Pinar Dogan. "Partial Licensing of Product Innovations." Telecom Paris Working Papers in Economics No. EC-05-03, June 2005.

Learning Trust.

Bohnet, Iris, Heike Harmgart, Steffan Huck, and Jean-Robert Tyran. "Learning Trust." Journal of the European Economic Association 3.2-3 (April-May 2005): 322-329.

The Effects of Vintage-Differentiated Environmental Regulation.

Stavins, Robert N. "The Effects of Vintage-Differentiated Environmental Regulation." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-031, March 2005.

A Hazard Rate Analysis of Mirant’s Generating Plant Outages in California.

Harvey, Scott M., William W. Hogan, and Todd Schatzki. "A Hazard Rate Analysis of Mirant’s Generating Plant Outages in California." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-027, March 2005.

Polynomial Approximations and Supply Function Equilibrium Stability.

Baldick, Ross, and William W. Hogan. "Polynomial Approximations and Supply Function Equilibrium Stability." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-028, March 2005.

Endogenous Facility Reliability: Evidence from Oil Refinery Fires.

Muehlegger, Erich J. "Endogenous Facility Reliability: Evidence from Oil Refinery Fires." Working Paper, March 2005.

Comments on the California ISO MRTU LMP Market Design.

Hogan, William W., Scott M. Harvey, and Susan L. Pope. "Comments on the California ISO MRTU LMP Market Design." Working Paper, February 23, 2005.

Growth Potential of the Japanese Economy (in Japanese).

Jorgenson, Dale W., and Kazuyuki Motohashi. "Growth Potential of the Japanese Economy" (in Japanese). Oriental Economist Weekly January 17, 2004: 90-92.

Does Econ Analysis Shortchange Future?

Stavins, Robert N. "Does Econ Analysis Shortchange Future?" The Environmental Forum November/December 2005: 14.

Eliciting Informative Feedback: The Peer-Prediction Method.

Zeckhauser, Richard, Nolan Miller, and Paul Resnick. "Eliciting Informative Feedback: The Peer-Prediction Method." Management Science 51.9 (2005): 1359-1373.

What Baseball Can Teach Policymakers.

Stavins, Robert N. "What Baseball Can Teach Policymakers." The Environmental Forum September/October 2005: 14.

Aggregation of Heterogeneous Time Preferences.

Zeckhauser, Richard, and Christian Gollier. "Aggregation of Heterogeneous Time Preferences." Journal of Political Economy 113.4 (2005): 878-896.

A Tale of Two Market Failures: Technology and Environmental Policy.

Stavins, Robert N. "A Tale of Two Market Failures: Technology and Environmental Policy." Ecological Economics 54.2-3 (August 1, 2005): 164-174.

The Making of a Conventional Wisdom.

Stavins, Robert N. "The Making of a Conventional Wisdom." The Environmental Forum July/August 2005: 10.

Regulating by Vintage: Put a Cork in It.

Stavins, Robert N. "Regulating by Vintage: Put a Cork in It." The Environmental Forum May/June 2005: 10.

The Effects of Vintage-Differentiated Environmental Regulation.

Stavins, Robert N. "The Effects of Vintage-Differentiated Environmental Regulation." AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies Related Publication 05-03 (March 2005, rev. November 2005).

Markets Can Make Fisheries Sustainable.

Stavins, Robert N. "Markets Can Make Fisheries Sustainable." The Environmental Forum March/April 2005: 12.

Beyond Kyoto: Getting Serious About Climate Change.

Stavins, Robert N. "Beyond Kyoto: Getting Serious About Climate Change." Milken Institute Review March 2005: 28-37.

Environmental Protection and the Social Responsibility of Firms: Perspectives from Law, Economics, and Business

Hay, Bruce L., Robert N. Stavins, and Richard H. K. Vietor, eds. Environmental Protection and the Social Responsibility of Firms: Perspectives from Law, Economics, and Business. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.

Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings

Stavins, Robert N. Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings. W.W. Norton, 2005.

Accounting for Growth in the Information Age.

Jorgenson, Dale W. "Accounting for Growth in the Information Age." Handbooks in Economics 22: Handbook of Economic Growth, Volume 1A. Ed. Philippe Aghion and Steven N. Durlauf. Elsevier North-Holland, 2005, 743-815.

Recollection Bias and the Combat of Terrorism.

Zeckhauser, Richard, and W. Kip Viscusi. "Recollection Bias and the Combat of Terrorism." Journal of Legal Studies 34.1 (January 2005): 27-55.