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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

“National Environmental Policy During the Clinton Years.”

Stavins, Robert N., and Robert W. Hahn. “National Environmental Policy During the Clinton Years.” American Economic Policy in the 1990s. Ed. Jeffrey Frankel and Peter Orszag. MIT Press, 2002, 583-660.

“New Source Review Under the Clean Air Act: Ripe for Reform.”

Gruenspecht, Howard K., and Robert N. Stavins. “New Source Review Under the Clean Air Act: Ripe for Reform.” Resources 147 (Spring 2002): 19-23.

“Energy Modeling for Policy Studies.”

Hogan, William W. “Energy Modeling for Policy Studies.” Operations Research 50.1 (January–February 2002).

Electricity Market Restructuring: Reforms of Reforms.

Hogan, William W. "Electricity Market Restructuring: Reforms of Reforms." Journal of Regulatory Economics 21.1 (January 2002): 103-132.

Information and Communication Technologies, Markets, and Economic Development.

Jensen, Robert T., Karen Eggleston, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Information and Communication Technologies, Markets, and Economic Development." The Global Information Technology Report 2001-2002 Readiness for the Networked World. Ed. Geoffrey Kirkman, Peter K. Cornelius, Jeffrey D. Sachs, and Klaus Schwab. Oxford University Press, 2002, 62-74.

Behavioral Perceptions and Policies Toward the Environment.

Zeckhauser, Richard, and Anthony Patt. "Behavioral Perceptions and Policies Toward the Environment." Judgments, Decisions, and Public Policy. Ed. Rajeev Gowda and Jeffrey C. Fox. Cambridge University Press, 2002, 265-302.

Political Competition and Debt Trajectories in Japan and the OECD.

Zeckhauser, Richard, and David Skilling. "Political Competition and Debt Trajectories in Japan and the OECD." Japan and the World Economy 14 (2002): 121-135.

Horizon Length and Portfolio Risk.

Zeckhauser, Richard, and Christian Gollier. "Horizon Length and Portfolio Risk." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 24.3 (2002): 195-212.

High Stakes Decision Making: Normative, Descriptive, and Prescriptive Considerations.

Zeckhauser, Richard, Howard Kunreuther, Robert Meyer, et al. "High Stakes Decision Making: Normative, Descriptive, and Prescriptive Considerations." Marketing Letters 13.3 (2002): 259-268.

Government Contracting for Health Care.

Eggleston, Karen, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Government Contracting for Health Care." Market-Based Governance: Supply Side, Demand Side, Upside and Downside. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2002, 29-65.

Trust Among Strangers in Internet Transactions: Empirical Analysis of eBay's Reputation System.

Zeckhauser, Richard, and Paul Resnick. "Trust Among Strangers in Internet Transactions: Empirical Analysis of eBay's Reputation System." The Economics of the Internet and E-Commerce. Ed. M. R. Baye. Elsevier Science, 2002, 127-157.

Instrumental Variables Estimates of the Effect of Subsidized Training on the Quantiles of Trainee Earnings.

Abadie, Alberto, Joshua Angrist, and Guido W. Imbens. "Instrumental Variables Estimates of the Effect of Subsidized Training on the Quantiles of Trainee Earnings." Econometrica 70.1 (2002): 91-117.

Bootstrap Tests for Distributional Treatment Effects in Instrumental Variable Models.

Abadie, Alberto. "Bootstrap Tests for Distributional Treatment Effects in Instrumental Variable Models." Journal of the American Statistical Association 97 (2002): 284-292.

Causal Inference.

Abadie, Alberto. "Causal Inference." Encyclopedia of Social Measurement, 2002.

Implementing Matching Estimators for Average Treatment Effects in STATA.

Abadie, Alberto, David Drukker, Jane Leber Herr, and Guido W. Imbens. “Implementing Matching Estimators for Average Treatment Effects in STATA.” Working Paper, 2002.

Independent Transmission Companies in a Regional Transmission Organization.

Hogan, William W., and John D. Chandley. "Independent Transmission Companies in a Regional Transmission Organization." Working Paper, January 2002.

Lessons from the American Experiment with Market-Based Environmental Policies.

Stavins, Robert N. "Lessons from the American Experiment with Market-Based Environmental Policies." Market-Based Governance: Supply Side, Demand Side, Upside and Downside. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr.. Brookings Institution, 2002.

The Induced Innovation Hypothesis and Energy-Saving Technological Change.

Newell, Richard G., Adam B. Jaffe, and Robert N. Stavins. "The Induced Innovation Hypothesis and Energy-Saving Technological Change." Technological Change and the Environment. Ed. Arnulf Grübler, Nebojsa Nakicenovic, and William D. Nordhaus. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002, 91-126.

Review of Nonlinear Statistical Modeling: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Symposium in Economic Theory and Econometrics: Essays in Honor of Takeshi Amemiya

Abadie, Alberto. Review of Nonlinear Statistical Modeling: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Symposium in Economic Theory and Econometrics: Essays in Honor of Takeshi Amemiya, ed. Hsiao, Cheng, Kimio Morimune, and James L. Powell. Journal of Economic Literature, XL.1, 2002: 165-166.

Identifying the Exercise of Market Power in California.

Hogan, William W., and Scott Harvey. "Identifying the Exercise of Market Power in California." Working Paper, December 28, 2001.

Market Power and Withholding.

Hogan, William W., and Scott M. Harvey. "Market Power and Withholding." Working Paper, December 20, 2001.

Muffled Price Signals: Household Water Demand Under Increasing-Block Prices.

Stavins, Robert N., Sheila M. Cavanagh, and W. Michael Hanemann. "Muffled Price Signals: Household Water Demand Under Increasing-Block Prices." Working Paper, December 20, 2001.

Capacity Constrained Supply Function Equilibrium Models of Electricity Markets: Stability, Non-Decreasing Constraints, and Function Space Iterations.

Hogan, William W., and Ross W. Baldick. "Capacity Constrained Supply Function Equilibrium Models of Electricity Markets: Stability, Non-Decreasing Constraints, and Function Space Iterations." University of California Energy Institute Power Working Paper PWP-089, December 18, 2001.

Congressional Vote Options.

King, David C., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Congressional Vote Options." Working Paper, December 18, 2001.

The Slippery Slope of Socialization.

Hogan, William W. "The Slippery Slope of Socialization." Public Utilities Fortnightly December 1, 2001.

Further Analysis of the Exercise of Market Power in the California Electricity Market.

Hogan, William W. "Further Analysis of the Exercise of Market Power in the California Electricity Market." Working Paper, November 21, 2001.

Lessons from the American Experiment with Market-Based Environmental Policies.

Stavins, Robert N. "Lessons from the American Experiment with Market-Based Environmental Policies." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP01-032, October 2001.

What Worms for the Early Bird: Early Admissions at Elite Colleges.

Avery, Christopher, Andrew Fairbanks, and Richard Zeckhauser. "What Worms for the Early Bird: Early Admissions at Elite Colleges." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP01-049, August 2001.

National Environmental Policy During the Clinton Years.

Stavins, Robert N., Sheila M. Cavanagh, and Robert W. Hahn. "National Environmental Policy During the Clinton Years." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP01-027, June 2001.

On the Exercise of Market Power Through Strategic Withholding.

Hogan, William W., and Scott M. Harvey. "On the Exercise of Market Power Through Strategic Withholding." Working Paper, April 24, 2001.

Give Bush Time on Climate Issues.

Stavins, Robert N. "Give Bush Time on Climate Issues." Boston Globe, April 4, 2001.

Designing Market Institutions for Electric Network Systems: Reforming the Reforms in New Zealand and the U.S.

Hogan, William W. "Designing Market Institutions for Electric Network Systems: Reforming the Reforms in New Zealand and the U.S." Working Paper presented at the Utility Convention, Auckland, New Zealand, March 13, 2001.

Abatement Cost Heterogeneity and Anticipated Savings from Market-Based Environmental Policies.

Stavins, Robert N., and Richard G. Newell. "Abatement Cost Heterogeneity and Anticipated Savings from Market-Based Environmental Policies." Working Paper, March 2001.

Macro-econometrics.

Stock, James H. "Macro-econometrics." Journal of Econometrics 100.1 (2001): 29-32.

Making Markets: The Case of Electric Power.

Hogan, William W. "Making Markets: The Case of Electric Power." Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2001.

The Economic Costs of Conflict: A Case-Control Study for the Basque Country

Abadie, Alberto, and Javier Gardeazabal. "The Economic Costs of Conflict: A Case-Control Study for the Basque Country" NBER Working Paper 8478, 2001.

More Order with Less Law: On Contract Enforcement, Trust and Crowding.

Bohnet, Iris, Bruno S. Frey, and Steffen Huck. "More Order with Less Law: On Contract Enforcement, Trust and Crowding." American Political Science Review 95.1 (2001): 131-144.

Vector Autoregressions.

Stock, James H., and Mark W. Watson. "Vector Autoregressions." Journal of Economic Perspectives 15 (Fall 2001): 101-116.

Confidence Intervals for Autoregressive Coefficients Near One.

Stock, James H., and Graham Elliot. "Confidence Intervals for Autoregressive Coefficients Near One." Journal of Econometrics 102 (2001): 155-181.

Forecasting Economic Time Series.

Stock, James H. "Forecasting Economic Time Series." Companion in Theoretical Econometrics. Ed. B. Baltagi. Basil Blackwell, 2001, 562-584.

Time Series: Economic Forecasting.

Stock, James H. "Time Series: Economic Forecasting." International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. .Elsevier Science, 2001.

Instrumental Variables in Economics and Statistics.

Stock, James H. "Instrumental Variables in Economics and Statistics." International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. .Elsevier Science, 2001.

Testing for Weak Instruments in Linear IV Regression.

Stock, James H., and Motohiro Yogo. "Testing for Weak Instruments in Linear IV Regression." Working Paper, 2001.

Forecasting Output and Inflation: The Role of Asset Prices.

Stock, James H., and Mark W. Watson. "Forecasting Output and Inflation: The Role of Asset Prices." NBER Working Paper 8180, 2001.

Government's Role When Markets Rule.

Donahue, John D., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Government's Role When Markets Rule." Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2001.

The Foundation Payout Puzzle.

Deep, Akash, and Peter Frumkin. "The Foundation Payout Puzzle." Hauser Center Working Paper, 2001.

The California Electricity Meltdown.

Hogan, William W. "The California Electricity Meltdown." Harvard Magazine September-October 2001.

Regional Transmission Organizations: Millennium Order on Designing Market Institutions for Electric 'Network Systems'.

Hogan, William W. "Regional Transmission Organizations: Millennium Order on Designing Market Institutions for Electric 'Network Systems'." Electricity Economics: Policies. Ed. Einar Hope, Leonid Melamed, and Mikhail Lychagin. Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2001.

When to Haggle.

Miller, Nolan, Nikita Piankov, and Richard Zeckhauser. "When to Haggle." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP01-025, 2001.

Ownership Structure and Provider Incentives.

Miller, Nolan, Karen Eggleston, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Ownership Structure and Provider Incentives." Working Paper, 2001.