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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

Normalizing Industrial Policy

Rodrik, Dani. "Normalizing Industrial Policy." Commission on Growth and Development Working Papers 3, March 2008.

Economic Growth's Many Recipes.

Rodrik, Dani. "Economic Growth's Many Recipes." The Journal of Turkish Weekly, November 19, 2007.

World Too Complex for One-Size-Fits-All Models.

Rodrik, Dani. "World Too Complex for One-Size-Fits-All Models." Business Day, November 13, 2007.

How to Save Globalization from its Cheerleaders.

Rodrik, Dani. "How to Save Globalization from its Cheerleaders." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series and CEPR Discussion Papers (RWP07-038 and 6494), September 2007.

How to Save Globalization from its Cheerleaders.

Rodrik, Dani. "How to Save Globalization from its Cheerleaders." Journal of International Trade and Diplomacy 1.2 (Fall 2007): 1-33.

Normalizing Industrial Policy.

Rodrik, Dani. "Normalizing Industrial Policy." Working Paper, September 2007.

Reconfiguring Industrial Policy: A Framework with an Application to South Africa.

Hausmann, Ricardo, Dani Rodrik, Charles F. Sabel. "Reconfiguring Industrial Policy: A Framework with an Application to South Africa." Working Paper, August 31, 2007.

An Undervalued Currency Gives Value to Economists.

Rodrik, Dani. "An Undervalued Currency Gives Value to Economists." Taipei Times, August 14, 2007.

Be Our Guests.

Rodrik, Dani. "Be Our Guests." New York Times, June 1, 2007.

The Cheerleaders' Threat to Global Trade.

Rodrik, Dani. "The Cheerleaders' Threat to Global Trade." Financial Times, March 27, 2007.

What You Export Matters.

Hausmann, Ricardo, Jason Hwang, and Dani Rodrik. "What You Export Matters." Journal of Economic Growth 12.1 (March 2007): 1-25.

The False Promise of Financial Liberalisation.

Rodrik, Dani. "The False Promise of Financial Liberalisation." Daily Times (Pakistan), January 12, 2007.

One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth

Rodrik, Dani. One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth. Princeton University Press, 2007.

Industrial Development: Some Stylized Facts and Policy Directions.

Rodrik, Dani. "Industrial Development: Some Stylized Facts and Policy Directions." Industrial Development for the 21st Century. U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Division for Sustainable Development, 2007.

What Produces Economic Success?

Rodrik, Dani. "What Produces Economic Success?" Economic Growth with Equity. Challenges for Latin America. Ed. Ricardo Ffrench-Davis and José Luis Machinea. ECLAC and Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

What's So Special About China's Exports?

Rodrik, Dani. "What's So Special About China's Exports?" China and World Economy 14.5 (September/October 2006): 1-19.

Understanding South Africa's Economic Puzzles.

Rodrik, Dani. "Understanding South Africa's Economic Puzzles." Center for International Development; KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series; and CEPR Discussion Papers (CID No. 130; KSG No. RWP06-039; CEPR No. DP5907), September 2006.

The Social Cost of Foreign Exchange Reserves.

Rodrik, Dani. "The Social Cost of Foreign Exchange Reserves." International Economic Journal 20.3 (September 2006): 253-266.

Doomed to Choose: Industrial Policy as Predicament.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Dani Rodrik. "Doomed to Choose: Industrial Policy as Predicament." Center for International Development Blue Sky Conference Paper, September 2006.

Yan Fu Memorial Lecture: Making Globalization More Development-Friendly.

Rodrik, Dani. "Yan Fu Memorial Lecture: Making Globalization More Development-Friendly." China Center For Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University, March 28, 2006.

Getting the Diagnosis Right: A New Approach to Economic Reform.

Hausmann, Ricardo, Dani Rodrik, and Andrés Velasco. "Getting the Diagnosis Right: A New Approach to Economic Reform." Finance and Development 43.1 (March 2006): 12-15.

Development Lessons for Asia from Non-Asian Countries.

Rodrik, Dani. "Development Lessons for Asia from Non-Asian Countries." Asian Development Review 23.1 (January-June 2006): 1-15.

What's So Special About China's Exports?

Rodrik, Dani. "What's So Special About China's Exports?" KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP06-001 (CEPR discussion paper 5484, NBER 11947), January 2006.

Goodbye Washington Consensus, Hello Washington Confusion?

Rodrik, Dani. "Goodbye Washington Consensus, Hello Washington Confusion?" Review of Economic Growth in the 1990s: Learning from a Decade of Reform, by World Bank Journal of Economic Literature, 44.4 December 2006: 973-987.

Hacia una Estrategia para el Crecimiento Económico de Uruguay.

Hausmann, Ricardo, Andrés Rodriguez-Clare, and Dani Rodrik. "Hacia una Estrategia para el Crecimiento Económico de Uruguay." Una Nueva Era de Crecimiento Económico en Uruguay. Ed. Eduardo Fernández-Arias and Silvia Sagari. Inter-American Development Bank, 2006.

On the Efficacy of Reforms: Policy Tinkering, Institutional Change, and Entrepreneurship.

Iyigun, Murat, and Dani Rodrik. "On the Efficacy of Reforms: Policy Tinkering, Institutional Change, and Entrepreneurship." Institutions, Development, and Economic Growth. Ed. Theo S. Eicher and Cecilia García-Peñalosa. MIT Press, 2006.

The Social Cost of Foreign Exchange Reserves.

Rodrik, Dani. "The Social Cost of Foreign Exchange Reserves." CEPR Discussion Papers 5483, January 2006.

What You Export Matters.

Hausmann, Ricardo, Jason Hwang, and Dani Rodrik. "What You Export Matters." Centre for Economic Policy Research, Center for International Development, and KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series (CEPR-5444, CID-123, RWP05-063), December 2005.

Policies for Economic Diversification.

Rodrik, Dani. "Policies for Economic Diversification." CEPAL Review 87 (December 2005): 7-23.

Trade Talks: Let the WTO's Doha Round Fail.

Rodrik, Dani. "Trade Talks: Let the WTO's Doha Round Fail." Bangkok Post, November 23, 2005.

From 'Hindu Growth' to Productivity Surge: The Mystery of the Indian Growth Transition.

Rodrik, Dani with Arvind Subramanian. "From 'Hindu Growth' to Productivity Surge: The Mystery of the Indian Growth Transition." IMF Staff Papers Vol. 52, No. 2, September 2005.

Self-Discovery in a Development Strategy for El Salvador.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Dani Rodrik. "Self-Discovery in a Development Strategy for El Salvador." Economía: Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association 6.1 (Fall 2005): 43-101.

Real Economic Success Stories Not Explained by 'Trade and Aid.'

Rodrik, Dani. "Real Economic Success Stories Not Explained by 'Trade and Aid.'" Taipei Times, August 8, 2005.

Why are Some People (and Countries) More Protectionist than Others?

Mayda, Anna Maria, and Dani Rodrik. "Why are Some People (and Countries) More Protectionist than Others?" European Economic Review 49.6 (August 2005): 1393-1430.

How to Help Poor Countries.

Birdsall, Nancy, Dani Rodrik, and Arvind Subramanian. "How to Help Poor Countries." Foreign Affairs July/August 2005.

Do Democratic Transitions Produce Bad Economic Outcomes?

Rodrik, Dani, and Romain Wacziarg. "Do Democratic Transitions Produce Bad Economic Outcomes?" American Economic Review 95.2 (May 2005).

In Search of the Holy Grail: Policy Convergence, Experimentation, and Economic Performance.

Mukand, Sharun W., and Dani Rodrik. "In Search of the Holy Grail: Policy Convergence, Experimentation, and Economic Performance." American Economic Review 95.1 (March 2005): 374-383.

Towards a Strategy for Economic Growth in Uruguay.

Hausmann, Ricardo, Dani Rodrik, and Andres Rodriguez-Clare. "Towards a Strategy for Economic Growth in Uruguay." Inter-American Development Bank Economic and Social Studies Series RE1-05-003, February 2005.

Rule of Law, Democracy, Openness and Income: Estimating the Interrelationships.

Rodrik, Dani with Roberto Rigobon. "Rule of Law, Democracy, Openness and Income: Estimating the Interrelationships." Economics of Transition 13.3 (July 2005): 533-564.

Do Democratic Transitions Produce Bad Economic Outcomes?

Rodrik, Dani, and Romain Wacziarg. "Do Democratic Transitions Produce Bad Economic Outcomes?" Stanford IIS CDDRL Working Papers 29, January 2005.

Growth Strategies.

Rodrik, Dani. "Growth Strategies." Handbooks in Economics 22: Handbook of Economic Growth, Volume 1A. Ed. Philippe Aghion and Steven N. Durlauf. Elsevier North-Holland, 2005, 967-1014.

Rethinking Growth Strategies

Rodrik, Dani. "Rethinking Growth Strategies." WIDER Perspectives on Global Development. Ed. A.B. Atkinson et al.. Palgrave-Macmillan in association with UNI-WIDER, 2005.

Feasible Globalizations.

Rodrik, Dani. "Feasible Globalizations." Globalization: What's New? Ed. M. Weinstein. Columbia University Press, 2005.

Growth Accelerations.

Hausmann, Ricardo, Lant Pritchett, and Dani Rodrik. "Growth Accelerations." Journal of Economic Growth 10.4 (2005): 303-329.

Industrial Policy for the Twenty-First Century.

Rodrik, Dani. "Industrial Policy for the Twenty-First Century." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP04-047, November 2004.

Growth Diagnostics.

Rodrik, Dani, Ricardo Hausmann, and Andrés Velasco. "Growth Diagnostics." Working Paper, October 2004.

Rethinking Growth Policies in the Developing World.

Rodrik, Dani. "Rethinking Growth Policies in the Developing World." Working Paper, October 2004.

Righting Reform, the Gap Between Rules and Public Perception.

Rodrik, Dani. "Righting Reform, the Gap Between Rules and Public Perception." Jakarta Post, September 9, 2004.

Growth Accelerations

Hausmann, Ricardo, Lant Pritchett, and Dani Rodrik. "Growth Accelerations." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP04-030, July 2004.

Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions over Geography and Integration in Economic Development.

Rodrik, Dani, Arvind Subramanian, and Francesco Trebbi. "Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions over Geography and Integration in Economic Development." Journal of Economic Growth 9.2 (June 2004): 131-165.