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The White House lawn on a sunny day.
Feature: Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?

Juliette Kayyem examines the negative effects that Elon Musks’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could have on the safety of everyday Americans.

River running through a densely populated area.
Feature: Private Benefits from Public Investment in Climate Resilience

Joseph Aldy finds that governmental construction of levees, which enhance resilience to flood risks amplified by climate change, increases home values by 3-4 percent.

Person sits on a bed holding a check.
Feature: Assessing Government Outreach to Bolster Benefits Take-Up

Elizabeth Linos finds that light-touch interventions significantly, consistently, and cost-effectively increase benefits take-up among low-income households, while higher-touch proactive outreach yields minimal additional take-up.

Black family happily sits on the grass in a park.
Feature: Excess Mortality Rate in U.S. Black Children Since 1950

Soroush Saghafian finds that 5 million excess deaths of Black Americans, including over 500,000 infants, could have been avoided over the past 70 years if their mortality rates were equal to those of White Americans.

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

Education Reform in Mexico: Where are the Parents?

Grindle, Merilee S. "Education Reform in Mexico: Where are the Parents?" ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America (Fall 2001): 16-18.

Despite the Odds: The Political Economy of Social Sector Reform in Latin America.

Grindle, Merilee S. "Despite the Odds: The Political Economy of Social Sector Reform in Latin America." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP01-021, 2001.

Designing Reforms: Problems, Solutions, and Politics.

Grindle, Merilee S. "Designing Reforms: Problems, Solutions, and Politics." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP01-020, 2001.

The PRSP Process: What Next?

Grindle, Merilee S. "The PRSP Process: What Next?" Department for International Development, Government of the United Kingdom, 2001.