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Delivery worker wearing a medical mask and carrying packages.
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.

A family with a father, mother, and two small children walking on a dirt path.
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.

Two women in rural India dressed colorfully and carrying baskets on their heads.
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.

A network of computer motherboards and other parts assembled to look like a miniature city.
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

Using Inclusive Wealth for Policy Evaluation: Application to
Electricity Infrastructure Planning in Oil-Exporting Countries

Collins, Ross D., Noelle E. Selin, Olivier L. de Weck, and William C. Clark. "Using Inclusive Wealth for Policy Evaluation: Application to Electricity Infrastructure Planning in Oil-Exporting Countries." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-010, March 2016.

Crafting Usable Knowledge for Sustainable Development

Clark, William C., Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Louis Lebel, and Gilberto Gallopin. "Crafting Usable Knowledge for Sustainable Development." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-005, January 2016.

Making Technological Innovation Work for Sustainable Development

Anadon, Laura Diaz, Gabriel Chan, Alicia Harley, Kira Matus, Suerie Moon, Sharmila L. Murthy, and William C. Clark. "Making Technological Innovation Work for Sustainable Development." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-079, December 2015.

London: A Multi-Century Struggle for
Sustainable Development in an Urban Environment

Clark, William C. "London: A Multi-Century Struggle for Sustainable Development in an Urban Environment." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-047, August 2015.

Toward a General Theory of
Boundary Work: Insights from
the CGIAR’s Natural Resource
Management Programs

Clark, William C., Thomas P. Tomich, Meine van Noordwijk, Nancy M. Dickson, Delia Catacutan, David Guston, and Elizabeth McNie. "Toward a General Theory of Boundary Work: Insights from the CGIAR’s Natural Resource Management Programs." Center for International Development and ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series (199 and RWP10-035), September 2010.

Linking International Agricultural Research Knowledge with Action for Sustainable Poverty Alleviation: What Works?

Kristjanson, Patti, Robin Reid, Nancy Dickson, William Clark, et al. "Linking International Agricultural Research Knowledge with Action for Sustainable Poverty Alleviation: What Works?" Center for International Development and ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series (173 and RWP08-045), September 2008.

Biofuels and Sustainable Development

Lee, Henry, William C. Clark, and Charan Devereaux. "Biofuels and Sustainable Development." Center for International Development and ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series (174 and RWP08-049), July 2008.

Science for Global Sustainability: Toward a New Paradigm.

Clark, William C., Paul J. Crutzen, and Hans J. Schellnhuber. "Science for Global Sustainability: Toward a New Paradigm." Center for International Development and KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series, No. 120 and RWP05-032, March 2005.

Salience, Credibility, Legitimacy and Boundaries: Linking Research, Assessment and Decision Making.

Cash, David, William C. Clark, Frank Alcock, Nancy Dickson, Noelle Eckley, and Jill Jäger. "Salience, Credibility, Legitimacy and Boundaries: Linking Research, Assessment and Decision Making." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP02-046, November 2002.

Information as Influence: How Institutions Mediate the Impact of Scientific Assessments on Global Environmental Affairs.

Clark, William C., Ronald Mitchell, David Cash, and Frank Alcock. "Information as Influence: How Institutions Mediate the Impact of Scientific Assessments on Global Environmental Affairs." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP02-044, November 2002.

From Science to Policy: Assessing the Assessment Process .

Clark, William C. and David Cash. "From Science to Policy: Assessing the Assessment Process ." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP01-045, November 2001.