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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.

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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

How Has the Electoral College Survived for This Long?

Keyssar, Alexander. "How Has the Electoral College Survived for This Long?" New York Times. August 3, 2020.

Muito Longe da Esperança (Far From Hope)

Keyssar, Alexander. "Muito Longe da Esperança (Far From Hope)." Piaui (Brazil). October 2012.

Voter Suppression Returns

Keyssar, Alexander. "Voter Suppression Returns." Harvard Magazine. July 1, 2012.

Voter Suppression Returns-Voting Rights and Partisan Practices

Keyssar, Alexander. "Voter Suppression Returns-Voting Rights and Partisan Practices." Harvard Magazine. July-August 2012.

The Balancing Act of Barack Obama

Keyssar, Alexander. "The Balancing Act of Barack Obama." Estudos e Análises de Conjuntura. January 2011, 1-10.

Reminders of Poverty, Soon Forgotten.

Keyssar, Alexander. "Reminders of Poverty, Soon Forgotten." The Chronicle Review November 4, 2005.

What Right to Vote?

Keyssar, Alexander. "What Right to Vote?" New York Magazine November 8, 2004.

Peculiar Institution.

Keyssar, Alexander. "Peculiar Institution." Boston Sunday Globe October 17, 2004.

The Right to Vote in the South.

Keyssar, Alexander. "The Right to Vote in the South." Southern Exposure Winter 2003: 17-35.