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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

Scholars Hurt By Quality of State Colleges

Glaeser, Edward L. "Scholars Hurt By Quality of State Colleges." Boston Globe, August 8, 2012.

Bad Laws Are No Cure For Outsourcing

Glaeser, Edward L. "Bad Laws Are No Cure For Outsourcing." Boston Globe, July 26, 2012.

Towns Have Too Much Power, But Not the Power They Need

Glaeser, Edward L. "Towns Have Too Much Power, But Not the Power They Need." Boston Globe, July 12, 2012.

Why Are House Republicans Going After Census Information?

Glaeser, Edward L. "Why Are House Republicans Going After Census Information?" Boston Globe, June 28, 2012.

Young Workers Can’t Afford Homes in the State

Glaeser, Edward L. "Young Workers Can’t Afford Homes in the State." Boston Globe, June 14, 2012.

Does US Need Another Imperial President Like Lyndon Johnson?

Glaeser, Edward L. "Does US Need Another Imperial President Like Lyndon Johnson?" Boston Globe, May 31, 2012.

Mass. Health Care Debate Pits Cost vs. Quality — and Young vs. Old

Glaeser, Edward L. "Mass. Health Care Debate Pits Cost vs. Quality — and Young vs. Old." Boston Globe, May 17, 2012.

The Economist Who Changed the Way We Think About Housing

Glaeser, Edward L. "The Economist Who Changed the Way We Think About Housing." Bloomberg News, May 15, 2012.

The Keys to Keeping Boston Free of Riots

Glaeser, Edward L. "The Keys to Keeping Boston Free of Riots." Boston Globe, May 3, 2012.

Housing Booms and City Centers

Glaeser, Edward L., Joshua D. Gottlieb, and Kristina Tobio. "Housing Booms and City Centers." American Economic Review 102.3 (May 2012): 127-133.

A Yelp to Let Us Compare Cities, Towns

Glaeser, Edward L. "A Yelp to Let Us Compare Cities, Towns." Boston Globe, April 6, 2012.

MBTA Shouldn’t Be on Board with The Ride

Glaeser, Edward L. "MBTA Shouldn’t Be on Board with The Ride." Boston Globe, March 9, 2012.

Cash Is Better Than Food Stamps in Helping Poor

Glaeser, Edward L. "Cash Is Better Than Food Stamps in Helping Poor." Bloomberg News, February 27, 2012.

America is More Integrated than You Might Think

Glaeser, Edward L. "America is More Integrated than You Might Think." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 26, 2012.

Spending Won’t Fix What Ails U.S. Infrastructure

Glaeser, Edward L. "Spending Won’t Fix What Ails U.S. Infrastructure." Bloomberg, February 13, 2012.

Gaffe Gives Romney Chance to Redesign Safety Net

Glaeser, Edward L. "Gaffe Gives Romney Chance to Redesign Safety Net." Boston Globe, February 10, 2012.

Fed’s Housing Ideas Won’t Fix Market

Glaeser, Edward L. "Fed’s Housing Ideas Won’t Fix Market." Boston Globe, January 13, 2012.

The Elections Predictor

Glaeser, Edward L. "The Elections Predictor." Boston Globe, December 30, 2011.

In Economists’ Paradise, Lessons for US

Glaeser, Edward L. "In Economists’ Paradise, Lessons for US." Boston Globe, December 19, 2011.

Kevin White’s Best Legacy

Glaeser, Edward L. "Kevin White’s Best Legacy." Boston Globe, December 5, 2011.

Goodbye, Golden Years

Glaeser, Edward L. "Goodbye, Golden Years." New York Times, November 19, 2011.

Schools Buy Technology, But is it the Right Kind?

Glaeser, Edward L. "Schools Buy Technology, But is it the Right Kind?" Boston Globe, November 18, 2011.

7 Billion Reasons for Hope, not Fear

Glaeser, Edward L. "7 Billion Reasons for Hope, not Fear." Boston Globe, November 4, 2011.

Unleash the Entrepreneurs

Glaeser, Edward L. "Unleash the Entrepreneurs." City Journal, Autumn 2011.

Republicans Must Embrace Education, Not Tax Cuts

Glaeser, Edward L. "Republicans Must Embrace Education, Not Tax Cuts." Bloomberg, October 24, 2011.

In Health Care, Fee-for-Service Means too Many Services

Glaeser, Edward L. "In Health Care, Fee-for-Service Means too Many Services." Boston Globe, October 20, 2011.

To Avoid Scandals, Auction off Casino Licenses

Glaeser, Edward L. "To Avoid Scandals, Auction off Casino Licenses." Boston.com, October 7, 2011.

Identification and Inference with Many Invalid Instruments

Kolesár, Michal, Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, Edward L. Glaeser, and Guido W. Imbens. "Identification and Inference with Many Invalid Instruments." NBER Working Papers 17519, October 2011.

Make Drivers Pay for Driving

Glaeser, Edward L. "Make Drivers Pay for Driving." Boston Globe, September 23, 2011.

Payroll-Tax Cut Is the Working Part of Jobs Plan: Edward Glaeser

Glaeser, Edward L. "Payroll-Tax Cut Is the Working Part of Jobs Plan: Edward Glaeser." Bloomberg.com, September 12, 2011.

Is the ‘Governor Effect’ Real?

Glaeser, Edward L. "Is the ‘Governor Effect’ Real?" Boston Globe, September 8. 2011.

Americans Met Attacks by Drawing on Strengths

Glaeser, Edward L. "Americans Met Attacks by Drawing on Strengths." Bloomberg News, September 6, 2011.

The Greenness of China: Household Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development

Zheng, Siqi, Rui Wang, Edward L. Glaeser, and Matthew E. Kahn. "The Greenness of China: Household Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development." Journal of Economic Geography 11.5 (September 2011): 761-792.

Unleash the Entrepreneurs

Glaeser, Edward L. "Unleash the Entrepreneurs." City Journal, 21.4, Fall 2011.

Sciences Still Young

Glaeser, Edward L. "Sciences Still Young." Harvard Magazine, September 2011.

Tax Breaks Shouldn't be Sacrosanct

Glaeser, Edward L. "Tax Breaks Shouldn't be Sacrosanct." Boston Globe, 8/25/2011.

Targets for Future Spending Cuts

Glaeser, Edward L. "Targets for Future Spending Cuts." Korea Herald, August 18, 2011.

Engines of Innovation

Glaeser, Edward L. "Engines of Innovation." Scientific American. August 17, 2011.

Free the FAA

Glaeser, Edward L. "Free the FAA." Boston Globe, August 15, 2011.

Balanced Budget Suddenly Looks More Appealing

Glaeser, Edward L. "Balanced Budget Suddenly Looks More Appealing." Bloomberg View, August 1, 2011.

Cities, Productivity, and Quality of Life

Glaeser, Edward L. "Cities, Productivity, and Quality of Life." Science 333.6042 (July 2011): 592-594.

Boeing’s Uniquely American Right to Take Flight

Glaeser, Edward L. "Boeing’s Uniquely American Right to Take Flight." Bloomberg View, July 19, 2011.

Raise Cigarette Taxes — and Skip the Ugly Photos

Glaeser, Edward L. "Raise Cigarette Taxes — and Skip the Ugly Photos." Boston Globe, June 30, 2011.

Even Internet-Age Firms Need City's Ferment

Glaeser, Edward L. "Even Internet-Age Firms Need City's Ferment." Today (Singapore), June 24, 2011.

The Locavore's Dilemma

Glaeser, Edward L. "The Locavore's Dilemma." Boston Globe, June 16, 2011.

Putting Regulations to the Test

Glaeser, Edward L. "Putting Regulations to the Test." Boston Globe, June 2, 2011.

Federal Home-Building Programs Guarantee Waste

Glaeser, Edward L. "Federal Home-Building Programs Guarantee Waste." Boston Globe, May 19, 2011.

Local Pension Funds Should Invest Farther Afield

Glaeser, Edward L. "Local Pension Funds Should Invest Farther Afield." Boston Globe, May 5, 2011.

New Land of Opportunity

Glaeser, Edward L. "New Land of Opportunity." Forbes, April 20, 2011.

New Land Of Opportunity

Glaeser, Edward L. "New Land Of Opportunity." Forbes. April 20, 2011.