Faculty Publications

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

Extremism and Social Learning

Glaeser, Edward L., and Cass R. Sunstein. "Extremism and Social Learning." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP08-004, January 2008.

The Economic Approach to Cities

Glaeser, Edward L. "The Economic Approach to Cities." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series, Harvard Institute of Economic Research, and NBER Working Papers (RWP08-003, 2149 and 13696), January 2008.

Did the Death of Distance Hurt Detroit and Help New York?

Glaeser, Edward L., and Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto. "Did the Death of Distance Hurt Detroit and Help New York?" ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP08-002, January 2008.

What About the Cities?

Glaeser, Edward L. "What About the Cities?" Boston Globe, January 4, 2008.

Just Part of the Cycle.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Just Part of the Cycle." New York Sun, December 10, 2007.

Building a Better Springfield.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Building a Better Springfield." Boston Globe, December 7, 2007.

Violence, Learning, and the Gender Divide.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Violence, Learning, and the Gender Divide." Boston Globe, November 2, 2007.

Can Buffalo Ever Come Back?

Glaeser, Edward L. "Can Buffalo Ever Come Back?" New York Sun, October 19, 2007.

Social Interactions and Smoking.

Cutler, David M., and Edward L. Glaeser. "Social Interactions and Smoking." NBER Working Papers w13477, October 2007.

Entrepreneurship and the City.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Entrepreneurship and the City." NBER Working Papers w13551, October 2007.

Vilifying Lenders.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Vilifying Lenders." New York Sun, September 18, 2007.

Sensible Solutions to the Lending Mess.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Sensible Solutions to the Lending Mess." Boston Globe, September 7, 2007.

How to Recover.

Glaeser, Edward L. "How to Recover." New York Sun, September 4, 2007.

Where Edwards Is Right.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Where Edwards Is Right." New York Sun, August 7, 2007.

A Focus on Parks and Beaches.

Glaeser, Edward L. "A Focus on Parks and Beaches." Boston Globe, August 3, 2007.

Better a Murdoch...

Glaeser, Edward L. "Better a Murdoch..." New York Sun, July 25, 2007.

Risk Worth Taking.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Risk Worth Taking." New York Sun, July 10, 2007.

Upward Trajectory.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Upward Trajectory." New York Sun, June 12, 2007.

The Profit Calculator.

Cohen, Arianne, Edward Glaeser, and Michael Idov. "The Profit Calculator." New York 40.21 (June 11, 2007): 38-49.

Housing Changes Key to City's Future.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Housing Changes Key to City's Future." Boston Globe, June 10, 2007.

Why Does Democracy Need Education?

Glaeser, Edward L., Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto, and Andrei Shleifer. "Why Does Democracy Need Education?" Journal of Economic Growth 12.2 (June 2007): 77-99.

With Compromise, a First Step on Immigration.

Glaeser, Edward L. "With Compromise, a First Step on Immigration." Boston Globe, May 28, 2007.

A Road Map for Environmentalism.

Glaeser, Edward L. "A Road Map for Environmentalism." Boston Globe, May 21, 2007.

Politics, Biotechnology a Shaky Mix.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Politics, Biotechnology a Shaky Mix." Boston Globe, May 14, 2007.

Embracing Biotechnology.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Embracing Biotechnology." Boston Globe, May 7, 2007.

When Are Ghettos Bad? Lessons from Immigrant Segregation in the United States.

Cutler, David M., Edward L. Glaeser, and Jacob L. Vigdor. "When Are Ghettos Bad? Lessons from Immigrant Segregation in the United States." NBER Working Papers w13082, May 2007.

Cleaning up the Public Pension System.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Cleaning up the Public Pension System." Boston Globe, April 30, 2007.

A Climate for Growth.

Glaeser, Edward L. "A Climate for Growth." Boston Globe, April 23, 2007.

Is the U.S. Population Behaving Healthier?

Cutler, David M., Edward L. Glaeser, and Allison B. Rosen. "Is the U.S. Population Behaving Healthier?" NBER Working Paper Series w13013, April 2007.

What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns.

Kerr, William, Edward L. Glaeser, and Glenn Ellison. "What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns." Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau, NBER, and HIER Working Papers (CES-WP-07-13, w13068, and 2133), April 2007.

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