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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

Revisiting the Effect of Conditional and Unconditional Incentives on Mail Survey Response Rates

Lasky-Fink, Jessica, and Todd Rogers. "Revisiting the Effect of Conditional and Unconditional Incentives on Mail Survey Response Rates." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-024, August 2020.

Returnable Reciprocity: When Optional Gifts Increase Compliance

Zlatev, Julian J., and Todd Rogers. "Returnable Reciprocity: When Optional Gifts Increase Compliance." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-007, March 2020.

Using Behavioral Insights to Improve School Administrative Communications: The Case of Truancy Notifications

Lasky-Fink, Jessica, Carly Robinson, Hedy Chang, and Todd Rogers. "Using Behavioral Insights to Improve School Administrative Communications: The Case of Truancy Notifications." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-026, August 2019.

The Demotivating Effect (and Unintended Message) of Awards

Robinson, Carly D., Jana Gallus, Monica G. Lee, and Todd Rogers. "The Demotivating Effect (and Unintended Message) of Awards." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-020, July 2018.

Simplification and Defaults Affect Adoption and Impact of Technology, But Decision Makers Do Not Realize This

Bergman, Peter, Jessica Lasky-Fink, and Todd Rogers. "Simplification and Defaults Affect Adoption and Impact of Technology, But Decision Makers Do Not Realize This." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-021, June 2017 (Updated July 2018).

Reducing Student Absenteeism in the Early Grades by Targeting Parental Beliefs

Robinson, Carly D., Monica G. Lee, Eric Dearing, and Todd Rogers. "Reducing Student Absenteeism in the Early Grades by Targeting Parental Beliefs." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-011, March 2017 (Updated July 2018).

Creating Birds of Similar Feathers: Leveraging Similarity to Improve Teacher-Student Relationships and Academic
Achievement

Gehlbach, Hunter, Maureen E. Brinkworth, Aaron M. King, Laura M. Hsu, Joe McIntyre, and Todd Rogers. "Creating Birds of Similar Feathers: Leveraging Similarity to Improve Teacher-Student Relationships and Academic Achievement." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-017, April 2015.

Losing Hurts: The Happiness Impact of Partisan Electoral Loss

Pierce, Lamar, Todd Rogers, and Jason A. Snyder. "Losing Hurts: The Happiness Impact of Partisan Electoral Loss." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-051, October 2014.

The Underutilized Potential of Teacher-to-Parent Communication: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Kraft, Matthew A., and Todd Rogers. "The Underutilized Potential of Teacher-to-Parent Communication: Evidence from a Field Experiment." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-049, October 2014.

The Belief in a Favorable Future

Rogers, Todd, and Michael I. Norton. "The Belief in a Favorable Future." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-048, October 2014.

The Motivating Power of Under-Confidence: “The Race is Close But We’re Losing”

Rogers, Todd, and Don A. Moore. "The Motivating Power of Under-Confidence: “The Race is Close But We’re Losing”." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-047, October 2014.

Artful Paltering: The Risks and Rewards of Using Truthful Statements to Mislead Others

Rogers, Todd, Richard Zeckhauser, Francesca Gino, Maurice Schweitzer, and Mike Norton. "Artful Paltering: The Risks and Rewards of Using Truthful Statements to Mislead Others." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-045, September 2014.

Changing Behavior Beyond the Here and Now

Rogers, Todd, and Erin Frey. "Changing Behavior Beyond the Here and Now." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-014, February 2014.

Political Campaigns and Big Data

Nickerson, David W., and Todd Rogers. "Political Campaigns and Big Data." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-045, Revised February 2014.

Unresponsive and
Unpersuaded: The Unintended Consequences of Voter Persuasion Efforts

Bailey, Michael, Daniel J. Hopkins, and Todd Rogers. "Unresponsive and Unpersuaded: The Unintended Consequences of Voter Persuasion Efforts." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-034, September 2013.

Can Inaccurate Beliefs About Incumbents be Changed? And Can Reframing Change Votes?

Rogers, Todd, and David W. Nickerson. "Can Inaccurate Beliefs About Incumbents be Changed? And Can Reframing Change Votes?" vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-018, May 2013.

Vote Self-Prediction Hardly Predicts Who Will Vote, And Is (Misleadingly) Unbiased

Rogers, Todd, and Masa Aida. "Vote Self-Prediction Hardly Predicts Who Will Vote, And Is (Misleadingly) Unbiased." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-010, April 2013.

What Does “Intending to Vote”
Mean?

Rogers, Todd, and Masa Aida. "What Does “Intending to Vote” Mean?" vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-056, November 2012.

Are Ballot Initiative Outcomes Influenced by the Campaigns of Independent Groups?
A Precinct-Randomized Field Experiment

Rogers, Todd, and Joel A. Middleton. "Are Ballot Initiative Outcomes Influenced by the Campaigns of Independent Groups? A Precinct-Randomized Field Experiment." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-049, November 2012 (Updated June 2013).

How Long Do Treatment Effects Last?
Persistence and Durability of a Descriptive Norms Intervention's Effect on Energy Conservation

Allcott, Hunt, and Todd Rogers. "How Long Do Treatment Effects Last? Persistence and Durability of a Descriptive Norms Intervention's Effect on Energy Conservation." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-045, October 2012.

Why Bother Asking?
The Limited Value of Self-Reported Vote Intention

Rogers, Todd, and Masa Aida. "Why Bother Asking? The Limited Value of Self-Reported Vote Intention." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-001, January 2012.