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The White House lawn on a sunny day.
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

The World’s Best-Kept Financial Inclusion Secret Revealed: The Untold Success Story of BRI Microbanking Since 1895

Rosengard, Jay K. "The World’s Best-Kept Financial Inclusion Secret Revealed: The Untold Success Story of BRI Microbanking Since 1895." Ash Center Policy Briefs Series, November 2022.

Success Factors in Tax Digitalization

Rosengard, Jay K. "Success Factors in Tax Digitalization." United Nations Better Than Cash Alliance, October 2020.

The Unintended Consequences of Successful Resource Mobilization: Financing Development in Vietnam

Jay K. Rosengard, Tr?n Th? Qu? Giang, Ðinh Vu Trang Ngân, Hu?nh Th? Du, and Juan Pablo Chauvin. "The Unintended Consequences of Successful Resource Mobilization: Financing Development in Vietnam." United Nations Development Programme and the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program, 2011.

Funding Economic Development: A Comparative Study of Financial Sector Reform in Vietnam and China

Rosengard, Jay K., and Huynh The Du. "Funding Economic Development: A Comparative Study of Financial Sector Reform in Vietnam and China." United Nations Development Programme, Harvard Policy Dialogue Papers 2, 2009.

Innovative Real Estate Taxes and Fees to Finance Municipal Public Infrastructure and Services in Vietnam

Rosengard, Jay K. "Innovative Real Estate Taxes and Fees to Finance Municipal Public Infrastructure and Services in Vietnam." Vietnam Ministry of Finance Policy Advisory Group, August 2008.

Vietnam Land and Buildings Tax

Rosengard, Jay K., and Do Ngoc Huynh. "Vietnam Land and Buildings Tax." Vietnam Ministry of Finance Policy Advisory Group, March 2008.

¿Qué Pasó? Failure of the Commercial Financial Sector to Deliver Microfinance Services in Mexico.

Rosengard, Jay K. "¿Qué Pasó? Failure of the Commercial Financial Sector to Deliver Microfinance Services in Mexico." Paper Presented at the Forum on Microfinance, Monterrey, Mexico, November 2007.

Paying for Urban Infrastructure and Services: A Comparative Study of Municipal Finance in Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai, and Jakarta.

Rosengard, Jay K., with Bui Van, Huynh The Du, Vu Pham Tin, Fang Xu, and Mochamad Pasha. "Paying for Urban Infrastructure and Services: A Comparative Study of Municipal Finance in Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai, and Jakarta." UNDP Viet Nam and the Institute for Economic Research HCMC, June 2007.

Sustainable and Effective Microfinance: Reconciling Commercial Viability and Poverty Alleviation Objectives.

Rosengard, Jay K. "Sustainable and Effective Microfinance: Reconciling Commercial Viability and Poverty Alleviation Objectives." Presented at the Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Microcredit, December 5-6, 2005.

SymBanc: A Simulator for Microfinance Institutions.

Hirsch, Gary B., Jay K. Rosengard, Guy Stuart, and Don E. Johnston, Jr. "SymBanc: A Simulator for Microfinance Institutions." Annual Conference of the Systems Dynamic Society Working Paper, July 2005.

Improving Access to Financial Services for Low-Income Households and Microenterprises in Indonesia.

Patten, Richard, Jay K. Rosengard, Don Johnston, and Widjojo Kusomo. "Improving Access to Financial Services for Low-Income Households and Microenterprises in Indonesia." Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Jakarta, Conference Paper, August 2003.

Re-Establishing Microfinance Services in East Timor: Back to BRI?

Rosengard, Jay, et al. "Re-Establishing Microfinance Services in East Timor: Back to BRI?" Center for Business and Government, 2003.

National Markets and Institutions to Support Financial Development in East Asia.

Rosengard, Jay K. "National Markets and Institutions to Support Financial Development in East Asia." Institutional Development in Finance in East Asia, Bangkok, Conference Paper, 2003.

Reforming the Financial Sectors of Thailand and Indonesia: Myth Perceptions of Ramakien and Ramayana Capitalists.

Rosengard, Jay. "Reforming the Financial Sectors of Thailand and Indonesia: Myth Perceptions of Ramakien and Ramayana Capitalists." Paper for Conference on Financial Sector Reform Across Asia: Facts, Analyses, Solutions, December 2002.

Microfinance Development in Kenya: Transforming K-Reps's Microenterprise Credit Program Into a Commercial Bank.

Rosengard, Jay, Ashok S. Rai, Aleke Dondo, and Henry O. Oketch. "Microfinance Development in Kenya: Transforming K-Reps's Microenterprise Credit Program Into a Commercial Bank." Equity and Growth through Economic Research/Public Strategies for Growth and Equity Project African Economic Policy Discussion Paper 70, June 2001.

Kinks in the Links.

Rosengard, Jay. "Kinks in the Links." Equity and Growth through Economic Research/Public Strategies for Growth and Equity Project, March 2001.

BRI Micro Banking Services: Development Impact and Future Growth Potential.

Rosengard, Jay K, et al. "BRI Micro Banking Services: Development Impact and Future Growth Potential." Center for Business and Government, 2001.