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

How Big is the “Biggest Climate Spending Bill Ever?” Key Factors Influencing the Inflation Reduction Act’s Clean Energy Impacts

Aldy, Joseph. "How Big is the “Biggest Climate Spending Bill Ever?” Key Factors Influencing the Inflation Reduction Act’s Clean Energy Impacts." RWP24-007, November 2024.

10 Reasons to Be Thankful in 2024

Walt, Stephen. "10 Reasons to Be Thankful in 2024." Foreign Policy, November 28, 2024.

Human Rights Organizations and Shaming Tactics: Using Anti-Racist Cues to Hone the Messaging

Buzas, Zoltan, and Lotem Bassan-Nygate. "Human Rights Organizations and Shaming Tactics: Using Anti-Racist Cues to Hone the Messaging." Keough School Policy Brief Series, 2024.

Global health 2050: the path to halving premature death by
mid-century

Jamison, Dean T., Lawrence H. Summers, et al. "Global health 2050: the path to halving premature death by mid-century." The Lancet 404.10462 (October 2024): 1561-1614.

Technological Disruption in the US Labor Market

Deming, David, Christopher Ong, and Lawrence Summers. "Technological Disruption in the US Labor Market." Strengthening America’s Economic Dynamism. Ed. Melissa S. Kearney and Luke Pardue. Washington, DC: Aspen Institute, 2024.

Kamala Harris Is Not a Realist. I’m Voting for Her Anyway.

Walt, Stephen. "Kamala Harris Is Not a Realist. I’m Voting for Her Anyway." Foreign Policy, October 16, 2024.

Israel’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment in the Middle East

Walt, Stephen. "Israel’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment in the Middle East." Foreign Policy, October 2, 2024.

Happy Birthday to America’s Most Underrated President

Walt, Stephen. "Happy Birthday to America’s Most Underrated President." Foreign Policy, October 1, 2024.

Pan-Arctic Methane: Current Monitoring Capabilities, Approaches for Improvement, and Implications for Global Mitigation Targets

Ackermann, Mark, Clare Amann, ...John Holdren et al. "Pan-Arctic Methane: Current Monitoring Capabilities, Approaches for Improvement, and Implications for Global Mitigation Targets." Wilson Center Polar Institute, October 2024.

The Questions Harris and Trump Still Need to Be Asked

Walt, Stephen M. "The Questions Harris and Trump Still Need to Be Asked." Foreign Policy, September 17, 2024.

In International Politics, Be Careful What You Wish for

Walt, Stephen M. "In International Politics, Be Careful What You Wish for." Foreign Policy, September 4, 2024.

Ambiguous Dynamic Treatment Regimes: A Reinforcement Learning Approach

Saghafian, Soroush. "Ambiguous Dynamic Treatment Regimes: A Reinforcement Learning Approach." Management Science 70.9 (September 2024): 5667-5690.

On Foreign Policy, U.S. Parties Don’t Have the Power

Walt, Stephen M. "On Foreign Policy, U.S. Parties Don’t Have the Power." Foreign Policy, August 26, 2024.

The Murky Meaning of Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive

Walt, Stephen M. "The Murky Meaning of Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive." Foreign Policy, August 28, 2024.

Behind the Curve: Can Manufacturing Still Provide Inclusive Growth?

Lawrence, Robert Z. Behind the Curve: Can Manufacturing Still Provide Inclusive Growth? Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2024.

The Dangerous Decline in Israeli Strategy

Walt, Stephen. "The Dangerous Decline in Israeli Strategy." Foreign Policy, August 16, 2024.

Drivers, adaptations, and public impacts of hospital closures, implications for policy

Saghafian, Soroush. "Drivers, adaptations, and public impacts of hospital closures, implications for policy." Perspectives: Frontiers in Public Health 12 (August 12, 2024): 1415033.

The Two Biggest Global Trends Are at War

Walt, Stephen. "The Two Biggest Global Trends Are at War." Foreign Policy, August 6, 2024.

A Practical Guide to Dealing with Attrition in Political Science Experiments

Lo, Adeline, Jonathan Renshon, and Lotem Bassan-Nygate. "A Practical Guide to Dealing with Attrition in Political Science Experiments." Journal of Experimental Political Science 11.2 (Summer 2024): 147-161.

The Trump/Vance Unilateralist Delusion

Walt, Stephen. "The Trump/Vance Unilateralist Delusion." Foreign Policy, July 24, 2024.

Showcasing advances and building community in modeling for sustainability

Selin, Noelle E., Amanda Giang, and William C. Clark. "Showcasing advances and building community in modeling for sustainability." PNAS 121.29 (July 16, 2024): e2215689121.

Biden’s Frailty Doesn’t Endanger America

Walt, Stephen. "Biden’s Frailty Doesn’t Endanger America." Foreign Policy, July 11, 2024.

This Time, NATO Is in Trouble for Real

Walt, Stephen. "This Time, NATO Is in Trouble for Real." Foreign Policy, July 8, 2024.

Martin L. Weitzman (1942–2019)

Stavins, Robert N., and Gernot Wagner. "Martin L. Weitzman (1942–2019)." The Palgrave Companion to Harvard Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.

Populist opposition is threatening progress on climate change

Campanella, Edoardo, and Robert Z. Lawrence. "Populist opposition is threatening progress on climate change." PIIE Working Paper Series, July 2024.

The role of positive emotion in harmful health behavior: Implications for theory and public health campaigns

Wang, Ke, Vaughan W. Rees, Charles A. Dorison, and Jennifer S. Lerner. "The role of positive emotion in harmful health behavior: Implications for theory and public health campaigns." PNAS 121.28 (July 1, 2024).

What the United States Can Learn From China

Walt, Stephen. "What the United States Can Learn From China." Foreign Policy, June 20, 2024.

Green Peace: How the Fight Against Climate Change Can Overcome Geopolitical Discord

O'Sullivan, Meghan, and Jason Bordoff. "Green Peace: How the Fight Against Climate Change Can Overcome Geopolitical Discord." Foreign Affairs. July/August 2024.

Morality Is the Enemy of Peace

Walt, Stephen. "Morality Is the Enemy of Peace." Foreign Policy, June 13, 2024.

Biden’s Foreign-Policy Problem Is Incompetence

Walt, Stephen. "Biden’s Foreign-Policy Problem Is Incompetence." Foreign Policy, June 4, 2024.

Conflict of interest in government: Avoiding ethical and conceptual mistakes

Fung, Archon, and Dennis Thompson. "Conflict of interest in government: Avoiding ethical and conceptual mistakes." Governance (June 2024).

From Crisis to Opportunity: How the City of Portland Embraced Democratic Innovation

Fung, Archon, Max Kiefel, and Nick Chedli Carter. "From Crisis to Opportunity: How the City of Portland Embraced Democratic Innovation." Ash Center Occasional Papers Series, June 2024.

Normalizing Reparations: U.S. Precedent, Norms, and Models for Compensating Harms and Implications for Reparations to Black Americans

Bilmes, Linda J., and Cornell Brooks. "Normalizing Reparations: U.S. Precedent, Norms, and Models for Compensating Harms and Implications for Reparations to Black Americans." RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences 10.2 (June 2024): 30-67.

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