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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.

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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

The Post-Neoliberal Delusion And the Tragedy of Bidenomics

Furman, Jason. "The Post-Neoliberal Delusion And the Tragedy of Bidenomics." Foreign Affairs, March/April 2025.

Don’t look to efficiency for big deficit reductions

Dynan, Karen, and Doug Elmendorf. "Don’t look to efficiency for big deficit reductions." What awaits the Department of Government Efficiency? ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø experts on prospects for a radical new initiative, January 15, 2025.

Finance Goes to Hollywood

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Finance Goes to Hollywood." Project Syndicate, August 23, 2024.

Why Are Stocks, Gold, and the Dollar Surging?

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Why Are Stocks, Gold, and the Dollar Surging?" Project Syndicate, July 24, 2024.

Tariffs on Chinese Cleantech Jeopardize the Green Transition

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Tariffs on Chinese Cleantech Jeopardize the Green Transition." Project Syndicate, June 25, 2024.

Europe’s Carbon Border Tax Advances the Fight Against Climate Change

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Europe’s Carbon Border Tax Advances the Fight Against Climate Change." Project Syndicate, May 24, 2024.

The Election-Devaluation Cycle

Frankel, Jeffrey. "The Election-Devaluation Cycle." Project Syndicate, April 29, 2024.

Democrats Are Better for the US Economy

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Democrats Are Better for the US Economy." Project Syndicate, March 25, 2024.

Explaining Americans’ Pessimism About a Strong Economy

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Explaining Americans’ Pessimism About a Strong Economy." Project Syndicate, February 22, 2024.

Why Supporting Ukraine Enhances US National Security

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Why Supporting Ukraine Enhances US National Security." Project Syndicate, January 25, 2024.

How to Fix America’s Broken Air-Traffic Control System

Frankel, Jeffrey. "How to Fix America’s Broken Air-Traffic Control System." Project Syndicate, December 14, 2023.

Did the Fed Rein in Inflation?

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Did the Fed Rein in Inflation?" Project Syndicate, November 17, 2023.

China's Great Leap Backward

Frankel, Jeffrey. "China's Great Leap Backward." Project Syndicate, October 20, 2023.

The Ideological Looking Glass

Frankel, Jeffrey. "The Ideological Looking Glass." Project Syndicate, September 19, 2023.

Is the era of zero interest rates gone for good?

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Is the era of zero interest rates gone for good?" The Guardian, August 17, 2023.

Is the US Economy Headed for a Soft Landing?

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Is the US Economy Headed for a Soft Landing?" Project Syndicate, July 17, 2023.

America’s Mythical Fiscal Conservatives

Frankel, Jeffrey. "America’s Mythical Fiscal Conservatives." Project Syndicate, June 16, 2023.

How to Quench the American West’s Thirst

Frankel, Jeffrey. "How to Quench the American West’s Thirst." Project Syndicate, May 29, 2023.

Debt Restructuring for Commodity Exporters

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Debt Restructuring for Commodity Exporters." Project Syndicate, April 25, 2023.

Exchange Rate Volatility and Monetary Policy

Ilzetzki, Ethan, Carmen Reinhart, and Kenneth Rogoff. "Exchange Rate Volatility and Monetary Policy." Vox EU, April 4, 2023.

Fifty Years of Floating Currencies

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Fifty Years of Floating Currencies." Project Syndicate, March 20, 2023.

Going Beyond Accountability to Deter Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Cohen, Dara. "Going Beyond Accountability to Deter Conflict-Related Sexual Violence." United States Institute of Peace, Analysis and Commentary, March 14, 2023.

What works in workforce development and how can it work better?

Orrell, Brent, Greg Wright, Harry Holzer, Rachel Lipson, and David Deming. "What works in workforce development and how can it work better?" Brookings, March 8, 2023.

The Crusade to Ban ESG Makes No Sense

Frankel, Jeffrey. "The Crusade to Ban ESG Makes No Sense." Project Syndicate, February 24, 2023.

Biden Should let the Game of Debt Ceiling Chicken Play Out

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Biden Should let the Game of Debt Ceiling Chicken Play Out." Los Angeles Times, January 19, 2023.

Predictions that global economy is heading
for a recession are premature

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Predictions that global economy is heading for a recession are premature." The Guardian, December 29, 2022.

Let the WTO Referee Carbon Border Taxes

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Let the WTO Referee Carbon Border Taxes." Project Syndicate, November 29, 2022.

Why Commodity Prices Are Likely to Fall Further

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Why Commodity Prices Are Likely to Fall Further." Project Syndicate, August 23, 2022.

The reversal of reproductive rights in America is contrary to global trends. Why? Compared with similar Western democracies, Republican voters are exceptionally socially conservative, religious and au

Norris, Pippa. "The reversal of reproductive rights in America is contrary to global trends. Why? Compared with similar Western democracies, Republican voters are exceptionally socially conservative, religious and authoritarian." USAPP: United States Politics and Policy Blog, June 30, 2022.

Does International Trade Weaken or Strengthen Countries’ Resilience?

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Does International Trade Weaken or Strengthen Countries’ Resilience?" Project Syndicate, June 20, 2022.

Inflation Isn’t Recession. The Chances of a Downturn Are Lower Than People Think.

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Inflation Isn’t Recession. The Chances of a Downturn Are Lower Than People Think." Barron's, June 8, 2022.

Get Ready for Reverse Currency Wars

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Get Ready for Reverse Currency Wars." Project Syndicate, May 25, 2022.

The west can cut its energy dependency on Russia and be greener

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The west can cut its energy dependency on Russia and be greener." The Guardian, May 2, 2022.

The Reversal Problem: Development Going Backwards: Development Going Backwards

Olaberria, Eduardo, and Carmen Reinhart. "The Reversal Problem: Development Going Backwards: Development Going Backwards." Let's Talk Development, The World Bank, April 15, 2022.

Is Another Food Crisis Unfolding?

Graf Von Luckner, Clemens, Kathryn Holston, and Carmen Reinhart. "Is Another Food Crisis Unfolding?" Let’s Talk Development, The World Bank, April 15, 2022.

What do ordinary Russians really think about the war in Ukraine?

Kizilova, Kseniya, and Pippa Norris. "What do ordinary Russians really think about the war in Ukraine?" EUROPP: European Politics and Policy Blog, March 17, 2022.

Fighting the Last Inflation War

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Fighting the Last Inflation War." Project Syndicate, February 24, 2022.

Are Vaccination Mandates Government Overreach?

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Are Vaccination Mandates Government Overreach?" Project Syndicate, January 25, 2022.

America’s False Imbalance Syndrome

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "America’s False Imbalance Syndrome." The Project Syndicate, June 2021.

Statistics And the Pandemic

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Statistics And the Pandemic." The Project Syndicate, May 2021.

What Three Economists Taught Us About Currency Regimes

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "What Three Economists Taught Us About Currency Regimes." The Project Syndicate, April 2021.

Biden Administration’s Sensible Stimulus

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Biden Administration’s Sensible Stimulus." The Project Syndicate, March 2021.

David vs. Goliath Narrative in GameStop Story Has Serious Flaws

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "David vs. Goliath Narrative in GameStop Story Has Serious Flaws." The Guardian, February 2021.

Republicans Are Rediscovering the Dangers of Budget Deficits

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Republicans Are Rediscovering the Dangers of Budget Deficits." The Guardian, January 2021.

What Does Success Look Like for a Climate Czar?

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "What Does Success Look Like for a Climate Czar?" Bloomberg Opinion, 12/2/2020.

Joe Biden Will Lead the US Back to International Cooperation

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Joe Biden Will Lead the US Back to International Cooperation." The Guardian, December 2020.

The Three Most Misused Phrases in US Politics in 2020

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Three Most Misused Phrases in US Politics in 2020." The Guardian, December 2020.

Twenty Years After UNSCR 1325: Any Progress Ending Wartime Sexual Violence?

Nordaas, Ragnhild, Dara Kay Cohen, and Robert Nagel. "Twenty Years After UNSCR 1325: Any Progress Ending Wartime Sexual Violence?" Political Violence at a Glance, October 30, 2020.

Covid-19 and the Climate Crisis are Part of the Same Battle

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Covid-19 and the Climate Crisis are Part of the Same Battle." The Guardian, October 2020.

Joe Biden Looks Like A Safe Pair of Hands For the US Economy

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Joe Biden Looks Like A Safe Pair of Hands For the US Economy." The Guardian, October 2020.