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
Turiel, Jesse, Edward Cunningham, and Anthony Saich. "To Serve the People: Income, Region and Citizen Attitudes towards Governance in China (2003â2016)." The China Quarterly (April 2019): 1-30.
FernĂĄndez-Arias, Eduardo, Ricardo Hausmann, and Ugo Panizza. "Smart Development Banks." April 2019.
Woolcock, Michael. "Reasons for Using Mixed Methods in the Evaluation of Complex Projects." Contemporary Philosophy and Social Science: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue. Ed. Michiru Nagatsu and Attilia Ruzzene. Bloomsbury Academic, April 2019, 149-171.
Lee, Henry. "Saving Natural Gas through Regulation." National Interest, March 31, 2019.
Nair, Gautam, and Nicholas Sambanis. "Violence Exposure and Ethnic Identification: Evidence from Kashmir." International Organization 73.2 (Spring 2019): 329-363.
Carlana, Michela. "Implicit Stereotypes: Evidence from Teachers' Gender Bias." Quarterly Journal of Economics (March 2019).
Grisanti, Ana, Miguel Angel Santos, Ricardo Hausmann, Tim O'Brien, and Jorge Tapia. "Jordan: The Elements of a Growth Strategy." February 2019.
Rajan, Thillai, and Akash Deep. "How funding from multilateral agencies aids road projects." Mint. January 28, 2019.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "If All Vehicles Go Electric, Thatâs Just Step One." Bloomberg Opinion, January 14, 2019.
Deep, Akash, Jungwook Kim and Minsoo Lee, eds. Realizing the Potential of PPPs to Advance Asia's Infrastructure Development. Asian Development Bank, 2019.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Trumpâs Iraq Visit Alone Wonât Undo Damage He Did Last Week." Bloomberg Opinion, December 26, 2018.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "One Fewer Reason to Be Nervous About the G-20 This Weekend." Bloomberg Opinion, November 29, 2018.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Even If OPEC Cuts, Oil Prices Could Still Fall in 2019." Bloomberg Opinion, November 29, 2018.
Rajan, Thillai, Akash Deep, and Samhita Mangu. "The conundrum of PPP road projects." Mint. November 14, 2018.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Some Context for Canadians Who Love or Hate the New Nafta." Bloomberg Opinion, October 30, 2018.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "US Is Forced to See It Is Far From âEnergy Independentâ." Bloomberg Opinion, October 19, 2018.
Masoud, Tarek. "Review Essay: Why Tunisia?" Review of Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly, by Safwan M. Masri. Journal of Democracy, 29.4, October 2018: 166-175.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Iraqâs Two New Leaders Offer a Glimmer of Hope." Bloomberg Opinion, October 3, 2018.
Woolcock, Michael, Samuel Pursch, Andrea Woodhouse, and Matt Zurstrassen. "Documenting Social and Economic Transformation in Myanmarâs Rural Communities." Myanmar Transformed? People, Places, Politics. Ed. Paul Chambers, Gerard McCarthy, Nicholas Farrelly, and Chit Win. ISEAS â Yusof Ishak Institute, October 2018, 23-51.
Harari, Mariaflavia, and Eliana La Ferrara. "Conflict, Climate, and Cells: A Disaggregated Analysis." The Review of Economics and Statistics 100.4 (October 2018): 594-608.
Woolcock, Michael, Sokbunthoeun So, Nicola Smithers, Leah April, and Caroline Hughes. "Alternative Approaches to Reforming the Public Sector: East Asian Experiences in Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform." Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform: Experiences from East Asia. Ed. Sokbunthoeun So, Michael Woolcock, Leah April, Caroline Hughes, and Nicola Smithers. World Bank, July 2018, 1-18.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Trump Wouldnât Owe Putin a âThank Youâ for Selling More Oil." Bloomberg Opinion, July 14, 2018.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Chinese Tariffs on US Energy Would Signal a New Attitude." Bloomberg Opinion, July 10, 2018.
Nair, Gautam. "Misperceptions of Relative Affluence and Support for International Redistribution." The Journal of Politics 80.3 (July 2018): 815-830.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Lessons for Trump After His Clumsy Dance With OPEC." Bloomberg Opinion, June 28, 2018.
So, Sokbunthoeun, Michael Woolcock, Leah April, Caroline Hughes, and Nicola Smithers, eds. Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform: Experiences from East Asia. World Bank, 2018.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "A History of the Energy We Have Consumed." New York Times, June 18, 2018.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Trumpâs Trade War Has a Bright Side for Canada." Bloomberg Opinion, June 8, 2018.
Woolcock, Michael. "Culture, Politics, and Development." Oxford Handbook of the Politics of Development. Ed. Carol Lancaster and Nicholas van de Walle. Oxford University Press, June 2018, 107-122.
Woolcock, Michael, Leah April, Caroline Hughes, Nicola Smithers, and Sokbunthoeun So, eds. Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform: Experiences from East Asia. World Bank, June 2018.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Trump Has Options If Oil Market Panics About Iran." Bloomberg Opinion, May 10, 2018.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Collapse of Russia-Saudi Oil Deal Could Push Prices Down." Bloomberg Opinion, April 20, 2018.
Woolcock, Michael. "Enhancing Public Health Outcomes in Developing Countries: From Good Policies and Best Practices to Better Implementation." Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 46.Suppl 22 (April 2018): 10-18.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "US Energy Diplomacy in an Age of Energy Abundance." Oxford Energy Forum 111 (November 2017): 8-11.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Trump's Iran Plan Does Too Much and Too Little." Bloomberg View, October 13, 2017.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "How the U.S. Can Quell the Kurdish Crisis." Bloomberg View, October 4, 2017.
Levy, Dan, Joshua Yardley, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Getting an Honest Answer: Clickers in the Classroom." Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 17.4 (October 2017): 104-125.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "The Right Way to Do Regime Change in Venezuela." Bloomberg View, September 28, 2017.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Where Big Oil Meets Big Green." American Interest, September 28, 2017.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Disrupting Opec: How American Ingenuity and âTight Oilâ Is Fracturing the All-Powerful Cartel." LinkedIn, September 23, 2017.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "U.S. Energy Boom Can Bring China Into the Global Order." Bloomberg View, September 15, 2017.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "How Trump Can Harness the US Energy Boom." New York Times, September 15, 2017.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Trump's Approach to Mexico Could Jeopardize America's Progress Toward Energy Independence." Dallas News, September 6, 2017.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Trump Can't Solve North Korea by Just Making a Deal." Bloomberg View, September 5, 2017.
Lee, Minsoo, Pilipinas Quising, Mai Lin Villaruel, Xuehui Han, Vivek Rao, Akash Deep, and Jungwook Kim. "Sustaining development through PublicâPrivate Partnership." Asian Development Outlook 2017 Update. Asian Development Bank, 2017, 49-90.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "The One Big Problem With New Russia Sanctions." Bloomberg View, August 10, 2017.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Theresa May's Troubles and 'The Troubles'." Bloomberg View, June 21, 2017.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "In Saudi Shakeup, Economics Tops Counterterrorism." Bloomberg View, June 21, 2017.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Qatar Crisis Shows Risk of Trump's Saudi Reset." Bloomberg View, June 9, 2017.
O'Sullivan, Meghan. "How Trump Is Surrendering America's Soft Power." Bloomberg View, June 2, 2017.