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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

Homeward Bound: How Migrants Seek Out Familiar Climates

Obolensky, Marguerite, Marco Tabellini, and Charles Taylor. "Homeward Bound: How Migrants Seek Out Familiar Climates." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP24-001, January 2024.

Improving delivery of the social safety net: The role of stigma

Lasky-Fink, Jessica, and Elizabeth Linos. "Improving delivery of the social safety net: The role of stigma." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-022, November 2022.

Optimal Public Transportation Networks:
Evidence from the World’s Largest Bus
Rapid Transit System in Jakarta

Kreindler, Gabriel, Arya Gaduh, Tilman Graff, Rema Hanna, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Optimal Public Transportation Networks: Evidence from the World’s Largest Bus Rapid Transit System in Jakarta." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-018, June 2023.

American Local Government Elections Database

de Benedictis-Kessner, Justin, Diana Da In Lee, Yamil R. Velez, and Christopher Warshaw. "American Local Government Elections Database." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-013, September 2022 (rev. June 2023).

Can Inclusionary Zoning Be an Effective Housing Policy in Greater Boston? Evidence from Lynn and Revere

Mock, Rozalyn, Megan Willis-Jackson, Bobby Wang, Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Linda Bilmes, and Brian Iammartino. "Can Inclusionary Zoning Be an Effective Housing Policy in Greater Boston? Evidence from Lynn and Revere." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-006, January 2023.

Trading Places: Mobility Responses of Native and Foreign-Born Adults to the China Trade Shock

Autor, David, David Dorn, and Gordon H. Hanson. "Trading Places: Mobility Responses of Native and Foreign-Born Adults to the China Trade Shock." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-007, January 2023.

US Immigration from Latin America in Historical Perspective

Hanson, Gordon H., Pia Orrenius, and Madeline Zavodny. "US Immigration from Latin America in Historical Perspective." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-023, November 2022.

How Partisanship in Cities Influences Housing Policy

de Benedictis Kessner, Justin, Daniel Jones, and Christopher Warshaw. "How Partisanship in Cities Influences Housing Policy." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-035, August 2022.

Toward a Better Future: Building Back Better with Intelligent Civil Infrastructure - Smart Sensors and Self-Monitoring Civil Works

Goldsmith, Stephen, Betsy Gardner, and Jill Jamieson. "Toward a Better Future: Building Back Better with Intelligent Civil Infrastructure - Smart Sensors and Self-Monitoring Civil Works." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-023, September 2021.

Police Violence Reduces Civilian Cooperation and Engagement with Law Enforcement

Ang, Desmond, Panka Bencsik, Jesse Bruhn, and Ellora Derenoncourt. "Police Violence Reduces Civilian Cooperation and Engagement with Law Enforcement." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-022, September 2021.

Economic Value and Costs of Capital Cities: The Trenton Case Study

Ellington, Tom, Michael S. Bruckner, and Linda J. Bilmes. "Economic Value and Costs of Capital Cities: The Trenton Case Study." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-002, February 2021.

Emerging Cities as Independent Engines of Growth: The Case of Buenos Aires

Hausmann, Ricardo, Douglas Barrios, Daniela Muhaj, Sehar Noor, Carolina Pan, Miguel Angel Santos, Jorge Tapia, and Bruno Zuccolo. "Emerging Cities as Independent Engines of Growth: The Case of Buenos Aires." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-036, November 2020.

Driving Turnout: The Effect of Car Ownership on Electoral Participation

de Benedictis-Kessner, Justin, and Maxwell Palmer. "Driving Turnout: The Effect of Car Ownership on Electoral Participation." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-032, October 2020.

The Effects of Police Violence on Inner-City Students

Ang, Desmond. "The Effects of Police Violence on Inner-City Students." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-016, June 2020.

Effectively Managing Connected Mobility Marketplaces

Goldsmith, Stephen, and Matt Leger. "Effectively Managing Connected Mobility Marketplaces." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-006, February 2020.

Prioritizing Public Value in the Changing Mobility Landscape

Goldsmith, Stephen, and Betsy Gardner. "Prioritizing Public Value in the Changing Mobility Landscape." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-005, February 2020.

The $64 Billion Massachusetts Vehicle Economy

Olson, Stevie, Phil Berkaw, Lucien Charland, Elizabeth Patton, and Linda J. Bilmes. "The $64 Billion Massachusetts Vehicle Economy." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-038, December 2019.

Connecting the Northeast: A Cost Estimate for the North South Rail Link

White, Laura, Jean-Louis Rochet, Pete Mathias, Kate O’Gorman, and Linda J. Bilmes. "Connecting the Northeast: A Cost Estimate for the North South Rail Link." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-032, August 2017.

Taking My Talents to South Beach (and Back)

Shoag, Daniel, and Stan Veuger. "Taking My Talents to South Beach (and Back)." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-019, May 2017.

Citywide Effects of High-Occupancy Vehicle Restrictions: Evidence from the Elimination of “3-in-1” in Jakarta

Hanna, Rema, Gabriel Kreindler, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Citywide Effects of High-Occupancy Vehicle Restrictions: Evidence from the Elimination of “3-in-1” in Jakarta." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-008, December 2016.

Securing Property Rights

Glaeser, Edward L., Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto, and Andrei Shleifer. "Securing Property Rights." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-040, September 2016.

Urban Networks: Connecting
Markets, People, and Ideas

Glaeser, Edward L., Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto, and Yimei Zou. "Urban Networks: Connecting Markets, People, and Ideas." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-078, December 2015.

Big Data and Big Cities: The
Promises and Limitations of
Improved Measures for Urban
Life

Glaeser, Edward L., Scott Duke Kominers, Michael Luca, and Nikhil Naik. "Big Data and Big Cities: The Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures for Urban Life." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-075, December 2015.

Do People Shape Cities, or Do
Cities Shape People? The Co-
Evolution of Physical, Social,
and Economic Change in Five
Major U.S. Cities

Naik, Nikhil, Scott Duke Kominers, Ramesh Raskar, Edward L. Glaeser, and César A. Hidalgo. "Do People Shape Cities, or Do Cities Shape People? The Co- Evolution of Physical, Social, and Economic Change in Five Major U.S. Cities." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-061, October 2015.

London: A Multi-Century Struggle for
Sustainable Development in an Urban Environment

Clark, William C. "London: A Multi-Century Struggle for Sustainable Development in an Urban Environment." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-047, August 2015.

Moving to Opportunity or
Isolation? Network Effects of a
Randomized Housing Lottery in
Urban India

Barnhardt, Sharon, Erica Field, and Rohini Pande. "Moving to Opportunity or Isolation? Network Effects of a Randomized Housing Lottery in Urban India." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-043, August 2015.

An Extrapolative Model of House Price Dynamics

Glaeser, Edward L., and Charles G. Nathanson. "An Extrapolative Model of House Price Dynamics." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-012, March 2015.

Shops and the City: Evidence on Local Externalities and Local Government Policy from Big Box Bankruptcies

Shoag, Daniel, and Stan Veuger. "Shops and the City: Evidence on Local Externalities and Local Government Policy from Big Box Bankruptcies." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-019, April 2014.

Why Has Regional Convergence in the U.S. Stopped?

Ganong, Peter, and Daniel Shoag. "Why Has Regional Convergence in the U.S. Stopped?" vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-028, June 2012.

Investable Tax Credits: The Case of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit

Desai, Mihir, Dhammika Dharmapala, and Monica Singhal. "Investable Tax Credits: The Case of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series and NBER Working Papers (RWP08-035 and 14149), June 2008.

Divergence of Human Capital Levels across Cities.

Berry, Christopher R., and Edward L. Glaeser. "Divergence of Human Capital Levels across Cities." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-057, October 2005 (also NBER Working Paper 11617).

Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects on Youth.

Kling, Jeffrey, and Jeffrey Liebman. "Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects on Youth." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP04-034, August 2004.

Moving to Opportunity and Tranquility: Neighborhood Effects on Adult Economic Self-Sufficiency and Health from a Randomized Housing Voucher Experiment.

Kling, Jeffrey, Jeffrey Liebman, Lawrence Katz, and Lisa Sanbonmatsu. "Moving to Opportunity and Tranquility: Neighborhood Effects on Adult Economic Self-Sufficiency and Health from a Randomized Housing Voucher Experiment." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP04-035, August 2004.

Beyond Treatment Effects: Estimating the Relationship Between Neighborhood Poverty and Individual Outcomes in the MTO Experiment.

Liebman, Jeffrey, Lawrence Katz, and Jeffrey King. "Beyond Treatment Effects: Estimating the Relationship Between Neighborhood Poverty and Individual Outcomes in the MTO Experiment." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP04-036, August 2004.

Essential Function Bonds: An Emerging Tool for Affordable Housing Finance.

Apgar, William, and Emily Whiting. "Essential Function Bonds: An Emerging Tool for Affordable Housing Finance." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP03-015, March 2003.