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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.

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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

A Better Lure for Cities

Glaeser, Edward L. "A Better Lure for Cities." Boston Globe, December 13, 2012.

Brasília is a Warning to Urban Dreamers

Glaeser, Edward L. "Brasília is a Warning to Urban Dreamers." Financial Times, December 9, 2012.

Tolls — The Solution to Mass. Commuting Woes

Glaeser, Edward L. "Tolls — The Solution to Mass. Commuting Woes." Boston Globe, October 4, 2012.

Soap Operas and Fertility: Evidence from Brazil

La Ferrara, Eliana, Alberto Chong, and Suzanne Duryea. "Soap Operas and Fertility: Evidence from Brazil." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 4.4 (October 2012): 1-31.

Obama’s Short-Run Fixes Neglect Long-Term Reform

Glaeser, Edward L. "Obama’s Short-Run Fixes Neglect Long-Term Reform." Bloomberg, September 17, 2012.

Urban Planning in Greater Boston Needs to Aim Higher

Glaeser, Edward L. "Urban Planning in Greater Boston Needs to Aim Higher." Boston Globe, September 6, 2012.

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

Ganong, Peter, and Daniel Shoag. "Why Has Regional Convergence in the U.S. Stopped?" ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-028, June 2012.

Young Workers Can’t Afford Homes in the State

Glaeser, Edward L. "Young Workers Can’t Afford Homes in the State." Boston Globe, June 14, 2012.

The Economist Who Changed the Way We Think About Housing

Glaeser, Edward L. "The Economist Who Changed the Way We Think About Housing." Bloomberg News, May 15, 2012.

Housing Booms and City Centers

Glaeser, Edward L., Joshua D. Gottlieb, and Kristina Tobio. "Housing Booms and City Centers." American Economic Review 102.3 (May 2012): 127-133.

A Yelp to Let Us Compare Cities, Towns

Glaeser, Edward L. "A Yelp to Let Us Compare Cities, Towns." Boston Globe, April 6, 2012.

Constrained Compliance: Solving the Puzzle of MTO’s Lease-Up Rates and Why Mobility Matters

Edin, Kathryn, Stefanie DeLuca, and Ann Owens. "Constrained Compliance: Solving the Puzzle of MTO’s Lease-Up Rates and Why Mobility Matters." Cityscape 14.2 (2012): 181-194.

MBTA Shouldn’t Be on Board with The Ride

Glaeser, Edward L. "MBTA Shouldn’t Be on Board with The Ride." Boston Globe, March 9, 2012.

Fed’s Housing Ideas Won’t Fix Market

Glaeser, Edward L. "Fed’s Housing Ideas Won’t Fix Market." Boston Globe, January 13, 2012.

Forward

Wilson, William Julius. "Forward." Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect. Ed. Robert J. Sampson. University of Chicago Press, 2012.

Kevin White’s Best Legacy

Glaeser, Edward L. "Kevin White’s Best Legacy." Boston Globe, December 5, 2011.

Review of Grotton Revisited…Planning in Crisis?

Altshuler, Alan. Review of Grotton Revisited…Planning in Crisis?, by Steve Ankers, David Kaiserman, Chris Shepley. Journal of the American Planning Association, 77.4, October 18, 2011: 394.

To Avoid Scandals, Auction off Casino Licenses

Glaeser, Edward L. "To Avoid Scandals, Auction off Casino Licenses." Boston.com, October 7, 2011.

Make Drivers Pay for Driving

Glaeser, Edward L. "Make Drivers Pay for Driving." Boston Globe, September 23, 2011.

Americans Met Attacks by Drawing on Strengths

Glaeser, Edward L. "Americans Met Attacks by Drawing on Strengths." Bloomberg News, September 6, 2011.

Engines of Innovation

Glaeser, Edward L. "Engines of Innovation." Scientific American. August 17, 2011.

Cities, Productivity, and Quality of Life

Glaeser, Edward L. "Cities, Productivity, and Quality of Life." Science 333.6042 (July 2011): 592-594.

Children Without a State: A Global Human Rights Challenge

Bhabha, Jacqueline, ed. Children Without a State: A Global Human Rights Challenge. MIT Press, 2011.

New Land Of Opportunity

Glaeser, Edward L. "New Land Of Opportunity." Forbes. April 20, 2011.

Cities, Skills, and Regional Change

Glaeser, Edward L., Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto, and Kristina Tobio. "Cities, Skills, and Regional Change." NBER Working Paper 16934, April 2011.

Triumph of the City

Glaeser, Edward L. Triumph of the City. Penguin Press, 2011.

Rethinking the Federal Bias Toward Homeownership

Glaeser, Edward L. "Rethinking the Federal Bias Toward Homeownership." Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research 13.2 (2011): 5-37.

The Gridlocked Commute: A Study of Jakarta's Transportation Problems

Gómez-Ibáñez, José A., Nick Hornig, and Justin Brandon. "The Gridlocked Commute: A Study of Jakarta's Transportation Problems." Harvard Asia Quarterly 13.4 (Winter 2011): 31-45.

Tax Incentives for Affordable Housing: The Low Income Housing Tax Credit

Desai, Mihir, Dhammika Dharmapala, and Monica Singhal. "Tax Incentives for Affordable Housing: The Low Income Housing Tax Credit." Tax Policy and the Economy 24.1 (2010): 181-205.

Housing Policy in the Wake of the Crash

Glaeser, Edward L. "Housing Policy in the Wake of the Crash." Daedalus 139.4 (Fall 2010): 95-106.

The Start-Up City

Glaeser, Edward L. "The Start-Up City." City Journal 20.4 (Autumn 2010): 26-35.

Can Cheap Credit Explain the Housing Boom?

Glaeser, Edward L, Joshua D. Gottlieb, and Joseph Gyourko. "Can Cheap Credit Explain the Housing Boom?" NBER Working Papers 16230, July 2010.

What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns

Ellison, Glenn, Edward L. Glaeser, and William R. Kerr. "What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns." American Economic Review 100.3 (June 2010): 1195-1213.

The Greenness of Cities: Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development

Glaeser, Edward L., and Matthew E. Kahn. "The Greenness of Cities: Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development." Journal of Urban Economics 67.3 (May 2010): 404-418.

Introduction to 'The Economics of Agglomeration'

Glaeser, Edward L., and Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto. "Introduction to 'The Economics of Agglomeration'." Agglomeration Economics. Ed. Edward L. Glaeser. University of Chicago Press, 2010, 1-14.

Did the Death of Distance Hurt Detroit and Help New York?

Glaeser, Edward L., and Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto. "Did the Death of Distance Hurt Detroit and Help New York?" Agglomeration Economics. Ed. Edward L. Glaeser. University of Chicago Press, 2010, 303 - 337.

Urban Economics and Entrepreneurship

Glaeser, Edward L., Stuart S. Rosenthal, and William C. Strange. "Urban Economics and Entrepreneurship." Journal of Urban Economics 67.1 (January 2010): 1-14.

The Wealth of Cities: Agglomeration Economies and Spatial Equilibrium in the United States

Glaeser, Edward L., and Joshua D Gottlieb. "The Wealth of Cities: Agglomeration Economies and Spatial Equilibrium in the United States." Journal of Economic Literature 47.4 (December 2009): 983-1028.

Urban Economics and Entrepreneurship

Glaeser, Edward L., Stuart Rosenthal, and William C. Strange. "Urban Economics and Entrepreneurship." NBER Working Papers 15536, November 2009.

What a City Needs

Glaeser, Edward L. "What a City Needs." Review of Wrestling With Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City, by Anthony Flint. New Republic, 240.16, September 9, 2009: 42-45.

Yet Another Tale of Two Cities: Buenos Aires and Chicago

Campante, Filipe R., and Edward L. Glaeser. "Yet Another Tale of Two Cities: Buenos Aires and Chicago." NBER Working Papers 15104, June 2009.

The Causes and Consequences of Land Use Regulation: Evidence from Greater Boston

Glaeser, Edward L., and Bryce A. Ward. "The Causes and Consequences of Land Use Regulation: Evidence from Greater Boston." Journal of Urban Economics 65.3 (May 2009): 265-278.

Help Wanted in Public Service

Bilmes, Linda. "Help Wanted in Public Service." Boston Globe, April 15, 2009.

Foreclosing the Crisis

Glaeser, Edward L. "Foreclosing the Crisis." Review of The Household: Informal Order Around the Hearth, by Robert C. Ellickson. New Republic, 240.1, February 4, 2009: 45-47.

Green Cities, Brown Suburbs

Glaeser, Edward L. "Green Cities, Brown Suburbs." City Journal. Winter 2009, 50-51.

New Lending Deals Won't Bring Back 2006

Glaeser, Edward L. "New Lending Deals Won't Bring Back 2006." Boston Globe, December 5, 2008.

Borrowing to Live: Consumer and Mortgage Credit Revisited

Retsinas, Nicolas, and Eric Belsky, eds. Borrowing to Live: Consumer and Mortgage Credit Revisited. Brookings Institution Press, 2008.

Revisiting the Vocabulary of Housing: A Place to Live

Retsinas, Nicolas. "Revisiting the Vocabulary of Housing: A Place to Live." National Mortgage News. 2008.

Rethinking Federal Housing Policy

Glaeser, Edward L. Rethinking Federal Housing Policy. American Enterprise Institute Press, 2008.

This Old House Policy

Glaeser, Edward L. "This Old House Policy." Boston Globe, November 2, 2008.