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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.

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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.

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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

Leave No One Behind: A Call to Action for Gender Equality and Women's Economic Empowerment

Klugman, Jeni, Laura Tyson, and Panel and Deputy Panel Members of UN High Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment (including Martha Chen). "Leave No One Behind: A Call to Action for Gender Equality and Women's Economic Empowerment." Secretariat, UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, September 2016.

Making Technological Innovation Work for Sustainable Development

Diaz Anadon, Laura, Gabriel Chan, Alicia G. Harley, Kira Matus, Suerie Moon, Sharmila L. Murthy, and William C. Clark. "Making Technological Innovation Work for Sustainable Development." PNAS 113.35 (August 2016): 9682-9690.

Searching for the Devil in the Details: Learning About Development Program Design

Nadel, Sara, and Lant Pritchett. "Searching for the Devil in the Details: Learning About Development Program Design." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-041, August 2016.

The Urban Informal Economy: Towards More Inclusive Cities

Chen, Martha. "The Urban Informal Economy: Towards More Inclusive Cities." Urbanet, August 2016.

Going Beyond Heroic Leaders in Development

Andrews, Matthew. "Going Beyond Heroic Leaders in Development." Public Administration and Development 36.3 (August 2016): 171-184.

Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia

Alatas, Vivi, Abhijit Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Rema Hanna, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia." The American Economic Review 106.7 (July 2016): 1663-1704.

Cabal City: Regime Theory and Indian Urbanization

Heller, Patrick, Partha Mukhopadhyay, and Michael Walton. "Cabal City: Regime Theory and Indian Urbanization." June 2016.

Screening Peers Softly: Inferring the Quality of Small
Borrowers

Iyer, Rajkamal, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, Erzo F. P. Luttmer, and Kelly Shue. "Screening Peers Softly: Inferring the Quality of Small Borrowers." Management Science 62.6 (June 2016): 1554–1577.

A Quantum Leap over High Hurdles to Financial Inclusion: The Mobile Banking Revolution in Kenya

Rosengard, Jay K. "A Quantum Leap over High Hurdles to Financial Inclusion: The Mobile Banking Revolution in Kenya." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-032, June 2016.

Trillions Gained and Lost: Estimating the Magnitude of Growth Episode

Pritchett, Lant, Kunal Sen, Sabyasachi Kar, and Selim Raihan. "Trillions Gained and Lost: Estimating the Magnitude of Growth Episode." Economic Modelling 55 (June 2016): 279-291.

Mauritius: African Success Story

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Mauritius: African Success Story." African Successes. Ed. Edwards, Sebastian, Simon Johnson, and David N. Weil. University of Chicago Press, 2016.

Central Planning: East Asia's Experience

Perkins, Dwight H. "Central Planning: East Asia's Experience." Social Capability and Long-Term Economic Growth. Ed. Koo, Bon Ho and Dwight H. Perkins. Springer, 2016.

Social Capability and Long-Term Economic Growth

Koo, Bon Ho, and Dwight H. Perkins, eds. Social Capability and Long-Term Economic Growth. Springer, 2016.

The Impact of ICT Investment on World Economic Growth

Jorgenson, Dale W., and Khuong M. Vu. "The Impact of ICT Investment on World Economic Growth." Telecommunications Policy 40.5 (May 2016): 381-382.

Friendship at Work: Can Peer Effects Catalyze Female Entrepreneurship?

Field, Erica, Seema Jayachandran, Rohini Pande, and Natalia Rigol. "Friendship at Work: Can Peer Effects Catalyze Female Entrepreneurship?" American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 8.2 (May 2016): 125-153.

Friendship at Work: Can Peer Effects Catalyze Female Entrepreneurship

Field, Erica, Seema Jayachandran, Rohini Pande, and Natalia Rigol. "Friendship at Work: Can Peer Effects Catalyze Female Entrepreneurship." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 8.2 (May 2016): 125-153.

Crafting Usable Knowledge for Sustainable Development

Clark, William C., Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Louis Lebel, and Gilberto C. Gallopin. "Crafting Usable Knowledge for Sustainable Development." PNAS 113.17 (April 26, 2016): 4570–4578.

Boundary Work for Sustainable Development: Natural Resource Management at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)

Clark, William C., Thomas P. Tomich, Meine van Noordwijk, David Guston, Delia Catacutan, Nancy M. Dickson, and Elizabeth McNie. "Boundary Work for Sustainable Development: Natural Resource Management at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)." PNAS 113.17 (April 26, 2016): 4615-4622.

Learning the Right Lessons

Mukerji, Shobhini, and Michael Walton. "Learning the Right Lessons." India Infrastructure Report 2012: Private Sector in Education, April 2016.

Preface for Special Issue Honoring Gregory Chow

Perkins, Dwight H. "Preface for Special Issue Honoring Gregory Chow." Frontiers of Economics in China 11.1 (March 2016): 1-6.

Towards a Prosperous and Productive Chiapas:
Institutions, Policies, and Public-Private Dialog to Promote Inclusive Growth

Hausmann, Ricardo, Timothy Cheston, Miguel Ángel Santos, and Carlo Pietrobelli. "Towards a Prosperous and Productive Chiapas: Institutions, Policies, and Public-Private Dialog to Promote Inclusive Growth." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-047, March 2016.

Using Inclusive Wealth for Policy Evaluation: Application to
Electricity Infrastructure Planning in Oil-Exporting Countries

Collins, Ross D., Noelle E. Selin, Olivier L. de Weck, and William C. Clark. "Using Inclusive Wealth for Policy Evaluation: Application to Electricity Infrastructure Planning in Oil-Exporting Countries." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-010, March 2016.

The Workforce of Pioneer Plants

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Frank Neffke. "The Workforce of Pioneer Plants." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series and CID Working Paper (RWP16-006 and 310), February 2016.

Crafting Usable Knowledge for Sustainable Development

Clark, William C., Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Louis Lebel, and Gilberto Gallopin. "Crafting Usable Knowledge for Sustainable Development." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-005, January 2016.

The Elusive Promise of Structural Reform: The Trillion-Euro Misunderstanding

Rodrik, Dani. "The Elusive Promise of Structural Reform: The Trillion-Euro Misunderstanding." Milken Institute Review. 2016.

Doing Problem Driven Work

Andrews, Matthew, Lant Pritchett, and Michael Woolcock. "Doing Problem Driven Work." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-073, December 2015.

The Challenge of Building (Real) State Capability

Andrews, Matthew, Lant Pritchett, and Michael Woolcock. "The Challenge of Building (Real) State Capability." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-074, December 2015.

Political Leadership and the Urban Poor

Das, Veena, and Michael Walton. "Political Leadership and the Urban Poor." Current Anthropology 56 (October, 2015): S44-S54.

Has Sweden Injected Realism into Public Financial Management Reforms in Partner Countries?

Andrews, Matthew. "Has Sweden Injected Realism into Public Financial Management Reforms in Partner Countries?" vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-063, October 2015.


Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science

Rodrik, Dani. Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science. W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.

The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa

Juma, Calestous. The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa, 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, 2015.

Why is Chiapas Poor?

Levy, Dan, Ricardo Hausmann, Miguel Angel Santos, Luis Espinoza, and Miguel Flores. "Why is Chiapas Poor?" vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-049, July 2015.

Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa: From the Margins to the Centre

Chen, Martha. "Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa: From the Margins to the Centre." Review of Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa: From the Margins to the Centre, by Mary Njeri Kinyanjui. Gender & Development, 23.2, July 2015: 394-397.

Recent Declines in Labor’s Share in US Income: A Neoclassical
Account

Lawrence, Robert Z. "Recent Declines in Labor’s Share in US Income: A Neoclassical Account." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-034, July 2015.

Low Quality, Low Returns, Low
Adoption: Evidence from the
Market for Fertilizer and Hybrid
Seed in Uganda

Bold, Tessa, Kayuki C. Kaizzi, Jakob Svensson, and David Yanagizawa-Drott. "Low Quality, Low Returns, Low Adoption: Evidence from the Market for Fertilizer and Hybrid Seed in Uganda." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-033, June 2015.

Does Religion Affect Economic Growth and Happiness? Evidence from Ramadan

Campante, Filipe R., and David Yanagizawa-Drott. "Does Religion Affect Economic Growth and Happiness? Evidence from Ramadan." Quarterly Journal of Economics 130.2 (May 2015): 615-658.

Greece on the Razor's Edge

Parker, Richard. "Greece on the Razor's Edge." The American Prospect. April 22, 2015.

Friendship at Work: Can Peer Effects Catalyze Female Entrepreneurship?

Field, Erica, Seema Jayachandran, Rohini Pande, and Natalia Rigol. "Friendship at Work: Can Peer Effects Catalyze Female Entrepreneurship?" vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-019, April 2015.

Debt Relief and Debtor Outcomes: Measuring the Effects of Consumer Bankruptcy Protection

Dobbie, Will and Jae Song. "Debt Relief and Debtor Outcomes: Measuring the Effects of Consumer Bankruptcy Protection." American Economic Review 105.3 (March 2015): 1272-1311.

The Korean Economy: From Miraculous Past to a Sustainable Future

Eichengreen, Barry, Wonhyuk Lim, Yung Chul Park, and Dwight H. Perkins. The Korean Economy: From Miraculous Past to a Sustainable Future. Harvard University Press, 2015.

Pooling Risk Among Countries

Callen, Michael, Jean Imbs, and Paolo Mauro. "Pooling Risk Among Countries." Journal of International Economics (January 2015).

When Ideas Trump Interests: Preferences, World Views, and Policy Innovations

Rodrik, Dani. "When Ideas Trump Interests: Preferences, World Views, and Policy Innovations." Journal of Economic Perspectives 28.1 (Winter 2014): 189-208.

Towards a Better Global Economy: Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the 21st Century

Allen, Franklin, Jere R. Behrman, Nancy Birdsall, Shahrokh Fardoust, Dani Rodrik, Andrew Steer, and Arvind Subramanian. Towards a Better Global Economy: Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the 21st Century. Oxford, 2014.

China's Future Performance and Development Challenges

Perkins, Dwight H. "China's Future Performance and Development Challenges." The Oxford Companion to the Economics of China. Ed. Shenggen Fan, Ravi Kanbur, Shang-jin Wei, and Xiaobo Zhang. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Informal Employment and Development: Patterns of Inclusion and Exclusion

Chen, Martha. "Informal Employment and Development: Patterns of Inclusion and Exclusion." The European Journal of Development Research 26.4 (September 2014): 397-418.

Impact of Private Sector Participation on access and quality of services: systematic review of evidence from the electricity, telecommunications and water supply sectors

John, Prachitha, Ashwin Mahalingam, Akash Deep, and A. Thillairajan. "Impact of Private Sector Participation on access and quality of services: systematic review of evidence from the electricity, telecommunications and water supply sectors." Journal of Development Effectiveness 7.1 (2015): 64-89.

Culture, Politics, and Development

Woolcock, Michael. "Culture, Politics, and Development." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-041, September 2014.

Engaging with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

Woolcock, Michael. "Engaging with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-038, July 2014.

Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment

Hanna, Rema, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Joshua Schwartzstein. "Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment." Quarterly Journal of Economics 129.3 (August 2014): 1311-1353.

This Is PFM

Andrews, Matthew, Marco Cangiano, Neil Cole, Paolo de Renzio, Philipp Krause, and Renaud Seligmann. "This Is PFM." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-034, July 2014.