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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.

River running through a densely populated area.
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.

Person sits on a bed holding a check.
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

Migrants Can Be a Transformative Force for Sustainable Development

Fransen, Sonja, Neil Adger, Ricardo Safra de Campos, and William C. Clark. "Migrants Can Be a Transformative Force for Sustainable Development." The Conversation. January 18, 2024.

How Economists and Non-Economists Can Get Along

Rodrik, Dani. "How Economists and Non-Economists Can Get Along." Project Syndicate. March 2021.

The Role of Leadership in Cultivating Collective Democratic Voice

Ganz, Marshall. "The Role of Leadership in Cultivating Collective Democratic Voice." The American Prospect. February 26, 2021.

How to Best Use Data to Meet Your DE&I Goals

Chilazi, Siri, and Iris Bohnet. "How to Best Use Data to Meet Your DE&I Goals." Harvard Business Review. 12/03/2020.

Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think

Brooks, Arthur. "Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think." The Atlantic. July 2019.

Government Employment for Those Who Need a Leg Up

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Government Employment for Those Who Need a Leg Up." Governing. May 21, 2019.

Development Incentives That Make Sense

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Development Incentives That Make Sense." Governing. February 26, 2019.

How the Education Spendthrifts Get Away With It

Peterson, Paul E. "How the Education Spendthrifts Get Away With It." Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 09/22/2014.

The Vital Link of Education and Prosperity

Peterson, Paul E., and Eric A. Hanushek. "The Vital Link of Education and Prosperity." Wall Street Journal. September 12, 2013.

The Obama Setback for Minority Education

Peterson, Paul E. "The Obama Setback for Minority Education." Wall Street Journal. August 6, 2013.

Enforcing Girls' Access to Secondary Education: A Human Rights Imperative

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Enforcing Girls' Access to Secondary Education: A Human Rights Imperative." Huffington Post. July 1, 2013.

The Urban Jobs Crisis

Wilson, William Julius. "The Urban Jobs Crisis." Harvard Magazine. May-June 2013.

The Educated Middle Class, their Economic Prospects, and the Arab Spring

Campante, Filipe R., and Davin Chor. "The Educated Middle Class, their Economic Prospects, and the Arab Spring." World Financial Review. September 2012.

The Role of Elite Institutions

Wilson, William Julius. "The Role of Elite Institutions." Chronicle of Higher Education. August 2, 2012.

All Together Now, One By One: Building Capacity for Urban Education Reform in
Promise Neighborhoods

Quane, James M., and William Julius Wilson. "All Together Now, One By One: Building Capacity for Urban Education Reform in Promise Neighborhoods." Pathways. Summer 2011.

Racial Tensions and Teacher Engagement in Professional Learning

Ferguson, Ronald. "Racial Tensions and Teacher Engagement in Professional Learning." Massachusetts Association for Supervision and Curriculum Design (MASCD) Perspectives Online. Winter 2010.

Jobs and Kids: Female Employment and Fertility in Rural China

Fang, Hai, Karen N. Eggleston, John A. Rizzo, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Jobs and Kids: Female Employment and Fertility in Rural China." Vox. June 5, 2010.

Let the Charters Bloom

Peterson, Paul E. "Let the Charters Bloom." Hoover Digest: Research and Opinion on Public Policy. Summer 2010.

Charter Schools and Student Performance

Peterson, Paul E. "Charter Schools and Student Performance." Wall Street Journal. March 16, 2010.