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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

Racial Test-Score Trends 1971-1996, Popular Culture and Community Standards.

Ferguson, Ronald. "Racial Test-Score Trends 1971-1996, Popular Culture and Community Standards." America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequences. Ed. Neil Smelser, William Julius Wilson, and Faith Mitchell. National Academy Press, 2001.

A Diagnostic Analysis of Black-White GPA Disparities in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Ferguson, Ronald. "A Diagnostic Analysis of Black-White GPA Disparities in Shaker Heights, Ohio." Brookings Papers on Education Policy. .Brookings Institution, 2001.

Cultivating New Routines that Foster High Achievement for All Students: How Researchers and Practitioners Can Collaborate to Reduce the Minority Achievement Gap.

Ferguson, Ronald. "Cultivating New Routines that Foster High Achievement for All Students: How Researchers and Practitioners Can Collaborate to Reduce the Minority Achievement Gap." ERS Spectrum 19.4 (Fall 2001).

Evaluating Chicago's Efforts to End Social Promotion.

Roderick, Melissa, Brian A. Jacob, and Anthony S. Bryk. "Evaluating Chicago's Efforts to End Social Promotion." Governance and Performance: New Perspectives. Ed. Laurence E. Lynn, Jr., and Carolyn J. Heinrich. Georgetown University Press, 2001.

Getting Tough? The Impact of Mandatory High School Graduation Exams on Student Achievement and Dropout Rates.

Jacob, Brian A. "Getting Tough? The Impact of Mandatory High School Graduation Exams on Student Achievement and Dropout Rates." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 23.2 (2001): 99-122.

Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds

Light, Richard J. Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds. Harvard University Press, March 2001.

New Directions for Evaluation: Evaluation Findings That Surprise #90

Light, Richard, J., ed. New Directions for Evaluation: Evaluation Findings That Surprise #90. Jossey, 2001.

The Academic Revolution

Jencks, Christopher, and David Riesman. The Academic Revolution, Paperback Edition. Transaction Publishers, 2001.