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Feature: Changes in Racial Gaps in Retirement Security over Time

Douglas Elmendorf and Karen Dynan find a large wealth disparity between White and Black families nearing retirement age, and notable wealth declines for both groups between 2001 and 2019.

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Feature: Recovering from COVID

James Stock finds that COVID-19 recovery was unprecedented in its rapid speed but still introduced or accelerated structural economic changes, including to the labor force.

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Feature: Efficacy of Text Messaging in Activating Hard-to-Reach Voters

Latanya Sweeney finds that text message reminders can effectively boost engagement and registration accuracy among hard-to-reach voters.

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Feature: The Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals

Dani Rodrik finds that Western and Northern European authors are overrepresented in economics journals by an order of magnitude compared to authors based in low-income countries.

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

Frontline workers need family paid leave to survive

Schneider, Daniel and Julia Goodman. "Frontline workers need family paid leave to survive." Portland Tribune. August 2021.

Connecticut Workers Deserve Predictable Hours

Schneider, Daniel, and Kristen Harknett. "Connecticut Workers Deserve Predictable Hours." CT Mirror. June 2021.

Helping Homeowners During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Great Recession

Dynan, Karen, Gene Amromin, and Jane Dokko. "Helping Homeowners During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Great Recession." Chicago Fed Letter. June 2020.

Government Employment for Those Who Need a Leg Up

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

Data and the Human Side of Criminal Justice

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Data and the Human Side of Criminal Justice." Governing. February 20, 2019.

The Unheard Nerds: How Economists Can Talk So Policymakers Will Listen

Dynan, Karen. "The Unheard Nerds: How Economists Can Talk So Policymakers Will Listen." Foreign Affairs. November/December 2018.

Cities on a Hill?

Mayne, Quinton. "Cities on a Hill?" Boston Review. February 13, 2018.

When the Past is Present: What Slave Narratives Teach Us about Our Greatest Human Desire

McCarthy, Timothy Patrick. "When the Past is Present: What Slave Narratives Teach Us about Our Greatest Human Desire." Salon. January 18, 2016.

Why Women Don’t Negotiate Their Job Offers

Bowles, Hannah Riley. "Why Women Don’t Negotiate Their Job Offers." Harvard Business Review. June 19, 2014.

The Urban Jobs Crisis

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

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.

Under the Bridge

Grindle, Merilee S. "Under the Bridge." ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America. Winter 2009.