Faculty Publications

Delivery worker wearing a medical mask and carrying packages.

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.

A family with a father, mother, and two small children walking on a dirt path.

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.

Two women in rural India dressed colorfully and carrying baskets on their heads.

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.

A network of computer motherboards and other parts assembled to look like a miniature city.

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

Lessons from Estonia on Digital Government

Eaves, David. "Lessons from Estonia on Digital Government." Policy Options. February 7, 2019.

Privacy of Digital Government Services

Eaves, David. "Privacy of Digital Government Services." Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, Parliament of Canada, February 7, 2019.

Character and Leadership: Ancient Wisdom for the 21st Century

Born, Dana, and Megone, Christopher. "Character and Leadership: Ancient Wisdom for the 21st Century." Journal of Character & Leadership Development 6.1 (Winter 2019): 68-87.

Making Moves Matter: Experimental Evidence on Incentivizing Bureaucrats through Performance-Based Postings

Khan, Adnan Q., Asim Ijaz Khwaja, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Making Moves Matter: Experimental Evidence on Incentivizing Bureaucrats through Performance-Based Postings." American Economic Review 109.1 (January 2019): 237–270.

The Bus System of the Future

Goldsmith, Stephen and Wyatt Cmar. "The Bus System of the Future." Governing. January 23, 2019.

The First Decade of Open Data Has Been a Win — but Not for the Reasons You Think

Eaves, David. "The First Decade of Open Data Has Been a Win — but Not for the Reasons You Think." Apolitical, January 4, 2019.

Problem, Person and Pathway: A Framework for Social Innovators

Battilana, Julie, Brittany Butler, Marissa Kimsey, Johanna Mair, Christopher Marquis, and Christian Seelos. "Problem, Person and Pathway: A Framework for Social Innovators." Handbook of Inclusive Innovation: The Role of Organizations, Markets and Communities in Social Innovation. Ed. Gerard George, Ted Baker, Paul Tracey, and Havovi Joshi. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.

Efficient Warnings, Not “Wolf or Puppy” Warnings

Robinson, Lisa A., W. Kip Viscusi, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Efficient Warnings, Not “Wolf or Puppy” Warnings." The Future of Risk Management. Ed. Howard Kunreuther, Robert J. Meyer, and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019.

The State of the State Department and American Diplomacy

Burns, Nicholas. "The State of the State Department and American Diplomacy." Burns, Nicholas (2019).

Trump’s Iraq Visit Alone Won’t Undo Damage He Did Last Week

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Trump’s Iraq Visit Alone Won’t Undo Damage He Did Last Week." Bloomberg Opinion, December 26, 2018.

No Exceptions: The Decision to Open All Military Positions to Women

Carter, Ashton B. "No Exceptions: The Decision to Open All Military Positions to Women." December 2018.

Problem-Oriented Policing: Matching the Science to the Art

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Problem-Oriented Policing: Matching the Science to the Art." Crime Science 7.1 (December 2018).

Functional Structures of US State Governments

Kosack, Stephen, Michele Coscia, Evann Smith, Kim Albrecht, Albert-László Barabási, and Ricardo Hausmann. "Functional Structures of US State Governments." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115.46 (November 2018): 11748-11753.

2018 State of Digital Transformation

Eaves, David, Ben McGuire, Kathy Pham, Richard Pope, Emily Middleton, Matthew Spector, and Tom Loosemore. "2018 State of Digital Transformation." digital ��vlog��, October 2018.

The Way Kavanaugh’s Supporters Are Talking About Sexual Assault Allegations Can Be Dangerous, Our New Study Finds

Baum, Matthew A., Dara Kay Cohen, Susanne Schwarz, and Yuri Zhukov. "The Way Kavanaugh’s Supporters Are Talking About Sexual Assault Allegations Can Be Dangerous, Our New Study Finds." The Washington Post: The Monkey Cage, September 27, 2018.

Work as a Masculinity Contest

Berdahl, Jennifer L., Marianne Cooper, Peter Glick, Robert W. Livingston, and Joan C. Williams. "Work as a Masculinity Contest." Journal of Social Issues 74.3 (September 2018): 422-448.

The Fiscal Opacity Cycle: How America Hid the Costs of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bilmes, Linda J. "The Fiscal Opacity Cycle: How America Hid the Costs of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan." Toward A Just Society: Joseph Stiglitz and Twenty-First Century Economics. Ed. Martin Guzman. Columbia University Press, 2018, 457-478.

The Fast-Follower Strategy for Technology in Government

Eaves, David. "The Fast-Follower Strategy for Technology in Government." Governing, August 27, 2018.

The Demotivating Effect (and Unintended Message) of Awards

Robinson, Carly D., Jana Gallus, Monica G. Lee, and Todd Rogers. "The Demotivating Effect (and Unintended Message) of Awards." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-020, July 2018.

Keeping an Eye on Two Goals: Governance and Organizational Attention in Hybrid Organizations

Pache, Anne-Claire, Julie Battilana, and Channing Spencer. "Keeping an Eye on Two Goals: Governance and Organizational Attention in Hybrid Organizations." Academy of Management Proceedings 2018.1 (2018).

Symposium on the Politics of Local Public-Sector Reform: A Global Perspective on Local Government Reinvigoration

Mayne, Quinton, and Eran Vigoda-Gadot. "Symposium on the Politics of Local Public-Sector Reform: A Global Perspective on Local Government Reinvigoration." International Public Management Journal 21.3 (Summer 2018): 341-345.

Professionalizing Leadership

Kellerman, Barbara. Professionalizing Leadership. Oxford University Press, 2018.

Public Employees as a Strategic Resource

Bilmes, Linda J., and Jeffrey Neal. "Public Employees as a Strategic Resource." Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Ed. Ali Farazmand. Springer, 2018.

Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform: Experiences from East Asia

Woolcock, Michael, Leah April, Caroline Hughes, Nicola Smithers, and Sokbunthoeun So, eds. Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform: Experiences from East Asia. World Bank, June 2018.

Business Leaders Can Reverse the ‘Implosion of Trust’

Born, Dana, and Josh A. Goldstein. "Business Leaders Can Reverse the ‘Implosion of Trust’." Boston Globe, March 15, 2018.

Cities on a Hill?

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

Leadership and Lactation

Kellerman, Barbara. "Leadership and Lactation." Women’s Leadership Journeys: Attributes, Style, and Impact. Ed. Sherylle Tan and Lisa DeFrank-Cole. Routledge, 2018.

The Politics of Selecting the Bench from the Bar: The Legal Profession and Partisan Incentives to Introduce Ideology into Judicial Selection

Bonica, Adam, and Maya Sen. "The Politics of Selecting the Bench from the Bar: The Legal Profession and Partisan Incentives to Introduce Ideology into Judicial Selection." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-048, December 2017.

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