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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

COVID-19 Employment Shocks and Safety Net Expansion: Health Effects on Displaced Workers

Schneider, Daniel, Kristen Harknett, and Annette Gailliot. "COVID-19 Employment Shocks and Safety Net Expansion: Health Effects on Displaced Workers." Social Science Research 124 (November 2024).

Between-firm sorting and parenthood wage gaps in the US service sector

O’Herron, Charlotte, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "Between-firm sorting and parenthood wage gaps in the US service sector." Journal of Marriage and Family (October 20, 2024).

Labor Market Pathways to Job Quality Mobility in the Service Sector: Evidence from the “Great Resignation”

Woods, Tyler, Dylan Nguyen, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "Labor Market Pathways to Job Quality Mobility in the Service Sector: Evidence from the “Great Resignation”." Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 92 (August 2024): 100962.

Parental Exposure to Work Schedule Instability and Child Sleep Quality

Logan, Allison, and Daniel Schneider. "Parental Exposure to Work Schedule Instability and Child Sleep Quality." Work, Employment and Society (April 28, 2024).

The Gender Wage Gap, Between-Firm Inequality, and Devaluation: Testing a New Hypothesis in the Service Sector

Brick, Carmen, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "The Gender Wage Gap, Between-Firm Inequality, and Devaluation: Testing a New Hypothesis in the Service Sector." Work and Occupations 50.4 (November 2023): 539-577.

Racial/ethnic and gender inequities in the sufficiency of paid leave during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the service sector

Goodman, Julia M., and Daniel Schneider. "Racial/ethnic and gender inequities in the sufficiency of paid leave during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the service sector." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 66.11 (November 2023): 928-937.