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
Ganz, Marshall, Kenneth Andrews, Hahrie Han, Chaeyoon Lim, and Matthew Baggetta. "The Effectiveness of Local Voluntary Associations: Leader Development, Member Engagement, and Public Influence in the Sierra Club." August 2005.
Kling, Jeffrey R., Jeffrey B. Liebman, and Lawrence F. Katz. "Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects." NBER Working Paper No. 11577, August 2005.
Perry, William J. (chair), with Madeleine K. Albright, Graham T. Allison, Samuel R. Berger, Ashton B. Carter, Gen. Wesley K. Clark, Thomas E. Donilon, Michele A. Flournoy, John D. Podesta, Susan E. Rice, Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, Wendy R. Sherman, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, and James B. Steinberg. "Worst Weapons in Worst Hands: U.S. Inaction on the Nuclear Terror Threat Since 9/11, and a Path of Action." National Security Advisory Group Report, July 2005.
Carter, Ashton B., Ronald Lehman II, Robert Einhorn, Alan A. Foley, Arnold Kanter, David Kay, et al. "Interim Report on Nuclear Threat Reduction and the Fuel Cycle." Policy Advisory Group on Nonproliferation, July 2005.
Sturzenegger, Federico and Jeromin Zettelmeyer. "Haircuts: Estimating Investor Losses in Sovereign Debt Restructurings, 1998-2005." IMF Working Paper 05-137, July 2005.
Chirayath, Leila, Caroline Sage, and Michael Woolcock. "Customary Law and Policy Reform: Engaging with the Plurality of Justice Systems." Background Paper, World Development Report 2006: Equity and Development, July 2005.
Hirsch, Gary B., Jay K. Rosengard, Guy Stuart, and Don E. Johnston, Jr. "SymBanc: A Simulator for Microfinance Institutions." Annual Conference of the Systems Dynamic Society Working Paper, July 2005.
Moore, Mark H., and Gaylen Williams Moore. "Creating Public Value Through State Arts Agencies." Arts Midwest, State Arts Partnerships for Cultural Participation Program, 2005.
Glaeser, Edward L. "Urban Colossus: Why is New York America's Largest City?" Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2073 (also NBER Working Paper No. W11398), June 2005.
Rizzo, John A., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Generic Scrip Share and the Price of Brand-Name Drugs: The Role of the Consumer." NBER Working Paper Series No. W11431, June 2005.
Stone, Christopher, Joel Miller, Monica Thornton, and Jennifer Trone. "Supporting Security, Justice, and Development: Lessons for a New Era." Vera Institute of Justice, June 2005.
Stone, Christopher. "Preparing a Fresh Assault on Ethnic Profiling." Open Society Justice Initiative, June 2005.
Bourreau, Marc, and Pinar Dogan. "Partial Licensing of Product Innovations." Telecom Paris Working Papers in Economics No. EC-05-03, June 2005.
Bunn, Matthew, and Anthony Wier. "Securing the Bomb 2005: The New Global Imperatives." May 2005.
Cisneros, Henry G., Jack F. Kemp, Nicolas Retsinas, and Kent W. Colton. "Opportunity and Progress: A Bipartisan Platform for National Housing Policy." Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University, 2005.
Leonard, Herman B., and Daniel Curran. "Recovery in Aceh: Towards a Strategy of Emergence." Harvard Business School Working Paper 05-082, May 2005.
Gruber, Jonathan, and David A. Wise. "Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Fiscal Implications, Introduction and Summary." NBER Working Paper w11290, May 2005.
Cutler, David M., Edward L. Glaeser, and Jacob L. Vigdor. "Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of Immigrant Segregation." Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2071 (also NBER Working Paper No. W11295), May 2005.
Kamarck, Elaine. "Transforming the Intelligence Community: Improving the Collection and Management of Information." IBM Center for Business and Government, May 2005.
King, David C. "The Global Generation." Harvard University, Institute of Politics, April 19, 2005.
Culpepper, Pepper D. "The Contemporary Politics of German Training: Is the Dual System Broken and is Public Policy Fixing It?" Jacobs Foundation Conference on Skill Formation and Reform of Vocational and Professional Training, April 2005.
Norris, Pippa. "Does Consensus Democracy Generate Political Stability in Plural Societies?" Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2005.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "On the Renminbi: The Choice between Adjustment under a Fixed Exchange Rate and Adjustment under a Flexible Rate." NBER Working Paper 11274, April 2005.
Alesina, Alberto F., Edward L. Glaeser, and Bruce Sacerdote. "Work and Leisure in the U.S. and Europe: Why So Different?" NBER Working Paper No. W11278 (also CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5140), April 2005.
Norris, Pippa. "Women in Parliament: A Review of the Current Situation." United Nations 49th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, March 2005.
Toft, Monica Duffy. "An End to Victory?" Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, March 2-6, 2005.
Muehlegger, Erich J. "Endogenous Facility Reliability: Evidence from Oil Refinery Fires." Working Paper, March 2005.
Newhouse, Joseph P., John Mendelsohn, Hellen Gelband, and Roger Herdman. "Federal Agency Roles in Cancer Drug Development from Preclinical Research to New Drug Approval: The National Cancer Institute and the Food and Drug Administration." Background paper prepared for the National Cancer Policy Board, March 2005.
Dynarski, Susan. "High-Income Families Benefit Most from New Education Savings Incentives." Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, February 2005.
Hogan, William W., Scott M. Harvey, and Susan L. Pope. "Comments on the California ISO MRTU LMP Market Design." Working Paper, February 23, 2005.
Hausmann, Ricardo, Dani Rodrik, and Andres Rodriguez-Clare. "Towards a Strategy for Economic Growth in Uruguay." Inter-American Development Bank Economic and Social Studies Series RE1-05-003, February 2005.
Chang, Roberto, and Andres Velasco. "Currency Mismatches and Monetary Policy: A Tale of Two Equilibria." Working Paper, February 2005.
Baicker, Katherine and Amitabh Chandra. "The Labor Market Effects of Rising Health Insurance Premiums." NBER Working Paper Series 11160, February 2005.
Glaeser, Edward L., Joseph Gyourko, and Raven E. Saks. "Why Have Housing Prices Gone Up?" Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2061 (also NBER Working Paper No. W11129), February 2005.
Cutler, David M., and Edward L. Glaeser. "What Explains Differences in Smoking, Drinking and Other Health-Related Behaviors?" Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2060 (also NBER Working Paper No. W11100), February 2005.
Glaeser, Edward L., Joseph Gyourko and Raven E. Saks. "Urban Growth and Housing Supply." Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2062 (also NBER Working Paper No. W11097), February 2005.
Kalt, Joseph P. "Economics, Law and Politics: What Will Drive Energy's Future?" Annual Institute of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Vol 50-51, 2005.
Ferguson, Ronald, and Keena Arbuthnot. "Racial and SES Differences in how Gender Predicts 4th Grade Proficiency in Several Math Skill Domains." North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) Working Paper, November 2005.
Ferguson, Ronald. "Five Challenges to Effective Teacher Professional Development." North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) Working Paper, November 2005.
Hall, Peter Dobkin. "A Question of Empowerment: Information Technology and Civic Engagement in New Haven, Connecticut." Hauser Center Working Paper No. 30, November 2005.
Culpepper, Pepper D. "Austria, Switzerland, and the Politics of Institutional Change in Vocational Education." Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2005.
Rodrik, Dani, and Romain Wacziarg. "Do Democratic Transitions Produce Bad Economic Outcomes?" Stanford IIS CDDRL Working Papers 29, January 2005.
Bowles, Hannah Riley. "What Could a Leader Learn from a Mediator? Dispute Resolution Strategies for Organizational Leadership." Working Paper, 2005.
Bowles, Hannah Riley, Linda Babock, and Lei Lai. "What Is There to Lose from Pursuing High Aspirations in Competitive Negotiation?" Working Paper, 2005.
Chen, Martha. "Towards Economic Freedom: The Impact of SEWA." Self-Employed Women's Association, 2005.
Beach, Allyne, and Linda Kaboolian. "Working Better Together: A Practical Guide to Help Unions, Elected Officials and Managers Improve Public Services." Ford Foundation, Public Sector Labor Management Committee, HLS Labor & Worklife Program, 2005.
Mechling, Jerry. "Strategic Diagnosis for Government: Getting Your Bearings in the Information Age." Harvard Policy Group on Network-Enabled Services and Government, E-Government Executive Education Project, 2005.
Norris, Pippa. "Development in Party Communications." NDI Handbook: The Present and Future Role of Political Parties in Democratic Institutions, 2005.
Rotberg, Robert I. "The First Ten Years: An Assessment of the Office of Transition Initiatives." Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Harvard University, 2005.
Kalt, Joseph P., Leigh Gardner, and Katherine A. Spilde. "Annotated Bibliography: The Social and Economic Impacts of Indian and Other Gaming." Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, January 2005.