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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

National survey of gig workers paints a picture of poor working conditions, low pay

Zipperer, Ben, Celine McNicholas, Margaret Paydock, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "National survey of gig workers paints a picture of poor working conditions, low pay." Economic Policy Institute, June 2022.

Bottlenecks for Evidence Adoption

DellaVigna, Stefano, Woojin Kim, and Elizabeth Linos. "Bottlenecks for Evidence Adoption." NBER Working Paper Series, June 2022.

An Overview of Nature-Related Risks and Potential Policy Actions for Ministries of Finance: Bending The Curve of Nature Loss

Power, Samantha, Nepomuk Dunz, and Olga Gavryliuk. "An Overview of Nature-Related Risks and Potential Policy Actions for Ministries of Finance: Bending The Curve of Nature Loss." The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, June 2022.

Measuring What Matters: Principles for a Balanced Data Suite That Prioritizes Problem-Solving and Learning

Bridges, Kate, and Michael Woolcock. "Measuring What Matters: Principles for a Balanced Data Suite That Prioritizes Problem-Solving and Learning." World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series, May 2022.

How Judges’ Professional Experience Impacts Case Outcomes: An Examination of Public Defenders and Criminal Sentencing

Harris, Allison P., and Maya Sen. "How Judges’ Professional Experience Impacts Case Outcomes: An Examination of Public Defenders and Criminal Sentencing." May 6, 2022.

State Policies and the US Election Franchise: A Multistage Approach

Brodnax, NaLette, Ji Su Yoo, and Latanya Sweeney. "State Policies and the US Election Franchise: A Multistage Approach." American Political Science Association Preprints, April 15, 2022.

A Balance-Sheet Model of Fiscal
Policy in Namibia

Sturzenegger, Federico, and Nicolas Der Meguerditchian. "A Balance-Sheet Model of Fiscal Policy in Namibia." Red Nacionale de Investigadores en Economia (RedNIE), April 2022.

Increasing the Demand for Workers with a Criminal Record

Cullen, Zoe, Will S. Dobbie, and Mitchell Hoffman. "Increasing the Demand for Workers with a Criminal Record." NBER Working Paper Series, April 2022.

A labor market view on the risks of a U.S. hard landing

Domash, Alex, and Lawrence H. Summers. "A labor market view on the risks of a U.S. hard landing." NBER Working Paper Series, April 2022.

Electronic Food Vouchers: Evidence from an At-Scale Experiment in Indonesia

Banerjee, Abhijit, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken, Elan Satriawan, and Sudarno Sumarto. "Electronic Food Vouchers: Evidence from an At-Scale Experiment in Indonesia." April 2022.

Cutting Putin’s Energy Rent: ‘Smart Sanctioning’ Russian Oil and Gas

Hausmann, Ricardo, Agata Loskot-Strachota, Axel Ockenfels, Ulrich Schetter, Simone Tagliapietra, Guntram Wolff, and Georg Zachmann. "Cutting Putin’s Energy Rent: ‘Smart Sanctioning’ Russian Oil and Gas." CID Faculty Working Papers Series, April 2022.

Economic Shocks and Skill Acquisition: Evidence from a National Online Learning Platform at the Onset of COVID-19

Ganguli, Ina, Jamal I. Haidar, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, Samuel W. Stemper, and Basit Zafar. "Economic Shocks and Skill Acquisition: Evidence from a National Online Learning Platform at the Onset of COVID-19." NBER Working Paper Series, April 2022.

Good if you can get it: Benefits and inequalities in the expansion of paid sick leave during COVID-19

Schneider, Daniel and Kristen Harknett. "Good if you can get it: Benefits and inequalities in the expansion of paid sick leave during COVID-19." Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Community Development Issue Briefs, April 2022.

Best Practices for the Governance of Digital Public Goods

Eaves, David, Leonie Bolte, Omayra Chuquihuara, and Surabhi Hodigere. "Best Practices for the Governance of Digital Public Goods." Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, April 2022.

Evaluating the generalizability of the COVID States survey — a large-scale, non-probability survey

Radford, Jason, Jon Green, Alexi Quintana, Alauna Safarpour, Matthew D Simonson, Matthew Baum, David Lazer, Katherine Ognyanova, James Druckman, Roy Perlis, Mauricio Santillana, and John Della Volpe. "Evaluating the generalizability of the COVID States survey — a large-scale, non-probability survey." March 7, 2022.

The Economic Complexity of Namibia: A Roadmap for Productive Diversification

Hausmann, Ricardo, Miguel Angel Santos, Douglas Barrios, Nikita Taniparti, Jorge Tudela Pye, and Jessie Lu. "The Economic Complexity of Namibia: A Roadmap for Productive Diversification." CID Faculty Working Papers Series, March 2022.

What Will It Take for Jordan to Grow?

O’Brien, Tim, Thao-Nguyên Bùi, Ermal Frasheri, Fernando Garcia, Farah Hani, Eric Protzer, Ricardo Villasmil, and Ricardo Hausmann. "What Will It Take for Jordan to Grow?" CID Faculty Working Papers Series, March 2022.

Globalization and Factor Income Taxation

Bachas, Pierre, Matthew H. Fisher-Post, Anders Jensen, and Gabriel Zucman. "Globalization and Factor Income Taxation." NBER Working Paper Series, March 2022.

The Limits of Ban-the-Box Legislation

Herring, Christopher and Sandra Susan Smith. "The Limits of Ban-the-Box Legislation." Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Policy Brief, March 2022.

Learning to be Fair: A Consequentialist Approach to Equitable Decision-Making

Chohlas-Wood, Alex, Madison Coots, Henry Zhu, Emma Brunskill, and Sharad Goel. "Learning to be Fair: A Consequentialist Approach to Equitable Decision-Making." February 2022.

Hidden Defaults

Horn, Sebastian, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Christoph Trebesch. "Hidden Defaults." World Bank, Policy Research Working Paper Series, February 2022.

How Tight Are U.S. Labor Markets?

Domash, Alex, and Lawrence H. Summers. "How Tight Are U.S. Labor Markets?" NBER Working Paper Series, February 2022.

A Growth Diagnostic of Namibia

Hausmann, Ricardo, Miguel Angel Santos, Douglas Barrios, Nikita Taniparti, Jorge Tudela Pye, Jose Francisco Muci, and Jessie Lu. "A Growth Diagnostic of Namibia." CID Faculty Working Papers Series, February 2022.

Getting Real about Unknowns in Complex Policy Work

Andrews, Matthew. "Getting Real about Unknowns in Complex Policy Work." CID Faculty Working Papers Series, February 2022.

Gender, Selection into Employment, and the Wage Impact of Immigration

Borjas, George, and Anthony Edo. "Gender, Selection into Employment, and the Wage Impact of Immigration." NBER Working Paper Series, February 2022.

Working in the Service Sector in Colorado

Schneider, Daniel, Kristen Harknett, Evelyn Bellew, and Elaine Zundl. "Working in the Service Sector in Colorado." Shift Project Research Brief, February 2022.

The COVID States Project #78: American mask use and CDC guidance

Safarpour, Alauna, Alexi Quintana, David Lazer, Roy Perlis, Matthew Baum, Katherine Ognyanova, Anjuli Shere, et al. "The COVID States Project #78: American mask use and CDC guidance." The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public's Policy Preferences Across States, January 15, 2022.

The COVID States Project #77: Healthcare workers' perception of COVID-19 misinformation

Trujillo, Kristin L., Matthew Baum, David Lazer, Katherine Ognyanova, James Druckman, Roy Perlis, Mauricio Santillana, et al. "The COVID States Project #77: Healthcare workers' perception of COVID-19 misinformation." The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public's Policy Preferences Across States, January 13, 2022.

Urban Mobility and the Experienced Isolation of Students and Adults

Cook, Cody, Lindsey Currier, and Edward L. Glaeser. "Urban Mobility and the Experienced Isolation of Students and Adults." NBER Working Paper Series, January 2022.

Macroeconomic risks after a decade of microeconomic turbulence

Hausmann, Ricardo, Federico Sturzenegger, Patricio Goldstein, Frank Muci, and Douglas Barrios. "Macroeconomic risks after a decade of microeconomic turbulence." CID Faculty Working Papers Series, January 2022.

Can Africa Compete in World Soccer?

Andrews, Matthew. "Can Africa Compete in World Soccer?" CID Faculty Working Papers Series, January 2022.

The Political Consequences of Depression: How Conspiracy Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, and Depression Affect Support for Political Violence

Baum, Matthew, James Druckman, Matthew Simonson, Jennifer Lin, and Roy Perlis. "The Political Consequences of Depression: How Conspiracy Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, and Depression Affect Support for Political Violence." Institute for Policy Research Working Paper Series, Northwestern University, 2022.

Still Unstable: The Persistence of Schedule Uncertainty During the Pandemic

Zundl, Elaine, Daniel Schneider, Kristen Harknett, and Evelyn Bellew. "Still Unstable: The Persistence of Schedule Uncertainty During the Pandemic." Shift Project Research Brief, January 2022.

The 2021 Digital Services Convening

Eaves, David and Sechi Kailasa. "The 2021 Digital Services Convening." Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, January 2022.

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage: Technologies and costs in the U.S. context

Moch, Jonathan M., William Xue, and John P. Holdren. "Carbon capture, utilization, and storage: Technologies and costs in the U.S. context." Environment and Natural Resources Program Brief Series, January 2022.

A Half Century of Progress in U. S. Student Achievement: Ethnic and SES Differences; Agency and Flynn Effects

Shakeel, M. Danish, and Paul E. Peterson. "A Half Century of Progress in U. S. Student Achievement: Ethnic and SES Differences; Agency and Flynn Effects." Program on Education Policy and Governance Working Papers Series, December 2021.

The Great Tech Rivalry: China vs the U.S.

Allison, Graham, Kevin Klyman, Karina Barbesino and Hugo Yen. "The Great Tech Rivalry: China vs the U.S." Avoiding Great Power War Project Paper Series, December 2021.

New Avenues for Colombia’s Internationalization: Trade in Tasks

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Sebastian Bustos. "New Avenues for Colombia’s Internationalization: Trade in Tasks." CID Faculty Working Paper Series, December 2021.

Successful Failure in Public Policy Work

Andrews, Matthew. "Successful Failure in Public Policy Work." CID Faculty Working Paper Series, December 2021.

Evaluating the Impacts of the Seattle Secure Scheduling Ordinance

Schneider, Daniel, Kristen Harknett, and Irwin, Veronique. "Evaluating the Impacts of the Seattle Secure Scheduling Ordinance." Department of Labor, Labor Research and Evaluation Grants, December 2021.

What the Federal Reserve Should Do Now: An Elaboration

Furman, Jason. "What the Federal Reserve Should Do Now: An Elaboration." Peterson Institute for International Economics, November 18, 2021.

The Role of Social Signaling in Selective Exposure to Information

Moore, Molly, Charles Dorison, and Julia Minson. "The Role of Social Signaling in Selective Exposure to Information." November 2021.

Do Insurers Respond to Active Purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange

Shepard, Mark, and Ethan Forsgren. "Do Insurers Respond to Active Purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange." October 15, 2021.

Mission Hydrogen: Accelerating the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy

De Blasio, Nicola, Fridolin Pflugmann, Henry Lee, Charles Hua, Alejandro Nunez-Jimenez, and Phoebe Fallon. "Mission Hydrogen: Accelerating the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy." Environment and Natural Resources Program Reports, October 2021.

Decrypting New Age International Capital Flows

Graf von Luckner, Clemens, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Kenneth S. Rogoff. "Decrypting New Age International Capital Flows." NBER Working Paper Series, October 2021.

Rethinking Exchange Rate Regimes

Ilzetzki, Ethan, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Kenneth S. Rogoff. "Rethinking Exchange Rate Regimes." NBER Working Paper Series, October 2021.

A Note on the Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals

Greenspon, Jacob, and Dani Rodrik. "A Note on the Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals." NBER Working Paper Series, October 2021.

Addressing the Leakage and Competitiveness Risks of Climate Policy

Aldy, Joseph. "Addressing the Leakage and Competitiveness Risks of Climate Policy." RFF Issue Briefs, October 2021.

Environmental Drivers of Agricultural Productivity Growth: CO2 Fertilization of US Field Crops

Taylor, Charles A., and Wolfram Schlenker. "Environmental Drivers of Agricultural Productivity Growth: CO2 Fertilization of US Field Crops." NBER Working Paper Series, October 2021.

Crowding in Private Quality: The Equilibrium Effects of Public Spending in Education

Andrabi, Tahir, Natalie Bau, Jishnu Das, Naureen Karachiwalla, and Asim Khwaja. "Crowding in Private Quality: The Equilibrium Effects of Public Spending in Education." September 22, 2021.