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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

Predictions that global economy is heading
for a recession are premature

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Predictions that global economy is heading for a recession are premature." The Guardian, December 29, 2022.

Jiang Zemin Propelled China’s Economic Rise in the World, Leaving his Successors to Deal with the Massive Inequality that Followed

Cunningham, Edward. "Jiang Zemin Propelled China’s Economic Rise in the World, Leaving his Successors to Deal with the Massive Inequality that Followed." The Conversation, December 1, 2022.

Let the WTO Referee Carbon Border Taxes

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Let the WTO Referee Carbon Border Taxes." Project Syndicate, November 29, 2022.

How Something as Simple as a Speeding Ticket can Worsen Inequities

Goldsmith, Stephen. "How Something as Simple as a Speeding Ticket can Worsen Inequities." Boston Globe, October 19, 2022.

In the Dollar We Trust

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "In the Dollar We Trust." Project Syndicate, September 21, 2022.

4 reasons why abortion laws often clash with the majority's preferences in the US, from constitutional design to low voter turnout

Baum, Matthew A., Alauna Safarpour, and Kristin Lunz Trujillo. "4 reasons why abortion laws often clash with the majority's preferences in the US, from constitutional design to low voter turnout." The Conversation, August 25, 2022.

Edward Cunningham: What is the future of China’s private sector?

Cunningham, Edward. "Edward Cunningham: What is the future of China’s private sector?" Harvard Kennedy School, Summer 2022.

Why Commodity Prices Are Likely to Fall Further

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Why Commodity Prices Are Likely to Fall Further." Project Syndicate, August 23, 2022.

The reversal of reproductive rights in America is contrary to global trends. Why? Compared with similar Western democracies, Republican voters are exceptionally socially conservative, religious and au

Norris, Pippa. "The reversal of reproductive rights in America is contrary to global trends. Why? Compared with similar Western democracies, Republican voters are exceptionally socially conservative, religious and authoritarian." USAPP: United States Politics and Policy Blog, June 30, 2022.

Does International Trade Weaken or Strengthen Countries’ Resilience?

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Does International Trade Weaken or Strengthen Countries’ Resilience?" Project Syndicate, June 20, 2022.

Inflation Isn’t Recession. The Chances of a Downturn Are Lower Than People Think.

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Inflation Isn’t Recession. The Chances of a Downturn Are Lower Than People Think." Barron's, June 8, 2022.

Get Ready for Reverse Currency Wars

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Get Ready for Reverse Currency Wars." Project Syndicate, May 25, 2022.

These Russia sanctions are different

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "These Russia sanctions are different." Korea Herald, May 22, 2022.

The west can cut its energy dependency on Russia and be greener

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The west can cut its energy dependency on Russia and be greener." The Guardian, May 2, 2022.

The Reversal Problem: Development Going Backwards: Development Going Backwards

Olaberria, Eduardo, and Carmen Reinhart. "The Reversal Problem: Development Going Backwards: Development Going Backwards." Let's Talk Development, The World Bank, April 15, 2022.

Is Another Food Crisis Unfolding?

Graf Von Luckner, Clemens, Kathryn Holston, and Carmen Reinhart. "Is Another Food Crisis Unfolding?" Let’s Talk Development, The World Bank, April 15, 2022.

Let’s not abandon Russian scientists

Holdren, John, Nina Fedoroff, Neal Lane, Nick Talbot, and Toby Spribille. "Let’s not abandon Russian scientists." Science, 376.6590, March 2022, 256-257.

What do ordinary Russians really think about the war in Ukraine?

Kizilova, Kseniya, and Pippa Norris. "What do ordinary Russians really think about the war in Ukraine?" EUROPP: European Politics and Policy Blog, March 17, 2022.

What mobilises the Ukrainian resistance?

Norris, Pippa and Kseniya Kizilova. "What mobilises the Ukrainian resistance?" Europpblog, 3 March 2022.

Fighting the Last Inflation War

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Fighting the Last Inflation War." Project Syndicate, February 24, 2022.

Are Vaccination Mandates Government Overreach?

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Are Vaccination Mandates Government Overreach?" Project Syndicate, January 25, 2022.

Edward Cunningham on China’s Climate Face-offs and Trade-offs

Cunningham, Edward. "Edward Cunningham on China’s Climate Face-offs and Trade-offs." Rajawali Foundation Institute For Asia, December 8, 2021.

Environmental Insights: Conversations on policy and practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program

Stavins, Robert N., and Sheila M. Olmstead. "Environmental Insights: Conversations on policy and practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program." Harvard Environmental Economics Program, October 2021.

America’s False Imbalance Syndrome

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "America’s False Imbalance Syndrome." The Project Syndicate, June 2021.

Climate change is rapidly transforming the Arctic: Why everybody should care

Holdren, John P. "Climate change is rapidly transforming the Arctic: Why everybody should care." The Hill, June 9, 2021.

Settled enough: Climate science, skepticism, and prudence

Holdren, John P. "Settled enough: Climate science, skepticism, and prudence." The Hill, May 24, 2021.

Is Climate Change the Path to Greater US-China Cooperation?

Cunningham, Edward. "Is Climate Change the Path to Greater US-China Cooperation?" Rajawali Foundation Institute For Asia, May 18, 2021.

Statistics And the Pandemic

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Statistics And the Pandemic." The Project Syndicate, May 2021.

Practice What You Preach: Global Human Rights Leadership Begins at Home

Sikkink, Kathryn. "Practice What You Preach: Global Human Rights Leadership Begins at Home." Foreign Affairs, May/June.

What Three Economists Taught Us About Currency Regimes

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "What Three Economists Taught Us About Currency Regimes." The Project Syndicate, April 2021.

Commentary on: The effects of coding intensity in Medicare advantage on plan benefits and finances

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Commentary on: The effects of coding intensity in Medicare advantage on plan benefits and finances." Health Services Research, 56.2, April 2021, 175.

Biden Administration’s Sensible Stimulus

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Biden Administration’s Sensible Stimulus." The Project Syndicate, March 2021.

To Learn About the Democratic Party’s Future, Look to What Latino Organizers did in Arizona

Han, Hahrie, and Elizabeth McKenna. "To Learn About the Democratic Party’s Future, Look to What Latino Organizers did in Arizona." The Washington Post, Monkey Cage, February 9, 2021.

Financing of US Graduate Medical Education—Reply

Grischkan, Justin A., Ari B. Friedman, and Amitabh Chandra. "Financing of US Graduate Medical Education—Reply." JAMA, 325.6, February 2021, 586.

David vs. Goliath Narrative in GameStop Story Has Serious Flaws

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "David vs. Goliath Narrative in GameStop Story Has Serious Flaws." The Guardian, February 2021.

Anxiety Levels Among Physician Mothers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Linos, Elizabeth, Meghan C. Halley, Urmimala Sarkar, Christina Mangurian, Hala Sabry, Kristan Olazo, Kusum S. Mathews, Lisa Diamond, Monika K. Goyal, Eleni Linos, and Reshma Jagsi. "Anxiety Levels Among Physician Mothers During the COVID-19 Pandemic." The American Journal of Psychiatry, 178.2, February 1, 2021, 203-204.

Grave New World:
Why Biden’s Job Will Be So Much Harder Than His Predecessors’

Allison, Graham. "Grave New World: Why Biden’s Job Will Be So Much Harder Than His Predecessors’." Foreign Policy, January 15, 2021.

Vaccination by Age Is the Way to Go

Peterson, Paul E. "Vaccination by Age Is the Way to Go." Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2021.

It Happened in America

Norris, Pippa. "It Happened in America." Foreign Affairs, January 7, 2021.

Republicans Are Rediscovering the Dangers of Budget Deficits

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Republicans Are Rediscovering the Dangers of Budget Deficits." The Guardian, January 2021.

After the Coronavirus: Authoritarians Look Worse Now

Walt, Stephen. "After the Coronavirus: Authoritarians Look Worse Now." Foreign Policy, January 1, 2021, 113.

Why Did Racial Progress Stall in America?

Garrett, Shaylyn Romney, and Robert D. Putnam. "Why Did Racial Progress Stall in America?" New York Times, 12/04/2020.

What Does Success Look Like for a Climate Czar?

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "What Does Success Look Like for a Climate Czar?" Bloomberg Opinion, 12/2/2020.

Joe Biden Will Lead the US Back to International Cooperation

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Joe Biden Will Lead the US Back to International Cooperation." The Guardian, December 2020.

The Three Most Misused Phrases in US Politics in 2020

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Three Most Misused Phrases in US Politics in 2020." The Guardian, December 2020.

Drawing a Line

Schneer, Benjamin. "Drawing a Line." Harvard Kennedy School Magazine, Winter 2020.

Twenty Years After UNSCR 1325: Any Progress Ending Wartime Sexual Violence?

Nordaas, Ragnhild, Dara Kay Cohen, and Robert Nagel. "Twenty Years After UNSCR 1325: Any Progress Ending Wartime Sexual Violence?" Political Violence at a Glance, October 30, 2020.

Two Things Facebook Still Needs to do to Reduce the Spread of Misinformation

Power, Samantha. "Two Things Facebook Still Needs to do to Reduce the Spread of Misinformation." Washington Post, October 23, 2020.

On India, the US Must Think Bigger

Burns, Nicholas, and Anja Manuel. "On India, the US Must Think Bigger." The Hill, October 16, 2020.

We’ve Seen These Proposed Boston Police Reforms before -- They Don’t Work

Smith, Sandra Susan. "We’ve Seen These Proposed Boston Police Reforms before -- They Don’t Work." Boston Globe, October 16, 2020.