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

The G20 and the World Economy: Performance and Prospects

Jorgenson, Dale W., and Khuong M. Vu. "The G20 and the World Economy: Performance and Prospects." Journal of Policy Modeling 43.4 (July/August 2021): 770-782.

The Dangerous Appeal of Tech

Jasanoff, Sheila. "The Dangerous Appeal of Tech." MIT Technology Review 124.4 (July/August 2021): 16-17.

Water, Health and Wealth: The Impact of Piped Water Outages on Disease Prevalence and Financial Transactions in Zambia

Ashraf, Nava, Edward Glaeser, Abraham Holland, and Bryce Millett Steinberg. "Water, Health and Wealth: The Impact of Piped Water Outages on Disease Prevalence and Financial Transactions in Zambia." Economica 88.351 (July 2021): 755-781.

Retirement decisions in a changing labor market

Clark, Robert L., and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Retirement decisions in a changing labor market." Journal of Pension Economics & Finance 20.3 (July 2021): 337-340.

Place-specific determinants of income gaps: New sub-national evidence from Mexico

Hausmann, Ricardo, Carlo Pietrobelli, and Miguel Angel Santos. "Place-specific determinants of income gaps: New sub-national evidence from Mexico." Journal of Business Research 131 (July 2021): 782-792.

Men and Women Candidates Are Similarly Persistent After Losing Elections

Bernhard, Rachel, and Justin de Benedictis Kessner. "Men and Women Candidates Are Similarly Persistent After Losing Elections." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118.26 (June 29, 2021).

How much could article 6 enhance nationally determined contribution ambition toward paris agreement goals through economic efficiency?

Edmonds, James, Sha Yu, Haewon Mcjeon, Dirk Forrister, Joseph Aldy, Nathan Hultman, Ryna Cui, Stephanie Waldhoff, Leon Clarke, Stefano de Clara, and Clayton Munnings. "How much could article 6 enhance nationally determined contribution ambition toward paris agreement goals through economic efficiency?" Climate Change Economics 12.2 (2021).

'Reopening Hesitancy' Threatens Fall 2021.

Peterson, Paul E. "'Reopening Hesitancy' Threatens Fall 2021." Education Next 21.3 (Summer 2021): 76-78.

School Choice and 'The Truly Disadvantaged': Vouchers boost college going, but not for students in greatest need.

Cheng, Albert, and Paul E. Peterson. "School Choice and 'The Truly Disadvantaged': Vouchers boost college going, but not for students in greatest need." Education Next 21.3 (Summer 2021): 52-59.

Factors Associated With Self-reported Symptoms of Depression Among Adults With and Without a Previous COVID-19 Diagnosis

Perlis, Roy H., Jon Green, Katherine Ognyanova, Mauricio Santillana, James Druckman, David Lazer, and Matthew A. Baum. "Factors Associated With Self-reported Symptoms of Depression Among Adults With and Without a Previous COVID-19 Diagnosis." JAMA Network Open 4.6 (June 2021).

The rise of affectivism

Dukes, Daniel, Kathryn Abrams, Ralph Adolphs, Mohammed E. Ahmed, Andrew Beatty, Kent C. Berridge, Jennifer S. Lerner, et al. "The rise of affectivism." Nature Human Behaviour 5 (June 2021): 816-820.

Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise and Fall of the Waqf as a Central Islamic Philanthropic Institution (Awqaf)

Abdur-Rashid, Khalil. "Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise and Fall of the Waqf as a Central Islamic Philanthropic Institution (Awqaf)." Journal of Muslim Philanthropy & Civil Society 5.1 (Summer 2021): 49-69.

Inequalities At Work And The Toll Of COVID-19

Schneider, Daniel, Rebecca Wolfe, and Kristen Harknett. "Inequalities At Work And The Toll Of COVID-19." Health Affairs Health Policy Brief (June 2021).

Decolonizing knowledge within and beyond the classroom

Kessi, Shose, Zoe Marks, and Elelwani Ramugondo. "Decolonizing knowledge within and beyond the classroom." Critical African Studies 13.1 (June 2021): 1-9.

Solar geoengineering research on the U.S. policy agenda: when might its time come?

Felgenhauer, Tyler, Joshua Horton, and David Keith. "Solar geoengineering research on the U.S. policy agenda: when might its time come?" Environmental Politics 31.3 (2022): 498-518.

Solar geoengineering research on the U.S. policy agenda: when might its time come?

Felgenhauer, Tyler, Joshua Horton, and David Keith. "Solar geoengineering research on the U.S. policy agenda: when might its time come?" Environmental Politics 31.3 (June 2021): 498-518.

Strategic Partisans: Electoral Motivations and Partisanship in Local Government Communication

de Benedictis Kessner, Justin. "Strategic Partisans: Electoral Motivations and Partisanship in Local Government Communication." Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy 2.2 (June 2021): 227-248.

Can Transparency and Accountability Programs Improve Health? Experimental Evidence from Indonesia and Tanzania

Arkedis, Jean, Jessica Creighton, Akshay Dixit, Archon Fung, Stephen Kosack, Dan Levy, and Courtney Tolmie. "Can Transparency and Accountability Programs Improve Health? Experimental Evidence from Indonesia and Tanzania." World Development 142 (June 2021).

The Sounds of Development: Musical Representations as (An)other Source of Development Knowledge

Woolcock, Michael, David Lewis, and Dennis Rodgers. "The Sounds of Development: Musical Representations as (An)other Source of Development Knowledge." Journal of Development Studies 57.8 (June 2021): 1397-1412.

Payment Discrepancies and Access to Primary Care Physicians for Dual-eligible Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries

Fung, Vicki, Stephen McCarthy, Mary Price, Peter Hull, Benjamin Lê Cook, John Hsu, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Payment Discrepancies and Access to Primary Care Physicians for Dual-eligible Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries." Medical Care 59.6 (June 2021): 487-494.

The role of race, religion, and partisanship in misperceptions about COVID-19

Druckman, James N., Katherine Ognyanova, Matthew A. Baum, David Lazer, Roy H. Perlis, John Della Volpe, Mauricio Santillana, Hanyu Chwe, Alexi Quintana, and Matthew Simonson. "The role of race, religion, and partisanship in misperceptions about COVID-19." Group Processes & Intergroup Relations 24.4 (June 2021): 638-657.

Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise and Fall of the Waqf as a Central Islamic Philanthropic Institution (Awqaf)

Fault Lines of Refugee Exclusion: Statelessness, Gender, and COVID-19 in South Asia

Chakraborty, Roshni, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "Fault Lines of Refugee Exclusion: Statelessness, Gender, and COVID-19 in South Asia." Health and Human Rights 23.1 (June 2021): 237-250.

National Climate Policies and Corporate Internal Carbon Pricing

Bento, Nuno, Gianfranco Gianfrate, and Joseph E. Aldy. "National Climate Policies and Corporate Internal Carbon Pricing." The Energy Journal 42.5 (2021).

Family Structure and Inequalities in Parents' Financial Investments in Children

Hastings, Orestes P., and Daniel Schneider. "Family Structure and Inequalities in Parents' Financial Investments in Children." Journal of Marriage and Family 83.3 (June 2021): 717-736.

The Role of Race, Religion, and Partisanship in Misperceptions About COVID-19

Druckman, James N., Katherine Ognyanova, Matthew A. Baum, David Lazer, Roy H. Perlis, John Della Volpe, Mauricio Santillana, Hanyu Chwe, Alexi Quintana, and Matthew Simonson. "The Role of Race, Religion, and Partisanship in Misperceptions About COVID-19." Group Processes & Intergroup Relations (May 2021).

Measuring the Scope of Prior Authorization Policies: Applying Private Insurer Rules to Medicare Part B

Schwartz, Aaron L., Troyen A. Brennan, Dorothea J. Verbrugge, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Measuring the Scope of Prior Authorization Policies: Applying Private Insurer Rules to Medicare Part B." JAMA Health Forum 2.5 (May 2021): e210859.

Bandit algorithms to personalize educational chatbots

Cai, William, Josh Grossman, Zhiyuan Jerry Lin, Hao Sheng, Johnny Tian-Zheng Wei, Joseph Jay Williams, and Sharad Goel. "Bandit algorithms to personalize educational chatbots." Machine Learning 110 (May 2021): 2389-2418.

Solar geoengineering can alleviate climate change pressures on crop yields

Fan, Yuanchao, Jerry Tjiputra, Helene Muri, Danica Lombardozzi, Chang-Eui Park, Shengjun Wu, and David Keith. "Solar geoengineering can alleviate climate change pressures on crop yields." Nature Food 2 (May 2021): 373–381.

For Social Business to Become the Norm, We Need to Build a Social Business Infrastructure

Battilana, Julie. "For Social Business to Become the Norm, We Need to Build a Social Business Infrastructure." Stanford Social Innovation Review (May 19, 2021).

A megastudy of text-based nudges encouraging patients to get vaccinated at an upcoming doctor’s appointment

Patel, Mitesh S., Todd Rogers, et al. "A megastudy of text-based nudges encouraging patients to get vaccinated at an upcoming doctor’s appointment." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118.20 (May 18, 2021): e2101165118.

The Endgame of Court-Packing

Chilton, Adam, Daniel Epps, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen. "The Endgame of Court-Packing." SSRN (May 2021).

Preparing for Crises: Lessons from Covid-19

Das, Jishnu, Adnan Q. Khan, Asim I. Khwaja, and Anum Malkani. "Preparing for Crises: Lessons from Covid-19." LSE Public Policy Review 1.4 (May 2021): 8.

Ten Years After: From UN Guiding Principles To Multi-Fiduciary Obligations

Ruggie, John Gerard, Caroline Rees, and Rachel Davis. "Ten Years After: From UN Guiding Principles To Multi-Fiduciary Obligations." Business and Human Rights Journal (May 2021): 1-19.

Measuring Racial Discrimination in Algorithms

Dobbie, Will, David Arnold, and Peter Hull. "Measuring Racial Discrimination in Algorithms." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings (May 2021).

Practice What You Preach

Shattuck, John, and Kathryn Sikkink. "Practice What You Preach." Foreign Affairs 100.3 (May/June 2021): 150-160.

Examining the Effect of Information Channel on COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance

Piltch-Loeb, Rachael, Elena Savoia, Beth Goldberg, Brian Hughes, Tanner Verhey, Juliette Kayyem, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, and Marcia Testa. "Examining the Effect of Information Channel on COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance." PLOS One 16.5 (May 2021): 1-14.

Voters against Democracy: The Roots of Autocratic Resurgence

Norris, Pippa. "Voters against Democracy: The Roots of Autocratic Resurgence." Foreign Affairs (May-June 2021).

An Ounce of Prevention

Newhouse, Joseph P. "An Ounce of Prevention." Journal of Economic Perspectives 35.2 (Spring 2021): 101-118.

Designing Supreme Court Term Limits

Chilton, Adam, Daniel Epps, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen. "Designing Supreme Court Term Limits." Southern California Law Review 95.1 (May 2021): 1-72.

Can Automatic Retention Improve Health Insurance Market Outcomes?

McIntyre, Adrianna, Mark Shepard, and Myles Wagner. "Can Automatic Retention Improve Health Insurance Market Outcomes?" AEA Papers and Proceedings 111 (May 2021): 560-566.

Environmental Protection or Environmental Protectionism? Evidence from Tail Pipe Emission Standards in China

Bai, Jie, Shanjun Li, Danxia Xie, and Hui Zhou. “Environmental Protection or Environmental Protectionism? Evidence from Tail Pipe Emission Standards in China.” AEA Papers and Proceedings 111 (May 2021): 381–85. https://doi.org/10.1257/pandp.20211033.

oison Parasite Counter: Turning Duplicitous Mass Communications Into Self-Negating Memory-Retrieval Cues

Cialdini, Robert, Jessica Lasky-Fink, Linda J. Demaine, Daniel W. Barrett, Brad J. Sagarin, and Todd Rogers. "oison Parasite Counter: Turning Duplicitous Mass Communications Into Self-Negating Memory-Retrieval Cues." Psychological Science (May 2021).

Permafrost carbon feedbacks threaten global climate goals

Natali, Susan, John P. Holdren, Brendan M. Rogers, Rachael Treharne, Philip B. Duffy, Rafe Pomerance, and Erin MacDonald. "Permafrost carbon feedbacks threaten global climate goals." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118.21 (May 2021): e2100163118.

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