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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.

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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.

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

Why Parties Fail to Learn: Electoral Defeat, Selective Perception, and British Party Politics.

Norris, Pippa. "Why Parties Fail to Learn: Electoral Defeat, Selective Perception, and British Party Politics." Party Politics 10.1 (2004): 85-104.

Social Capital: Easy Beauty or Meaningful Resource?

Briggs, Xavier de Souza. "Social Capital: Easy Beauty or Meaningful Resource?" Journal of the American Planning Association 70.2 (Spring 2004): 151-158.

Where Did All the Voters Go?

Patterson, Thomas E. "Where Did All the Voters Go?" Phi Kappa Phi Forum 84.1 (Winter 2004): 11-15.

The Effect of Prison Releases on Regional Crime Rates by Steven Raphael and Michael A. Stoll.

Raphael, Steven, Michael A. Stoll, Mark Duggan, and Anne Morrison Piehl. "The Effect of Prison Releases on Regional Crime Rates by Steven Raphael and Michael A. Stoll." Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs (2004): 247-255.

Does Left-Libertarianism Have Coherent Foundations?

Risse, Mathias. "Does Left-Libertarianism Have Coherent Foundations?" Politics, Philosophy, and Economics 3.2 (2004): 337-365.

Marriage, Networks, and Jobs in Third World Cities.

Luke, Nancy, Mark R. Rosenzweig, and Kaivan Munshi. "Marriage, Networks, and Jobs in Third World Cities." Journal of the European Economic Association 2.2 (2004): 437-446.

A Path to Reconstruction: Proverbs of Nation-Building.

Montgomery, John D., and Dennis A. Rondinelli. "A Path to Reconstruction: Proverbs of Nation-Building." Harvard International Review XXVI.2 (Summer 2004): 26-29.

Thailand at the Crossroads.

Camp, L. Jean, Fu-Shoun Mao, and Mridul Chowdhury. "Thailand at the Crossroads." International Journal of Technology Policy and Management 4.2 (2004): 116-135.

Digital Identity.

Camp, L. Jean. "Digital Identity." IEEE Technology & Society 23.3 (2004): 34-41.

“Market Imperfections and the Instability of Open Economies.

Meng, Qinglai, and Andrés Velasco. “Market Imperfections and the Instability of Open Economies." Journal of International Economics 64.2 (2004): 503-519.

“Weak and Failing States: Critical New Security Issues.

Rotberg, Robert I. “Weak and Failing States: Critical New Security Issues." Turkish Policy Quarterly 3.2 (Summer 2004): 57-69.

Leadership in Africa.

Rotberg, Robert I. "Leadership in Africa." USA/Africa Institute's Chimera Journal 2.2 (Summer 2004): 9-12.

Strengthening African Leadership: There Is Another Way.

Rotberg, Robert I. "Strengthening African Leadership: There Is Another Way." Foreign Affairs 83.4 (July/August 2004): 14-18.

“Timing Is Almost Everything: Obstructionist Leadership, Cypriot Style.

Rotberg, Robert I. “Timing Is Almost Everything: Obstructionist Leadership, Cypriot Style." Fletcher Forum of World Affairs 28.2 (Summer 2004): 199-208.

Failed States.

Rotberg, Robert I. "Failed States." National Strategy Forum Review XIV (Winter 2004): 13-15.

“Searching for a Common Idiom Among African Texts.

Rotberg, Robert I. “Searching for a Common Idiom Among African Texts." Journal of Interdisciplinary History XXXIV (2004): 595-599.

Strengthening Governance: Ranking Countries Would Help.

Rotberg, Robert I. "Strengthening Governance: Ranking Countries Would Help." Washington Quarterly 28.1 (Winter 2004): 71-81.

The Ecology of Risk Taking.

Degeorge, Francois, Boaz Moselle, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The Ecology of Risk Taking." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 28.3 (2004): 192-215.

How (Not) to Protect Genomic Data Privacy in a Distributed Network: Using Trail Re-identification to Evaluate and Design Anonymity Protection Systems

Bradley Malin and Latanya Sweeney. "How (Not) to Protect Genomic Data Privacy in a Distributed Network: Using Trail Re-identification to Evaluate and Design Anonymity Protection Systems." Journal of Biomedical Informatics 37.3 (2004): 179-192.

Triborder Dispute.

Stern, Jessica. "Triborder Dispute." Foreign Affairs 83.1 (January-February 2004): 188-189.

Fearing Evil in <i>Fear: Its Political Uses and Abuses,</i> special issue of

Stern, Jessica. "Fearing Evil" in Fear: Its Political Uses and Abuses, special issue of Social Research 71.4 (Winter 2004).

Soft Power and American Foreign Policy.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Soft Power and American Foreign Policy." Political Science Quarterly (Summer 2004).

The Decline of America's Soft Power.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Decline of America's Soft Power." Foreign Affairs (May/June 2004).

Rethinking Representation.

Mansbridge, Jane. "Rethinking Representation." American Political Science Review 97.4 (December 2003).

Economic Development as Self Discovery.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Dani Rodrik. "Economic Development as Self Discovery." The Journal of Development Economics 72.2 (December 2003): 603-633.

On the Determinants of Original Sin: An Empirical Investigation.

Hausmann, Ricardo. "On the Determinants of Original Sin: An Empirical Investigation." Journal of International Money and Finance 22.7 (December 2003): 957-990.

Kin Groups and Reciprocity: A Model of Credit Transactions in Ghana

La Ferrara, Eliana. "Kin Groups and Reciprocity: A Model of Credit Transactions in Ghana." American Economic Review 93.5 (December 2003): 1730-1751.

Assessing the Need and Potential of Community Networking for Development in Rural India.

Blattman, Christopher, Robert T. Jensen, and Raul Roman. "Assessing the Need and Potential of Community Networking for Development in Rural India." The Information Society 19.5 (November 2003).

Anti-Statism and Difference Feminism in International Social Movements.

Mansbridge, Jane. "Anti-Statism and Difference Feminism in International Social Movements." International Feminist Journal of Politics 5.3 (November 2003): 355-60.

Sex and the Grand Old Party.

King, David C., and Richard E. Matland. "Sex and the Grand Old Party." American Politics Research 31.6 (November 2003).

The Strength of Strong Ties: A Model of Contact-Making in Policy Networks with Evidence from U.S. Health Politics.

Carpenter, Daniel, Kevin Esterling, and David Lazer. "The Strength of Strong Ties: A Model of Contact-Making in Policy Networks with Evidence from U.S. Health Politics." Rationality & Society 15.4 (November 2003).

Assessing the Challenges Confronting Distributive Electric Generation.

Lee, Henry. "Assessing the Challenges Confronting Distributive Electric Generation." The Electricity Journal 16.5 (November 2003).

Race, Class and Urban Poverty: A Rejoinder.

Wilson, William Julius. "Race, Class and Urban Poverty: A Rejoinder." Ethnic and Racial Studies Special Issue - Scholarship on Race and Urban Poverty: Extending the Work of William Julius Wilson 26.6 (November 2003): 1096-1114.

Re-Shaping the Geography of Opportunity: Place Effects in Global Perspective.

Briggs, Xavier de Souza. "Re-Shaping the Geography of Opportunity: Place Effects in Global Perspective." Housing Studies 18.6 (November 2003): 915-936.

Balancing Margin and Mission: Nonprofit Competition in Charitable versus Fee-Based Programs.

Chetkovich, Carol, and Peter Frumkin. "Balancing Margin and Mission: Nonprofit Competition in Charitable versus Fee-Based Programs." Administration and Society 35.5 (November 2003): 564-596.

Welfare Reform, Labor Supply, and Health Insurance in the Immigrant Population.

Borjas, George. "Welfare Reform, Labor Supply, and Health Insurance in the Immigrant Population." Journal of Health Economics 22.6 (November 2003): 933-958.

The Labor Demand Curve <i>Is</i> Downward Sloping: Reexamining the Impact of Immigration on the Labor Market.

Borjas, George. "The Labor Demand Curve Is Downward Sloping: Reexamining the Impact of Immigration on the Labor Market." Quarterly Journal of Economics 4 (November 2003): 1335-1374.

Indeterminacy in a Small Open Economy with Endogenous Labor Supply.

Meng, Qinglai, and Andrés Velasco. "Indeterminacy in a Small Open Economy with Endogenous Labor Supply." Economic Theory 22.3 (October 2003): 661-669.

Measuring and Improving Police Performance: The Lessons of Compstat and its Progeny.

Moore, Mark H., and Anthony A. Braga. "Measuring and Improving Police Performance: The Lessons of Compstat and its Progeny." Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management 26.3 (September 2003): 439-453.

Urban Environments: Battlegrounds for Global Sustainability.

Clark, William C. "Urban Environments: Battlegrounds for Global Sustainability." Environment 45.7 (September 2003): 1.

Recipes for Public Spheres: Eight Institutional Design Choices and Their Consequences.

Fung, Archon. "Recipes for Public Spheres: Eight Institutional Design Choices and Their Consequences." Journal of Political Philosophy 11.3 (September 2003): 338-367.

Technologies of Humility: Citizen Participation in Governing Science.

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Technologies of Humility: Citizen Participation in Governing Science." Minerva 41.3 (September 2003).

The Misallocation of Housing Under Rent Control.

Glaeser, Edward L., and Erzo F.P. Luttmer. "The Misallocation of Housing Under Rent Control." American Economic Review 93.4 (September 2003): 1027-1046.

Township Elections in China: Extending Democracy or Institutional Innovation.

Saich, Anthony, and Xuedong Yang. "Township Elections in China: Extending Democracy or Institutional Innovation." China Report 39.4 (Fall 2003): 477-497.

The Citizenship Deficit: On Being a Citizen Child.

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "The Citizenship Deficit: On Being a Citizen Child." Development 46.3 (September 2003).

Testing for Structural Breaks in the Evaluation of Programs.

Cooper, Suzanne J., Anne Morrison Piehl, David M. Kennedy, and Anthony A. Braga. "Testing for Structural Breaks in the Evaluation of Programs." The Review of Economics and Statistics (August 2003): 550-558.

U.S. Power and Strategy After Iraq.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "U.S. Power and Strategy After Iraq." Foreign Affairs 82.4 (July/August 2003): 60-73.

Teachers' Perceptions and Expectations and the Black-White Test Score Gap.

Ferguson, Ronald. "Teachers' Perceptions and Expectations and the Black-White Test Score Gap." Urban Education 38.4 (July 2003).

Early Female Marriage in the Developing World.

Jensen, Robert T., and Rebecca Thornton. "Early Female Marriage in the Developing World." Gender & Development 11.2 (July 2003).

Sizing Up Compstat: An Important Administrative Innovation in Policing.

Moore, Mark H. "Sizing Up Compstat: An Important Administrative Innovation in Policing." Criminology and Public Policy 2.3 (July 2003).