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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

“Does Inequality Matter?”

Jencks, Christopher. “Does Inequality Matter?” Daedalus (Winter 2002): 49-65.

“Household Participation in Formal and Informal Savings Mechanisms: Evidence from Pakistan.”

Jensen, Robert T. “Household Participation in Formal and Informal Savings Mechanisms: Evidence from Pakistan.” Review of Development Economics 6.3 (2002): 314-328.

Remaking Federal Procurement.

Kelman, Steven. "Remaking Federal Procurement." Public Contracts Law Journal (Summer 2002).

Governing Networks: Telecommunication Deregulation in Europe and the United States.”

Lazer, David, and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. "Governing Networks: Telecommunication Deregulation in Europe and the United States.” Brooklyn Journal of International Law 27.3 (2002): 819-851.

“Managed Care and Efficient Rationing.

Rosenthal, Meredith B., and Joseph P. Newhouse. “Managed Care and Efficient Rationing." Journal of Health Care Finance 28.4 (Summer 2002): 1-10.

“Why Is There a Quality Chasm?”

Newhouse, Joseph P. “Why Is There a Quality Chasm?” Health Affairs 21.4 (July/August 2002): 13-25.

“Managed Care: An Industry Snapshot.”

The Harvard Managed Care Industry Center Group (Joseph P. Newhouse, Joan L. Buchanan, Howard L. Bailit, David Blumenthal, Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin, Daryl Caudry, Paul D. Cleary, Arnold M. Epstein, Richard G. Frank, Heather Gorski, Haiden Huskamp, Nancy Keating, Bruce M. Landon, Barbara J. McNeil, R. Heather Palmer, Meredith B. Rosenthal, and Alan Zaslavsky). “Managed Care: An Industry Snapshot.” Inquiry 39.3 (Fall 2002): 207-220.

“No Shame: The View From the Left Bank.”

Newman, Katherine. “No Shame: The View From the Left Bank.” American Journal of Sociology 107.2 (2002): 1577-1599.

“Socioeconomic Disparities in Health: Pathways and Policies.

Newman, Katherine. “Socioeconomic Disparities in Health: Pathways and Policies." Health Affairs 21.2 (2002): 60-76.

School Vouchers and Academic Performance: Results from Three Randomized Field Trials.

Howell, William G., Patrick J. Wolf, David E. Campbell, and Paul E. Peterson. "School Vouchers and Academic Performance: Results from Three Randomized Field Trials." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 21.2 (Spring 2002): 191-217.

Emergency Communications: The Quest for Interoperability in the United States and Europe.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor. "Emergency Communications: The Quest for Interoperability in the United States and Europe." International Journal of Communication Law and Policy 7 (Winter 2002/2003).

American Primacy: Its Prospects and Pitfalls.

Walt, Stephen. "American Primacy: Its Prospects and Pitfalls." Naval War College Review 55.2 (Spring 2002).

Political Competition and Debt Trajectories in Japan and the OECD.

Zeckhauser, Richard, and David Skilling. "Political Competition and Debt Trajectories in Japan and the OECD." Japan and the World Economy 14 (2002): 121-135.

Horizon Length and Portfolio Risk.

Zeckhauser, Richard, and Christian Gollier. "Horizon Length and Portfolio Risk." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 24.3 (2002): 195-212.

High Stakes Decision Making: Normative, Descriptive, and Prescriptive Considerations.

Zeckhauser, Richard, Howard Kunreuther, Robert Meyer, et al. "High Stakes Decision Making: Normative, Descriptive, and Prescriptive Considerations." Marketing Letters 13.3 (2002): 259-268.

Associations and Non-Market Coordination in Banking: France and Eastern Germany Compared.

Culpepper, Pepper D. "Associations and Non-Market Coordination in Banking: France and Eastern Germany Compared." European Journal of Industrial Relations 8.2 (2002): 217-235.

Bewitching Land: the Role of Land Disputes in Converting Kin to Strangers and in Class Formation in Malawi.

Peters, Pauline E. "Bewitching Land: the Role of Land Disputes in Converting Kin to Strangers and in Class Formation in Malawi." Journal of Southern African Studies 28.1 (2002): 155-178.

Instrumental Variables Estimates of the Effect of Subsidized Training on the Quantiles of Trainee Earnings.

Abadie, Alberto, Joshua Angrist, and Guido W. Imbens. "Instrumental Variables Estimates of the Effect of Subsidized Training on the Quantiles of Trainee Earnings." Econometrica 70.1 (2002): 91-117.

Bootstrap Tests for Distributional Treatment Effects in Instrumental Variable Models.

Abadie, Alberto. "Bootstrap Tests for Distributional Treatment Effects in Instrumental Variable Models." Journal of the American Statistical Association 97 (2002): 284-292.

“Diversity, Assimilation, and Survival.”

Blake, Michael. “Diversity, Assimilation, and Survival.” Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues 12.2 (2002): 637-660.

“Toleration and Reciprocity: Commentary on Martha Nussbaum and Henry Shue.”

Blake, Michael. “Toleration and Reciprocity: Commentary on Martha Nussbaum and Henry Shue.” Politics, Economics, and Philosophy 1.3 (2002): 325-335.

“Private Technological Capabilities as Products of National Innovation Systems: Four Ways of Looking at the State.”

Hart, David. “Private Technological Capabilities as Products of National Innovation Systems: Four Ways of Looking at the State.” Science and Public Policy 29 (2002): 181-188.

The New Containment: An Alliance Against Nuclear Terrorism.

Allison, Graham, and Andrei Kokoshin. "The New Containment: An Alliance Against Nuclear Terrorism." National Interest (Fall 2002): 35-43.

Deepening Russian Democracy: Progress and Pitfalls in Putin's Government.

Allison, Graham. ""Deepening Russian Democracy: Progress and Pitfalls in Putin's Government."." Harvard International Review 24.2 (Summer 2002).

The Impact of High-Stakes Testing in Chicago on Student Achievement in the Promotional Gate Grades.

Roderick, Melissa, Brian A. Jacob, and Anthony S. Bryk. "The Impact of High-Stakes Testing in Chicago on Student Achievement in the Promotional Gate Grades." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 24.4 (2002): 333-357.

Globalization, NGOs, and Multi-Sectoral Relations.

Brown, L. David, Sanjeev Khagram, Mark H. Moore, and Peter Frumkin. "Globalization, NGOs, and Multi-Sectoral Relations." Journal of Marxism and Reality (2002).

Why Deliberative Democracy Is Different (in French).

Thompson, Dennis F. "Why Deliberative Democracy Is Different" (in French). Philosophique 29 (Autumn 2002): 193-214.

Welfare Reform and Immigrant Participation in Welfare Programs.

Borjas, George. "Welfare Reform and Immigrant Participation in Welfare Programs." International Migration Review 36.4 (Winter 2002): 1093-1123.

Legal Development and the Problem of Systemic Transition.

Schauer, Frederick. "Legal Development and the Problem of Systemic Transition." Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues 11 (2003): 358-383.

The Vanishing Voter.

Patterson, Thomas E. "The Vanishing Voter." National Civic Review 91.4 (Winter 2002): 367-378.

“Reviving Community: What Policy-Makers Can Do to Build Social Capital in Britain and America.

Leigh, Andrew K., and Robert D. Putnam. “Reviving Community: What Policy-Makers Can Do to Build Social Capital in Britain and America." Renewal: A Journal of Labour Politics 10.2 (Spring 2002).

K-Anonymity: A Model for Protecting Privacy

Sweeney, Latanya. "K-Anonymity: A Model for Protecting Privacy." International Journal on Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-based Systems 10.5 (2002): 557-570.

Stopping Genocide and Securing 'Justice': Learning by Doing

Power, Samantha. "Stopping Genocide and Securing 'Justice': Learning by Doing." Social Research 69.4 (Winter 2002).

Achieving k-Anonymity Privacy Protection Using Generalization and Suppression

Sweeney, Latanya. "Achieving k-Anonymity Privacy Protection Using Generalization and Suppression." International Journal on Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-based Systems 10.5 (2002): 571-588.

Inferring Genotype from Clinical Phenotype through a Knowledge Based Algorithm

Malin, Bradley and Latanya Sweeney. "Inferring Genotype from Clinical Phenotype through a Knowledge Based Algorithm." Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing 2002 (2002).

“The Information Revolution and American Soft Power.”

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. “The Information Revolution and American Soft Power.” Asia Pacific Review (Spring 2002).

The Dependent Colossus.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Dependent Colossus." Foreign Policy (March/April 2002).

Required Reading.

Kellerman, Barbara. "Required Reading." Harvard Business Review (December 2001).

The Recent Literature on Public Leadership: Reviewed and Considered.

Kellerman, Barbara, and Scott Webster. "The Recent Literature on Public Leadership: Reviewed and Considered." Leadership Quarterly (December 2001).

The Kyoto Protocol: A Flawed Concept.

Cooper, Richard N. "The Kyoto Protocol: A Flawed Concept." Environmental Law Reporter (December 2001).

Verifying Exchange Rate Regimes.

Frankel, Jeffrey A., Eduardo Fajnzylber, Sergio L. Schmukler, and Luis Servén. "Verifying Exchange Rate Regimes." Journal of Development Economics 66.2 (December 2001): 351-386.

Eating Like Which 'Joneses'?: An Iterative Solution to Setting the Poverty Line 'Reference Group'.

Pritchett, Lant, Sudarno Sumarto, Asep Suryahadi, and Menno Pradhan. "Eating Like Which 'Joneses'?: An Iterative Solution to Setting the Poverty Line 'Reference Group'." Review of Income and Wealth 47.4 (December 2001).

Where Has All the Education Gone?

Pritchett, Lant. "Where Has All the Education Gone?" World Bank Economic Review (December 2001).

Exchange-Rate Policy in Emerging-Market Economies: The Case for Floating.

Velasco, Andrés, and Felipe Larrain. "Exchange-Rate Policy in Emerging-Market Economies: The Case for Floating." Essays in International Economics 224 (December 2001).

Why Do Some Firms Give? Why Do Some Firms Give a Lot? High-Tech PACs, 1978-1996

Hart, David. "Why Do Some Firms Give? Why Do Some Firms Give a Lot? High-Tech PACs, 1978-1996" Journal of Politics 63.4 (November 2001): 1230-1249.

Preparing for a War on Terrorism.

Stern, Jessica. "Preparing for a War on Terrorism." Current History (November 2001).

Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Theft and Sabotage

Bunn, Matthew, and George Bunn. "Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Theft and Sabotage." Proceedings of the Symposium on International Safeguards: Verification and Nuclear Material Security (October 2001).

Firearm Prevention and Social Capital.

Hemenway, David, Bruce P. Kennedy, Ichiro Kawachi, and Robert D. Putnam. "Firearm Prevention and Social Capital." Annals of Epidemiology 11.7 (October 2001): 484-490.

Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development.

Clark, William C. "Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development." Environment 43.8 (October 2001).

Apathetic Landslide: The 2001 British General Election.

Norris, Pippa. "Apathetic Landslide: The 2001 British General Election." Parliamentary Affairs 54.4 (October 2001).