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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

The Loud Crisis.

Kamarck, Elaine, Steven Kelman, and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. "The Loud Crisis." Government Executive February 15, 2003.

Unthinkable Crime.

Power, Samantha. "Unthinkable Crime." Marie Claire February 2003.

The Leader as Teacher: Creating the Learning Organization.

Heifetz, Ronald A., and Donald L. Laurie. "The Leader as Teacher: Creating the Learning Organization." Ivey Business Journal Online January-February 2003.

Quality Is No Issue: Rules that Help Ensure a Competitive, Robust TV Press Soon Will Be History.

Kalb, Marvin. "Quality Is No Issue: Rules that Help Ensure a Competitive, Robust TV Press Soon Will Be History." Newsday January 19, 2003.

A Bridge Too Hard.

Ignatieff, Michael. "A Bridge Too Hard." Australian Magazine January 18, 2003.

Rwanda: The Two Faces of Justice.

Power, Samantha. "Rwanda: The Two Faces of Justice." New York Review of Books January 16, 2003.

American Empire: The Burden.

Ignatieff, Michael. "American Empire: The Burden." New York Times Magazine January 5, 2003.

The Korean Nuclear Crisis: Preventing the Truly Dangerous Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Carter, Ashton B. "The Korean Nuclear Crisis: Preventing the Truly Dangerous Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction." Harvard Magazine September/October 2003: 38-41.

The Right to Vote in the South.

Keyssar, Alexander. "The Right to Vote in the South." Southern Exposure Winter 2003: 17-35.

Conforming to the New Air Quality Standards: Tips for Transportation Agencies.

Howitt, Arnold. "Conforming to the New Air Quality Standards: Tips for Transportation Agencies." TR News July-August 2003.

Will a Depreciating Dollar Lead to a World Economic Boom?

Cooper, Richard N. "Will a Depreciating Dollar Lead to a World Economic Boom?" International Economy Summer 2003.

Is China's Currency Dangerously Undervalued?

Cooper, Richard N. "Is China's Currency Dangerously Undervalued?" International Economy Spring 2003.

Glass Ceiling: Why the Dominant Democrats Can't Elect a Governor.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Glass Ceiling: Why the Dominant Democrats Can't Elect a Governor." Commonwealth - Politics, Ideas and Civil Life in Massachusetts Summer 2003.

How Public Housing Harms Cities.

Husock, Howard. "How Public Housing Harms Cities." City Journal Winter 2003.

Is There Enough Overhead in this Grant?

Keating, Elizabeth. "Is There Enough Overhead in this Grant?" Nonprofit Quarterly Spring 2003: 41-44.

Iraq's Currency Solution.

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Iraq's Currency Solution." International Economy Fall 2003: 54-57.

What an Economic Adviser Can Do When He Disagrees with the President.

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "What an Economic Adviser Can Do When He Disagrees with the President." Challenge May-June 2003: 29-52.

Deliberation Where You Least Expect It: Citizen Participation in Government.

Fung, Archon. "Deliberation Where You Least Expect It: Citizen Participation in Government." Connections Fall 2003: 30-33.

Le Divorce: Who Is to Blame for the Transatlantic Rift?

Norris, Pippa. "Le Divorce: Who Is to Blame for the Transatlantic Rift?" Compass: A Journal of Leadership Fall 2003: 22-25.

Stubborn Kind of Fellow.

Gergen, David. "Stubborn Kind of Fellow." Compass: A Journal of Leadership (Fall 2003).

A Threat to the Team.

Behn, Robert. "A Threat to the Team." Governing December 2002: 62.

Policy Options for Improving Environmental Management in the Private Sector.

Coglianese, Cary, and Jennifer Nash. "Policy Options for Improving Environmental Management in the Private Sector." Environment November 2002: 10-23.

A Policy Failure?

Walt, Stephen. "A Policy Failure?" Boston Review October/November 2002.

When a Bridge Is Not a Bridge.

Ignatieff, Michael. "When a Bridge Is Not a Bridge." New York Times Magazine October 27, 2002.

The Frustrating Culture of HR.

Behn, Robert. "The Frustrating Culture of HR." Governing October 2002: 58.

Open Forum -- Housing Stories.

Retsinas, Nicolas. "Open Forum -- Housing Stories." National Mortgage News September 9, 2002.

Fear as Inspiration.

Sewall, Sarah. "Fear as Inspiration." Groton School Quarterly Vol. LXIV, No. 3, September 2002.

Crime-Wave Blues.

Husock, Howard. "Crime-Wave Blues." City Journal Autumn 2002.

Housing Humbug.

Husock, Howard. "Housing Humbug." City Journal Autumn 2002.

Changing the Cops.

Behn, Robert. "Changing the Cops." Governing August 2002: 49.

“Nation-Building Lite.”

Ignatieff, Michael. “Nation-Building Lite.” New York Times Magazine July 28, 2002.

Liberal Lessons from Welfare Reform.

Jencks, Christopher. "Liberal Lessons from Welfare Reform." The American Prospect July 2002: A9-A12.

Leading Without Authority.

Behn, Robert. "Leading Without Authority." Governing June 2002: 54.

They Never Met

Power, Samantha. "They Never Met." New York Review of Books. May 9, 2002.

Open Forum -- CRA: Not Your Father's Oldsmobile.

Retsinas, Nicolas. "Open Forum -- CRA: Not Your Father's Oldsmobile." National Mortgage News April 22, 2002.

Can This Airport Be Saved?

Behn, Robert. "Can This Airport Be Saved?" Governing April 2002: 58.

Lion in a Jungle.

Husock, Howard. "Lion in a Jungle." City Journal Spring 2002.

Genocide and America.

Power, Samantha. "Genocide and America." New York Review of Books March 14, 2002.

A More Civil Society: NGOs at Work for Peace in Northern Ireland.

Nelson, Barbara J., and Linda Kaboolian. "A More Civil Society: NGOs at Work for Peace in Northern Ireland." The American Prospect February 11, 2002.

Bowling Together: The United State of America.

Putnam, Robert D. "Bowling Together: The United State of America." The American Prospect February 11, 2002: 20-22.

Feuding Fiefdoms.

Behn, Robert. "Feuding Fiefdoms." Governing February 2002: 95.

Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in the Church.

Bane, Mary Jo. "Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in the Church." America June 3-10, 2002.

Understanding Terrorism: A Harvard Magazine Roundtable

Bellin, Eva, Ashton B. Carter, Philip B. Heyman, David Little, Louise M. Richardson, and Jessica Stern. "Understanding Terrorism: A Harvard Magazine Roundtable." Harvard Magazine. January-February 2002.

Seven Tests: Between Concert and Unilateralism.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Seven Tests: Between Concert and Unilateralism." The National Interest Winter 2001/2002.

Who Should Get In? Part II

Jencks, Christopher. "Who Should Get In? Part II" New York Review of Books December 20, 2001.

The Slippery Slope of Socialization.

Hogan, William W. "The Slippery Slope of Socialization." Public Utilities Fortnightly December 1, 2001.

The Efficiency Task Force

Behn, Robert. "The Efficiency Task Force." Governing. December 2001, 47.

Who Should Get In?

Jencks, Christopher. "Who Should Get In?" New York Review of Books November 29, 2001.

First Seeds of a Fairer Future.

Zinberg, Dorothy. "First Seeds of a Fairer Future." The London Times Higher Education Supplement November 16, 2001.

Something Happened: South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Ignatieff, Michael. "Something Happened: South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission." The Guardian October 13, 2001.