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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.

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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

How They Wrecked the Economy

Parker, Richard. "How They Wrecked the Economy." The American Prospect. June 9, 2011.

All Together Now, One By One: Building Capacity for Urban Education Reform in
Promise Neighborhoods

Quane, James M., and William Julius Wilson. "All Together Now, One By One: Building Capacity for Urban Education Reform in Promise Neighborhoods." Pathways. Summer 2011.

Understanding 21st Century Power Shifts

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Understanding 21st Century Power Shifts." World Financial Review. June/July 2011.

Ergenekon and Sledgehammer: Building or Undermining the Rule of Law?

Rodrik, Dani. "Ergenekon and Sledgehammer: Building or Undermining the Rule of Law?" Turkish Policy Quarterly. May, 11, 2011.

New Land Of Opportunity

Glaeser, Edward L. "New Land Of Opportunity." Forbes. April 20, 2011.

Some Big Ideas from Small Countries

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Some Big Ideas from Small Countries." European Financial Review. April 15, 2011.

The Real Stakes of Getting Tough with Public Workers

Donahue, John D. "The Real Stakes of Getting Tough with Public Workers." Government Finance Review. April 2011.

Three Fights We Can Win

Kamarck, Elaine. "Three Fights We Can Win." Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. Spring 2011.

How We Can Reduce the Risk of Another Fukishima

Bunn, Matthew. "How We Can Reduce the Risk of Another Fukishima." Washington Post. March 24, 2011.

Progressive Government is Obsolete

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Progressive Government is Obsolete." Wall Street Journal. March 18, 2011.

Hooray for Nation States

Rodrik, Dani. "Hooray for Nation States." The New Republic. February 17, 2011, 12-13.

Hooray For Nation States

Rodrik, Dani. "Hooray For Nation States." The New Republic. January 27, 2011.

The Importance of the Individual Mandate — Evidence from Massachusetts

Chandra, Amitabh, Jonathan Gruber, and Robin McKnight. "The Importance of the Individual Mandate — Evidence from Massachusetts." Health Policy and Reform. January 12, 2011.

An Economist’s View of the Oil Spill from Inside the White House

Aldy, Joseph. "An Economist’s View of the Oil Spill from Inside the White House." Resources Magazine. 2011.

Where do Bad Ideas Come From (and Why Won't They Go Away?)

Walt, Stephen. "Where do Bad Ideas Come From (and Why Won't They Go Away?)." Foreign Policy. January/February 2011.

The Balancing Act of Barack Obama

Keyssar, Alexander. "The Balancing Act of Barack Obama." Estudos e Análises de Conjuntura. January 2011, 1-10.

Will We Know Success When We See it?

Stavins, Robert N. "Will We Know Success When We See it?" National Journal. December 6, 2010.

Community (Dis)empowerment: The Caño Martín Peña Project

Letts, Christine W. "Community (Dis)empowerment: The Caño Martín Peña Project." Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy. 2010/2011, 65-71.

Dear Negotiation Coach: Coping with a Struggling Client

Mandell, Brian S. "Dear Negotiation Coach: Coping with a Struggling Client." Negotiation: Newsletter of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. December 2010.

Racial Tensions and Teacher Engagement in Professional Learning

Ferguson, Ronald. "Racial Tensions and Teacher Engagement in Professional Learning." Massachusetts Association for Supervision and Curriculum Design (MASCD) Perspectives Online. Winter 2010.

Knowing Success if You See It

Stavins, Robert N. "Knowing Success if You See It." Outreach. November 28, 2010.

Nuclear Smuggling: The Expert View

Bunn, Matthew. "Nuclear Smuggling: The Expert View." The Guardian. November 7, 2010.

The Future of American Power

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Future of American Power." Foreign Affairs. November/December 2010, 2-12.

Leadership Need Not Only Come From the G7

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Leadership Need Not Only Come From the G7." East Asia Forum Quarterly. October-December 2010, 25-26.

Trust and Perception: Powerful Factors in Assessing News About War

Baum, Matthew A. "Trust and Perception: Powerful Factors in Assessing News About War." Nieman Reports. Fall 2010, 71-72.

A Response to Nuclear Terrorism Skeptics

Allison, Graham. "A Response to Nuclear Terrorism Skeptics." Brown Journal of World Affairs. Fall/Winter 2010.

AB 32 and Climate Change:
The National Context of State Policies for a Global Commons Problem

Stavins, Robert N. "AB 32 and Climate Change: The National Context of State Policies for a Global Commons Problem." Agricultural and Resource Economics Update. September/October 2010, 2-5.

How Anger Poisons Decision Making

Lerner, Jennifer S., and Katherine Shonk. "How Anger Poisons Decision Making." Harvard Business Review. September 2010, 606.

Let Us Be the Peacemakers

McCarthy, Timothy Patrick. "Let Us Be the Peacemakers." Nation. September 2010.

Let's Make a Deal

Hufbauer, Gary, and Robert Lawrence. "Let's Make a Deal." Foreign Affairs. August 17, 2010.

Nuclear Energy and the Global Energy Crisis: U.S.-Russian Cooperation Can Help

Bunn, Matthew, and Evgeny Velikhov. "Nuclear Energy and the Global Energy Crisis: U.S.-Russian Cooperation Can Help." The Hill. July 22, 2010.

Jobs and Kids: Female Employment and Fertility in Rural China

Fang, Hai, Karen N. Eggleston, John A. Rizzo, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Jobs and Kids: Female Employment and Fertility in Rural China." Vox. June 5, 2010.

Let the Charters Bloom

Peterson, Paul E. "Let the Charters Bloom." Hoover Digest: Research and Opinion on Public Policy. Summer 2010.

Government's Budget Myopia

Mechling, Jerry. "Government's Budget Myopia." Government Finance Review. June 2010, 75-76.

Testing Time for Climate Science

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Testing Time for Climate Science." Science. May 7, 2010, 695-696.

The Way to Better Contracts

Kelman, Steven. "The Way to Better Contracts." Federal Computer Week. May 6, 2010.

America’s Radical Roots

McCarthy, Timothy Patrick. "America’s Radical Roots." Nation. May 2010.

A Tea Party for Obama

Fung, Archon. "A Tea Party for Obama." American Prospect. April 2010.

Besser als Bismarck: Helmut Kohls Aussenpolitik

Kaiser, Karl. "Besser als Bismarck: Helmut Kohls Aussenpolitik." Stern Edition. April 2010.

Charter Schools and Student Performance

Peterson, Paul E. "Charter Schools and Student Performance." Wall Street Journal. March 16, 2010.

Engaging Your Constituents: Beyond the Usual Suspects

Fung, Archon. "Engaging Your Constituents: Beyond the Usual Suspects." Capitol Ideas. March/April 2010, 46.

Athens: The First Domino?

Parker, Richard. "Athens: The First Domino?" The Nation. February 18, 2010.

Agencies Should Not Fear Talking to Contractors

Kelman, Steven. "Agencies Should Not Fear Talking to Contractors." Federal Computer Week. February 17, 2010.

The New Generation of Organizers

Ganz, Marshall, and Kate Hilton. "The New Generation of Organizers." Shelterforce. February 12, 2010.

Should IMF Have Been Called In?

Walton, Michael. "Should IMF Have Been Called In?" The Financial Express (India). February 12, 2010.

Afghanistan: What Could Work

Stewart, Rory. "Afghanistan: What Could Work." New York Review of Books. January 14, 2010.

On Nonproliferation

Allison, Graham. "On Nonproliferation." Seed Magazine. 2010.

Electricity Market Reform

Hogan, William W. "Electricity Market Reform." Harvard China Review. January 2010.

Nuclear Disorder

Allison, Graham. "Nuclear Disorder." Foreign Affairs. January/February 2010, 74-85.

Performance Data: 'Use It or Useless'

Kelman, Steven. "Performance Data: 'Use It or Useless'." Federal Computer Week. December 3, 2009.