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

Social Security in a Changing Environment: Findings from the Retirement Research Center at the National Bureau of Economic Research

Wise, David A., and Richard G. Woodbury. "Social Security in a Changing Environment: Findings from the Retirement Research Center at the National Bureau of Economic Research." Social Security Bulletin. 2009, 65-81.

Report on Middle East Affairs

Walt, Stephen. "Report on Middle East Affairs." Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. December 2009, 24.

Closing the Knowledge-Practice Gap

Behn, Robert. "Closing the Knowledge-Practice Gap." Bob Behn's Public Management Report. December 2009.

Restoring Solvency

Walt, Stephen. "Restoring Solvency." American Review. December 2009.

Customer Service Tips from Developing Countries

Kelman, Steven. "Customer Service Tips from Developing Countries." Federal Computer Week. November 16, 2009.

The Internet and Americans' Resistance to Leadership

Kellerman, Barbara. "The Internet and Americans' Resistance to Leadership." U.S. News and World Report. November 4, 2009.

Empirical Evidence can Help Inform Debate about Whether a Management Approach Will Improve Government

Kelman, Steven. "Empirical Evidence can Help Inform Debate about Whether a Management Approach Will Improve Government." Federal Computer Week. November 2, 2009.

PerformanceStat Leadership Strategy

Behn, Robert. "PerformanceStat Leadership Strategy." Bob Behn’s Performance Leadership Report. November 2009.

Worried About Competitiveness?

Stavins, Robert N. "Worried About Competitiveness?" The Environmental Forum. November/December 2009, 18.

The National Deficit--of Leadership

Gergen, David. "The National Deficit--of Leadership." U.S. News and World Report. November 1, 2009, 29.

High Cost, Low Odds

Walt, Stephen. "High Cost, Low Odds." Nation. October 21, 2009.

Bring Back Share in Savings

Kelman, Steven. "Bring Back Share in Savings." Federal Computer Week. October 14, 2009.

A Portfolio of Domestic Commitments: Implementing Common but Differentiated Responsibilities

Stavins, Robert N. "A Portfolio of Domestic Commitments: Implementing Common but Differentiated Responsibilities." Carbon Market North America. October 3, 2009.

Simple Strategies Drive Out the Subtle

Behn, Robert. "Simple Strategies Drive Out the Subtle." Bob Behn's Performance Leadership Report. October 2009.

The Case for Pay for Performance

Kelman, Steven. "The Case for Pay for Performance." Federal Computer Week. September 23, 2009.

How Contractors Can Help Agencies Save Money

Kelman, Steven. "How Contractors Can Help Agencies Save Money." Federal Computer Week. September 10, 2009.

5 Ways to Improve Procurement

Kelman, Steven. "5 Ways to Improve Procurement." Federal Computer Week. September 2, 2009.

What's In and Out in Global Money

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "What's In and Out in Global Money." Finance and Development. September 2009.

Ratcheting Up Performance

Behn, Robert. "Ratcheting Up Performance." Bob Behn's Performance Leadership Report. September 2009.

Do The Right Thing: A Genocide Policy That Works

Sewall, Sarah. "Do The Right Thing: A Genocide Policy That Works." Boston Review. September/October 2009.

Wonderful Politics of Cap-and-Trade

Stavins, Robert N. "Wonderful Politics of Cap-and-Trade." The Environmental Forum. September/October 2009.

Framing Race and Poverty

Wilson, William Julius. "Framing Race and Poverty." Contexts. Fall 2009, 84.

Gore’s Carbon ‘Tax Shift’ Beats Cap-and-Trade

Kamarck, Elaine. "Gore’s Carbon ‘Tax Shift’ Beats Cap-and-Trade." Roll Call. August 3, 2009.

Is Benefit-Cost Analysis Helpful for Environmental Regulation?

Stavins, Robert N. "Is Benefit-Cost Analysis Helpful for Environmental Regulation?" Environmental Leader. August 2, 2009.

The Face-to-Face Buzz

Behn, Robert. "The Face-to-Face Buzz." Bob Behn's Public Management Report. August 2009.

Performance Management Sticks Around

Kelman, Steven. "Performance Management Sticks Around." Federal Computer Week. July 31, 2009.

Growth That's Even More Inclusive

Walton, Michael. "Growth That's Even More Inclusive." The Financial Express (India). July 24, 2009.

Past Performance Returns

Kelman, Steven. "Past Performance Returns." Federal Computer Week. July 22, 2009.

Changing the Political Climate

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Changing the Political Climate." Business Spectator. July 20, 2009.

The Irresistible Illusion

Stewart, Rory. "The Irresistible Illusion." London Review of Books. July 9, 2009, 3-6.

Leadership in a (Permanent) Crisis

Heifetz, Ronald A., Alexander Grashow, and Marty Linsky. "Leadership in a (Permanent) Crisis." Harvard Business Review. July/August 2009.

Disorder in the Ranks

Rotberg, Robert I. "Disorder in the Ranks." Foreign Policy. July/August 2009.

Leadership is a Generative Activity

Behn, Robert. "Leadership is a "Generative" Activity." Bob Behn's Public Management Report. July 2009.

The Global Financial Crisis: A Selective Review of Recent Research in the International Finance and Macroeconomics Program

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Global Financial Crisis: A Selective Review of Recent Research in the International Finance and Macroeconomics Program." NBER Reporter 2009. 2009, 1-7.

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