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Feature: Changes in Racial Gaps in Retirement Security over Time

Douglas Elmendorf and Karen Dynan find a large wealth disparity between White and Black families nearing retirement age, and notable wealth declines for both groups between 2001 and 2019.

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Feature: Recovering from COVID

James Stock finds that COVID-19 recovery was unprecedented in its rapid speed but still introduced or accelerated structural economic changes, including to the labor force.

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Feature: Efficacy of Text Messaging in Activating Hard-to-Reach Voters

Latanya Sweeney finds that text message reminders can effectively boost engagement and registration accuracy among hard-to-reach voters.

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Feature: The Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals

Dani Rodrik finds that Western and Northern European authors are overrepresented in economics journals by an order of magnitude compared to authors based in low-income countries.

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

Religion, Social Networks, and Life Satisfaction

Lim, Chaeyoon, and Robert D. Putnam. "Religion, Social Networks, and Life Satisfaction." American Sociological Review 75.6 (December 2010): 914-933.

Secular and Liminal: Discovering Heterogeneity Among Religious Nones

Lim, Chaeyoon, Carol Ann MacGregor, and Robert D. Putnam. "Secular and Liminal: Discovering Heterogeneity Among Religious Nones." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 49.4 (December 2010): 596–618.

Can Governance Indicators Make Sense? Towards a New Approach to Sector-Specific Measures of Governance

Andrews, Matthew. "Can Governance Indicators Make Sense? Towards a New Approach to Sector-Specific Measures of Governance." Oxford Development Studies 38.4 (December 2010): 391-410.

Measuring Racial Disparities in the Quality of Ambulatory Diabetes Care

Bynum, Julie P. W., Elliott S. Fisher, Yunjie Song, Jonathan Skinner, and Amitabh Chandra. "Measuring Racial Disparities in the Quality of Ambulatory Diabetes Care." Medical Care 48.12 (December 2010): 1057-1063.

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.

Black Integration Stakeholders

Williams, Kim M. "Black Integration Stakeholders." Paper presented at the Center for American Progress, Washington, DC, December 2010.

Thin Air

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Thin Air." Débordements: Mélanges offerts à Michel Callon. Ed. Madeleine Akrich, Yannick Barthe, Fabian Muniesa, and Philippe Mustar. Presses des Mines, 2010, 191-202.

A Social Contract for the Life Sciences: The US Case

Jasanoff, Sheila. "A Social Contract for the Life Sciences: The US Case." Trattato di Biodiritto. Ed. Stefano Rodotà and Mariachiara Tallacchini. Giuffrè, 2010, 103-121.

A Pragmatic Global Climate Policy Architecture

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Pragmatic Global Climate Policy Architecture." Issues of the Day: 100 Commentaries on Climate, Energy, the Environment, Transportation, and Public Health Policy. Ed. Ian W.H. Parry and Felicia Day. Resources For the Future, 2010, 6-7.

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.

The Global Enabling Trade Report 2010

Lawrence, Robert Z., Margareta Drzeniek Hanouz, John Doherty, and John Moavenzadeh, eds. The Global Enabling Trade Report 2010. World Economic Forum, 2010.

Building Sustained Economic Growth

Lawrence, Robert Z. "Building Sustained Economic Growth." Everybody’s Business: Strengthening International Cooperation in a More Interdependent World. Report of the Global Redesign Initiative. World Economic Forum, 2010, 127-169.

Dismantling Boundaries in Science and Technology Studies

Dear, Peter, and Sheila Jasanoff. "Dismantling Boundaries in Science and Technology Studies." ISIS: Journal of the History of Science in Society 101.4 (December 2010): 759-774.

Designing Climate Mitigation Policy

Aldy, Joseph E., Alan J. Krupnick, Richard G. Newell, Ian W.H. Parry, and William A. Pizer. "Designing Climate Mitigation Policy." Journal of Economic Literature 48.4 (December 2010): 903-934.

Ethics in Congress: From Individual to Institutional Corruption

Thompson, Dennis F. "Ethics in Congress: From Individual to Institutional Corruption." Public Sector Corruption. Ed. Michael Johnston. Sage, 2010.

The Mindsets of Political Compromise

Gutmann, Amy, and Dennis Thompson. "The Mindsets of Political Compromise." Perspectives in Politics 8.4 (December 2010): 1125-1143.

Varieties of Wahhabism

Masoud, Tarek. "Varieties of Wahhabism." Review of Contesting the Saudi State, by Madawi al-Rasheed. Middle East Law and Governance, 2.1, 2010: 106-112.

Review of Non-Governmental Organizations and Development

Brown, L. David. Review of Non-Governmental Organizations and Development, by David Lewis and Nazneen Kanji. Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 39.6, December 2010: 1127-1130.

The Global Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance: Insights from Economic Analysis

Eggleston, Karen, Ruifang Zhang, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The Global Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance: Insights from Economic Analysis." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 7 (2010): 3141-3149.

Prices and Profits in Dominant Firm Adjudication

Scherer, F.M. "Prices and Profits in Dominant Firm Adjudication." Novas Perspectivas Economicas num Contexto de Globalizacao. Ed. Eduard Paz Ferreira, Douglas Rosenthal, and Luia Silva Morais. Almedina, 2010, 459-469.

The Historical Foundations of Communications Regulation

Scherer, F.M. "The Historical Foundations of Communications Regulation." Novas Perspectivas Economicas num Contexto de Globalizacao. Ed. Eduard Paz Ferreira, Douglas Rosenthal, and Luia Silva Morais. Almedina, 2010, 41-61.

A Perplexed Economist Confronts 'Too Big to Fail'

Scherer, F.M. "A Perplexed Economist Confronts 'Too Big to Fail'." European Journal of Comparative Economics 7.2 (December 2010): 267-284.

A Half Century of Research on Patent Economics

Scherer, F.M. "A Half Century of Research on Patent Economics." World Intellectual Property Organization 2.1 (2010): 20-27.

Rethinking the Millennium Development Goals for Africa

Peterson, Stephen. "Rethinking the Millennium Development Goals for Africa." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-046, November 2010.

Knowing Success if You See It

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

Help Microfinance, Don’t Kill It

Banerjee, Abhijit, Pranab Bardhan, Esther Duflo, Erica Field, Dean Karlan, Asim Khwaja, Dilip Mookherjee, Rohini Pande, and Raghuram Rajan. "Help Microfinance, Don’t Kill It." India Express, November 26, 2010.

Japan's Options

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Japan's Options." Daily News (Egypt), November 22, 2010.

A Reform Both Parties Should Love

Glaeser, Edward L. "A Reform Both Parties Should Love." Boston Globe, November 19, 2010.

Geographic Variation in the Quality of Prescribing

Zhang, Yuting, Katherine Baicker, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Geographic Variation in the Quality of Prescribing." New England Journal of Medicine 363.21 (November 18, 2010): 1985-1988.

Religious People are 'Better Neighbors'

Campbell, David E., and Robert D. Putnam. "Religious People are 'Better Neighbors'." USA Today, November 15, 2010.

Advances in Comparative Gender Politics

Norris, Pippa. "Advances in Comparative Gender Politics." Conference Paper for Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, November 12, 2010.

How Good Politics Results in Bad Policy: The Case of Biofuel Mandates

Lawrence, Robert Z. "How Good Politics Results in Bad Policy: The Case of Biofuel Mandates." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-044, CID Working Paper 200, and Belfer Center Discussion Paper 2010-10, November 2010.

Country Diversification, Product Ubiquity,
and Economic Divergence

Hausmann, Ricardo, and César A. Hidalgo. "Country Diversification, Product Ubiquity, and Economic Divergence." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-045, November 2010.

Delusion Points

Walt, Stephen. "Delusion Points." Foreign Policy, November 8, 2010.

Nuclear Smuggling: The Expert View

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

Time for Women to Call the Shots

Hunt, Swanee. "Time for Women to Call the Shots." Global Post, November 6, 2010.

A To-Do List for Obama in India

Armitage, Richard L., and Nicholas Burns. "A To-Do List for Obama in India." Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2010.

For Patrick, A Chance to be a Centrist

Glaeser, Edward L. "For Patrick, A Chance to be a Centrist." Boston Globe, November 4, 2010.

How Obama Lost His Voice, and How He Can Get It Back

Ganz, Marshall. "How Obama Lost His Voice, and How He Can Get It Back." Los Angeles Times, November 3, 2010.

South Korea in G20 Spotlight

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "South Korea in G20 Spotlight." Korea Times, November 3, 2010.

Creating PerformanceStat's Organizational Competence and Commitment

Behn, Robert. "Creating PerformanceStat's Organizational Competence and Commitment." Paper for the Thirty Second Annual Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Boston, November 3, 2010.

U.S. Math Performance in Global Perspective: How Well Does Each State Do at Producing High-achieving Students?

Hanushek, Eric A., Paul E. Peterson, and Ludger Woessmann. "U.S. Math Performance in Global Perspective: How Well Does Each State Do at Producing High-achieving Students?" Program on Education Policy and Governance Working Paper Series, PEPG 10-19, November 2010.

American Indian Self-Determination:
The Political Economy of a Policy that Works

Cornell, Stephen, and Joseph P. Kalt. "American Indian Self-Determination: The Political Economy of a Policy that Works." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-043, November 2010.

Demand Response Compensation, Net Benefits and Cost Allocation: Comments

Hogan, William W. "Demand Response Compensation, Net Benefits and Cost Allocation: Comments." Electricity Journal 23.9 (November 2010): 19-24.

$320,000 Kindergarten Teachers

Chetty, Raj, John N. Friedman, Nathaniel Hilger, Emmanuel Saez, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, and Danny Yagan. "$320,000 Kindergarten Teachers." Phi Delta Kappan 92.3 (November 2010): 22-25.

The Regulation of Consumer Financial Products: An Introductory Essay with a Case Study on
Payday Lending

Campbell, John Y., Howell E. Jackson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Peter Tufano. "The Regulation of Consumer Financial Products: An Introductory Essay with a Case Study on Payday Lending." Moving Forward: The Future of Consumer Credit and Mortgage Finance. Ed. Nicholas P. Retsinas and Eric Belsky. Brookings Institution Press and the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies, 2010, 206-244.

Moving Forward: The Future of Consumer Credit and Mortgage Finance

Retsinas, Nicolas, and Eric Belsky, eds. Moving Forward: The Future of Consumer Credit and Mortgage Finance. Brookings Institution Press and the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies, 2010.

Introduction: Credit Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink

Retsinas, Nicolas, and Eric Belsky. "Introduction: Credit Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink." Moving Forward: The Future of Consumer Credit and Mortgage Finance. Ed. Nicholas P. Retsinas and Eric Belsky. Brookings Institution Press and the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies, 2010, 1-6.

An STS Scholar Reflects on Philosophy

Jasanoff, Sheila. "An STS Scholar Reflects on Philosophy." Philosophy of Science: 5 Questions. Ed. Robert Rosenberger. Automatic Press / VIP, 2010, 109-127.

Do Americans Consume Too Little Natural Gas? An Empirical Test of Marginal Cost Pricing

Davis, Lucas W., and Erich J. Muehlegger. "Do Americans Consume Too Little Natural Gas? An Empirical Test of Marginal Cost Pricing." Rand Journal of Economics 41.4 (Winter 2010): 791-810.