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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

Toward a General Theory of
Boundary Work: Insights from
the CGIAR’s Natural Resource
Management Programs

Clark, William C., Thomas P. Tomich, Meine van Noordwijk, Nancy M. Dickson, Delia Catacutan, David Guston, and Elizabeth McNie. "Toward a General Theory of Boundary Work: Insights from the CGIAR’s Natural Resource Management Programs." Center for International Development and ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series (199 and RWP10-035), September 2010.

Mauritius: African Success Story

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Mauritius: African Success Story." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-036, September 2010.

Are Bilateral Remittances Countercyclical?

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Are Bilateral Remittances Countercyclical?" ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-037, September 2010.

Determinants of Agricultural and Mineral Commodity Prices

Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Andrew K. Rose. "Determinants of Agricultural and Mineral Commodity Prices." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-038, September 2010.

The True Cost of the Iraq War: $3 Trillion and Beyond

Stiglitz, Joseph E., and Linda J. Bilmes. "The True Cost of the Iraq War: $3 Trillion and Beyond." Washington Post, September 5, 2010.

Critical Citizens Revisited: The Impact of Economic Hard Times on Confidence in Government

Norris, Pippa. "Critical Citizens Revisited: The Impact of Economic Hard Times on Confidence in Government." Conference Paper for American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 2-5, 2010.

Leadership

Heifetz, Ronald A. "Leadership." Political and Civic Leadership: A Reference Handbook. Ed. Richard A. Couto. Sage, 2010, 12-23.

State Standards Rise in Reading, Fall in Math

Peterson, Paul E. and Carlos Xabel Lastra-Anadón. "State Standards Rise in Reading, Fall in Math." Education Next 10.4 (Fall 2010): 12-16.

Competing Frames for a Public Health Issue and Their Effects on Public Opinion

Wise, David A., and Paul R. Brewer. "Competing Frames for a Public Health Issue and Their Effects on Public Opinion." Mass Communication & Society 13.4 (September 2010): 435-457.

National Costs Of The Medical Liability System

Mello, Michelle M., Amitabh Chandra, Atul A. Gawande, and David M. Studdert. "National Costs Of The Medical Liability System." Health Affairs 29.9 (September 2010): 1569-1577.

Assessing Health Reform's Impact On Four Key Groups Of Americans

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Assessing Health Reform's Impact On Four Key Groups Of Americans." Health Affairs 29.9 (September 2010): 1714-1724.

Potential Growth of the World Economy

Jorgenson, Dale W., and Khuong M. Vu. "Potential Growth of the World Economy." Journal of Policy Modeling 32.5 (September 2010): 615-631.

Traits as Dimensions or Categories? Developmental Change in the Understanding of Trait Terms

Gonzalez, Celia M., Kristina M. Zosuls, and Diane N. Ruble. "Traits as Dimensions or Categories? Developmental Change in the Understanding of Trait Terms." Developmental Psychology 46.5 (September 2010): 1078-1088.

Transportation Revenue Options: Infrastructure, Emissions, and Congestion

Huang, Edward, Henry Lee, Grant Lovellette, and Jose Gomez-Ibanez. "Transportation Revenue Options: Infrastructure, Emissions, and Congestion." Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Discussion Paper 2010-13, September 2010.

How Does Your Kindergarten Classroom Affect Your Earnings? Evidence from Project STAR

Chetty, Raj, John N. Friedman, Nathaniel Hilger, Emmanuel Saez, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, and Danny Yagan. "How Does Your Kindergarten Classroom Affect Your Earnings? Evidence from Project STAR." NBER Working Papers 16381, September 2010.

Leadership and Values

Heifetz, Ronald A. "Leadership and Values." Political and Civic Leadership: A Reference Handbook. Ed. Richard A. Couto. Sage, 2010, 24-27.

A Response to Nuclear Terrorism Skeptics

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

Comparative Effectiveness of STEMI Regionalization Strategies

Concannon, Thomas W., David M. Kent, Sharon-Lise Normand, Joseph P. Newhouse, John L. Griffith, Joshua Cohen, Joni R. Beshansky, John B. Wong, Thomas Aversano, and Harry P. Selker. "Comparative Effectiveness of STEMI Regionalization Strategies." Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 3.5 (September 2010): 506-513.

Iran and the Great Sanctions Debate

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Iran and the Great Sanctions Debate." Washington Quarterly 33.4 (Autumn 2010): 7-21.

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.

Housing Policy in the Wake of the Crash

Glaeser, Edward L. "Housing Policy in the Wake of the Crash." Daedalus 139.4 (Fall 2010): 95-106.

The Start-Up City

Glaeser, Edward L. "The Start-Up City." City Journal 20.4 (Autumn 2010): 26-35.

Defending the Indefensible: A How-To Guide

Walt, Stephen. "Defending the Indefensible: A How-To Guide." Midnight on the Mavi Marmara. Ed. Moustafa Bayoumi. OR Books, 2010.

The Availability and Utilization of 401(k) Loans

John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "The Availability and Utilization of 401(k) Loans." Retirement Research Consortium and NBER, September 2010.

How Anger Poisons Decision Making

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

A Comparison of Monetary Anchor Options, Including Product Price Targeting, for Commodity-Exporters in Latin America

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Comparison of Monetary Anchor Options, Including Product Price Targeting, for Commodity-Exporters in Latin America." NBER Working Papers 16362, September 2010.

The Uncertain Future of Nuclear Energy

Bunn, Matthew, Anatoli Diakov, Ming Ding, Tadahiro Katsuta, Charles McCombie, M.V. Ramana, Tatsujiro Suzuki, Susan Voss, and Suyuan Yu. The Uncertain Future of Nuclear Energy. Ed. Frank N. von Hippel. International Panel on Fissile Materials, September 2010.

Review of Handbook of the Sociology of Medical Education

Ruggie, Mary. Review of Handbook of the Sociology of Medical Education, ed. Caragh Brosnan and Bryan S. Turner. Contemporary Sociology, 39.5, September 2010: 556-557.

Let Us Be the Peacemakers

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

American and Chinese Power after the Financial Crisis

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "American and Chinese Power after the Financial Crisis." The Washington Quarterly 33.4 (Autumn 2010): 143-153.

Human Rights, Public Health and the Role of Government

Ruggie, Mary. "Human Rights, Public Health and the Role of Government." Presentation to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, August 2010.

Gay Republicans Rising

McCarthy, Timothy Patrick. "Gay Republicans Rising." Daily Beast, August 29, 2010.

Prices Drop, But Hopes Never Do

Glaeser, Edward L. "Prices Drop, But Hopes Never Do." Boston Globe, August 26, 2010.

The Strength of Obama's Long Game With Iran

Burns, Nicholas. "The Strength of Obama's Long Game With Iran." Atlantic Monthly, August 19, 2010.

The Strength of Obama's Long Game With Iran

Burns, Nicholas. "The Strength of Obama's Long Game With Iran." The Atlantic, August 19, 2010.

The Closing of America's Borders May Close American Minds


Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Closing of America's Borders May Close American Minds." Daily Star (Lebanon), August 19, 2010.

Let's Make a Deal

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

Health Care as a Right of Social Citizenship in the US: The US in Historical and Comparative Perspective

Ruggie, Mary. "Health Care as a Right of Social Citizenship in the US: The US in Historical and Comparative Perspective." Paper for the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, August 14-17, 2010.

Iraq War Winds Down, but Costs Soar

Bilmes, Linda J. "Iraq War Winds Down, but Costs Soar." San Francisco Chronicle, August 15, 2010.

When the Next Disaster Hits Will We Be Prepared?

Gergen, David. "When the Next Disaster Hits Will We Be Prepared?" Parade Magazine, August 15, 2010.

Adaptive Gaussian Process for Short-Term Wind Speed Forecasting

Jiang, Xiaoqian, Bing Dong, Le Xie, and Latanya Sweeney. "Adaptive Gaussian Process for Short-Term Wind Speed Forecasting." The 19th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, August 2010.

Four Demons to Innovation District

Glaeser, Edward L. "Four Demons to Innovation District." Boston Globe, August 12, 2010.

Tide to be Harnessed

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Tide to be Harnessed." Boston Herald, August 11, 2010.

The Myth of Authoritarian Growth

Rodrik, Dani. "The Myth of Authoritarian Growth." Project Syndicate, August 9, 2010.

Egypt

Masoud, Tarek. "Egypt." The Middle East. Ed. Ellen Lust. CQ Press, 2010.

African-Americans for Charter Schools

Peterson, Paul E., and Martin R. West. "African-Americans for Charter Schools." Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2010.

Price for a Potential Israeli Strike on Iran? A Palestinian State

Zelleke, Andy, and Robert Dujarric. "Price for a Potential Israeli Strike on Iran? A Palestinian State." Christian Science Monitor, August 2, 2010.

The Association of Earnings with Health in Middle Age: Do Self-Reported Earnings for the Previous Year Tell the Whole Story?

Rehkopf, David H., Christopher Jencks, and Maria M. Glymour. "The Association of Earnings with Health in Middle Age: Do Self-Reported Earnings for the Previous Year Tell the Whole Story?" Social Science and Medicine 71.3 (August 2010): 431-439.

Point-of-Purchase Price and Education Intervention to Reduce Consumption of Sugary Soft Drinks

Block, Jason P., Amitabh Chandra, Katherine D. McManus, and Walter C. Willett. "Point-of-Purchase Price and Education Intervention to Reduce Consumption of Sugary Soft Drinks." American Journal of Public Health 100.8 (August 2010): 1427-1433.

Leadership: Essential Selections on Power, Authority and Influence

Kellerman, Barbara, ed. Leadership: Essential Selections on Power, Authority and Influence. McGraw Hill, 2010.