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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

Deals Versus Rules: Policy Implementation Uncertainty and Why Firms Hate It

Hallward-Driemeier, Mary, Gita Khun-Jush, and Lant Pritchett. "Deals Versus Rules: Policy Implementation Uncertainty and Why Firms Hate It." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-027, June 2010.

Good Governance: The Inflation of an Idea

Grindle, Merilee S. "Good Governance: The Inflation of an Idea." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-023, June 2010.

Social Policy in Development:
Coherence and Cooperation in the Real World

Grindle, Merilee S. "Social Policy in Development: Coherence and Cooperation in the Real World." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-024, June 2010.

Constructing, Deconstructing, and Reconstructing Career Civil Service Systems in Latin America

Grindle, Merilee S. "Constructing, Deconstructing, and Reconstructing Career Civil Service Systems in Latin America." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-025, June 2010.

Sanctions, Benefits, and Rights: Three Faces of Accountability

Grindle, Merilee S. "Sanctions, Benefits, and Rights: Three Faces of Accountability." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-026, June 2010.

Consumer Response to Cigarette Excise Tax Changes

Chiou, Lesley and Erich J. Muehlegger. "Consumer Response to Cigarette Excise Tax Changes." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-020, June 2010.

Disgust Promotes Disposal: Souring the Status Quo

Han, Seunghee, Jennifer S. Lerner, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Disgust Promotes Disposal: Souring the Status Quo." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-021, June 2010.

Cultural Explanations of Electoral Reform:

A Policy Cycle Model

Norris, Pippa. "Cultural Explanations of Electoral Reform: A Policy Cycle Model." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-022, June 2010.

Enhancing Food Security in an Era of Global Climate Change: An Executive Session on Grand Challenges of the Sustainability Transition, San Servolo Island, Venice – June 6-9, 2010.

Clark, W.C., Kristjanson, P., Campbell, B., Juma, C., Holbrook, N.M., Nelson, G. & Dickson, N.M. "Enhancing Food Security in an Era of Global Climate Change: An Executive Session on Grand Challenges of the Sustainability Transition, San Servolo Island, Venice – June 6-9, 2010." Sustainability Science Program, 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.

Sunny Pitch to Lure Hub's Industries

Glaeser, Edward L. "Sunny Pitch to Lure Hub's Industries." Boston Globe, June 3, 2010.

Scarcity Pricing and Locational Operating Demand Curves

Hogan, William W. "Scarcity Pricing and Locational Operating Demand Curves." Testimony to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Technical Conference on Unit Commitment Software, June 2, 2010.

Building Social Capital Through Microfinance

Feigenberg, Benjamin, Erica M. Field, and Rohini Pande. "Building Social Capital Through Microfinance." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-019, June 2010.

Let the Charters Bloom

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

A Comparison of Monetary Anchor Options for Commodity-Exporters in Latin America and the Caribbean

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Comparison of Monetary Anchor Options for Commodity-Exporters in Latin America and the Caribbean." Natural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean: Beyond Booms and Busts? Ed. Emily Sinnott, John Nash, and Augusto de la Torre. World Bank, 2010.

Toward a Combined Merchant-Regulatory Mechanism for Electricity Transmission Expansion

Hogan, William W., Juan Rosellon, and Ingo Vogelsang. "Toward a Combined Merchant-Regulatory Mechanism for Electricity Transmission Expansion." DIW Berlin, June 2010.

Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Strategy, and the Environment

Reinhardt, Forest L., and Robert N. Stavins. "Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Strategy, and the Environment." Oxford Review of Economic Policy 26.2 (June 2010): 164-181.

Synthetic Control Methods for Comparative Case Studies: Estimating the Effect of California’s Tobacco Control Program

Abadie, Alberto, Alexis Diamond, and Jens Hainmueller. "Synthetic Control Methods for Comparative Case Studies: Estimating the Effect of California’s Tobacco Control Program." Journal of the American Statistical Association 105.490 (June 2010): 493-505.

More Than Just Race: A Rejoinder

Wilson, William Julius. "More Than Just Race: A Rejoinder." Sociological Forum 25.2 (June 2010): 390-394.

Look on My Works, Ye Markets

Allison, Graham. "Look on My Works, Ye Markets." Financial Times, June 1, 2010.

The Challenge of Mass Incarceration in America

Loury, Glenn C., and Bruce Western. "The Challenge of Mass Incarceration in America." Daedalus 139.3 (Summer 2010): 5-7.

Mr. President, Take Command

Gergen, David. "Mr. President, Take Command." CNN, June 1, 2010.

Softening Silos: The Nuts and Bolts of Leading Amid Difference

Pittinsky, Todd L. "Softening Silos: The Nuts and Bolts of Leading Amid Difference." Leader to Leader 2010.57 (Summer 2010): 18-23.

What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns

Ellison, Glenn, Edward L. Glaeser, and William R. Kerr. "What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns." American Economic Review 100.3 (June 2010): 1195-1213.

Legitimacy without the Duty to Obey

Applbaum, Arthur Isak. "Legitimacy without the Duty to Obey." Philosophy & Public Affairs 38.3 (Summer 2010): 215-239.

Political Legitimacy and Official Discretion

Applbaum, Arthur Isak. "Political Legitimacy and Official Discretion." Political Accountability: The Library of Contemporary Essays in Political Theory and Public Policy. Ed. Richard Bellamy and Antonino Palumbo. Ashgate, 2010, 39-73.

Professional Detachment: The Executioner of Paris

Applbaum, Arthur Isak. "Professional Detachment: The Executioner of Paris." Public Ethics: The Library of Contemporary Political Theory and Public Policy. Ed. Richard Bellamy and Antonino Palumbo. Ashgate, 2010, 103-131.

Government's Budget Myopia

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

The Natural Resources Trap: Private Investment Without Public Commitment

Hogan, William W., and Frederico Sturzenegger, eds. The Natural Resources Trap: Private Investment Without Public Commitment. MIT Press, June 2010.

The Primary Purpose of Presidential Primaries

Thompson, Dennis F. "The Primary Purpose of Presidential Primaries." Political Science Quarterly 125.2 (Summer 2010): 205-232.

How High Schools Become Exemplary

Ferguson, Ronald F., Sandra Hackman, Robert Hanna, and Ann Ballantine. "How High Schools Become Exemplary." AGI Conference Report, June 1, 2010.

Diagnostics Before Prescription

Rodrik, Dani. "Diagnostics Before Prescription." Journal of Economic Perspectives 24.3 (Summer 2010): 33-44.

Meaningful and Cost Effective Climate Policy: The Case for Cap and Trade

Peace, Janet, and Robert N. Stavins. "Meaningful and Cost Effective Climate Policy: The Case for Cap and Trade." Pew Center on Global Climate Change Working Paper Series, June 2010.

The Varieties of Regional Change

Glaeser, Edward L, Giacomo Ponzetto, and Kristina Tobio. "The Varieties of Regional Change." Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Economics Working Papers 1255, June 2010.

Territoriality and Beyond: Problematizing Modernity in International Relations, Polish translation

Ruggie, John Gerard. "Territoriality and Beyond: Problematizing Modernity in International Relations, Polish translation." New Europe--Natolin Review 2 (Summer/Autumn 2010).

Comments on Credibility, Commitment and Regulation,‘ by Dieter Helm

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Comments on 'Credibility, Commitment and Regulation,' by Dieter Helm," Conference on Populism and Natural Resources, Harvard University, 2007. In The Natural Resources Trap: Private Investment Without Public Commitment. Ed. William W. Hogan and Frederico Sturzenegger. MIT Press, 2010, 325-331.

Are Leading Indicators of Financial Crises Useful for Assessing Country Vulnerability? Evidence from the 2008-09 Global Crisis

Frankel, Jeffrey A., and George Saravelos. "Are Leading Indicators of Financial Crises Useful for Assessing Country Vulnerability? Evidence from the 2008-09 Global Crisis." NBER Working Papers 16047, June 2010.

Do Developed and Developing Countries Compete Head to Head in High-tech?

Edwards, Lawrence, and Robert Z. Lawrence. "Do Developed and Developing Countries Compete Head to Head in High-tech?" NBER Working Papers 16105, June 2010.

US Trade and Wages: The Misleading Implications of Conventional Trade Theory

Lawrence, Robert Z. "US Trade and Wages: The Misleading Implications of Conventional Trade Theory." NBER Working Papers 16106, June 2010.

Protest Nation: Words That Inspired a Century of American Radicalism

McCarthy, Timothy Patrick. Protest Nation: Words That Inspired a Century of American Radicalism. The New Press, 2010.

Reducing Inherent Danger: Report of the New York State Task Force on Police-on-Police Shootings

Stone, Christopher, Zachary Carter, Thomas Belfiore, Ella M. Bully-Cummings, Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry, Michael J. Farrell, George Gascón, Arva Rice, Lew Rice, and Damon T. Hewitt. "Reducing Inherent Danger: Report of the New York State Task Force on Police-on-Police Shootings." New York State Task Force on Police-on-Police Shootings Report, May 27, 2010.

Managing Spent Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste

Bunn, Matthew. "Managing Spent Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste." Testimony to the Blue-Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, May 25, 2010.

Turkey's Other Dirty War

Rodrik, Dani, and Pinar Dogan. "Turkey's Other Dirty War." New Republic, May 24, 2010.

What's Big, Risky, and Losing Billions?

Glaeser, Edward L. "What's Big, Risky, and Losing Billions?" Boston Globe, May 20, 2010.

Substitution, Subordination, and Responsibility: Response to Scanlon, McMahan, and Rosen

Kamm, Frances. "Substitution, Subordination, and Responsibility: Response to Scanlon, McMahan, and Rosen." Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 80.3 (May 2010): 702-722.

Précis of Intricate Ethics: Rights, Responsibilities and Permissible Harm

Kamm, Frances. "Précis of Intricate Ethics: Rights, Responsibilities and Permissible Harm." Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 80.3 (May 2010): 671-672.

China's Century is Not Yet Upon Us

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "China's Century is Not Yet Upon Us." Financial Times, May 18, 2010.

Determinants of Agricultural and Mineral Commodity Prices

Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Andrew K Rose. "Determinants of Agricultural and Mineral Commodity Prices." Inflation in an Era of Relative Price Shocks. Ed. Rene´e Fry, Callum Jones, and Christopher Kent. Reserve Bank of Australia, 2010, 9-51.

The Egyptian Enigma: ElBaradei Needs to Stop Playing Coy

Masoud, Tarek. "The Egyptian Enigma: ElBaradei Needs to Stop Playing Coy." International Newsweek, May 14, 2010.

Demand Response Pricing in Organized Wholesale Markets

Hogan, William W. "Demand Response Pricing in Organized Wholesale Markets." IRC Comments, Demand Response Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket RM10-17-000, May 13, 2010.