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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

Health Lessons from Schools

Peterson, Paul E. "Health Lessons from Schools." New York Post, September 3, 2009.

Is National Diversity Under Threat?

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. "Is National Diversity Under Threat?" Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Conference, September 3-6, 2009.

5 Ways to Improve Procurement

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

On Global Currencies

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "On Global Currencies." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-026, September 1, 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.

Global Climate Policy Architecture and Political Feasibility: Specific Formulas and Emission Targets to Attain 460 PPM CO2 Concentrations

Bosetti Valentina, and Jeffrey A. Frankel. "Global Climate Policy Architecture and Political Feasibility: Specific Formulas and Emission Targets to Attain 460 PPM CO2 Concentrations." The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements Discussion Paper Series Discussion Paper 09-30 and NBER Working Papers 15516, November 2009.

The Right to Relocation: Disappearing Island Nations and Common Ownership of the Earth.

Risse, Mathias. "The Right to Relocation: Disappearing Island Nations and Common Ownership of the Earth." Ethics and International Affairs 23.3 (Fall 2009): 281-300.

Ratcheting Up Performance

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

Income, Insurance, And Technology: Why Does Health Spending
Outpace Economic Growth?

Smith, Sheila, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Mark S. Freeland. "Income, Insurance, And Technology: Why Does Health Spending Outpace Economic Growth?" Health Affairs 28.5 (September/October 2009): 1276-1284.

Would Having More Primary Care Doctors Cut Health Spending Growth?

Chernew, Michael E., Lindsay Sabik, Amitabh Chandra, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Would Having More Primary Care Doctors Cut Health Spending Growth?" Health Affairs 28.5 (September/October 2009): 1327-1335.

A Trillion-Dollar Geography Lesson

Baicker, Katherine, and Amitabh Chandra. "A Trillion-Dollar Geography Lesson." Health Affairs 28.5 (September/October 2009): 1448-1451.

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.

Energy for Change: Introduction to the Special Issue on Energy & Climate Change

Holdren, John P. "Energy for Change: Introduction to the Special Issue on Energy & Climate Change." Innovations 4.4 (Fall 2009): 3-11.

Institutions for Energy Innovation: A Transformational Challenge

Narayanamurti, Venkatesh, Laura D. Anadon, and Ambuj D. Sagar. "Institutions for Energy Innovation: A Transformational Challenge." Report from the Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, September 2009.

Growth After the Crisis

Rodrik, Dani. "Growth After the Crisis." Center for Economic Policy and Research Discussion Paper 7480, September 2009.

Securing Nuclear Stockpiles: The First Line of Defense in Preventing Nuclear Terrorism

Newman, Andrew, and Matthew Bunn. "Securing Nuclear Stockpiles: The First Line of Defense in Preventing Nuclear Terrorism." Fletcher Forum of World Affairs 33.2 (Fall 2009): 109-128.

The Persuadable Public

Howell, William, Martin West, and Paul E. Peterson. "The Persuadable Public." Education Next 9.4 (Fall 2009): 20-29.

Local Industrial Conditions and Entrepreneurship: How Much of the Spatial Distribution Can We Explain?

Glaeser, Edward L., and William R. Kerr. "Local Industrial Conditions and Entrepreneurship: How Much of the Spatial Distribution Can We Explain?" Journal of Economics and Management Strategy 18.3 (Fall 2009): 623-663.

Generic Script Share and the Price of Brand-Name Drugs: The Role of Consumer Choice

Rizzo, John, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Generic Script Share and the Price of Brand-Name Drugs: The Role of Consumer Choice." International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics 9.3 (September 2009): 291-316.

Enabling a Nuclear Revival — And Managing its Risks

Bunn, Matthew, and Martin B. Malin. "Enabling a Nuclear Revival — And Managing its Risks." Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization 4.4 (Fall 2009): 173-191.

Reducing the Greatest Risks of Nuclear Theft and Terrorism

Bunn, Matthew. "Reducing the Greatest Risks of Nuclear Theft and Terrorism." Daedalus 138.4 (Fall 2009): 112-123.

Wonderful Politics of Cap-and-Trade

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

Transforming Energy Innovation

Narayanamurti, Venkatesh, Laura D. Anadon, and Ambuj D. Sagar. "Transforming Energy Innovation." Issues in Science and Technology 26.1 (Fall 2009): 57-64.

Framing Race and Poverty

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

One Week in Heron City: A Case Study

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "One Week in Heron City: A Case Study." New Perspectives in Policing (Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety), September 2009.

An Expanded Three-Part Architecture for Post-2012 International Climate Policy

Olmstead, Sheila M., and Robert N. Stavins. "An Expanded Three-Part Architecture for Post-2012 International Climate Policy." Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements Discussion Paper 09-29, September 2009.

Global Environment and Trade Policy

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Global Environment and Trade Policy." Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Discussion Paper #09-01, September 2009.

The Global Economic Crisis and the Development of Southeast Asia

Perkins, Dwight H. The Global Economic Crisis and the Development of Southeast Asia. Strategic Asia 2009–10: Economic Meltdown and Geopolitical Stability. Ed. Ashley J. Tellis, Andrew Marble, and Travis Tanner. National Bureau of Asian Research, September 2009, 233-260.

Cross-Branch Collaboration: What Can We Learn From the Collaboration Between Courts and the Division of Youth Services in Missouri: A Concept Paper

Wilson, Julie Boatright. "Cross-Branch Collaboration: What Can We Learn From the Collaboration Between Courts and the Division of Youth Services in Missouri: A Concept Paper." Prepared for the Executive Session: State Court Leaders in the 21st Century, Harvard Kennedy School, September 2009.

National Security Entry and Exit Registration

Williams, Kim M. National Security Entry and Exit Registration. The Impact of 9/11 and the New Legal Landscape: The Day That Changed Everything? Ed. Matthew J. Morgan. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, 103-112.

Experiments

Bohnet, Iris. Experiments. The Oxford Handbook of Analytical Sociology. Ed. Peter Hedstrom and Peter Bearman. Oxford University Press, 2009, 639-666.

Do Teachers Discriminate Against Minorities in India?

Hanna, Rema, and Leigh Linden. "Do Teachers Discriminate Against Minorities in India?" Vox.org, September 1, 2009.

Review of Medical Research for Hire: The Political Economy of Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials

Ruggie, Mary. Review of Medical Research for Hire: The Political Economy of Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials, by Jill A. Fisher. Contemporary Sociology, 38.5, September 2009: 435-436.

A Review of Edward Luce's In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India

Pritchett, Lant. "A Review of Edward Luce's In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India." Review of In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India, by Edward Luce. Journal of Economic Literature, 47.3, September 2009: 771–80.

Institutions for Energy Innovation: A Transformational Challenge

Narayanamurti, Venkatesh, Laura D. Anadon, and Ambuj D. Sagar. "Institutions for Energy Innovation: A Transformational Challenge." Energy Technology Innovation Policy Research Group, Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, September 2009.

Summary for Policymakers

Aldy, Joseph E., and Robert Stavins. Summary for Policymakers. Post-Kyoto International Climate Policy. Ed. Joseph E. Aldy and Robert Stavins. Cambridge University Press, 2009, xxviii, 182.

Cosmopolitan Communications: Cultural Diversity in a Globalized World

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. Cosmopolitan Communications: Cultural Diversity in a Globalized World. Cambridge University Press, 2009.

We Have the Hope. Now Where's the Audacity?

Dreier, Peter, and Marshall Ganz. "We Have the Hope. Now Where's the Audacity?" Washington Post, August 30, 2009.

A Global Perspective: US Exceptionalism (Again?)

Norris, Pippa. A Global Perspective: US Exceptionalism (Again?). Evangelicals and Democracy in America. Ed. Steven Brint and Jean Reith Schroedel. Russell Sage Foundation, 2009, 25-56.

Corruption and Nuclear Proliferation

Bunn, Matthew. Corruption and Nuclear Proliferation. Corruption, Global Security, and World Order. Ed. Robert Rotberg. Brookings Institution Press, 2009, 124-126.

With Voluntarism on Rise Comes a Chance to Seize the Day

Solomont, Alan, and Steve Goldsmith. "With Voluntarism on Rise Comes a Chance to Seize the Day." Boston Globe, August 22, 2009.

The Trouble with Cases

Schauer, Frederick, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The Trouble with Cases." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-025, August 2009.

The Rise of the Renter-chic

Retsinas, Nicolas. "The Rise of the Renter-chic." Boston Globe, August 16, 2009.

Building Social Capital through Microfinance

Feigenberg, Benjamin, Erica Field, and Rohini Pande. "Building Social Capital through Microfinance." Stanford Institute for Theoretical Economics Summer Workshop, Stanford, August 13-15, 2009.

The Audacity of Partnership

Goldsmith, Stephen. "The Audacity of Partnership." National Quality Improvement Center on the Privatization of Child Welfare Services, August 12, 2009.

Making of Great Communicators

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Making of Great Communicators." Korea Times, August 12, 2009.

Let Finance Sceptics Take Over

Rodrik, Dani. "Let Finance Sceptics Take Over." Business Standard and International Business Times, August 11, 2009 and August 21, 2009.

Program has Clunky Reasoning

Glaeser, Edward L. "Program has Clunky Reasoning." Boston Globe, August 8, 2009.

Securing Human Rights Intellectually: Philosophical Inquiries about the Universal Declaration

Risse, Mathias. "Securing Human Rights Intellectually: Philosophical Inquiries about the Universal Declaration." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-024, August 2009.

Experimental Criminology

Braga, Anthony A. Experimental Criminology. 21st Century Criminology: A Reference Handbook. Ed. J. Mitchell Miller. Sage Publications, 2009.