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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

China and India Reshape Global Industrial Geography

Yusuf, Shahid, Kaoru Nabeshima, and Dwight H. Perkins. "China and India Reshape Global Industrial Geography." Dancing with Giants: China, India and the Global Economy. Ed. L. Alan Winters and Shahid Yusuf. World Bank Publishers, 2007, 35-66.

Biofortified Food Crops: Progress and Prospects in Developing Countries

Unnevehr, Laurian, Carl Pray, Robert Paarlberg, and Calestous Juma, eds. Biofortified Food Crops: Progress and Prospects in Developing Countries. Special Issue of AgBioForum: The Journal of Agrobiotechnology Management & Economics 10.3, 2007.

Patterns of Political Support and Pathways to Final Impact.

Juma, Calestous. "Patterns of Political Support and Pathways to Final Impact." AgBioForum: The Journal of AgroBiotechnology Management & Economics 10.3 (2007): 201-207.

Technology Prospecting: Lessons from the Early History of the Chile Foundation.

Bell, Jr., Bob W., and Calestous Juma. "Technology Prospecting: Lessons from the Early History of the Chile Foundation." Journal of Technology and Globalisation 3.2/3 (2007): 296-314.

One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth

Rodrik, Dani. One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth. Princeton University Press, 2007.

Industrial Development: Some Stylized Facts and Policy Directions.

Rodrik, Dani. "Industrial Development: Some Stylized Facts and Policy Directions." Industrial Development for the 21st Century. U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Division for Sustainable Development, 2007.

What Produces Economic Success?

Rodrik, Dani. "What Produces Economic Success?" Economic Growth with Equity. Challenges for Latin America. Ed. Ricardo Ffrench-Davis and José Luis Machinea. ECLAC and Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Reinventing Government: Putting Democracy and Social Justice Back into the Discourse.

Rizvi, Gowher. "Reinventing Government: Putting Democracy and Social Justice Back into the Discourse." Public Administration and Democratic Governance: Governments Serving Citizens. U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, April 2007, 89-135.

Enhancing Productivity Growth in the Information Age: Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy

Jorgenson, Dale W., and Charles W. Wessner, eds. Enhancing Productivity Growth in the Information Age: Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy. National Academies Press, 2007.

Productivity in Asia: Economic Growth and Competitiveness

Jorgenson, Dale W., Masahiro Kuroda, and Kazuyuki Motohashi, eds. Productivity in Asia: Economic Growth and Competitiveness. Edward Elgar, 2007.

Sector Allocation of Emissions and Damage.

Ho, Mun S., and Dale W. Jorgenson. "Sector Allocation of Emissions and Damage." Clearing the Air: The Health and Economic Damages of Air Pollution in China. Ed. Mun S. Ho and Chris P. Nielsen. MIT Press, 2007, 279-330.

NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2005

Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Christopher A. Pissarides, eds. NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2005. MIT Press, 2007.

Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Micro-Estimation

Gruber, Jonathan, and David A. Wise, eds. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Micro-Estimation. University of Chicago Press, 2007.

Democracy and Catholic Christianity in America.

Bane, Mary Jo. "Democracy and Catholic Christianity in America." Christianity and American Democracy. Ed. Hugh Heclo. Harvard University Press, 2007.

Information Governance in a Globalized Economy – Governance as Gardening

Cukier, Kenneth and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. "Information Governance in a Globalized Economy – Governance as Gardening." 2007 Rueschlikon Conference Report, 2007.

The Great Women Theory of Leadership? Perils of Positive Stereotypes and Precarious Pedestals

Pittinsky, Todd L., Laura M. Bacon, and Brian Welle. "The Great Women Theory of Leadership? Perils of Positive Stereotypes and Precarious Pedestals." Women and Leadership: The State of Play and Strategies for Change. Eds. Barbara Kellerman and Deborah L. Rhode. Wiley, 2007, 93-125.

Opening the Door: Women Leaders and Constitution Building in Iran and Afghanistan.

Norris, Pippa. "Opening the Door: Women Leaders and Constitution Building in Iran and Afghanistan." Women and Leadership: The State of Play and Strategies for Change. Ed. Barbara Kellerman and Deborah L. Rhode. Jossey-Bass, 2007, 197-226.

Leadership, Authority, and Women: A Man's Challenge.

Heifetz, Ronald A. "Leadership, Authority, and Women: A Man's Challenge." Women and Leadership: The State of Play and Strategies for Change. Ed. Barbara Kellerman and Deborah L. Rhode. Wiley, 2007, 311.

Governance and Information Technology: From Electronic Government to Information Government

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor, and David Lazer, eds. Governance and Information Technology: From Electronic Government to Information Government. MIT Press, 2007.

From Electronic Government to Information Government.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor, and David Lazer. "From Electronic Government to Information Government." Governance and Information Technology. Ed. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and David Lazer. MIT Press, 2007, 1-14.

Case Illustration: 'E-Government Is an Outcome:' Michael Armstrong and the Transformation of Des Moines.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor, and David Lazer. "Case Illustration: 'E-Government Is an Outcome:' Michael Armstrong and the Transformation of Des Moines." Governance and Information Technology. Ed. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and David Lazer. MIT Press, 2007, 59-62.

Challenges to Organizational Change: Multi-Level Integrated Information Structures (MIIS).

Fountain, Jane. "Challenges to Organizational Change: Multi-Level Integrated Information Structures (MIIS)." Governance and Information Technology. Ed. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and David Lazer. MIT Press, 2007, 63-93.

Case Illustration: Dubai's Electronic Government.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor, and David Lazer. "Case Illustration: Dubai's Electronic Government." Governance and Information Technology. Ed. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and David Lazer. MIT Press, 2007, 97-98.

Case Illustration: Protecting Privacy by Requesting Access: Marc Rotenberg and EPIC.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor, and David Lazer. "Case Illustration: Protecting Privacy by Requesting Access: Marc Rotenberg and EPIC." Governance and Information Technology. Ed. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and David Lazer. MIT Press, 2007, 142-144.

The Challenge of Evaluating M-Government, E-Government, and P-Government: What Should Be Compared with What?

Behn, Robert. "The Challenge of Evaluating M-Government, E-Government, and P-Government: What Should Be Compared with What?" Governance and Information Technology. Ed. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, and David Lazer. MIT Press, 2007, 215-238.

Case Illustration: The Swiss E-Government Barometer: Kuno Schedler Feels the Temperature of E-Government Services.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor, and David Lazer. "Case Illustration: The Swiss E-Government Barometer: Kuno Schedler Feels the Temperature of E-Government Services." Governance and Information Technology. Ed. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and David Lazer. MIT Press, 2007, 239-240.

It Takes a Network to Build a Network.

Lazer, David, and Maria Christina Binz-Scharf. "It Takes a Network to Build a Network." Governance and Information Technology. Ed. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and David Lazer. MIT Press, 2007, 261-278.

Case Illustration: TeleCities: Sharing Knowledge Among European Cities.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor, and David Lazer. "Case Illustration: TeleCities: Sharing Knowledge Among European Cities." Governance and Information Technology. Ed. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and David Lazer. MIT Press, 2007, 279-280.

The Governing of Government Information.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor, and David Lazer. "The Governing of Government Information." Governance and Information Technology. Ed. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and David Lazer. MIT Press, 2007, 281-292.

The Presidents We Pick: On Our Increasingly Democratic Politics

Porter, Roger. "The Presidents We Pick: On Our Increasingly Democratic Politics." Review of Running Alone: Presidential Leadership from JFK to Bush II - Why It Has Failed and How We Can Fix It, by James MacGregor Burns. Harvard Magazine, November-December 2007: 26-28.

The Case for Curriculum-Based, External Examinations That Have Significant Consequences for Students.

Peterson, Paul E. "The Case for Curriculum-Based, External Examinations That Have Significant Consequences for Students." Peabody Journal of Education 82.4 (2007): 645-666.

Review of A Companion to Urban Economics

Glaeser, Edward L. Review of A Companion to Urban Economics, Ed. Richard J. Arnott and Daniel P. McMillen. Journal of Regional Science, 47.5 December 2007: 994-999.

The Cultural Politics of Everyday Discourse: The Case of 'Male Chauvinist.'

Mansbridge, Jane, and Katherine Flaster. "The Cultural Politics of Everyday Discourse: The Case of 'Male Chauvinist.'" Critical Sociology 33.4 (2007): 627-660.

The Wealth of One Nation

Glaeser, Edward L. "The Wealth of One Nation." Review of A Farewell to Arms, by Gregory Clark. New York Sun, September 19, 2007.

Seeking Asylum Alone - A Comparative Study: Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee Protection in Australia, the UK and the US

Bhabha, Jacqueline, and Mary Crock, assisted by Nadine Finch and Susan Schmidt. Seeking Asylum Alone - A Comparative Study: Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee Protection in Australia, the UK and the US. Themis Press, 2007.

“Un Vide Juridique? – Migrant Children: The Rights and Wrongs.”

Bhabha, Jacqueline. “Un Vide Juridique? – Migrant Children: The Rights and Wrongs.” Realizing the Rights of the Child. Ed. Carol Bellamy and Jean Zermatten. Rüffer & Rub, 2007.

Why Women and Men Trust Others.

Bohnet, Iris. "Why Women and Men Trust Others." Economics and Psychology: A Promising New Cross-Disciplinary Field. Ed. Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer. MIT Press, 2007, 89-110.

Nietzsche on Selfishness, Justice, and the Duties of Higher Men.

Risse, Mathias. "Nietzsche on Selfishness, Justice, and the Duties of Higher Men." Morality and Self-Interest. Ed. Paul Bloomfield. Oxford University Press, 2007.

Nietzschean 'Animal Psychology' versus Kantian Ethics.

Risse, Mathias. "Nietzschean 'Animal Psychology' versus Kantian Ethics." Nietzsche and Morality. Ed. Brian Leiter and Neil Sinhababu. Oxford University Press, 2007.

Review of The Political Philosophy of Cosmopolitanism

Risse, Mathias. Review of The Political Philosophy of Cosmopolitanism, Ed. Gillian Brock and Harry Brighouse. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, January 2007.

Review of Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Towards a Level Playing Field

Risse, Mathias. Review of Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Towards a Level Playing Field, by Ethan B. Kapstein. World Trade Review, 6.1 2007: 123-133.

Uneven Secularization in the U.S. and Western Europe.

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. "Uneven Secularization in the U.S. and Western Europe." Democracy and the New Religious Pluralism. Ed. Thomas Banchoff. Oxford University Press, 2007, 31-58.

Political Activism: New Challenges, New Opportunities.

Norris, Pippa. "Political Activism: New Challenges, New Opportunities." The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics. Ed. Carles Boix and Susan C. Stokes. Oxford University Press, 2007, 628-652.

New Feminist Challenges to the Study of Political Engagement.

Norris, Pippa. "New Feminist Challenges to the Study of Political Engagement." The Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior. Ed. Russell J. Dalton and Hans-Dieter Klingemann. Oxford University Press, 2007.

Continental Divide: Social Capital in the U.S. and Europe.

Norris, Pippa, and James Davis. "Continental Divide: Social Capital in the U.S. and Europe." Measuring Attitudes Cross-Nationally: Lessons from the European Social Survey. Ed. Roger Jowell, Caroline Roberts, Rory Fitzgerald, and Gillian Eva. Sage, 2007, 239-265.

Institutional Change and Embeddedness: Caste and Gender in Financial Cooperatives in Rural India.

Stuart, Guy. "Institutional Change and Embeddedness: Caste and Gender in Financial Cooperatives in Rural India." International Public Management Journal 10.4 (2007): 415-438.

On Why It Is Necessary to Remember That: Mandates Can't Force Good Behavior.

Behn, Robert. "On Why It Is Necessary to Remember That: Mandates Can't Force Good Behavior." Bob Behn's Public Management Report (January 2007).

Lon L. Fuller.

Winston, Kenneth. "Lon L. Fuller." Encyclopedia of Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives. Ed. David S. Clark. Sage, 2007.

How and When Leader Behavior Affects Intergroup Liking: Affect, Approval, and Allophilia.

Pittinsky, Todd L., R. Matthew Montoya, Linda R. Tropp, and Anna Chen. ""How and When Leader Behavior Affects Intergroup Liking: Affect, Approval, and Allophilia."." Research on Managing Groups and Teams: Affect and Groups (Vol. 10). Eds. Elizabeth Mannix, Margaret A. Neale, and Cameron Anderson. Elsevier, 2007, 125-144.

Multiparty Social Action and Mutual Accountability.

Brown, L. David. "Multiparty Social Action and Mutual Accountability." Global Accountabilities: Participation, Pluralism, and Public Ethics. Ed. Alnoor Ebrahim and Edward Weisband. Cambridge University Press, 2007, 89-111.