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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

Gender and Social Capital.

Norris, Pippa. "Gender and Social Capital." The Oxford Handbook of Social Capital. Ed. Dario Castiglione, Jan van Deth, and Guglielmo Wolleb. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.

The Impact of Electoral Reform on Women's Representation.

Norris, Pippa. "The Impact of Electoral Reform on Women's Representation." Acta Politica (Special Issue) 41 (2006): 197-213.

If You Build a Political Website, Will They Come? The Internet and Political Activism in Britain.

Norris, Pippa, and John Cuticle. "If You Build a Political Website, Will They Come? The Internet and Political Activism in Britain." International Journal of Electronic Government Research 2.2 (2006): 1-21.

Did the Media Matter? Agenda-Setting, Persuasion and Mobilization Effects in the 2005 British General Election.

Norris, Pippa. "Did the Media Matter? Agenda-Setting, Persuasion and Mobilization Effects in the 2005 British General Election." British Politics 1.2 (2006): 195-221.

Saving for Retirement on the Path of Least Resistance.

Choi, James J., David Laibson, Brigitte Madrian, and Andrew Metrick. "Saving for Retirement on the Path of Least Resistance." Behavioral Public Finance. Ed. Edward J. McCaffery and Joel Slemrod. Russell Sage Foundation, 2006, 304-351.

Review of Nietzsche's Critiques: The Kantian Foundations of His Thought and Nietzsche, Biology and Metaphor

Risse, Mathias. Review of Nietzsche's Critiques: The Kantian Foundations of His Thought and Nietzsche, Biology and Metaphor, by R. Kevin Hill and Gregory Moore, respectively. European Journal of Philosophy, 14.3 December 2006: 438-448.

Datenschutz und Papierakten.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor, and Hans Kristoferitsch. "Datenschutz und Papierakten." ECOLEX (2006): 615.

Review of The Oxford Handbook of Public Management

Kelman, Steven. Review of The Oxford Handbook of Public Management, Ed. Ewan Ferlie, Laurence E. Lynn, Jr., and Christopher Pollitt. Academy of Management Review, 31.4 October 2006: 1094-1098.

9/11 and the Challenges of Public Management

Kelman, Steven. "9/11 and the Challenges of Public Management." Review Essay on The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, Administrative Science Quarterly, 51.1 March 2006: 129-142.

Reaktionen der Welt auf die Aussenpolitkik der USA.

Kaiser, Karl. "Reaktionen der Welt auf die Aussenpolitkik der USA." Jahrbuch Internationale Politik 2003/2004. Ed. Helmut Hubel, Karl Kaiser, Hanns W. Maull, Eberhard Sandschneider, Klaus-Werner Schatz, and Wolfgang Wagner. Oldenbourg, 2006, 33-42.

Jahrbook Internationale Politik 2003/2004

Helmut Hubel, Karl Kaiser, Hanns W. Maull, Eberhard Sandschneider, Klaus-Werner Schatz, and Wolfgang Wagner, eds. Jahrbook Internationale Politik 2003/2004. Oldenbourg, 2006.

Foreword.

Wilson, William Julius. "Foreword." The Segregated Scholars: Black Social Scientists and the Creation of Black Labor Studies, 1890-1950. Ed. Francille Rusan Wilson. University of Virginia Press, 2006.

When There Are No Good Choices: Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam/Great Society Connection.

Bator, Francis. "When There Are No Good Choices: Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam/Great Society Connection." American Academy of Arts & Sciences Lecture, February 28, 2006.

Reinventing African Economies: Technological Innovation and the Sustainability Transition.

Juma, Calestous. "Reinventing African Economies: Technological Innovation and the Sustainability Transition." 6th John Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University, 2006.

Science and Innovation in Africa: New Strategies for Economic Growth

Juma, Calestous, ed. Science and Innovation in Africa: New Strategies for Economic Growth. Special Issue of the International Journal of Technology and Globalisation, 2006.

The New Global Biosociety: Innovation, Security and Development

Juma, Calestous, ed. The New Global Biosociety: Innovation, Security and Development. Special Issue of the International Journal of Biotechnology, 2006.

Africa in the Global Knowledge Economy: Strategic Options.

Juma, Calestous, and Hezekiah Agwara. "Africa in the Global Knowledge Economy: Strategic Options." International Journal of Technology and Globalisation 2.3/4 (2006): 218-231.

Higher Education in Economic Transformation.

Zaglul, Jose, Daniel Sherrard, and Calestous Juma. "Higher Education in Economic Transformation." International Journal of Technology and Globalisation 2.3/4 (2006): 241-251.

Infrastructure, Innovation and Development.

Ridley, Tony, Lee Yee-Cheong, and Calestous Juma. "Infrastructure, Innovation and Development." International Journal of Technology and Globalisation 2.3/4 (2006): 268-278.

Reinventing Growth: Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa.

Juma, Calestous. "Reinventing Growth: Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa." International Journal of Technology and Globalisation 2.3/4 (2006): 323-339.

Beyond Copyright: Managing Information Rights with DRM.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor. "Beyond Copyright: Managing Information Rights with DRM." Denver University Law Review 84.1 (2006): 181-198.

Governing Regulatory Interaction: The Normative Question

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor, and Alexander Somek, eds. Governing Regulatory Interaction: The Normative Question. Special Issue of European Law Journal, March 2006.

Private Life and Public Office.

Thompson, Dennis F. "Private Life and Public Office." The Ethics Edge. Ed. Jonathan P. West and Evan M. Berman. ICMA Press, 2006.

Competition in the Railway Industry: An International Comparative Analysis

Gómez-Ibáñez, José A, and Ginés de Rus, eds. Competition in the Railway Industry: An International Comparative Analysis. Edward Elgar, 2006.

The Education Gap: Vouchers And Urban Schools

Howell, William G., and Paul E. Peterson, with Patrick J. Wolf and David E. Campbell. The Education Gap: Vouchers And Urban Schools, Revised Edition. Brookings Institution, 2006.

The New American Democracy

Fiorina, Morris P., Paul E. Peterson, Bertram Johnson, and William G. Mayer. The New American Democracy, 5th Edition. Pearson/Longman, 2006.

Reforming Education in Florida: A Study Prepared by the Koret Task Force on K-12 Education

Peterson, Paul E., ed. Reforming Education in Florida: A Study Prepared by the Koret Task Force on K-12 Education. Hoover Institution, 2006.

Making America Safer from Nuclear Terrorism.

Allison, Graham. "Making America Safer from Nuclear Terrorism." How to Make America Safe. Ed. Stephen Van Evera. Tobin Project, 2006.

Confronting the Specter of Nuclear Terrorism - Special Issue

Allison, Graham, ed. Confronting the Specter of Nuclear Terrorism - Special Issue. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, September 2006.

The A+ Plan.

Peterson, Paul E. "The A+ Plan." Reforming Education in Florida: A Study Prepared by the Koret Task Force on K-12 Education. Ed. Paul E. Peterson. Hoover Institution, 2006.

School Choice in Milwaukee Fifteen Years Later.

Peterson, Paul E., Nathan Torinus and Brad Smith. "School Choice in Milwaukee Fifteen Years Later." Charter Schools Against the Odds: An Assessment of the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education. Ed. Paul T. Hill. Education Next Books, 2006.

Productivity of Public and Private Schools.

Peterson, Paul E. "Productivity of Public and Private Schools." Courting Failure: How School Finance Lawsuits Exploit Judges' Good Intentions and Harm our Children. Ed. Eric Hanushek. Hoover Press, 2006.

Creditors Losses versus Debt Relief: Results from a Decade of Sovereign Debt Crises.

Sturzenegger, Federico, and Jeromin Zettelmeyer. “Creditors Losses versus Debt Relief: Results from a Decade of Sovereign Debt Crises." Working Paper, 2006.

Fiscal Federalism and Procyclical Spending: The Cases of Argentina and Brazil.

Sturzenegger, Federico, and Rogerio Werneck. "Fiscal Federalism and Procyclical Spending: The Cases of Argentina and Brazil." Revista Económica LI.1/2 (2006): 151-194.

Review of Humanitarian Intervention

Risse, Mathias. Review of Humanitarian Intervention, Ed. Terry Nardin and Melissa S. Williams. Ethics & International Affairs, 20.3 2006: 385-388.

Review of Reasonable Radicals and Citizenship in Botswana: The Public Anthropology of Kalanga Elites

Peters, Pauline E. Review of Reasonable Radicals and Citizenship in Botswana: The Public Anthropology of Kalanga Elites, by Richard Werbner. Nations and Nationalism, 12.2 April 2006: 383-385.

Transparency in Public Science: Purposes, Reasons, Limits.

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Transparency in Public Science: Purposes, Reasons, Limits." Law and Contemporary Problems 69.3 (2006): 21-45.

Leading the Knowledge Nomad.

Pittinsky, Todd L., and Margaret J. Shih. "Leading the Knowledge Nomad." Workforce Wake-Up Call: Your Workforce is Changing, Are You? Ed. Robert Gandossy, Nidhi Verma, and Elissa Tucker. Wiley, 2006, 95-100.

There Goes the Neighborhood: Racial, Ethnic, and Class Tensions in Four Chicago Neighborhoods and Their Meaning for America

Wilson, William Julius, and Richard P. Taub. There Goes the Neighborhood: Racial, Ethnic, and Class Tensions in Four Chicago Neighborhoods and Their Meaning for America. Knopf, 2006.

Good Kids from Bad Neighborhoods: Successful Development in Social Context

Elliott, Delbert S., Scott Menard, Bruce Rankin, Amanda Elliott, David Huizinga, and William Julius Wilson. Good Kids from Bad Neighborhoods: Successful Development in Social Context. Cambridge University Press, 2006.

China Shifts Gears: Automakers, Oil, Pollution, and Development

Gallagher, Kelly Sims. China Shifts Gears: Automakers, Oil, Pollution, and Development. MIT Press, 2006.

What Can We Learn from Social Science about Democracy in Europe?

Culpepper, Pepper D., and Archon Fung. "What Can We Learn from Social Science about Democracy in Europe?" Reaction to "What Can We Learn from the Collapse of the European Constitutional Project?" in Politische Vierteljahresschrift by Andrew Moravcsik Notre Europe: Etudes et Recherches, September 2006.

Review of Aggregation and the Measurement of Health Care Costs

Newhouse, Joseph P. Review of Aggregation and the Measurement of Health Care Costs, by Thomas Getzen. Health Services Research, 41.5, October 2006: 1955-1958.

An Overview of the Options.

Gómez-Ibáñez, José A. "An Overview of the Options." Competition in the Railway Industry: An International Comparative Analysis. Ed. José A. Gómez-Ibáñez and Ginés de Rus. Edward Elgar, 2006.

Comment on Investing in the Unknown and Unknowable

Summers, Lawrence H. "Comments on Richard Zeckhauser's Investing in the Unknown and Unknowable." Capitalism and Society, 1.2 2006.

Catalyzing Institutional Innovation

Shang, Yong, and Mark Fagan. "Catalyzing Institutional Innovation." International Journal of Technology and Globalization 2.3/4 (2006): 340-361.

The Evolution of Music Markets.

Scherer, F.M. "The Evolution of Music Markets." Handbook of the Economics of Art and Culture. Ed. Victor A. Ginsburgh and David Throsby. North-Holland, 2006, 123-143.

Smart Power: In Search of the Balance Between Hard and Soft Power

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Smart Power: In Search of the Balance Between Hard and Soft Power." Review of Hard Power: The New Politics of National Security, by Kurt M. Campbell and Michael E. O'Hanlon. Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, 2 Fall 2006.

On Not Going it Alone: A Leadership Role for America in a World Without Governance

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "On Not Going it Alone: A Leadership Role for America in a World Without Governance." Review of The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World’s Government in the 21st Century, by Michael Mandelbaum. Harvard Magazine, 108.6 July-August 2006.

The Challenge of China.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Challenge of China." How to Make America Safe: New Policies for National Security. Ed. Stephen Van Evera. Tobin Project, 2006.