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Two older people sit on a bench near a beach on a clear day.
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

“Democracy and Constitutionalism in South Asia: The Bangladesh Experience.”

Rizvi, Gowher. “Democracy and Constitutionalism in South Asia: The Bangladesh Experience.” Civilization and Public Law. Ed. Evangelos Venizelos and Antoine Pantelis. Esperia Publications, 2005, 113-146.

Information Technology and the American Growth Resurgence

Jorgenson, Dale W., Mun S. Ho, and Kevin J. Stiroh. Information Technology and the American Growth Resurgence. MIT Press, 2005.

Making States Work: State Failure and the Crisis of Governance

Chesterman, Simon, Michael Ignatieff, and Ramesh Chandra Thakur, eds. Making States Work: State Failure and the Crisis of Governance. United Nations University Press, 2005.

Foreword: Women Leading in the Twenty-First Century

Gergen, David. "Foreword: Women Leading in the Twenty-First Century." Enlightened Power: How Women are Transforming the Practice of Leadership. Ed. Linda Coughlin, Ellen Wingard, and Keith Hollihan. Jossey-Bass, 2005.

The Art of the Positive

Gergen, David. "The Art of the Positive." Review of President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination, by Richard Reeves. Boston Globe, December 18, 2005.

The Dual Mortgage Market: The Persistence of Discrimination in Mortgage Lending.

Apgar, William C., and Allegra Calder. “The Dual Mortgage Market: The Persistence of Discrimination in Mortgage Lending.” Joint Center for Housing Studies Working Paper W05-11, 2005.

Housing Wealth and Retirement Savings: Enhancing Financial Security for Older Americans.

Apgar, William C. and Zhu Xiao Di. “Housing Wealth and Retirement Savings: Enhancing Financial Security for Older Americans.” Joint Center for Housing Studies Working Paper W05-8, 2005.

The Financial Returns to Low-Income Homeownership.

Belsky, Eric S., Nicolas Retsinas and Mark Duda. “The Financial Returns to Low-Income Homeownership.” Joint Center for Housing Studies Working Paper W05-9, 2005.

The Divergence of Human Capital Levels Across cities.

Berry, Christopher R., and Edward L. Glaeser. "The Divergence of Human Capital Levels Across cities." Papers in Regional Science 84.3 (2005): 407-444.

Instrumental Variables in Health Services Research.

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Instrumental Variables in Health Services Research." Encyclopedia of Biostatistics (2nd Edition). Ed. Peter Armitrage and Theodore Colton. John Wiley & Sons, 2005, 2561-2565.

Informal Employment: Rethinking Workforce Development.

Chen, Martha, and Joann Vanek. "Informal Employment: Rethinking Workforce Development." Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Jobs: Labor Markets and Informal Work in Egypt, El Salvador, India, Russia, and South Africa. Ed. Tony Avirgan, L. Josh Bivens, and Sarah Gammage. Economic Policy Institute, 2005, 491-502.

Meeting the Climate Challenge: Recommendations of the International Climate Change Task Force.

Byers, Stephen, Olympia Snowe, Bob Carr, John P. Holdren, et al. "Meeting the Climate Challenge: Recommendations of the International Climate Change Task Force." Institute for Public Policy Research, Center for American Progress, and Australia Institute, January 2005.

A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor. "A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing." Der Begriff der Menschenwürde – Definition, Belastbarkeit und Grenzen. Ed. Michael Fischer. Peter Lang, 2005 (2nd edition), 323.

Building Assets Building Credit: Creating Wealth in Low-Income Communities

Retsinas, Nicolas, and Eric S. Belsky, eds. Building Assets Building Credit: Creating Wealth in Low-Income Communities. Brookings Institution Press, 2005.

Science and Policy for Sustainable Development.

Clark, William C., Robert W. Kates, Alan H. McGowan, and Timothy O'Riordan. "Science and Policy for Sustainable Development." Environment 47.1 (January-February 2005): 3.

Transmission Market Design.

Hogan, William W. "Transmission Market Design." Electricity Deregulation: Where To From Here? Ed. James Griffin. University of Chicago Press, 2005.

Should Citizens of a Welfare State be Transformed into 'Queens'?

Risse, Mathias. "Should Citizens of a Welfare State be Transformed into 'Queens'?" Critical Notice of Motivation, Agency and Public Policy: Of Knights, Knaves, Pawns and Queens, by Julian Le Grand. Economics and Philosophy, 21.2 October 2005: 279-289.

What We Owe to the Global Poor.

Risse, Mathias. "What We Owe to the Global Poor." Current Debates in Global Justice. Ed. Gillian Brock and Darrel Moellendorff. Springer, 2005, 81-117.

Warum Kantianer Nietzsches Moralkritik Sehr Ernst Nehmen Sollten.

Risse, Mathias. "Warum Kantianer Nietzsches Moralkritik Sehr Ernst Nehmen Sollten." Kant und Nietzsche. Ed. Beatrix Himmelmann. de Gruyter, 2005.

Compliance Assistance and 'Beyond Compliance' : Overview.

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Compliance Assistance and 'Beyond Compliance' : Overview." Making Law Work: Environmental Compliance and Sustainable Development. Ed. Durwood Zaelke, Donald Kaniaru, and Eva Kruzikova. Cameron May and The Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development, 2005, Vol 2, 149-154.

Accountability in Hong Kong: Transiting from Colony to Democracy.

Axworthy, Thomas, and Herman B. Leonard. "Accountability in Hong Kong: Transiting from Colony to Democracy." Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, January 2005.

Corporate Social Entrepreneurship: A New Vision for CSR.

Austin, James E., Herman B. Leonard, James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco, and Jane Wei-Skillern. "Corporate Social Entrepreneurship: A New Vision for CSR." The Accountable Corporation. Ed. Epstein, Marc, and Kirk Hanson. Praeger Publishing, 2005.

Health by Association? Social Capital, Social Theory and the Political Economy of Public Health.

Woolcock, Michael, and Simon Szreter. "Health by Association? Social Capital, Social Theory and the Political Economy of Public Health." Health and Wealth: Studies in History and Policy. Ed. Simon Szreter. University of Rochester Press, 2005, 376-415.

Social Exclusion and Mobility in Brazil

Woolcock, Michael, and Estanislao Gacitua-Mario, eds. Social Exclusion and Mobility in Brazil. The World Bank, June 2005 (in Portuguese).

Financial Sector Reform in China

Huang, Yasheng, Anthony Saich, and Edward Steinfeld, eds. Financial Sector Reform in China. Harvard University Asia Center, 2005.

Financial Reform, Poverty, and the Impact on Reproductive Health Provision: Evidence from Three Rural Townships.

Saich, Anthony, and Joan Kaufman. "Financial Reform, Poverty, and the Impact on Reproductive Health Provision: Evidence from Three Rural Townships." Financial Sector Reform in China. Ed. Yasheng Huang, Anthony Saich, and Edward Steinfeld. Harvard University Asia Center, 2005, 178-203.

Introduction.

Huang, Yasheng, Anthony Saich, and Edward Steinfeld. "Introduction." Financial Sector Reform in China. Ed. Yasheng Huang, Anthony Saich, and Edward Steinfeld. Harvard University Asia Center, 2005, 1-18.

Unbundling the Local Loop.

Dogan, Pinar, and Marc Bourreau. "Unbundling the Local Loop." European Economic Review 49 (2005): 173-199.

“Government and the Press: Issues and Trends.”

Kumar, Martha Joynt, and Alex S. Jones. “Government and the Press: Issues and Trends.” The Press. Ed. Geneva Overholser and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. Oxford University Press, 2005, 226-247.

La Economía de los Argentinos Editorial Planeta

Sturzenegger, Federico. La Economía de los Argentinos Editorial Planeta, Second Edition. Buenos Aires, 2005.

“The New Age of Biodiplomacy.

Juma, Calestous. “The New Age of Biodiplomacy." Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Winter/Spring (2005): 105-114.

Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in Africa: Forging Strategic Partnerships.

Juma, Calestous. "Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in Africa: Forging Strategic Partnerships." European Union Presidency, Meeting of Science and Technology Counsellors Washington, D.C., 2005.

National Service on a Community Scale.

Goldsmith, Stephen. "National Service on a Community Scale." The AmeriCorps Experiment and the Future of National Service. Ed. Will Marshall and Marc Porter Magee. Progressive Policy Institute, 2005, 87-96.

Growth Accelerations.

Hausmann, Ricardo, Lant Pritchett, and Dani Rodrik. "Growth Accelerations." Journal of Economic Growth 10.4 (2005): 303-329.

Nonprofit Management – Soup to Nuts

Letts, Christine W. "Nonprofit Management – Soup to Nuts." Review of ed. Robert D. Hermann and Associates. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 16.1, Fall 2005.

Evaluating Empowerment: A Framework with Cases from Latin America.

Petesch, Patti, Catalina Smulovitz, and Michael Walton. "Evaluating Empowerment: A Framework with Cases from Latin America." Measuring Empowerment: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives. Ed. Deepa Narayan-Parker. World Bank Press, 2005, 39-68.

Consolidate Districts, Not Schools.

Peterson, Paul E. "Consolidate Districts, Not Schools." Reforming Education in Arkansas: Recommendations From the Koret Task Force. Ed. Koret Task Force. Hoover Press, 2005, 107-117.

A Conflict of Interest: District Regulation of School Choice and Supplemental Services.

Peterson, Paul E. "A Conflict of Interest: District Regulation of School Choice and Supplemental Services." Within Our Reach: How America Can Educate Every Child. Ed. John E. Chubb. Hoover Press, 2005.

Participation in a National, Means-Tested School Voucher Program.

Peterson, Paul E., William G. Howell, Patrick J. Wolf, David E. Campbell, Martin West. "Participation in a National, Means-Tested School Voucher Program." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 24.3 (2005): 523-541.

What's the Lesson Here for the Democrats?

Kamarck, Elaine. "What's the Lesson Here for the Democrats?" Newsday, January 21, 2005.

The Causes of Financial Crises: Moral Failure versus Market Failure.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Andrés Velasco. "The Causes of Financial Crises: Moral Failure versus Market Failure." The Political Economy of Recurrent Debt. Ed. Miguel A. Centeno, Harold James, and John Londregan. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, 2005.

Mexican Politics in Transition.

Grindle, Merilee S. "Mexican Politics in Transition." Third World Politics at the Crossroads. Ed. William A. Joseph, Mark Kesselman and Joel Krieger. D.C. Heath, 2005, 143-199.

Medicare Solutions - And Problems.

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Medicare Solutions - And Problems." Annual Editions: Aging (18th Edition). Ed. Harold Cox. McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, July 2005.

Managing Macroeconomic Crises: Policy Lessons.

Frankel, Jeffrey A. and Shang-Jin Wei. "Managing Macroeconomic Crises: Policy Lessons." Managing Economic Volatility and Crises: A Practitioner's Guide. Ed. Aizenman, Joshua, and Brian Pinto. Cambridge University Press, 2005, 315-405.

Globalization and the Environment.

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Globalization and the Environment." Economics of the Environment. Ed. Stavins, Robert N. W.W. Norton, 2005, 361-398.

Geographic Variation in Health Care and the Problem of Measuring Racial Disparities.

Baicker, Katherine, Amitabh Chandra, and Jonathan S. Skinner. "Geographic Variation in Health Care and the Problem of Measuring Racial Disparities." Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 48.1 (Supplement) (2005): S42-S53.

Toward a Theory of Race, Crime and Urban Inequality.

Sampson, Robert J., and William Julius Wilson. "Toward a Theory of Race, Crime and Urban Inequality." Race, Crime and Justice: A Reader. Ed. Gabbidon, Shaun L., and Helen Taylor Greene. Routledge, 2005, 177-189.

Conflict and Security in the New World Order.

Hehir, J. Bryan. "Conflict and Security in the New World Order." Globalization and Catholic Social Thought. Ed. John A. Coleman, S.J., and William F. Ryan, S.J. Orbis Books, 2005, 72-86.

Seizing the Future: Why Some Native Nations Do and Others Don't.

Cornell, Stephen, Miriam Jorgenson, Joseph P. Kalt, and Katherine A. Spilde. "Seizing the Future: Why Some Native Nations Do and Others Don't." Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development Joint Occasional Papers on Native Affairs 2005-01, 2005.

Taking the Pledge

Keyssar, Alexander. "Taking the Pledge." Review of To the Flag: The Unlikely History of the Pledge of Allegiance, by Richard J. Ellis. Washington Post, June 14, 2005: C04.