Faculty Publications

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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

Review of Measuring the Impact of the Nonprofit Sector

Frumkin, Peter. Review of Measuring the Impact of the Nonprofit Sector, by Patrice Flynn and Virginia A. Hodgkinson. Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews, 32.3 May 2003: 398-399.

Review of The Social Construction of What?

Jasanoff, Sheila. Review of The Social Construction of What?, by Ian Hacking. ISIS: Journal of the History of Science in Society, 94.4 December 2003: 789-790.

Comment on: Institutions, Trade, and Growth.

Pritchett, Lant. "Comment on: Institutions, Trade, and Growth." Journal of Monetary Economics 50.1 (January 2003): 163-165.

Nietzsche's 'Joyous and Trusting Fatalism.'

Risse, Mathias. "Nietzsche's 'Joyous and Trusting Fatalism.'" Philosophy of Science XXXV.3 (2003): 147-163.

Review of China Since Tiananmen: The Politics of Transition

Saich, Anthony. Review of China Since Tiananmen: The Politics of Transition, by Joseph Fewsmith. Development and Change, 34.3 June 2003: 567-568.

Review of Marketization and Democracy: East Asian Experiences

Saich, Anthony. Review of Marketization and Democracy: East Asian Experiences, by Samantha F. Ravich. Development and Change, 34.3 June 2003: 561-562.

The Moral Measurement of War: A Tradition of Continuity and Change.

Hehir, J. Bryan. "The Moral Measurement of War: A Tradition of Continuity and Change." The Sacred and the Sovereign: Religion and International Politics. Ed. John D. Carlson and Erik C. Owen. Georgetown University Press, 2003, 41-65.

In-and-Outers: Up or Down?

Donahue, John D. "In-and-Outers: Up or Down?" For the People: Can We Fix Public Service? Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2003.

Extended Career Ladder Initiative (ECCLI) Round 2: Evaluation Report.

Wilson, Randall, Susan C. Eaton, and Amara Kamanu. "Extended Career Ladder Initiative (ECCLI) Round 2: Evaluation Report." KSG Faculty Working Papers Series RWP03-006, January 2003.

Information, Institutions and Governance: Advancing a Basic Social Science Research Program for Digital Government.

Fountain, Jane. "Information, Institutions and Governance: Advancing a Basic Social Science Research Program for Digital Government." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP03-004, January 2003.

Local Government Stimulation of Broadband: Effectiveness, E-Government, and Economic Development.

Clark, David, Sharon Gillett, William Lehr, Marvin Sirbu, and Jane Fountain. "Local Government Stimulation of Broadband: Effectiveness, E-Government, and Economic Development." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP03-002, January 2003.

Electronic Government and Electronic Civics.

Fountain, Jane. "Electronic Government and Electronic Civics." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP03-001, January 2003.

A Proposed Monetary Regime for Small Commodity-Exporters: Peg the Export Price ('PEP').

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Proposed Monetary Regime for Small Commodity-Exporters: Peg the Export Price ('PEP')." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP03-003, January 2003.

Associations and Democracy: Between Theories, Hopes and Realities.

Fung, Archon. "Associations and Democracy: Between Theories, Hopes and Realities." Annual Review of Sociology 29.1 (2003): 515-539.

Mexico.

Grindle, Merilee S. "Mexico." Introduction to Comparative Politics (3rd edition). Ed. Mark Kesselman, Joel Krieger and WIlliam A. Joseph. Houghton Mifflin, 2003, 463-512.

1952 and All That: The Bolivian Revolution in Comparative Perspective.

Grindle, Merilee S. "1952 and All That: The Bolivian Revolution in Comparative Perspective." Proclaiming Revolution: Bolivia in Comparative Perspective. Ed. Merilee S. Grindle and Pilar Domingo. Harvard University Press, 2003.

Shadowing the Past? Policy Reform in Bolivia, 1985-2002.

Grindle, Merilee S. "Shadowing the Past? Policy Reform in Bolivia, 1985-2002." Proclaiming Revolution: Bolivia in Comparative Perspective. Ed. Merilee S. Grindle and Pilar Domingo. Harvard University Press, 2003.

The Emergence of Entrepreneurship Policy: Governance, Start-Ups, and Growth in the U.S. Knowledge Economy

Hart, David, ed. The Emergence of Entrepreneurship Policy: Governance, Start-Ups, and Growth in the U.S. Knowledge Economy. Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Entrepreneurship Policy: What It Is and Where It Came From.

Hart, David. "Entrepreneurship Policy: What It Is and Where It Came From." The Emergence of Entrepreneurship Policy: Governance, Start-Ups, and Growth in the U.S. Knowledge Economy. Ed. David Hart. Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Knowledge, Power and Entrepreneurs: A First Pass at the Politics of Entrepreneurship Policy.

Hart, David. "Knowledge, Power and Entrepreneurs: A First Pass at the Politics of Entrepreneurship Policy." The Emergence of Entrepreneurship Policy: Governance, Start-Ups, and Growth in the U.S. Knowledge Economy. Ed. David Hart. Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Liderazgo Sin Limites: Manual de Supervivencia para Managers

Heifetz, Ronald A., and Marty Linsky. Liderazgo Sin Limites: Manual de Supervivencia para Managers. Paidos, 2003.

Securing Nuclear Weapons and Materials: Seven Steps for Immediate Action

Bunn, Matthew, John P. Holdren, and Anthony Wier. Securing Nuclear Weapons and Materials: Seven Steps for Immediate Action. DIANE, June 2003.

Countering Terrorism: Dimensions of Preparedness

Howitt, Arnold, and Robyn L. Pangi, eds. Countering Terrorism: Dimensions of Preparedness. MIT Press, 2003.

Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry

Ignatieff, Michael. Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry. Princeton University Press, 2003.

Americans Abroad

Ignatieff, Michael. "Americans Abroad." Review of Longitudes and Latitudes: Exploring the World After September 11 and Being America: Liberty, Commerce and Violence in an American World, by Thomas L. Friedman and Jedediah Purdy, respectively. New York Review of Books, 50.6 April 10, 2003: 74-76.

The Challenges of American Imperial Power.

Ignatieff, Michael. "The Challenges of American Imperial Power." Naval War College Review 56.2 (Spring 2003).

In a Constitutional Moment: Science and Social Order at the Millennium.

Jasanoff, Sheila. "In a Constitutional Moment: Science and Social Order at the Millennium." Social Studies of Science and Technology: Looking Back, Ahead (Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, 23). Ed. B. Joerges and H. Nowotny. Kluwer, September 2003.

Changing Attitudes toward Premarital Sex: Cohort, Period, and Aging Effects.

Harding, David J., and Christopher Jencks. "Changing Attitudes toward Premarital Sex: Cohort, Period, and Aging Effects." Public Opinion Quarterly 67.2 (Summer 2003): 211-226.

American Inequality and Its Consequences.

Jencks, Christopher, and Gary Burtless. "American Inequality and Its Consequences." Agenda for the Nation. Ed. Henry Aaron, James Lindsay, and Pietro Nivola. Brookings Institution, 2003.

Covering Ethnic Conflicts.

Jones, Alex S. "Covering Ethnic Conflicts." The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics 8.4 (Fall 2003): 3-6.

Reflecting on a Different Era in Political Journalism.

Jones, Alex S. "Reflecting on a Different Era in Political Journalism." Nieman Reports 57.3 (Fall 2003): 55-56.

The Vanishing Voter.

Jones, Alex S. "The Vanishing Voter." The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics 8.3 (Summer 2003): 3-8.

Covering Science and Technology: An Interview with Cornelia Dean.

Jones, Alex S. "Covering Science and Technology: An Interview with Cornelia Dean." The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics 8.2 (Spring 2003): 3-10.

A Manifesto for the Disenchanted

Juma, Calestous. "A Manifesto for the Disenchanted." Review of Science, Seeds and Cyborgs: Biotechnology and the Appropriation of Life, by Finn Bowring. Nature Genetics, 35.1 September 2003: 7-8.

Introduction.

Kalb, Marvin. "Introduction." Why Didn't the Press Shout? American and International Journalism During the Holocaust. Ed. Robert Moses Shapiro and Aristeides Moses Papadakis. KTAV, February 2003.

The Single Audit Act: How Compliant are Nonprofit Organizations?

Keating, Elizabeth, Mary Fischer, Teresa Gordon, and Janet Greenlee. "The Single Audit Act: How Compliant are Nonprofit Organizations?" KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP03-005, January 2003.

Harming Some to Save Others from the Nazis.

Kamm, Frances. "Harming Some to Save Others from the Nazis." Moral Philosophy and the Holocaust. Ed. Geoffrey Scarre and Eve Garrard. Ashgate, 2003.

Rescuing Ivan Ilych: How We Live and How We Die.

Kamm, Frances. "Rescuing Ivan Ilych: How We Live and How We Die." Ethics 113.2 (January 2003): 202-233.

Preface.

Montgomery, John D. "Preface." The New Nationalism. Ed. Louis Leo Snyder. Transaction, October 2003.

The Polygraph and Lie Detection

Moore, Mark H., Carol V. Petrie, and Anthony A. Braga, eds. The Polygraph and Lie Detection. National Academy, January 2003.

Writing and Students' Engagement.

Light, Richard J. "Writing and Students' Engagement." Peer Review 6.1 (Fall 2003).

Accounting for Teaching Hospitals' Higher Costs and What to Do About Them.

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Accounting for Teaching Hospitals' Higher Costs and What to Do About Them." Health Affairs 22.6 (November-December 2003): 126-129.

Bridging the Gap: A Research Agenda for Crossing the 'Quality Chasm'.

Fernandopulle, Rushika, Timothy Ferris, Arnold Epstein, Barbara McNeil, Joseph P. Newhouse, Gary Pisano, and David Blumenthal. "Bridging the Gap: A Research Agenda for Crossing the 'Quality Chasm'." Health Affairs 22.2 (March-April 2003): 178-190.

High Stakes: Time Poverty, Testing, and the Children of the Working Poor.

Newman, Katherine, and Margaret M. Chin. "High Stakes: Time Poverty, Testing, and the Children of the Working Poor." Qualitative Sociology 26.1 (Spring 2003).

The True Clash of Civilizations.

Inglehart, Ronald, and Pippa Norris. "The True Clash of Civilizations." Foreign Policy 135 (March-April 2003).

Preaching to the Converted.

Norris, Pippa. "Preaching to the Converted." Party Politics 9.1 (January 2003).

Is There Still a Public Service Ethos? Work Values, Experience and Job Satisfaction Among Government Workers.

Norris, Pippa. "Is There Still a Public Service Ethos? Work Values, Experience and Job Satisfaction Among Government Workers." For the People: Public Service in the 21st Century. Ed. John D. Donahue, and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, August 2003.

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