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Delivery worker wearing a medical mask and carrying packages.
Feature: The Impact of State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Service Workers

Daniel Schneider finds that state paid sick leave laws increased service workers’ access to paid sick leave and reduced the share of service workers who worked while sick.

A family with a father, mother, and two small children walking on a dirt path.
Feature: Connecting Absolute and Relative Intergenerational Mobility

Deirdre Bloome offers two frameworks for understanding the relationship between types of intergenerational mobility, or whether people are socioeconomically better off than their parents.

Two women in rural India dressed colorfully and carrying baskets on their heads.
Feature: Studying a Government Program to Support Women’s Self-Help Groups

Michael Walton explores the interactions between state and society in rural India within a major community-based development program, finding two major tensions.

A network of computer motherboards and other parts assembled to look like a miniature city.
Feature: The Data-Informed City

Jorrit de Jong presents a comprehensive framework for how cities can use data to address problems more effectively, efficiently, equitably, and with better accountability.

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

Let's Be Clear About Whom We Want to Let In.

Borjas, George. "Let's Be Clear About Whom We Want to Let In." Washington Post, December 23, 2001.

Who Should Get In? Part II

Jencks, Christopher. "Who Should Get In? Part II" New York Review of Books December 20, 2001.

Market Power and Withholding.

Hogan, William W., and Scott M. Harvey. "Market Power and Withholding." Working Paper, December 20, 2001.

Muffled Price Signals: Household Water Demand Under Increasing-Block Prices.

Stavins, Robert N., Sheila M. Cavanagh, and W. Michael Hanemann. "Muffled Price Signals: Household Water Demand Under Increasing-Block Prices." Working Paper, December 20, 2001.

Capacity Constrained Supply Function Equilibrium Models of Electricity Markets: Stability, Non-Decreasing Constraints, and Function Space Iterations.

Hogan, William W., and Ross W. Baldick. "Capacity Constrained Supply Function Equilibrium Models of Electricity Markets: Stability, Non-Decreasing Constraints, and Function Space Iterations." University of California Energy Institute Power Working Paper PWP-089, December 18, 2001.

Congressional Vote Options.

King, David C., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Congressional Vote Options." Working Paper, December 18, 2001.

Party Competition and Fidelity to the Median Voter in the U.S. Congress.

King, David C. "Party Competition and Fidelity to the Median Voter in the U.S. Congress." Working Paper, December 18, 2001.

Axe Lumber Policies Restricting Free Trade.

Lawrence, Robert Z. "Axe Lumber Policies Restricting Free Trade." National Post, December 14, 2001.

Is Government the Good Guy?

Donahue, John D. "Is Government the Good Guy?" New York Times, December 13, 2001.

What End for Currency Boards?

Loyo, Eduardo. "What End for Currency Boards?" BBM Weekly Report, December 13, 2001.

Competing for Better Government.

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Competing for Better Government." New York Times, December 7, 2001.

Telling America's Story.

Gergen, David. "Telling America's Story." U.S. News & World Report, December 3, 2001.

Required Reading.

Kellerman, Barbara. "Required Reading." Harvard Business Review (December 2001).

The Recent Literature on Public Leadership: Reviewed and Considered.

Kellerman, Barbara, and Scott Webster. "The Recent Literature on Public Leadership: Reviewed and Considered." Leadership Quarterly (December 2001).

The Slippery Slope of Socialization.

Hogan, William W. "The Slippery Slope of Socialization." Public Utilities Fortnightly December 1, 2001.

The Efficiency Task Force

Behn, Robert. "The Efficiency Task Force." Governing. December 2001, 47.

Homeownership in the Immigrant Population.

Borjas, George. "Homeownership in the Immigrant Population." Working Paper, December 2001.

Management-Based Regulation: Using Private-Sector Management to Achieve Public Goals.

Coglianese, Cary, and David Lazer. "Management-Based Regulation: Using Private-Sector Management to Achieve Public Goals." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP01-047, December 2001.

The Kyoto Protocol: A Flawed Concept.

Cooper, Richard N. "The Kyoto Protocol: A Flawed Concept." Environmental Law Reporter (December 2001).

The Role of Industrial Country Policies in Emerging Market Crises.

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Role of Industrial Country Policies in Emerging Market Crises." NBER Working Paper W8634, December 2001.

Verifying Exchange Rate Regimes.

Frankel, Jeffrey A., Eduardo Fajnzylber, Sergio L. Schmukler, and Luis Servén. "Verifying Exchange Rate Regimes." Journal of Development Economics 66.2 (December 2001): 351-386.

Eating Like Which 'Joneses'?: An Iterative Solution to Setting the Poverty Line 'Reference Group'.

Pritchett, Lant, Sudarno Sumarto, Asep Suryahadi, and Menno Pradhan. "Eating Like Which 'Joneses'?: An Iterative Solution to Setting the Poverty Line 'Reference Group'." Review of Income and Wealth 47.4 (December 2001).

Where Has All the Education Gone?

Pritchett, Lant. "Where Has All the Education Gone?" World Bank Economic Review (December 2001).

The Inculcation of Beliefs is Not Third Party Contractible.

Pritchett, Lant. "The Inculcation of Beliefs is Not Third Party Contractible." Working Paper, December 2001.

Ought Ain't Is: An Economist's Midnight Thoughts on Education.

Pritchett, Lant. "Ought Ain't Is: An Economist's Midnight Thoughts on Education." Working Paper, December 2001.

Indivisible Territory and Ethnic War.

Toft, Monica. "Indivisible Territory and Ethnic War." Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Working Paper, December 2001.

Exchange-Rate Policy in Emerging-Market Economies: The Case for Floating.

Velasco, Andrés, and Felipe Larrain. "Exchange-Rate Policy in Emerging-Market Economies: The Case for Floating." Essays in International Economics 224 (December 2001).

Who Should Get In?

Jencks, Christopher. "Who Should Get In?" New York Review of Books November 29, 2001.

Wise Tending in the Jobs Garden.

Bilmes, Linda. "Wise Tending in the Jobs Garden." Financial Times, November 26, 2001.

Scoring Goals for People and Company.

Bilmes, Linda. "Scoring Goals for People and Company." Financial Times, November 26, 2001.

Making Main Street Safe.

Gergen, David. "Making Main Street Safe." U.S. News & World Report, November 26, 2001.

“This Is No Time For Sealed Lips At The Top.

Waldman, Michael. “This Is No Time For Sealed Lips At The Top." Boston Globe, November 25, 2001: D1.

Further Analysis of the Exercise of Market Power in the California Electricity Market.

Hogan, William W. "Further Analysis of the Exercise of Market Power in the California Electricity Market." Working Paper, November 21, 2001.

Preventing Terrorism in the Air: A How-to Guide for Nervous Airline Passengers.

Allison, Graham. "Preventing Terrorism in the Air: A How-to Guide for Nervous Airline Passengers." Chicago Tribune, November 20, 2001.

The World Needs a Global Alliance for Security.

Allison, Graham, Karl Kaiser, and Sergei Karaganov. "The World Needs a Global Alliance for Security." International Herald Tribune, November 18, 2001.

We Must Act As If He Has the Bomb.

Allison, Graham. "We Must Act As If He Has the Bomb." Washington Post, November 18, 2001.

It's the Plutonium, Stupid.

Allison, Graham. "It's the Plutonium, Stupid." Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2001.

Globalization Can Turn Back Terror.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Globalization Can Turn Back Terror." Boston Globe, November 18, 2001.

Dusting off the Search Engine.

Jones, Alex S., and Susan E. Tifft. "Dusting off the Search Engine." New York Times, November 17, 2001.

First Seeds of a Fairer Future.

Zinberg, Dorothy. "First Seeds of a Fairer Future." The London Times Higher Education Supplement November 16, 2001.

A U.S.-Russian Alliance Against Megaterrorism.

Allison, Graham. "A U.S.-Russian Alliance Against Megaterrorism." Boston Globe, November 16, 2001.

The Key to Homeland Defense.

Kamarck, Elaine. "The Key to Homeland Defense." Blueprint, November 15, 2001.

Tending to the Homefront.

Gergen, David. "Tending to the Homefront." U.S. News & World Report, November 15, 2001.

Fighting the Sum of All Fears: 'Loose Nukes' in the Hands of Terrorists Are a Threat of the First Order -- A Nuclear Sept. 11.

Allison, Graham. "Fighting the Sum of All Fears: 'Loose Nukes' in the Hands of Terrorists Are a Threat of the First Order -- A Nuclear Sept. 11." San Diego Union-Tribune, November 11, 2001.

The De-Dollarization Plan.

Loyo, Eduardo. "The De-Dollarization Plan." BBM Weekly Report, November 8, 2001.

Could Worse Be Yet to Come?

Allison, Graham. "Could Worse Be Yet to Come?" Economist, November 3, 2001.

September 11 is a New Call to Public Service.

Gergen, David. "September 11 is a New Call to Public Service." Alfred M. Landon Lecture Series Address, Kansas State University, November 2001.

The Wage Structure and Self-Selection into Self-Employment.

Borjas, George. "The Wage Structure and Self-Selection into Self-Employment." NBER Working Paper w9313, November 2001.

Public Management Education: Moving from the Rational Actor/Lone Entrepreneur to the Facilitator of Public Participation.

Chetkovich, Carol. "Public Management Education: Moving from the Rational Actor/Lone Entrepreneur to the Facilitator of Public Participation." APPAM Annual Research Conference Paper, November 2001.

From Science to Policy: Assessing the Assessment Process .

Clark, William C. and David Cash. "From Science to Policy: Assessing the Assessment Process ." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP01-045, November 2001.