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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

Valuing Education and Learning in the National Parks

Marlowe, Tim, Linda J. Bilmes, and John Loomis. "Valuing Education and Learning in the National Parks." America's Largest Classroom. Ed. Jessica L. Thompson. University of California Press, 2020.

The Cost-Effectiveness Implications of Carbon Price Certainty

Aldy, Joseph E., and Sarah Armitage. "The Cost-Effectiveness Implications of Carbon Price Certainty." AEA Papers and Proceedings 110 (May 2020): 113-18.

Team Players: How Social Skills Improve Group Performance

Weidmann, Ben, and David J. Deming. "Team Players: How Social Skills Improve Group Performance." National Bureau of Economic Research, May 2020.

Dissecting the US Treasury Department’s Round 1 Allocations of CARES Act COVID-19 Relief Funding for Tribal Governments

Akee, Randall K.Q., Eric C. Henson, Miriam R. Jorgensen, and Joseph P. Kalt. "Dissecting the US Treasury Department’s Round 1 Allocations of CARES Act COVID-19 Relief Funding for Tribal Governments." May 2020.

Almost Over: Aging, Dying, Dead

Kamm, Frances. Almost Over: Aging, Dying, Dead. Oxford University Press, 2020.

The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and how We Can Do it Again

Putnam, Robert D. The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and how We Can Do it Again. Simon & Schuster, 2020.

National Fiscal Policies to Fight Recessions in US States

Dynan, Karen, and Douglas Elmendorf. "National Fiscal Policies to Fight Recessions in US States." AEA Papers and Proceedings 110 (May 2020): 131-136.

The Federal Fisc

Dynan, Karen, and Douglas Elmendorf. "The Federal Fisc." Harvard Magazine. May-June 2020.

The Price of Biodiesel RINs and Economic Fundamentals

Irwin, Scott H., Kristen McCormack, and James H. Stock. "The Price of Biodiesel RINs and Economic Fundamentals." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 102.3 (May 2020): 734-752.

The Impact of Medicare’s Mental Health Cost-Sharing Parity on Use of Mental Health Care Services: An Assessment of Whether Medicare Cost-Sharing Reductions for Outpatient Mental Health Services Was As

Cook, Benjamin Lê, Michael Flores, Samuel H. Zuvekas, Joseph P. Newhouse, John Hsu, Rajan Sonik, Esther Lee, and Vicki Fung. "The Impact of Medicare’s Mental Health Cost-Sharing Parity on Use of Mental Health Care Services: An Assessment of Whether Medicare Cost-Sharing Reductions for Outpatient Mental Health Services Was Associated with Changes in Mental Care Visits to Physicians and Psychotropic Medication Fills." Health Affairs 39.5 (May 2020): 819-827.

Reopening Scenarios

Baqaee, David, Emmanuel Farhi, Michael J. Mina, and James H. Stock. "Reopening Scenarios." National Bureau of Economic Research, May 2020.

Measuring the Macroeconomic Impact of Carbon Taxes

Metcalf, Gilbert E., and James H. Stock. "Measuring the Macroeconomic Impact of Carbon Taxes." AEA Papers and Proceedings 10 (May 2020): 101-106.

Essential and Unprotected: COVID-19-Related Health and Safety Procedures for Service-Sector Workers

Schneider, Daniel. "Essential and Unprotected: COVID-19-Related Health and Safety Procedures for Service-Sector Workers." Shift Project Research Brief, 2020.

Taking Count: A Study on Poverty in the Bay Area

Bloemraad, Irene, Benjamin Bowyer, Taeku Lee, Daniel Schneider, Kim Voss, Jamie Austin, and Jacob Leos-Urbel. "Taking Count: A Study on Poverty in the Bay Area." Tipping Point Community, 2020.

Searching for Work with a Criminal Record

Smith, Sandra Susan, and Nora Broege. "Searching for Work with a Criminal Record." Social Problems 67.2 (May 2020): 208-232.

The Cost-Effectiveness Implications of Carbon Price Certainty

Aldy, Joseph, and Sarah Armitage. "The Cost-Effectiveness Implications of Carbon Price Certainty." American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings 110 (May 2020): 113-118.

Using Social and Behavioural Science to Support COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Van Bavel, Jay J., Katherine Baicker...Smith, Sandra Susan...et al. "Using Social and Behavioural Science to Support COVID-19 Pandemic Response." Nature Human Behaviour 4 (April 2020): 460–471.

The Criminal Justice System as a Labor Market Institution: Special Issue of RSF, The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences)

Smith, Sandra Susan, and Jonathan Simon, eds. The Criminal Justice System as a Labor Market Institution: Special Issue of RSF, The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences). Russell Sage Foundation, April 2020.

Oil’s Collapse Is a Geopolitical Reset in Disguise

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Oil’s Collapse Is a Geopolitical Reset in Disguise." Bloomberg Opinion, 4/29/2020.

What Maximizes Research Excellence? Productivity and Impact in Political Science

Norris, Pippa. "What Maximizes Research Excellence? Productivity and Impact in Political Science." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-010, April 2020.

Review of Evaluating Media Bias

Schneer, Benjamin. "Review of Evaluating Media Bias." Review of by Adam J. Schiffer. American Review of Politics, 37.1, April 27, 2020: 106-108.

The Urgent Need to Transfer Vulnerable Migrants From Europe’s Largest Migrant Hotspot

Bhaba, Jacqueline, and Vasileia Digidiki. "The Urgent Need to Transfer Vulnerable Migrants From Europe’s Largest Migrant Hotspot." BMJ Opinion. April 24, 2020.

Uncertainty Avoidance

DeWees, Bradley R., and Jennifer S. Lerner. "Uncertainty Avoidance." Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Ed. Virgil Zeigler-Hill,and Todd K. Shackelford. Springer, Cham, 2020, 5647-5652.

Deep Flaws in a Mercury Regulatory Analysis

Aldy, Joseph, Matthew Kotchen, Mary Evans, Meredith Fowlie, Arik Levinson, and Karen Palmer. "Deep Flaws in a Mercury Regulatory Analysis." Science 368.6488 (April 2020): 247-248.

How the Economy Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic

Stiglitz, Joseph E., Robert J. Shiller, Gita Gopinath, Carmen M. Reinhart, Adam Posen, Eswar Prasad, Adam Tooze, L. D. Tyson, and Kishore Mahbubani. "How the Economy Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic." Foreign Policy 15 (April 2020).

Politics in Forgotten Governments: The Partisan Composition of County Legislatures and County Fiscal Policies

de Benedictis-Kessner, Justin, and Christopher Warshaw. "Politics in Forgotten Governments: The Partisan Composition of County Legislatures and County Fiscal Policies." Journal of Politics 82.2 (April 2020): 460-475.

How the COVID-19 Era Will Change National Security Forever

Power, Samantha. "How the COVID-19 Era Will Change National Security Forever." TIME. April 14, 2020.

Social Movements in a Global Context: History, Content, and Form

Bringel, Breno, and Elizabeth McKenna. "Social Movements in a Global Context: History, Content, and Form." The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook. Ed. Walter W. Powell and Patricia Bromley. Stanford University Press, 2020, 631-647.

Three Prongs for Prudent Climate Policy

Aldy, Joseph, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Three Prongs for Prudent Climate Policy." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-009, April 2020.

Demographic Determinants of Testing Incidence and COVID-19 Infections in New York City Neighborhoods

Borjas, George. "Demographic Determinants of Testing Incidence and COVID-19 Infections in New York City Neighborhoods." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-008, April 2020.

This Won't End for Anyone Until it Ends for Everyone

Power, Samantha. "This Won't End for Anyone Until it Ends for Everyone." New York Times, April 7, 2020.

Oil Markets Provide a Glimpse of the Post-Pandemic Future

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Oil Markets Provide a Glimpse of the Post-Pandemic Future." Bloomberg Opinion, 4/7/2020.

Close to the Edge: Service Workers and Their
Children at the Front Lines of a Crisis

Schneider, Daniel, and Kristen Harknett. "Close to the Edge: Service Workers and Their Children at the Front Lines of a Crisis." William T. Grant Foundation Blog, April 2020.

A Detailed Plan for Getting Americans Back to Work

Chandra, Amitabh, Mark Fishman, and Douglas Melton. "A Detailed Plan for Getting Americans Back to Work." Harvard Business Review. April 1, 2020.

Recentering the United States in the Historiography of American Foreign Relations

Bessner, Daniel, and Fredrik Logevall. "Recentering the United States in the Historiography of American Foreign Relations." Texas National Security Review, April 2020.

Policy Decisions and Evidence Use among Civil Servants: A Group Decision Experiment in Pakistan

Metzger, Laura, Theodore Svoronos, and Adnan Qadir Khan. "Policy Decisions and Evidence Use among Civil Servants: A Group Decision Experiment in Pakistan." April 2020.

Paid Sick Leave in Washington State: Evidence on Employee Outcomes, 2016-2018

Schneider, Daniel. "Paid Sick Leave in Washington State: Evidence on Employee Outcomes, 2016-2018." American Journal of Public Health 110.4 (April 2020): 499-504.

Public Information Is an Incentive for Politicians: Experimental Evidence From Delhi Elections

Banerjee, Abhijit, Nils T. Enevoldsen, Rohini Pande, and Michael Walton. "Public Information Is an Incentive for Politicians: Experimental Evidence From Delhi Elections." National Bureau of Economic Research, April 2020.

Coronavirus as a Strategic Challenge: Has Washington Misdiagnosed the Problem?

Allison, Graham. "Coronavirus as a Strategic Challenge: Has Washington Misdiagnosed the Problem?" April 2020.

Preface

Burns, Nicholas. "Preface." The Struggle for Power: US-China Relations in the 21st Century. Ed. Leah Bitounis and Jonathon Price. Aspen Strategy Group, 2020.

Targeted Debt Relief and the Origins of Financial Distress: Experimental Evidence from Distressed Credit Card Borrowers

Dobbie, Will, and Jae Song. "Targeted Debt Relief and the Origins of Financial Distress: Experimental Evidence from Distressed Credit Card Borrowers." American Economic Review 110.4 (April 2020): 984-1018.

Crisis Communications for COVID-19

Leonard, Herman B. "Dutch," Arnold M. Howitt, and David W. Giles. "Crisis Communications for COVID-19." April 2020.

US Economic Activity During the Early Weeks of the SARS-Cov-2 Outbreak

Lewis, Daniel, Karel Mertens, and James H. Stock. "US Economic Activity During the Early Weeks of the SARS-Cov-2 Outbreak." National Bureau of Economic Research, April 2020.

Measuring Real Activity Using a Weekly Economic Index

Lewis, Daniel J., Karel Mertens, James H. Stock, and Mihir Trivedi. "Measuring Real Activity Using a Weekly Economic Index." Federal Reserve Bank of New York, April 2020.

In Defense of Democratic Populism

Johnson, Douglas. "In Defense of Democratic Populism." Human Rights in a Time of Populism: Challenges and Responses. Ed. Gerald Neuman. Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Foreword

Nye, Jr., Joseph S., and Condoleezza Rice. "Foreword." The Struggle for Power: US-China Relations in the 21st Century. Ed. Leah Bitounis and Jonathon Price. Aspen Strategy Group, 2020.

The Rise of China

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Rise of China." The Struggle for Power: US-China Relations in the 21st Century. Ed. Leah Bitounis and Jonathon Price. Aspen Strategy Group, 2020.

Globalization: What's New? What's Not? (and so What?)

Keohane, Robert O., and Joseph S. Nye Jr. "Globalization: What's New? What's Not? (and so What?)." Foreign Policy 2000 (April 2020).

No, Coronavirus Will Not Change the Global Order

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "No, Coronavirus Will Not Change the Global Order." Foreign Policy 16 (April 2020).

Public Testimony on Trump Administration Funding for Nuclear Theft Prevention Programs.

Bunn, Matthew, Nicholas Roth, and H. William Tobey. "Public Testimony on Trump Administration Funding for Nuclear Theft Prevention Programs." House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, March 31, 2020.