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

Alberto Alesina (1957–2020)

Favero, Carlo, Francesco Giavazzi, Paola Giuliano, Eliana La Ferrara, and Guido Tabellini. "Alberto Alesina (1957–2020)." The Palgrave Companion to Harvard Economics. Ed. Cord, R.A.. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.

Martin L. Weitzman (1942–2019)

Stavins, Robert N., and Gernot Wagner. "Martin L. Weitzman (1942–2019)." The Palgrave Companion to Harvard Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.

Gender and Transitional Justice: Explaining Global Trends

Sikkink, Kathryn, Helen Clapp, Daniel Marín-López, and Averell Schmidt. "Gender and Transitional Justice: Explaining Global Trends." International Journal of Transitional Justice (July 6, 2024).

People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal

Ganz, Marshall. People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal. Oxford University Press, 2024.

Changing Opportunity: Sociological Mechanisms Underlying Growing Class Gaps and Shrinking Race Gaps in Economic Mobility

Dobbie, Will, Raj Chetty, Benjamin Goldman, Sonya R. Porter, and Crystal S. Yang. "Changing Opportunity: Sociological Mechanisms Underlying Growing Class Gaps and Shrinking Race Gaps in Economic Mobility." NBER Working Paper Series, July 2024.

Servicing Development: Productive Upgrading of Labor-Absorbing Services in Developing Economies

Rodrik, Dani and Rohan Sandhu. "Servicing Development: Productive Upgrading of Labor-Absorbing Services in Developing Economies." July 2024.

How Do You Find a Good Manager?

Weidmann, Ben, Joseph Vecci, Farah Said, David J. Deming, and Sonia R. Bhalotra. "How Do You Find a Good Manager?" July 2024.

Populist opposition is threatening progress on climate change

Campanella, Edoardo, and Robert Z. Lawrence. "Populist opposition is threatening progress on climate change." PIIE Working Paper Series, July 2024.

Teaching Competition and Cooperation in Civic Education

Ben-Porath, Sigal, Amy Gutmann, and Dennis Thompson. "Teaching Competition and Cooperation in Civic Education." Civic Education in Polarized Times. Ed. Beaumont, Elizabeth, and Eric Beerbohm. New York University Press, 2024, 220-243.

The role of positive emotion in harmful health behavior: Implications for theory and public health campaigns

Wang, Ke, Vaughan W. Rees, Charles A. Dorison, and Jennifer S. Lerner. "The role of positive emotion in harmful health behavior: Implications for theory and public health campaigns." PNAS 121.28 (July 1, 2024).

Tariffs on Chinese Cleantech Jeopardize the Green Transition

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Tariffs on Chinese Cleantech Jeopardize the Green Transition." Project Syndicate, June 25, 2024.

What the United States Can Learn From China

Walt, Stephen. "What the United States Can Learn From China." Foreign Policy, June 20, 2024.

Green Peace: How the Fight Against Climate Change Can Overcome Geopolitical Discord

O'Sullivan, Meghan, and Jason Bordoff. "Green Peace: How the Fight Against Climate Change Can Overcome Geopolitical Discord." Foreign Affairs. July/August 2024.

Understanding Child Sex Trafficking Using Victim-Level Data

Bjorkman Nyqvist, Martina, Maria Kuecken, Eliana La Ferrara, and Elsa Artadi. "Understanding Child Sex Trafficking Using Victim-Level Data." Economic Development and Cultural Change (June 18, 2024).

Absolute income mobility obscures marginalized children’s disadvantages

Bloome, Deirdre, and Aleksei Opacic. "Absolute income mobility obscures marginalized children’s disadvantages." PNAS 121.25 (June 18, 2024): e2321418121.

Morality Is the Enemy of Peace

Walt, Stephen. "Morality Is the Enemy of Peace." Foreign Policy, June 13, 2024.

Open or closed? China’s dilemmas in a changing geopolitical and geoeconomic order

Mitter, Rana. "Open or closed? China’s dilemmas in a changing geopolitical and geoeconomic order." Oxford Review of Economic Policy 40.2 (Summer 2024): 366-373.

Biden’s Foreign-Policy Problem Is Incompetence

Walt, Stephen. "Biden’s Foreign-Policy Problem Is Incompetence." Foreign Policy, June 4, 2024.

Conflict of interest in government: Avoiding ethical and conceptual mistakes

Fung, Archon, and Dennis Thompson. "Conflict of interest in government: Avoiding ethical and conceptual mistakes." Governance (June 2024).

Review of The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism

Elmendorf, Douglas. Review of The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism, by Martin Wolf. Journal of Economic Literature, 62.2, June 2024: 818-20.

From Products to Capabilities: Constructing a Genotypic Product Space

Schetter, Ulrich, Dario Diodato, Eric Protzer, Frank Neffke, and Ricardo Hausmann. "From Products to Capabilities: Constructing a Genotypic Product Space." Growth Lab Working Paper Series, June 2024.

Sovereign Debt: 200 Years of Creditor Losses

Graf Von Luckner, Clemens, Josefin Meyer, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Christoph Trebesch. "Sovereign Debt: 200 Years of Creditor Losses." NBER Working Paper Series, June 2024.

The Social Costs of Sovereign Default

Farah-Yacoub, Juan P., Clemens M. Graf von Luckner, and Carmen M. Reinhart. "The Social Costs of Sovereign Default." NBER Working Paper Series, June 2024.

It Is Time to Consider More Price Regulation in Health Care

Glied, Sherry, and Amitabh Chandra. "It Is Time to Consider More Price Regulation in Health Care." JAMA Forum 5.6 (June 2024): e242342.

From Crisis to Opportunity: How the City of Portland Embraced Democratic Innovation

Fung, Archon, Max Kiefel, and Nick Chedli Carter. "From Crisis to Opportunity: How the City of Portland Embraced Democratic Innovation." Ash Center Occasional Papers Series, June 2024.

Beyond the Sound and Fury: The Landscape of Curricular Contestation in Texas

Kunzman, Hannah and Danielle Allen. "Beyond the Sound and Fury: The Landscape of Curricular Contestation in Texas." Ash Center Occasional Papers Series, June 2024.

Normalizing Reparations: U.S. Precedent, Norms, and Models for Compensating Harms and Implications for Reparations to Black Americans

Bilmes, Linda J., and Cornell Brooks. "Normalizing Reparations: U.S. Precedent, Norms, and Models for Compensating Harms and Implications for Reparations to Black Americans." RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences 10.2 (June 2024): 30-67.

Dealing with Guilt and Shame in International Politics

Bassan-Nygate, Lotem, and Gadi Heimann. "Dealing with Guilt and Shame in International Politics." International Relations 38.2 (June 2024): 256-278.

How Do Emotions Affect Decision Making?

Lerner, Jennifer S., Charles A. Dorison, and Joowon Klusowski. "How Do Emotions Affect Decision Making?" Emotion Theory: The Routledge Comprehensive Guide, Volume II: Theories of Specific Emotions and Major Theoretical Challenges. Routledge, 2024.

Teaching Effectively with ChatGPT: A practical guide to creating better learning experiences for your students in less time

Levy, Dan and Angela, Pérez Albertos. Teaching Effectively with ChatGPT: A practical guide to creating better learning experiences for your students in less time. Amazon, 2024.

Europe’s Carbon Border Tax Advances the Fight Against Climate Change

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Europe’s Carbon Border Tax Advances the Fight Against Climate Change." Project Syndicate, May 24, 2024.

What is Newsworthy? Theory and Evidence

Armona, Luis, Matthew Gentzkow, Emir Kamenica, and Jesse M. Shapiro. "What is Newsworthy? Theory and Evidence." May 21, 2024.

Why Realists Oppose the War in Gaza

Walt, Stephen. "Why Realists Oppose the War in Gaza." Foreign Policy, May 21, 2024.

The Day After Iran Gets the Bomb

Walt, Stephen. "The Day After Iran Gets the Bomb." Foreign Policy, May 14, 2024.

Strategy Is Only Partly an Illusion: “Relative Foresight” as an Objective Standard for Evaluating Foreign Policy Competence

Friedman, Jeffrey A., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Strategy Is Only Partly an Illusion: “Relative Foresight” as an Objective Standard for Evaluating Foreign Policy Competence." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP24-004, May 2024.

What America’s Palestine Protesters Should and Shouldn’t Do

Walt, Stephen. "What America’s Palestine Protesters Should and Shouldn’t Do." Foreign Policy, May 6, 2024.

Meeting Israelis’ demand for change and accountability

Kalb, Marvin. "Meeting Israelis’ demand for change and accountability." Brookings, May 6, 2024.

Algorithmic Recommendations When the Stakes Are High: Evidence from Judicial Elections

Angelova, Victoria, Will Dobbie, and Crystal S. Yang. "Algorithmic Recommendations When the Stakes Are High: Evidence from Judicial Elections." AEA Papers and Proceedings 114 (May 2024): 633-637.

Creating student leaders through civics

Sew, Natalie, Adrianne Billingham Bock, and Danielle Allen. "Creating student leaders through civics." Phi Delta Kappan 105.8 (May 2024): 26-31.

Review of Shaping and Reshaping the Global Monetary Order during the Interwar Period and Beyond: Local Actors in-between the International Institutions

Rosengard, Jay K. Review of Shaping and Reshaping the Global Monetary Order during the Interwar Period and Beyond: Local Actors in-between the International Institutions, ed. Catherine P. Brégianni and Roser Cussó. Journal of Modern Greek Studies, 42.1, May 2024: 125-127.

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