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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

A Few Keys to Saving the Planet Cost-Effectively

Aldy, Joseph. "A Few Keys to Saving the Planet Cost-Effectively." The Environmental Forum. March/April 2019.

Labor Market Shocks and the Demand for Trade Protection: Evidence from Online Surveys

Di Tella, Rafael, and Dani Rodrik. "Labor Market Shocks and the Demand for Trade Protection: Evidence from Online Surveys." March 2019.

Legal Rasputins? Law Clerk Influence on Voting at the US Supreme Court

Bonica, Adam, Adam Chilton, Jacob Goldin, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen. "Legal Rasputins? Law Clerk Influence on Voting at the US Supreme Court." The Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization 35.1 (March 2019): 1-36.

Teaching Ethics Using Simulations: Active Learning Exercises in Political Theory

Perry, Tomer J., and Christopher Robichaud. "Teaching Ethics Using Simulations: Active Learning Exercises in Political Theory." Political Science Instruction (March 2019): 1-18.

Introducing the Nonviolent Action in Violent Contexts (Nvavc) Dataset

Chenoweth, Erica, Cullen S. Hendrix, and Kyleanne Hunter. "Introducing the Nonviolent Action in Violent Contexts (Nvavc) Dataset." Journal of Peace Research 56.2 (March 2019): 295-305.

Macroeconomic Effects of Debt Relief: Consumer Bankruptcy Protections in the Great Recession

Dobbie, Will, Adrien Auclert, and Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham. "Macroeconomic Effects of Debt Relief: Consumer Bankruptcy Protections in the Great Recession." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series, March 2019.

Proposals for Improving the U.S. Pretrial System

Dobbie, Will and Crystal Yang. "Proposals for Improving the U.S. Pretrial System." Hamilton Project, May 2019.

Realizing Rights for Homeworkers: An Analysis of Governance Mechanisms

Von Broembsen, Marlese, Jenna Harvey, and Martha Chen. "Realizing Rights for Homeworkers: An Analysis of Governance Mechanisms." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, March 2019.

Participation as a Safety Valve: Police Reform Through Participatory Security in Latin America

Gonzalez, Yanilda. "Participation as a Safety Valve: Police Reform Through Participatory Security in Latin America." Latin American Politics and Society 61.2 (March 2019): 68-92.

The Dual-Purpose Playbook

Battilana, Julie, Anne-Claire Pache, Metin Sengul, and Marissa Kimsey. "The Dual-Purpose Playbook." Harvard Business Review 97.2 (March-April 2019): 124-133.

Informational Inequity Aversion and Performance

Bohnet, Iris, and Farzad Saidi. "Informational Inequity Aversion and Performance." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 159 (March 2019): 181-191.

Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings

Stavins, Robert N., ed. Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings W. W. Norton, 2019.

Development Incentives That Make Sense

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Development Incentives That Make Sense." Governing. February 26, 2019.

Should Bold Ideas Drown Out Old Ideas?

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Should Bold Ideas Drown Out Old Ideas?" Project Syndicate, February 25, 2019.

Descriptive Norms and Gender Diversity: Reactance from Men

Paryavi, Maliheh, Iris Bohnet, and Alexandra van Geen. "Descriptive Norms and Gender Diversity: Reactance from Men." Journal of Behavioral Public Administration 2.1 (February 2019).

The Future is a Moving Target: Predicting Political Instability

Bowlsby, Drew, Erica Chenoweth, Cullen Hendrix, and Jonathan D. Moyer. "The Future is a Moving Target: Predicting Political Instability." British Journal of Political Science (Spring 2019).

Human Rights, Artificial Intelligence and Heideggerian Technoskepticism: The Long (Worrisome?) View

Risse, Mathias. "Human Rights, Artificial Intelligence and Heideggerian Technoskepticism: The Long (Worrisome?) View." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-010, February 2019.

Data and the Human Side of Criminal Justice

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Data and the Human Side of Criminal Justice." Governing. February 20, 2019.

Pence and Biden in Munich: Stark Contrast Shows How Trump is Ruining Relations with Europe

Burns, Nicholas. "Pence and Biden in Munich: Stark Contrast Shows How Trump is Ruining Relations with Europe." USA Today, February 18, 2019.

Economics After Neoliberalism

Naidu, Suresh, Dani Rodrik, and Gabriel Zucman. "Economics After Neoliberalism." Boston Review, February 15, 2019.

How (and How Not) to Talk About the Israel Lobby

Walt, Stephen. "How (and How Not) to Talk About the Israel Lobby." Foreign Policy, February 15, 2019.

Cultural Backlash: Trump, Brexit and Authoritarian Populism

Norris, Pippa and Ronald Inglehart. Cultural Backlash: Trump, Brexit and Authoritarian Populism. Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Our Digital Lives Don’t Need to Make Us Unhappy, Unhealthy, and Unwise

Barron, Carrie, Nicco Mele, and Michael Phillips Moskowitz. "Our Digital Lives Don’t Need to Make Us Unhappy, Unhealthy, and Unwise." Harvard Business Review. February 13, 2019.

Sovereign Bonds since Waterloo

Meyer, Josefin, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Christoph Trebesch. "Sovereign Bonds since Waterloo." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-009, February 2019.

Singapore 50 years ago, and now: An Asian middle way?

Kelman, Steven. "Singapore 50 years ago, and now: An Asian middle way?" Straits Times, February 10, 2019.

Informational Inequity Aversion and Performance

Bohnet, Iris, and Farzad Saidi. "Informational Inequity Aversion and Performance." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-008, February 2019.

Descriptive Norms and Gender Diversity: Reactance from Men

Paryavi, Maliheh, Iris Bohnet, and Alexandra van Geen. "Descriptive Norms and Gender Diversity: Reactance from Men." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-007, 2019.

Gender, Social Networks and Conflict Processes

Marks, Zoe. "Gender, Social Networks and Conflict Processes." feminists@law 9.1 (February 2019).

Lessons from Estonia on Digital Government

Eaves, David. "Lessons from Estonia on Digital Government." Policy Options. February 7, 2019.

Privacy of Digital Government Services

Eaves, David. "Privacy of Digital Government Services." Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, Parliament of Canada, February 7, 2019.

Why Some Countries Are Pathologically Shy

Walt, Stephen. "Why Some Countries Are Pathologically Shy." Foreign Policy, February 7, 2019.

Behind Bars and Bargains: New Findings on Transitional Justice in Emerging Democracies: Research Note

Sikkink, Kathryn, Geoff Dancy, Bridget Marchesi, Tricia Olsen, Leigh Payne, and Andrew Reiter. "Behind Bars and Bargains: New Findings on Transitional Justice in Emerging Democracies: Research Note." International Studies Quarterly 63.1 (Spring 2019): 99-110.

Measuring China’s Economic Reform Progress

Perkins, Dwight H. "Measuring China’s Economic Reform Progress." China Economic Review 53 (February 2019): 342-350.

Money, Millennials and Human Rights: Sustaining ‘Sustainable Investing’

Ruggie, John Gerard, Emily K. Middleton. "Money, Millennials and Human Rights: Sustaining ‘Sustainable Investing’." Global Policy 10.1 (February 2019): 144-150.

Foundations of Migration Economics

Borjas, George, Barry R. Chiswick, and Benjamin Elsner, eds. Foundations of Migration Economics. Oxford University Press, 2019.

Firm Growth and Corruption: Empirical Evidence From Vietnam

Bai, Jie, Seema Jayachandran, Edmund J. Malesky, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Firm Growth and Corruption: Empirical Evidence From Vietnam." The Economic Journal 129.618 (February 2019): 651-677.

Afterword

Rogers, Todd. "Afterword." Absent from School: Understanding and Addressing Student Absenteeism. Harvard Education Press, 2019.

Technological Progress and Health Convergence: The Case of Penicillin in Post-War Italy

Alsan, Marcella, Vincenzo Atella, Jay Bhattacharya, Valentina Conti, Iván Mejía-Guevara, Grant Miller. "Technological Progress and Health Convergence: The Case of Penicillin in Post-War Italy." February 2019.

Bounded Ethicality and Ethical Fading in Negotiations: Understanding Unintended Unethical Behavior

Rees, McKenzie R., Ann E. Tenbrunsel, and Max H. Bazerman. "Bounded Ethicality and Ethical Fading in Negotiations: Understanding Unintended Unethical Behavior." Academy of Management Perspectives 33.1 (February 2019): 26-42.

Foreword

Holdren, John P. "Foreword." Titans of the Climate: Explaining Policy Process in the United States and China. Ed. Gallagher, Kelly Sims, and Xiaowei Xuan. MIT Press, 2019.

Private Outsourcing and Competition: Subsidized Food Distribution in Indonesia

Banerjee, Abhijit, Rema Hanna, Jordan Kyle, Benjamin A. Olken, and Sudarno Sumarto. "Private Outsourcing and Competition: Subsidized Food Distribution in Indonesia." Journal of Political Economy 127.1 (February 2019): 101-137.

Jordan: The Elements of a Growth Strategy

Grisanti, Ana, Miguel Angel Santos, Ricardo Hausmann, Tim O'Brien, and Jorge Tapia. "Jordan: The Elements of a Growth Strategy." February 2019.

NATO at Seventy: An Alliance in Crisis

Burns, Nicholas, and Douglas Lute. "NATO at Seventy: An Alliance in Crisis." Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, February 2019.

Character and Leadership: Ancient Wisdom for the 21st Century

Born, Dana, and Megone, Christopher. "Character and Leadership: Ancient Wisdom for the 21st Century." Journal of Character & Leadership Development 6.1 (Winter 2019): 68-87.

The Formula: Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children

Ferguson, Ronald, and Tatsha Robertson. The Formula: Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children. BenBella Books, 2019.

Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence: An Urgently Needed Agenda

Risse, Mathias. "Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence: An Urgently Needed Agenda." Human Rights Quarterly 41.1 (February 2019): 1-16.

Protecting Democracy in an Era of Cyber Information War

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Protecting Democracy in an Era of Cyber Information War." February 2019.

The Original Blitzscaler? What the Public Sector Can Teach High-Growth Startups

Eaves, David, and Kevin Frazier. "The Original Blitzscaler? What the Public Sector Can Teach High-Growth Startups." Apolitical. January 31, 2019.

The Tenth Annual Ernest May Memorial Lecture: Shaping Disruptive Technological Change for Public Good

Carter, Ashton B. "The Tenth Annual Ernest May Memorial Lecture: Shaping Disruptive Technological Change for Public Good." Technology and National Security: Maintaining America’s Edge. Aspen Strategy Group, 2019.

Can Democracy Survive the Information Age?

Rosenbach, Eric, and Katherine Mansted. "Can Democracy Survive the Information Age?" Technology and National Security: Maintaining America’s Edge. Aspen Strategy Group, 2019.