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

Key Steps for Continuing Nuclear Security Progress

Bunn, Matthew, Martin B. Malin, Nickolas Roth, and William H. Tobey. "Key Steps for Continuing Nuclear Security Progress." International Conference on Nuclear Security: Commitments and Actions, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, December 2016.

Humanity's Collective Ownership of the Earth and Immigration

Risse, Mathias. "Humanity's Collective Ownership of the Earth and Immigration." Journal of Practical Ethics 4.2 (December 2016).

Making the Best-Laid Plans Better: How Plan-Making Increases Follow-Through

Rogers, Todd, Katherine L. Milkman, Leslie John, and Michael I. Norton. "Making the Best-Laid Plans Better: How Plan-Making Increases Follow-Through." Behavioral Science and Policy (2016).

The Contribution of Trait Negative Affect and Stress to Recall for Bodily States

Ma-Kellams, Christine, Lei Lai, Shelley E. Taylor, and Jennifer S. Lerner. "The Contribution of Trait Negative Affect and Stress to Recall for Bodily States." Physiology & Behavior 167 (December 2016): 274-281.

The Political Ideologies of American Lawyers

Bonica, Adam, Adam S. Chilton, and Maya Sen. "The Political Ideologies of American Lawyers." Journal of Legal Analysis 8.2 (December 2016): 277-335.

Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Southern Africa

Sebenius, James K., Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin, and L. Alexander Green. "Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Southern Africa." December 2016.

Exploring the Uncharted Export: An Analysis of Tourism-Related Foreign Expenditure with International Spend Data

Coscia, Michele, Ricardo Hausmann, and Frank Neffke. "Exploring the Uncharted Export: An Analysis of Tourism-Related Foreign Expenditure with International Spend Data." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-048, November 2016.

Overcoming the Outcome Bias: Making Intentions Matter

Sezer, Ovul, Ting Zhang, Francesca Gino, and Max H. Bazerman. "Overcoming the Outcome Bias: Making Intentions Matter." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 137 (November 2016): 13-26.

Democracy and Clientelism: How Uneasy a Relationship?

Grindle, Merilee S. "Democracy and Clientelism: How Uneasy a Relationship?" Review of Clientelism, Social Policy and the Quality of Democracy Clientelism in Everyday Latin American Politics; Mobilizing Poor Voters: Machine Politics, Clientelism & Social Networks in Argentina, by Diego Abente Brun, Larry Diamond, Tina Hilgers, Mariela Szwarcberg. Latin American Research Review, 51.3, 2016: 241-249.

Medicare Advantage and Traditional Fee-For-Service Medicare

Newhouse, Joseph P., and John D. MacArthur. "Medicare Advantage and Traditional Fee-For-Service Medicare." Population Health Management 19 (November 2016): s4-s5.

One Brainchild Left Behind

Peterson, Paul E. "One Brainchild Left Behind." Hoover Digest: Research & Opinion on Public Policy 4 (Fall 2016): 138-141.

On the Significance of Membership in Approaches to Global Justice: Putting Carens in Context

Risse, Mathias. "On the Significance of Membership in Approaches to Global Justice: Putting Carens in Context." Journal of Applied Philosophy 33.4 (November 2016): 443-449.

Regimes and Randomization: Authoritarianism and Field Research in Contemporary Kenya

Sheely, Ryan. "Regimes and Randomization: Authoritarianism and Field Research in Contemporary Kenya." Social Science Quarterly 97.4 (December 2016): 936-952.

Measuring Judicial Ideology Using Law Clerk Hiring

Bonica, Adam, Adam S. Chilton, Jacob Goldin, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen. "Measuring Judicial Ideology Using Law Clerk Hiring." American Law and Economics Review (November 2016).

Facilitating Linkage of Climate Policies through the Paris Outcome

Bodansky, Daniel M., Seth A. Hoedl, Gilbert E. Metcalf, and Robert N. Stavins. "Facilitating Linkage of Climate Policies through the Paris Outcome." Climate Policy 16.8 (November 2016): 956-972.

Instruments of Value: Using the Analytic Tools of Public Value Theory in Teaching and Practice

de Jong, Jorrit, Scott Douglas, Mariafrancesca Sicilia, Zoe Radnor, Mirko Noordegraaf, and Peter Debus. "Instruments of Value: Using the Analytic Tools of Public Value Theory in Teaching and Practice." Public Management Review (November 2016).

Cycles of Invention and Discovery: Rethinking the Endless Frontier

Narayanamurti, Venkatesh and Tolu Odumosu. Cycles of Invention and Discovery: Rethinking the Endless Frontier. Harvard University Press, 2016.

El Marathon Electoral de America

Norris, Pippa, Miguel Angel Lara Otaola, Ferran Martinez I Coma. "El Marathon Electoral de America." Foreign Affairs Latin America 16.4 (November 2016): 77-86.

Scientific Wealth in Middle East and North Africa: Productivity, Indigeneity, and Specialty in 1981–2013

Siddiqi, Afreen, Jonathan Stoppani, Laura Diaz Anadon, and Venkatesh Narayanamurti. "Scientific Wealth in Middle East and North Africa: Productivity, Indigeneity, and Specialty in 1981–2013." PloS One 11.11 (November 2016).

The Next American President Must Look to Europe First

Burns, Nicholas. "The Next American President Must Look to Europe First." Financial Times, November 3, 2016.

Review of Doomed to Cooperate: How American and Russian Scientists Joined Forces to Avert Some of the Greatest Post-Cold-War Nuclear Dangers

Bunn, Matthew. Review of Doomed to Cooperate: How American and Russian Scientists Joined Forces to Avert Some of the Greatest Post-Cold-War Nuclear Dangers, Physics Today, November 2016.

Should America Retrench: The Battle over Offshore Balancing

Brands, Hal, Peter Feaver, John J. Mearsheimer, and Stephen M. Walt. "Should America Retrench: The Battle over Offshore Balancing." Foreign Affairs 95 (November 2016): 164-169.

Celebrating the Work of J. Keith Murnighan

Conlon, Donald E., Max H. Bazerman, Deepak Malhotra, and Madan M. Pillutla. "Celebrating the Work of J. Keith Murnighan." Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 9.4 (November 2016).

Urban Livelihoods: Reviewing the Evidence in Support of the New Urban Agenda

Chen, Martha, Sally Roever, and Caroline Skinner. "Urban Livelihoods: Reviewing the Evidence in Support of the New Urban Agenda." Environment and Urbanization Brief No. 34 (November 2016).

Trust Your Gut or Think Carefully? Examining Whether an Intuitive, Versus a Systematic, Mode of Thought Produces Greater Empathic Accuracy

Ma-Kellams, Christine, and Jennifer Lerner. "Trust Your Gut or Think Carefully? Examining Whether an Intuitive, Versus a Systematic, Mode of Thought Produces Greater Empathic Accuracy." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 111.5 (November 2016): 674-685.

Roman Catholicism and Democracy: The Post-Conciliar Era

Hehir, J. Bryan. "Roman Catholicism and Democracy: The Post-Conciliar Era." Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine. Ed. Democopoulos, George, and Aristotle Papanikalaou. Fordham University Press, November 2016.

What Do People Think When They Think About Solar Geoengineering? A Review of Empirical Social Science Literature, and Prospects for Future Research

Burns, Elizabeth T, Jane A Flegal, David W Keith, Aseem Mahajan, Dustin Tingley, and Gernot Wagner. "What Do People Think When They Think About Solar Geoengineering? A Review of Empirical Social Science Literature, and Prospects for Future Research." Earth's Future 4.11 (November 2016): 536-542.

Solar Geoengineering Could Substantially Reduce Climate Risks: A Research Hypothesis for the next Decade

Keith, David W., and Peter J. Irvine. "Solar Geoengineering Could Substantially Reduce Climate Risks: A Research Hypothesis for the next Decade." Earth's Future 4 (November 2016): 549-559.

A Contagious Malady? Open Economy Dimensions of Secular Stagnation

Eggertsson, Gauti B., Neil R. Mehrotra, Sanjay R. Singh, and Lawrence H. Summers. "A Contagious Malady? Open Economy Dimensions of Secular Stagnation." MF Economic Review 64.4 (November 2016).

Thirteen Editions of The Structure of American Industry: An IO Perspective

Elzinga, Kenneth G., and F. M. Scherer. "Thirteen Editions of The Structure of American Industry: An IO Perspective." Review of Industrial Organization 49.3 (November 2016): 515-532.

Clinton Economics vs. Trump Economics

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Clinton Economics vs. Trump Economics." Candidate Clinton’s Chance (An OMFIF Report). October 28, 2016.

Forced to Choose, Again: The Effects of Defaults on Individuals in Terminated Health Plans

Sinaiko, Anna D., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Forced to Choose, Again: The Effects of Defaults on Individuals in Terminated Health Plans." Nudging Health: Health Law and Behavioral Economics. Ed. Cohen, I. Glenn, Holly Fernandez Lynch, and Christopher T. Robertson. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016, 326-338.

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