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

State-Society Relations in the People’s Republic of China Post-1949

Saich, Anthony. State-Society Relations in the People’s Republic of China Post-1949. Brill Press, 2016.

Leadership-It's a System, Not a Person!

Kellerman, Barbara. "Leadership-It's a System, Not a Person!" Daedalus 145.3 (Summer 2016): 83-94.

Education, Socialization, and Political Trust

Mayne, Quinton, and Armen Hakhverdian. "Education, Socialization, and Political Trust." Handbook on Political Trust. Ed. Sonja Zmerli, and Tom van der Meer. Edward Elgar, 2016, 176-196.

Putting the demos back into the concept of democratic quality

Mayne, Quinton, and Brigitte Geissel. "Putting the demos back into the concept of democratic quality." International Political Science Review (2016).

Electoral Integrity in East Asia

Norris, Pippa. "Electoral Integrity in East Asia." Routledge Handbook on Democratization in East Asia. Ed. Tun-jen Cheng and Yun-han Chu. Routledge, 2016, 1-25.

Limits of American Power

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Limits of American Power." Political Science Quarterly 131.2 (June 2016): 267-283.

Creating Mobility from Poverty

Ellwood, David. "Creating Mobility from Poverty." The US Partnership on Mobility from Poverty, August 2016.

Accountability in U.S. Higher Education: Applying Lessons from K-12 Experience to Higher Education

Deming, David J., and David Figlio. "Accountability in U.S. Higher Education: Applying Lessons from K-12 Experience to Higher Education." Journal of Economic Perspectives 30.3 (August 2016): 33-56.

Explaining Causal Findings Without Bias: Detecting and Assessing Direct Effects

Acharya, Avidit, Matthew Blackwell, and Maya Sen. "Explaining Causal Findings Without Bias: Detecting and Assessing Direct Effects." The American Political Science Review 110.3 (August 2016).

Going Beyond Heroic Leaders in Development

Andrews, Matthew. "Going Beyond Heroic Leaders in Development." Public Administration and Development 36.3 (August 2016): 171-184.

Healthcare Exceptionalism? Performance and Allocation in the U.S. Healthcare Sector

Chandra, Amitabh, Amy Finkelstein, Adam Sacarny, and Chad Syverson. "Healthcare Exceptionalism? Performance and Allocation in the U.S. Healthcare Sector." The American Economic Review 106.8 (August 2016): 2110-2114.

Improved Aerosol Radiative Properties as a Foundation for Solar Geoengineering Risk Assessment

Dykema, J.A., David Keith, and F.N. Keutsch. "Improved Aerosol Radiative Properties as a Foundation for Solar Geoengineering Risk Assessment." Geophysical Research Letters 43.14 (July 2016): 7758-7766.

The Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, 1945–89

Holtsmark, Sven G., Iver B. Neumann, and Odd Arne Westad, eds. The Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, 1945–89. Springer, 2016.

Public Policy and New Generic Technologies: The Case of Biotechnology

Juma, Calestous, and John Mugabe. "Public Policy and New Generic Technologies: The Case of Biotechnology." New Generic Technologies in Developing Countries. Ed. Bhagavan, Malur Ramanna. Springer, 2016, 115-139.

Surgeon Specialization and Operative
Mortality in United States: Retrospective Analysis

Sahni, Nikhil R., Maurice Dalton, David M. Cutler, John D. Birkmeyer, and Amitabh Chandra. "Surgeon Specialization and Operative Mortality in United States: Retrospective Analysis." British Medical Journal (July 21, 2016).

How the New Civil Rights Movement Can Build on the Lessons of the Old

Ganz, Marshall. "How the New Civil Rights Movement Can Build on the Lessons of the Old." Moyers & Company. July 20, 2016.

Cancel the Plutonium Fuel Factory

Bunn, Matthew and Gary Samore. "Cancel the Plutonium Fuel Factory." The Hill. July 18, 2016.

Balancing Solar PV Deployment and RD&D: A Comprehensive Framework for Managing Innovation Uncertainty in Electricity Technology Investment Planning

Santen, Nidhi R., and Laura Diaz Anadon. "Balancing Solar PV Deployment and RD&D: A Comprehensive Framework for Managing Innovation Uncertainty in Electricity Technology Investment Planning." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 60 (July 2016): 560-569.

Globalization and Chinese Growth: Ends of Trends?

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Globalization and Chinese Growth: Ends of Trends?" ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-029, July 2016.

Measuring Judicial Ideology Using Law
Clerk Hiring

Bonica, Adam, Adam Chilton, Jacob Goldin, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen. "Measuring Judicial Ideology Using Law Clerk Hiring." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-031, July 2016.

News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has Consequences

Patterson, Thomas E. "News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has Consequences." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-050, July 2016.

Challenges Facing Public Retirement Plans

Clark, Robert L., and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Challenges Facing Public Retirement Plans." Journal of Pension Economics and Finance 15.3 (July 2016): 249-53.

Arab Responses to Western Hegemony: Experimental Evidence from Egypt

Nugent, Elizabeth, Tarek Masoud, and Amaney A. Jamal. "Arab Responses to Western Hegemony: Experimental Evidence from Egypt." Journal of Conflict Resolution (July 2016).

Practical Differentially Private Modeling of Human Movement Data

Roy, Harichandan, Murat Kantarcioglu, and Latanya Sweeney. "Practical Differentially Private Modeling of Human Movement Data." 30th IFIP Annual Conference on Data and Applications Security and Privacy (DBSec), July 2016.

Of Course China, Like All Great Powers, Will Ignore an International Legal Verdict

Allison, Graham. "Of Course China, Like All Great Powers, Will Ignore an International Legal Verdict." Diplomat. July 11, 2016.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russia, and European Security

Burns, Nicholas. "North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russia, and European Security." Senate Armed Services Committee, July 7, 2016.

Reminders Through Association

Rogers, Todd. "Reminders Through Association." Psychological Science 27.7 (July 2016): 973-986.

The Outlook for Emerging Economies

Jorgensen, Dale W., and Khuong M. Vu. "The Outlook for Emerging Economies." Journal of Policy Modeling 38.4 (July 2016): 670-682.

Electoral Integrity in East Asia

Norris, Pippa. "Electoral Integrity in East Asia." Taiwan Journal of Democracy 12.1 (2016): 1-18.

Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia

Alatas, Vivi, Abhijit Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Rema Hanna, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia." The American Economic Review 106.7 (July 2016): 1663-1704.

Innovations in Public Service Delivery

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Innovations in Public Service Delivery." Inter-American Development Bank, July 2016.

The Political Legacy of American Slavery

Sen, Maya. "The Political Legacy of American Slavery." The Journal of Politics 78.3 (July 2016): 621-641.

Attention to Distribution in U.S. Regulatory Analyses

Robinson, Lisa A., James K. Hammitt, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Attention to Distribution in U.S. Regulatory Analyses." Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 10.2 (July 2016): 308-328.

Restoring Trust in the Responsive City

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Restoring Trust in the Responsive City." University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law & Public Affairs 1.1 (July 2016).

Total Economic Valuation of the National Park Service Lands and Programs: Results of a Survey of the American Public

Haefele, Michelle, John Loomis, and Linda J. Bilmes. "Total Economic Valuation of the National Park Service Lands and Programs: Results of a Survey of the American Public." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-024, June 2016.

Virtual Bidding and Electricity Market Design

Hogan, William W. "Virtual Bidding and Electricity Market Design." The Electricity Journal 29.5 (June 2016): 33-47.

Race Matters for Women Leaders: Intersectional Effects on Agentic Deficiencies and Penalties

Rosette, Ashleigh Shelby, Christy Zhou Koval, Anyi Ma, and Robert Livingston. "Race Matters for Women Leaders: Intersectional Effects on Agentic Deficiencies and Penalties." The Leadership Quarterly 27.3 (June 30, 2016): 429-445.

Cabal City: Regime Theory and Indian Urbanization

Heller, Patrick, Partha Mukhopadhyay, and Michael Walton. "Cabal City: Regime Theory and Indian Urbanization." June 2016.

Modeling the Effects of Climate Engineering

Keith, David, Gernot Wagner, and Juan Moreno-Cruz. "Modeling the Effects of Climate Engineering." Science 352.6293 (June 2016): 1526-1527.

What Hillary Clinton Can Learn From Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump

Ganz, Marshal, and Hahrie Han. "What Hillary Clinton Can Learn From Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump." The Nation. June 22, 2016.

Pre-Primary News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Race: Trump’s Rise, Sanders’ Emergence, Clinton’s Struggle

Patterson, Thomas E. "Pre-Primary News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Race: Trump’s Rise, Sanders’ Emergence, Clinton’s Struggle." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-023, June 2016.

The Causes of Peer Effects in Production: Evidence from a Series of Field Experiments

Horton, John J., and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "The Causes of Peer Effects in Production: Evidence from a Series of Field Experiments." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-027, June 2016.

Classifying Exchange Rate Regimes:
15 Years Later

Levy Yeyati, Eduardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Classifying Exchange Rate Regimes: 15 Years Later." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-028, June 2016.

Screening Peers Softly: Inferring the Quality of Small
Borrowers

Iyer, Rajkamal, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, Erzo F. P. Luttmer, and Kelly Shue. "Screening Peers Softly: Inferring the Quality of Small Borrowers." Management Science 62.6 (June 2016): 1554–1577.

On Where We Differ: Sites vs. Grounds of Justice, and Some Other Reflections on Michael Blake's Justice and Foreign Policy

Risse, Mathias. "On Where We Differ: Sites vs. Grounds of Justice, and Some Other Reflections on Michael Blake's Justice and Foreign Policy." Law and Philosophy 35.3 (June 2016): 251-270.

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