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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

Checkbook Elections: Political Finance in Comparative Perspective

Norris, Pippa, and Andrea Abel van Es, eds. Checkbook Elections: Political Finance in Comparative Perspective. Oxford University Press, 2016.

Our Next President Must Maintain America’s Strong Partnership with India

Burns, Nicholas. "Our Next President Must Maintain America’s Strong Partnership with India." Washington Post, June 3, 2016.

The Causal Effect of Place: Evidence from Japanese-American Internment

Shoag, Daniel, and Nicholas Carollo. "The Causal Effect of Place: Evidence from Japanese-American Internment." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-022, June 2016.

A Quantum Leap over High Hurdles to Financial Inclusion: The Mobile Banking Revolution in Kenya

Rosengard, Jay K. "A Quantum Leap over High Hurdles to Financial Inclusion: The Mobile Banking Revolution in Kenya." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-032, June 2016.

Democratic Trusteeship

Thompson, Dennis F. "Democratic Trusteeship." Institutions for Future Generations. Ed. González-Ricoy, Iñigo, and Axel Gosseries. Oxford University Press, 2016.

Bounded Awareness: Implications for Ethical Decision Making

Bazerman, Max H., and Ovul Sezer. "Bounded Awareness: Implications for Ethical Decision Making." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 136.C (2016): 95-105.

How to Make the Other Side Play Fair

Bazerman, Max H., and Daniel Kahneman. "How to Make the Other Side Play Fair." Harvard Business Review 94.9 (2016): 16.

Trillions Gained and Lost: Estimating the Magnitude of Growth Episode

Pritchett, Lant, Kunal Sen, Sabyasachi Kar, and Selim Raihan. "Trillions Gained and Lost: Estimating the Magnitude of Growth Episode." Economic Modelling 55 (June 2016): 279-291.

Can Increased Organizing Reverse the Decline of Unions in the United States?

Farber, Henry S., and Bruce Western. "Can Increased Organizing Reverse the Decline of Unions in the United States?" The Changing Role of Unions: New Forms of Representation. Ed. Wunnava, Phanindra V.. Routledge, 2016, 323.

Mauritius: African Success Story

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Mauritius: African Success Story." African Successes. Ed. Edwards, Sebastian, Simon Johnson, and David N. Weil. University of Chicago Press, 2016.

Domestic Politics

Logevall, Fredrik. "Domestic Politics." Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations. Ed. Costigliola, Frank, and Michael J. Hogan. Cambridge University Press, 2016, 151-167.

Torture: Rescue, Prevention, and Punishment

Kamm, F.M. "Torture: Rescue, Prevention, and Punishment." The Oxford Handbook of Ethics of War. Ed. Lazar, Seth, and Helen Frowe. Oxford University Press, 2016.

Reimagining Accountability in K-12 Education: A Behavioral Science Perspective

Gill, Brian P., Jennifer S. Lerner, and Paul Meosky. "Reimagining Accountability in K-12 Education: A Behavioral Science Perspective." Behavioral Science and Policy 2.1 (2016): 57-70.

The Heart of Darkness

Kellerman, Barbara. "The Heart of Darkness." More than Managing: The Relentless Pursuit of Effective Jewish Leadership. Ed. Hoffmann, Rabbi Lawrence A.. Jewish Lights Publishing, 2016, 31-34.

Human Security and Social Trust

Norris, Pippa. "Human Security and Social Trust." Bringing Culture Back In: Culture and Liberal State Orders. Ed. Boss, Michael. Aarhus University Press, 2016.

Does Aggregated Returns Disclosure Increase Portfolio Risk Taking?

Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "Does Aggregated Returns Disclosure Increase Portfolio Risk Taking?" Review of Financial Studies (2016).

Income Inequality and Health: Strong Theories, Weaker Evidence

Truesdale, Beth C., and Christopher Jencks. "Income Inequality and Health: Strong Theories, Weaker Evidence." Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research 5.5 (2016): 30-37.

On Political Leadership

Posner, Eric A., Michele L. Swers, Robert Elgie, Eugene Huskey, Barbara Kellerman, and Alfred Stepan. "On Political Leadership." Journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2016).

Inequality and Punishment: A Turning Point for Mass Incarceration?

Phelps, Michelle S., and Devah Pager. "Inequality and Punishment: A Turning Point for Mass Incarceration?" The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 663.1 (2016): 185-203.

Central Planning: East Asia's Experience

Perkins, Dwight H. "Central Planning: East Asia's Experience." Social Capability and Long-Term Economic Growth. Ed. Koo, Bon Ho and Dwight H. Perkins. Springer, 2016.

Social Capability and Long-Term Economic Growth

Koo, Bon Ho, and Dwight H. Perkins, eds. Social Capability and Long-Term Economic Growth. Springer, 2016.

2014: US Economic Prospects: Secular Stagnation, Hysteresis, and the Zero Lower Bound

Summers, Lawrence H. "2014: US Economic Prospects: Secular Stagnation, Hysteresis, and the Zero Lower Bound." The Best of Business Economics. Palgrave McMillan US, 2016, 421-435.

Human Rights and Adolescence

Bhabha, Jacqueline, ed. Human Rights and Adolescence. Princeton University Press, 2016.

Review of Transforming US Energy Innovation

Bunn, Matthew, and Venkatesh Narayanamurti. Review of Transforming US Energy Innovation, ed. Anadon, Laura Diaz. 2016: 2.

Restoring the Power and Purpose of the NATO Alliance

Burns, Nicholas, James L. Jones. "Restoring the Power and Purpose of the NATO Alliance." Atlantic Council, June 2016.

Trump Fails the Hiroshima Test

Burns, Nicholas. "Trump Fails the Hiroshima Test." USA Today, May 24, 2016.

Bias in Official Fiscal Forecasts: Can Private Forecasts Help?

Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Jesse Schreger. "Bias in Official Fiscal Forecasts: Can Private Forecasts Help?" vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-021, May 2016.

What Is Different about Urbanization in Rich and Poor Countries? Cities in Brazil, China, India and the United States

Chauvin, Juan Pablo, Edward Glaeser, Yueran Ma, and Kristina Tobio. "What Is Different about Urbanization in Rich and Poor Countries? Cities in Brazil, China, India and the United States." Journal of Urban Economics (19 May 2016).

Intensive College Counseling and the Enrollment and Persistence of Low Income Students

Castleman, Benjamin, and Joshua Goodman. "Intensive College Counseling and the Enrollment and Persistence of Low Income Students." Education Finance and Policy (May 2016).

Utility of Cancer Value Frameworks for Patients, Payers, and Physicians

Chandra, Amitabh, Jason Shafrin, and Ravinder Dhawan. "Utility of Cancer Value Frameworks for Patients, Payers, and Physicians." Journal of the American Medical Association 315.19 (May 17, 2016): 2069-2070.

Mobilizing Political Action on Behalf of Future Generations

Aldy, Joseph. "Mobilizing Political Action on Behalf of Future Generations." The Future of Children 26.1 (Spring 2016): 157-178.

Study Retention as Bias Reduction in a Hard-To-Reach Population

Western, Bruce, Anthony Braga, David Hureau, and Catherine Sirois. "Study Retention as Bias Reduction in a Hard-To-Reach Population." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113.20 (May 2016): 5477-5485.

The United States and the European Refugee Crisis: Standing with Allies

Ignatieff, Michael, Juliette Keeley, Betsy Ribble, and Keith McCammon. "The United States and the European Refugee Crisis: Standing with Allies." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-020, May 2016.

Social Networks and Geography:
Comments on “How Does Geography Affect Equality of Opportunity”

Putnam, Robert D. "Social Networks and Geography: Comments on “How Does Geography Affect Equality of Opportunity”." The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences 2.2 (May 2016): 159–177.

The Impact of ICT Investment on World Economic Growth

Jorgenson, Dale W., and Khuong M. Vu. "The Impact of ICT Investment on World Economic Growth." Telecommunications Policy 40.5 (May 2016): 381-382.

The ICT Revolution, World Economic Growth, and Policy Issues

Jorgenson, Dale W., and Khuong M. Vu. "The ICT Revolution, World Economic Growth, and Policy Issues." Telecommunications Policy 40.5 (May 2016): 383-397.

The Impact of Information Technology on Postwar U.S. Economic Growth

Jorgenson, Dale W., Mun S. Ho, and Jon D. Samuels. "The Impact of Information Technology on Postwar U.S. Economic Growth." Telecommunications Policy 40.5 (May 2016): 398-411.

Physician in Triage Versus Rotational Patient Assignment

Traub, Stephen J., Adam C. Bartley, Vernon D. Smith, Roshanak Didehban, Christopher A. Lipinski, and Soroush Saghafian. "Physician in Triage Versus Rotational Patient Assignment." The Journal of Emergency Medicine 50.5 (May 2016): 784-790.

Friendship at Work: Can Peer Effects Catalyze Female Entrepreneurship?

Field, Erica, Seema Jayachandran, Rohini Pande, and Natalia Rigol. "Friendship at Work: Can Peer Effects Catalyze Female Entrepreneurship?" American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 8.2 (May 2016): 125-153.

“I Won't Back Down?” Complexity and Courage in Government Executive Decision Making

Kelman, Steven, Ronald Sanders, and Gayatri Pandit. "“I Won't Back Down?” Complexity and Courage in Government Executive Decision Making." Public Administration Review 76.3 (May/June 2016): 465-471.

Potential Follow-up Increases Private Contributions to Public Goods

Rogers, Todd, John Ternovski, and Erez Yoeli. "Potential Follow-up Increases Private Contributions to Public Goods." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113.19 (May 10, 2016): 5218-5220.

Response to David L. Richards

Clark, Ann Marie, and Kathryn Sikkink. "Response to David L. Richards." Human Rights Quarterly 38.2 (May 2016): 493-496.

Size of RJVs and Degree of Cooperation in Product Development

Dogan, Pinar, Marc Bourreau, and Matthieu Manant. "Size of RJVs and Degree of Cooperation in Product Development." International Journal of Industrial Organization 46 (May 2016): 77-106.

Urban Ecology as the New Planning Paradigm: Another Legacy of Jane Jacobs

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Urban Ecology as the New Planning Paradigm: Another Legacy of Jane Jacobs." Contemporary Perspectives on Jane Jacobs: Reassessing the Impacts of an Urban Visionary. Ed. Schubert, Dirk. Routledge, May 13, 2016, 225-232.

Race as a ‘Bundle of Sticks’: Designs that Estimate Effects of Seemingly Immutable Characteristics

Sen, Maya, and Omar Wasow. "Race as a ‘Bundle of Sticks’: Designs that Estimate Effects of Seemingly Immutable Characteristics." Annual Review of Political Science 19 (May 2016).

The Fusion of Civilizations: The Case for Global Optimism

Mahbubani, Kishore, and Lawrence H. Summers. "The Fusion of Civilizations: The Case for Global Optimism." Foreign Affairs. May/June 2016.

Does Reserve Accumulation Crowd out Investment?

Reinhart, Carmen M., Vincent Reinhart, and Takeshi Tashiro. "Does Reserve Accumulation Crowd out Investment?" Journal of International Money and Finance 63 (May 2016): 89-111.

Global Cycles: Capital Flows, Commodities, and Sovereign Defaults, 1815–2015

Reinhart, Carmen M., Vincent Reinhart, Christoph Trebesch. "Global Cycles: Capital Flows, Commodities, and Sovereign Defaults, 1815–2015." The American Economic Review 106.5 (May 2016): 574-580.

Sources of Inefficiency in Healthcare and Education

Chandra, Amitabh. "Sources of Inefficiency in Healthcare and Education." American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 106.5 (May 2016).

Productivity Dispersion in Medicine and Manufacturing

Chandra, Amitabh, Amy Finkelstein, Adam Sacarny, and Chad Syverson. "Productivity Dispersion in Medicine and Manufacturing." American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 106.5 (May 2016).