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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

Doing Problem Driven Work

Andrews, Matthew, Lant Pritchett, and Michael Woolcock. "Doing Problem Driven Work." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-073, December 2015.

The Challenge of Building (Real) State Capability

Andrews, Matthew, Lant Pritchett, and Michael Woolcock. "The Challenge of Building (Real) State Capability." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-074, December 2015.

Big Data and Big Cities: The
Promises and Limitations of
Improved Measures for Urban
Life

Glaeser, Edward L., Scott Duke Kominers, Michael Luca, and Nikhil Naik. "Big Data and Big Cities: The Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures for Urban Life." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-075, December 2015.

Green Bonds and Land Conservation: The Evolution of a New Financing Tool

duPont, Carolyn M., James N. Levitt, and Linda J. Bilmes. "Green Bonds and Land Conservation: The Evolution of a New Financing Tool." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-072, December 2015.

Research: Perhaps Market Forces Do Work in Health Care After All

Chandra, Amitabh, Amy Finkelstein, Adam Sacarny, and Chad Syverson. "Research: Perhaps Market Forces Do Work in Health Care After All." Harvard Business Review (December 2016).

Innovation for Vulnerable Farmers: Drought and Water Scarcity Adaptation Technologies

Harley, Alicia, N. Michele Holbrook, and William C. Clark. "Innovation for Vulnerable Farmers: Drought and Water Scarcity Adaptation Technologies." Sustainability Science Program, Harvard University, December 2015.

How Money Talks

Fagan, Mark. "How Money Talks." USA Today Magazine. November 2015.

The Trolley Problem Mysteries

Kamm, Frances The Trolley Problem Mysteries (The 2013 Berkeley Tanner Lectures and Responses to Commentators). Oxford University Press, 2015.

Latin America's Protagonist Role in Human Rights

Sikkink, Kathryn. "Latin America's Protagonist Role in Human Rights." Sur International Journal on Human Rights, English ed. 12.22 (December 2015): 207-219.

Four System Boundaries for Carbon Accounts

Liu, Zhu, Kuishuang Feng, Klaus Hubacek, Sai Liang, Laura Diaz Anadon, Chao Zhang, and Dabo Guan. "Four System Boundaries for Carbon Accounts." Ecological Modelling 318 (December 2015): 118-125.

Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies

Aldy, Joseph, and William A. Pizer. "Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies." Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 2.4 (December 2015): 565-595.

The National People’s Congress: Functions and Membership

Saich, Anthony. "The National People’s Congress: Functions and Membership." November 2015.

Electricity Markets and the Clean Power Plan

Hogan, William W. "Electricity Markets and the Clean Power Plan." Electricity Journal 28.9 (November 2015): 9-32.

The Key to Henry Kissinger's Success

Allison, Graham. "The Key to Henry Kissinger's Success." Atlantic, November 27, 2015.

Getting an Honest Answer: Clickers in the Classroom

Levy, Dan, Joshua Yardley, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Getting an Honest Answer: Clickers in the Classroom." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-071, June 2016 (Revised from November 2015).

Here’s how History is Shaping the #studentblackout Movement

Ganz, Marshall. "Here’s how History is Shaping the #studentblackout Movement." The Conversation, November 23, 2015.

Economists’ Declaration on Universal Health Coverage

Summers, Lawrence H. "Economists’ Declaration on Universal Health Coverage." Lancet 386.10008 (November 2015): 2112-2113.

Messianic America: Can He Explain it?

Ignatieff, Michael. "Messianic America: Can He Explain it?" Review of American Foreign Policy and Its Thinkers (by Perry Anderson) and Worldmaking: The Art and Science of American Diplomacy (by David Milne), New York Review of Books, November 19, 2015.

The Antecedents and Aftermath of Financial Crises as told by Carlos F Díaz Alejandro

Reinhart, Carmen. "The Antecedents and Aftermath of Financial Crises as told by Carlos F Díaz Alejandro." Economiia Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association 16.1 (Fall 2015): 187-217.

The Commodity Rollercoaster

Reinhart, Carmen. "The Commodity Rollercoaster." Project Syndicate, November 19, 2015.

Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Experience with Cap-and-Trade

Schmalensee, Richard, and Robert N. Stavins. "Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Experience with Cap-and-Trade." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-069, November 2015.

Evaluating Mitigation Effort: Tools and Institutions for Assessing Nationally Determined Contributions

Aldy, Joseph. "Evaluating Mitigation Effort: Tools and Institutions for Assessing Nationally Determined Contributions." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-068, November 2015.

Inflation and Activity – Two Explorations and their Monetary Policy Implications

Blanchard, Oliver, Eugenio Cerutti, and Lawrence H. Summers. "Inflation and Activity – Two Explorations and their Monetary Policy Implications." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-070, November 2015.

Need Transparency and Review Mechanisms

Aldy, Joseph. "Need Transparency and Review Mechanisms." The Environmental Forum, November/December 2015, 48.

Linkage of Regional, National, and Sub-National Policies in a Future International Climate Agreement

Stavins, Robert N. "Linkage of Regional, National, and Sub-National Policies in a Future International Climate Agreement." Towards a Workable and Effective Climate Regime. Ed. Scott Barrett, Carlo Carraro, and Jaime de Melo. Center for Economic Policy Research, 2015, 283-296.

Adding Human Rights Punch to the New Lex
Mercatoria: The Impact of the UN Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights on
Commercial Legal Practice

Ruggie, John Gerard, and John F. Sherman III. "Adding Human Rights Punch to the New Lex Mercatoria: The Impact of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights on Commercial Legal Practice." Journal of International Dispute Settlement 6.3 (November 2015): 455-461.

Medicare Advantage: What Explains Its Robust Health?

Sinaiko, Anna D., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Medicare Advantage: What Explains Its Robust Health?" American Journal of Managed Care 21.11 (November 2015): 804-806.

Congress Should Give TPP a Thumbs Up

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Congress Should Give TPP a Thumbs Up." Boston Globe, November 11, 2015.

Characterization of Remitting and Relapsing
Hyperglycemia in Post-Renal-Transplant
Recipients

Boloori, Alireza, Soroush Saghafian, Harini A. Chakkera, and Curtiss B. Cook. "Characterization of Remitting and Relapsing Hyperglycemia in Post-Renal-Transplant Recipients." Public Library of Science PLOS ONE (November 9, 2015).

What Determines End-of-Life
Assets? A Retrospective View

Poterba, James, Steven Venti, and David A. Wise. "What Determines End-of-Life Assets? A Retrospective View." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-067, November 2015.

Outcomes of Basic Versus Advanced Life Support for Out-of-Hospital Medical Emergencies

Sanghavi, Prachi, Anupam Jena, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Alan Zaslavsky. "Outcomes of Basic Versus Advanced Life Support for Out-of-Hospital Medical Emergencies." Annals of Internal Medicine 163.9 (November 2015): 681-690.

Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies

Aldy, Joseph, and William A. Pizer. "Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies." Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 2.4 (December 2015): 565-595.

Commentary: The Social Science of Creativity and Research Practice: Physical Scientists, Take Notice

Odumosu, Toluwalogo, Jeffrey Y. Tsao, and Venkatesh Narayanamurti. "Commentary: The Social Science of Creativity and Research Practice: Physical Scientists, Take Notice." Physics Today, 68.11, November 1, 2015, 8-9.

ISIS as Revolutionary State

Walt, Stephen. "ISIS as Revolutionary State." Foreign Affairs. November/December 2015.

Cash Transfers to Indonesia's Poor Don't Discourage Work

Hanna, Rema, and Benjamin Olken. "Cash Transfers to Indonesia's Poor Don't Discourage Work." Jakarta Globe, October 31, 2015.

China's Domestic Governing Capacity: Prospects and Challenges

Saich, Anthony. "China's Domestic Governing Capacity: Prospects and Challenges." Assessing China's Power. Ed. Jae Ho, Chung. Palgrave Macmillan, October 2015, 41-61.

Political Leadership and the Urban Poor

Das, Veena, and Michael Walton. "Political Leadership and the Urban Poor." Current Anthropology 56 (October, 2015): S44-S54.

Impact of the Volkswagen Emissions Control Defeat Device on US Public Health

Barrett, Steven R. H., Raymond L. Speth, Sebastian D. Eastham, Irene C. Dedoussi, Akshay Ashok, Robert Malina, and David W. Keith. "Impact of the Volkswagen Emissions Control Defeat Device on US Public Health." Environmental Research Letters 10 (October 29, 2015).

How to Counter Rape During War

Elisabeth Jean Wood and Dara Kay Cohen. "How to Counter Rape During War." New York Times, October 28, 2015.

Recollection Bias and Its Underpinnings: Lessons from Terrorism-Risk Assessments

Viscusi, W. Kip, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Recollection Bias and Its Underpinnings: Lessons from Terrorism-Risk Assessments." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-066, October 2015.

Solar Geoengineering Using Solid Aerosol in the Stratosphere

Weisenstein, D.K., David W. Keith, and J.A. Dykema. "Solar Geoengineering Using Solid Aerosol in the Stratosphere." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 15 (October 2015): 11835-11859.

The Pitfalls of External Dependence: Greece, 1829-2015

Reinhart, Carmen M., and Christoph Trebesch. "The Pitfalls of External Dependence: Greece, 1829-2015." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-065, October 2015.

Uniting Behind the Divisive ‘Cadillac’ Tax on Health Plans

Mankiw, N. Gregory, and Lawrence H. Summers. "Uniting Behind the Divisive ‘Cadillac’ Tax on Health Plans." New York Times. October 24, 2015.

Explaining Causal Findings Without Bias:
Detecting and Assessing Direct Effects

Acharya, Adivit, Matthew Blackwell, and Maya Sen. "Explaining Causal Findings Without Bias: Detecting and Assessing Direct Effects." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-064, October 2015.

Trudeau Trounces the Politics of Enmity

Ignatieff, Michael. "Trudeau Trounces the Politics of Enmity." Financial Times, October 20, 2015.

A Candid Conversation about Schools, Culture, and the Widening Opportunity Gap in America with Professor Robert D. Putnam

Putnam, Robert D. "A Candid Conversation about Schools, Culture, and the Widening Opportunity Gap in America with Professor Robert D. Putnam." About Campus 20.4 (September 2015): 3-7.

Self-Selection of Emigrants: Theory and Evidence on Stochastic Dominance in Observable and Unobservable Characteristics

Borjas, George, Ilpo Kauppinen, and Panu Poutvaara. "Self-Selection of Emigrants: Theory and Evidence on Stochastic Dominance in Observable and Unobservable Characteristics." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-062, October 2015.

Has Sweden Injected Realism into Public Financial Management Reforms in Partner Countries?

Andrews, Matthew. "Has Sweden Injected Realism into Public Financial Management Reforms in Partner Countries?" ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-063, October 2015.

Explaining Recent Declines in Labour’s Share in US Income

Lawrence, Robert Z. "Explaining Recent Declines in Labour’s Share in US Income." VoxEU, October 15, 2015.

The IPCC at a Crossroads: Opportunities for Reform

Carraro, Carlo, Ottmar Edenhofer, Christian Flachsland, Charles Kolstad, Robert Stavins, and Robert Stowe. "The IPCC at a Crossroads: Opportunities for Reform." Science 350.6256 (October 2015): 34-35.