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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

Obama's Revival in Foreign Policy

Burns, Nicholas. "Obama's Revival in Foreign Policy." Boston Globe, November 19, 2014.

The Amherst Telementoring Program for High-Achieving, Low-Income Students:
Results of a Pilot Study with a Randomized Controlled Trial

Avery, Christopher. "The Amherst Telementoring Program for High-Achieving, Low-Income Students: Results of a Pilot Study with a Randomized Controlled Trial." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-055, November 2014.

It’s Easier to Measure the Cost of Health Care than Its Value

Goldman, Dana, Amitabh Chandra, and Darius Lakdawalla. "It’s Easier to Measure the Cost of Health Care than Its Value." Harvard Business Review. November 18, 2014.

Field Experiments on Solar Geoengineering: Report of a Workshop Exploring a Representative Research Portfolio

Keith, David, Riley Duren, and Douglas G. MacMartin. "Field Experiments on Solar Geoengineering: Report of a Workshop Exploring a Representative Research Portfolio." Philosophical Transactions A 372 (November 17, 2014).

The Unconventional Energy Boom: Bad Timing for a Revanchist Russia

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "The Unconventional Energy Boom: Bad Timing for a Revanchist Russia." The Crisis with Russia. Ed. Nicholas Burns, and Jonathon Price. The Aspen Institute, 2014.

The Travails of Urban Field Research

Wilson, William Julius. "The Travails of Urban Field Research." Review of On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City, by Alice Goffman, and This Ain’t Chicago: Race, Class, and Regional Identity in the Post-Soul South, by Zandria F. Robinson. Contemporary Sociology, 43.6, November 2014: 824-828.

Election 2014: Surge or Theft?

Parker, Richard. "Election 2014: Surge or Theft?" The American Prospect. November 11, 2014.

A Call for a National Strategy on Veterans

Bilmes, Linda J. "A Call for a National Strategy on Veterans." Cognoscenti, November 11, 2014.

Vladimir Putin's Dicey Dilemma: Russia Stands at a Fateful Fork in the Road

Allison, Graham. "Vladimir Putin's Dicey Dilemma: Russia Stands at a Fateful Fork in the Road." National Interest. November 11, 2014.

Henry Kissinger’s Words of Wisdom

Burns, Nicholas. "Henry Kissinger’s Words of Wisdom." Boston Globe, November 6, 2014.

Energy Technology Expert Elicitations for Policy: Workshops, Modeling, and Meta-Analysis

Diaz Anadon, Laura, Valentina Bosetti, Gabriel Chan, Gregory Nemet, and Elena Verdolini. "Energy Technology Expert Elicitations for Policy: Workshops, Modeling, and Meta-Analysis." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-054, November 2014.

First Mover Advantages and Optimal Patent Protection

Scherer, F.M. "First Mover Advantages and Optimal Patent Protection." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-053, November 2014.

Towards a Better Global Economy: Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the 21st Century

Allen, Franklin, Jere R. Behrman, Nancy Birdsall, Shahrokh Fardoust, Dani Rodrik, Andrew Steer, and Arvind Subramanian. Towards a Better Global Economy: Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the 21st Century. Oxford, 2014.

The New Civic Politics: Civic Theory and Practice for the Future

Boyte, Harry, Stephen Elkin, Peter Levine, Jane Mansbridge, Elinor Ostrom, Karol Soltan, and Rogers Smith. "The New Civic Politics: Civic Theory and Practice for the Future." Good Society Journal 23.2 (November 2014): 206-211.

Review of A Year in Burgundy

Stavins, Robert N. "Film Review: David Leonard, A Year in Burgundy." Review of A Year in Burgundy, by David Leonard. Journal of Wine Economics, 9.1, November 2014: 100-103.

Gender Gap Report 2014

Hausmann, Ricardo. "Gender Gap Report 2014." World Economic Forum, November 2014.

The Thucydides's Trap

Allison, Graham. "The Thucydides's Trap." The Next Great War? The Roots of World War I and the Risk of US-China Conflict. Ed. Richard N. Rosecrance and Steven E. Miller. MIT Press, 2014.

This Time is Different: A Panoramic View of Eight Centuries of Financial Crises

Reinhart, Carmen, and Ken Rogoff. "This Time is Different: A Panoramic View of Eight Centuries of Financial Crises." Annals of Economics and Finance 15.2 (November 2014): 1065-1188.

Readmission Penalties and Health Insurance Expansions: A Dispatch from Massachusetts

Chen, Christopher, Gabriel Scheffler, and Amitabh Chandra. "Readmission Penalties and Health Insurance Expansions: A Dispatch from Massachusetts." Journal of Hospital Medicine 9.11 (November 2014): 681–687.

A Test of Racial Bias in Capital Sentencing

Alesina, Alberto, and Eliana La Ferrara. "A Test of Racial Bias in Capital Sentencing." American Economic Review 104.11 (November 2014): 3397-3433.

China's Future Performance and Development Challenges

Perkins, Dwight H. "China's Future Performance and Development Challenges." The Oxford Companion to the Economics of China. Ed. Shenggen Fan, Ravi Kanbur, Shang-jin Wei, and Xiaobo Zhang. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Report Cards: The Impact of Providing School and Child Test Scores on Educational Markets

Andrabi, Tahir, Jishnu Das, and Asim Ijaz Khwaja. "Report Cards: The Impact of Providing School and Child Test Scores on Educational Markets." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-052, October 2014.

Second Trimester Sunlight and Asthma: Evidence from Two Independent Studies

Wernerfelt, Nils, David Slusky, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Second Trimester Sunlight and Asthma: Evidence from Two Independent Studies." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-050, October 2014.

Losing Hurts: The Happiness Impact of Partisan Electoral Loss

Pierce, Lamar, Todd Rogers, and Jason A. Snyder. "Losing Hurts: The Happiness Impact of Partisan Electoral Loss." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-051, October 2014.

Where Does the US Stand with India?

Burns, Nicholas. "Where Does the US Stand with India?" Boston Globe, October 24, 2014.

How to Cope with Volatile Commodity Export Prices: Four Proposals

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "How to Cope with Volatile Commodity Export Prices: Four Proposals." Keynote Address, Commodity Prices and Macroeconomic Policy, Conference of the Central Bank of Chile, October 23, 2014.

Commitment Devices: Using Initiatives to Change Behavior-Reply

Rogers, Todd, Katherine L. Milkman, and Kevin G. Volpp. "Commitment Devices: Using Initiatives to Change Behavior-Reply." The Journal of the American Medical Association 312.15 (October 2014): 1592-1593.

Sovereign-Debt Relief And Its Aftermath: The 1930s, The 1990s, The Future?

Reinhart, Carmen and Christoph Trebesch. "Sovereign-Debt Relief And Its Aftermath: The 1930s, The 1990s, The Future?" Vox, October 21, 2014.

The Underutilized Potential of Teacher-to-Parent Communication: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Kraft, Matthew A., and Todd Rogers. "The Underutilized Potential of Teacher-to-Parent Communication: Evidence from a Field Experiment." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-049, October 2014.

Why Hasn’t ‘Big Data’ Saved Democracy?

Ganz, Marshall. "Why Hasn’t ‘Big Data’ Saved Democracy?" Review of The Big Disconnect: Why the Internet Hasn’t Transformed Politics (Yet), by Micah Sifry. The Nation, October 17, 2014.

Hard Times: Leadership in America

Kellerman, Barbara. Hard Times: Leadership in America. Stanford University Press, 2014.

Venezuela's Economic Underperformance

Reinhart, Carmen, and Kenneth Rogoff. "Venezuela's Economic Underperformance." Project Syndicate, October 13, 2014.

On America's Front Lines

Jencks, Christopher. "On America's Front Lines." Review of On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City, by Alice Goffman. The New York Review of Books, 61.15, October 9, 2014: 34-36.

Ferguson, Human Rights, and America's Interests Abroad

Temkin, Moshik. "Ferguson, Human Rights, and America's Interests Abroad." Nation. October 9, 2014.

Don't Forget Canada and Mexico

Burns, Nicholas. "Don't Forget Canada and Mexico." Boston Globe, October 9, 2014.

Fighting the Islamic State - How Much Will It Cost?

Bilmes, Linda J. "Fighting the Islamic State - How Much Will It Cost?" Boston Globe, October 8, 2014.

The Belief in a Favorable Future

Rogers, Todd, and Michael I. Norton. "The Belief in a Favorable Future." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-048, October 2014.

Measuring Electoral Integrity Around the World: A New Dataset

Norris, Pippa. "Measuring Electoral Integrity Around the World: A New Dataset." PS: Political Science & Politics 47.4 (October 2014): 1-10.

Marginality, Ethnicity and Penality: A Response to Loïc Wacquant

Wilson, William Julius. "Marginality, Ethnicity and Penality: A Response to Loïc Wacquant." Ethnic & Racial Studies 37.10 (October 2014): 1712-1718.

Local Population Characteristics and Hemoglobin A1c Testing Rates among Diabetic Medicare Beneficiaries

Yasaitis, Laura C., Thomas Bubolz, Jonathan Skinner, and Amitabh Chandra. "Local Population Characteristics and Hemoglobin A1c Testing Rates among Diabetic Medicare Beneficiaries." PLoS ONE 9.10 (October 2014): 1-8.

Merit Aid, College Quality, and College Completion: Massachusetts' Adams Scholarship as an In-Kind Subsidy

Cohodes, Sarah R., and Joshua S. Goodman. "Merit Aid, College Quality, and College Completion: Massachusetts' Adams Scholarship as an In-Kind Subsidy." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 6.4 (October 2014): 251-285.

Harvard-Tsinghua Workshop on Market Mechanisms to Achieve a Low-Carbon Future for China

Henry Lee, Sabrina Howell, Scott Moore, and Alice Xia. "Harvard-Tsinghua Workshop on Market Mechanisms to Achieve a Low-Carbon Future for China." Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy Shool, October 2014.

High-Risk Medication Use by Nursing Home Residents Before and After Hospitalization

Stevenson, David G., Stacie B. Dusetzina, A. James O'Malley, Susan L. Mitchell, Barbara J. Zarowitz, Michael E. Chernew, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Haiden A. Huskamp. "High-Risk Medication Use by Nursing Home Residents Before and After Hospitalization." Medical Care 52.1 (October 2014): 884-890.

The Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Behavioral Interventions: Experimental Evidence from Energy Conservation

Allcott, Hunt, and Todd Rogers. "The Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Behavioral Interventions: Experimental Evidence from Energy Conservation." American Economic Review 104.10 (October 2014).

Persistence: How Treatment Effects Persist After Interventions Stop

Frey, Erin, and Todd Rogers. "Persistence: How Treatment Effects Persist After Interventions Stop." Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences 1.1 (October 2014): 172-179.

Environmental Regulations, Air and Water Pollution, and Infant Mortality in India

Greenstone, Michael, and Rema Hanna. "Environmental Regulations, Air and Water Pollution, and Infant Mortality in India." American Economic Review 104.10 (October 2014): 3038-3072.

The Motivating Power of Under-Confidence: “The Race is Close But We’re Losing”

Rogers, Todd, and Don A. Moore. "The Motivating Power of Under-Confidence: “The Race is Close But We’re Losing”." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-047, October 2014.

The Crucial Role of Policy Surveillance in International Climate Policy

Aldy, Joseph. "The Crucial Role of Policy Surveillance in International Climate Policy." Climatic Change 126.3/4 (October 2014): 279-292.

Obama’s Opportunity with India and its New Leader

Burns, Nicholas. "Obama’s Opportunity with India and its New Leader." Washington Post, September 29, 2014.

The New World Disorder

Ignatieff, Michael. "The New World Disorder." New York Review of Books. September 25, 2014.