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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

Comment on Evans, Kotlikoff, and Phillips

Elmendorf, Douglas. "Comment on Evans, Kotlikoff, and Phillips." Fiscal Policy After the Financial Crisis. Ed. Alesina, Alberto, and Francesco Giavazzi. University Of Chicago Press, 2013.

Financial Transmission Rights: Point-to-Point Formulations

Hogan, William W. "Financial Transmission Rights: Point-to-Point Formulations." Financial Transmission Rights: Analysis, Experiences, and Prospects. Ed. Juan Rosellon and Tarjei Kristiansen. Springer, 2013.

Do Presidents Really Steer Foreign Policy?

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Do Presidents Really Steer Foreign Policy?" Atlantic Monthly. June 2013.

Can Inaccurate Beliefs About Incumbents be Changed? And Can Reframing Change Votes?

Rogers, Todd, and David W. Nickerson. "Can Inaccurate Beliefs About Incumbents be Changed? And Can Reframing Change Votes?" vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-018, May 2013.

Prevention Services Strategy Review

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Prevention Services Strategy Review." Final report for WorkSafeBC, British Columbia, Canada, May 29, 2013.

Like pulling teeth to settle a bill

Seglin, Jeffrey. "Like pulling teeth to settle a bill." Chicago Tribune (Tribune Syndicate). May 26, 2013.


Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era. Princeton University Press, 2013.

Politicians Wrong-Headed on Economic Research

Rodrik, Dani. "Politicians Wrong-Headed on Economic Research." Global Times, May 23, 2013.

The Rise of Hate

Burns, Nicholas. "The Rise of Hate." Boston Globe, May 23, 2013.

Screening Peers Softly: Inferring the Quality of Small Borrowers

Iyer, Rajkamal, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, Erzo Luttmer, and Kelly Shue. "Screening Peers Softly: Inferring the Quality of Small Borrowers." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-017, May 2013.

Obama Can Still Build a Second-Term Legacy

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Obama Can Still Build a Second-Term Legacy." CNN.com, May 21, 2013.

Large Increases In Spending On Postacute Care In Medicare Point To The Potential For Cost Savings In These Settings

Chandra, Amitabh, Maurice A. Dalton, and Jonathan Holmes. "Large Increases In Spending On Postacute Care In Medicare Point To The Potential For Cost Savings In These Settings." Health Affairs (May 2013).

Do you hear what I hear?

Seglin, Jeffrey. "Do you hear what I hear?" Chicago Tribune (Tribune Syndicate). May 19, 2013.

Where Americans Live: A Geographic and Environmental Tally

Alan M. Berger, Casey L. Brown, Carolyn Kousky, Ken Laberteaux, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Where Americans Live: A Geographic and Environmental Tally." Harvard Journal of Real Estate: Navigating Investments with Ethical Risk (2013): 38-48.

Three Benghazi Myths

Burns, Nicholas. "Three Benghazi Myths." Global Post, May 17, 2013.

The Decisions of Entrepreneurs and Their Agents: Revealed Levels of Risk Aversion and Betrayal Aversion

Dreber, Anna, David Rand, Nils Wernerfelt, Peter Worrell, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The Decisions of Entrepreneurs and Their Agents: Revealed Levels of Risk Aversion and Betrayal Aversion." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-016, May 2013.

U.S. Action in Syria Could Sway Iran on Nukes

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "U.S. Action in Syria Could Sway Iran on Nukes." Bloomberg, May 15, 2013.

The Future of the Currency Union

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Future of the Currency Union." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-015, May 2013.

Africa's New Science and Innovation Agenda

Juma, Calestous. "Africa's New Science and Innovation Agenda." Technology+Policy | Innovation@Work, May 14, 2013.

Is the Vision Thing Important?

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Is the Vision Thing Important?" New York Times, May 21, 2013.

JFK's Wisdom for Graduates

Burns, Nicholas. "JFK's Wisdom for Graduates." Boston Globe, May 12, 2013.

The homeless at the door

Seglin, Jeffrey. "The homeless at the door." Chicago Tribune (Tribune Syndicate). May 12, 2013.

Foreword

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Foreword." Financial Supervision in the 21st Century. Ed. A. Joanne Kellermann, Jakob de Haan, and Femke de Vries. Springer-Verlag, 2013, v-viii.

Politics 2.0: The Multifaceted Effect of Broadband Internet on Political Participation

Campante, Filipe R., Ruben Durante, and Francesco Sobbrio. "Politics 2.0: The Multifaceted Effect of Broadband Internet on Political Participation." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-014, May 2013.

What Type of Crisis for India

Ashoka Mody, and Michael Walton. "What Type of Crisis for India." Business Standard, May 6, 2013.

Signs of our times

Seglin, Jeffrey. "Signs of our times." Chicago Tribune (Tribune Syndicate). May 5, 2013.

The Oregon Experiment -- Effects of Medicaid on Clinical Outcomes

Baicker, Katherine, Sarah L. Taubman, Heidi L. Allen, Heidi L., Mira Bernstein, Jonathan H. Gruber, Joseph P. Newhouse, Eric C. Schneider, Bill J. Wright, Alan Zaslavsky, and Amy N. Finkelstein. "The Oregon Experiment -- Effects of Medicaid on Clinical Outcomes." New England Journal of Medicine 368.18 (May 2013): 1713-1722.

A Homeowner's Dilemma: Anchoring in Residential Real Estate Transactions

Bucchianeri, Grace W., and Julia A. Minson. "A Homeowner's Dilemma: Anchoring in Residential Real Estate Transactions." Organization 89 (May 2013): 76–92.

It‘s All About MeE: Using
Structured Experiential
Learning (“e”) to Crawl the
Design Space

Pritchett, Lant, Salimah Samji, and Jeffrey Hammer. "It‘s All About MeE: Using Structured Experiential Learning (“e”) to Crawl the Design Space." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-012, May 2013.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations, People's Republic of China, and India Growth and the Rest of the World: The Role of Trade

Lawrence, Robert Z. "Association of Southeast Asian Nations, People's Republic of China, and India Growth and the Rest of the World: The Role of Trade." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-013, May 2013.

Obama's Leadership Challenge on Syria

Burns, Nicholas. "Obama's Leadership Challenge on Syria." Global Post, May 1, 2013.

The Short History of the Future of Manufacturing

Hausmann, Ricardo. "The Short History of the Future of Manufacturing." Scientific American. May 2013.

The Iraq War at Ten

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "The Iraq War at Ten." American Interest. May-June 2013.

Questions & Answers: Negotiating with Yourself

Hong, Kessely. "Questions & Answers: Negotiating with Yourself." Negotiation Newsletter, Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School. May 2013, 8. (Reprinted in Executive Leadership, Business Management Daily, Volume 28, June 2013, 7.

The Urban Jobs Crisis

Wilson, William Julius. "The Urban Jobs Crisis." Harvard Magazine. May-June 2013.

What Does Reputation Buy? Differentiation in a Market for Third-party Auditors

Duflo, Esther, Michael Greenstone, Rohini Pande, and Nicholas Ryan. "What Does Reputation Buy? Differentiation in a Market for Third-party Auditors." American Economic Review 103.3 (May 2013): 314-19.

The Entanglement of Energy, Grand Strategy, and International Security

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "The Entanglement of Energy, Grand Strategy, and International Security." The Handbook of Global Energy Policy. Ed. Andreas Goldthau. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013, 30-47.

Lessons Learned

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Lessons Learned." World Affairs. May/June 2013, 26-29.

Shunning Uncertainty: The Neglect of Learning Opportunities

Trautmann, Stefan T., and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Shunning Uncertainty: The Neglect of Learning Opportunities." Games and Economic Behavior 79 (May 2013): 44–55.

Clusters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Glaeser, Edward L., Aaron Chatterji, and William R. Kerr. "Clusters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation." National Bureau of Economic Research, May 2013.

Make Airline Passengers Pay Higher Fees

Glaeser, Edward L. "Make Airline Passengers Pay Higher Fees." Bloomberg, April 30, 2013.

Designing a Bretton Woods Institution to Address Global Climate Change

Aldy, Joseph. "Designing a Bretton Woods Institution to Address Global Climate Change." Handbook on Energy and Climate Change. Ed. Roger Fouquet. Edward Elgar, 2013.

What China and Russia Don't Get About Soft Power

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "What China and Russia Don't Get About Soft Power." Foreign Policy. April 29, 2013.

Sweeping others' mistakes under the rug

Seglin, Jeffrey. "Sweeping others' mistakes under the rug." Chicago Tribune (Tribune Syndicate). April 28, 2013.

Challenges, both Here and Abroad

Burns, Nicholas. "Challenges, both Here and Abroad." Boston Globe, April 25, 2013.

Debt, Growth and the Austerity Debate

Reinhart, Carmen, and Kenneth S. Rogoff. "Debt, Growth and the Austerity Debate." New York Times, April 25, 2013.

Who Really Leads Development?

Andrews, Matthew. "Who Really Leads Development?" vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-011, April 2013.

After Boston: The Banality of Shock and Sentiment

Parker, Richard. "After Boston: The Banality of Shock and Sentiment." The Nation. April 22, 2013.

Vote Self-Prediction Hardly Predicts Who Will Vote, And Is (Misleadingly) Unbiased

Rogers, Todd, and Masa Aida. "Vote Self-Prediction Hardly Predicts Who Will Vote, And Is (Misleadingly) Unbiased." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-010, April 2013.

After Boston: The Banality of Shock and Sentiment

Parker, Richard. "After Boston: The Banality of Shock and Sentiment." Nation, April 22, 2013.