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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

Hurricane Solidarity Won't Last Long

Kayyem, Juliette. "Hurricane Solidarity Won't Last Long." Boston Globe, October 30, 2012.

Leadership is Associated with Lower Levels of Stress.

Sherman, Gary D., Jooa J. Lee, Amy J. C. Cuddy, Jonathan Renshon, Christopher Oveis, James J. Gross, and Jennifer S. Lernera,. "Leadership is Associated with Lower Levels of Stress." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109.44 (October 2012): 17903-17907.

Chinese Village, Global Market: New Collectives and Rural Development: China in Transformation

Saich, Anthony, and Biliang Hu. Chinese Village, Global Market: New Collectives and Rural Development: China in Transformation. Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Assessing Uncertainty in Intelligence

Friedman, Jeffrey A., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Assessing Uncertainty in Intelligence." Intelligence and National Security 27.6 (October 2012): 824-847.

US View of Cuba is Stuck in the 1960s

Kayyem, Juliette. "US View of Cuba is Stuck in the 1960s." Boston Globe, October 29, 2012.

It’s Easy Being King

Lerner, Jennifer S., and Gary D. Sherman. "It’s Easy Being King." The New York Times, October 27, 2012.

Romney’s Shift on Foreign Policy Creates Confusion

Burns, Nicholas. "Romney’s Shift on Foreign Policy Creates Confusion." The Boston Globe, October 25, 2012.

Science and the Civic Duty

Kayyem, Juliette. "Science and the Civic Duty." The Boston Globe, October 25, 2012.

Poor Infrastructure Is Africa's Soft Underbelly

Juma, Calestous. "Poor Infrastructure Is Africa's Soft Underbelly." Forbes, October 25, 2012.

Brief of Robert L. Bordick, Joseph Bowring, James Bushnell, and 18 Other Leading Economists as Amici Curiae in Support of the Petitioners

Hogan, William W. "Brief of Robert L. Bordick, Joseph Bowring, James Bushnell, and 18 Other Leading Economists as Amici Curiae in Support of the Petitioners." United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, October 25, 2012.

Advice To The Next President: Foreign Policy

Burns, Nicholas, and Stephen Kinzer. "Advice To The Next President: Foreign Policy." WBUR's Cognoscenti Online, October 24, 2012.

How Long Do Treatment Effects Last?
Persistence and Durability of a Descriptive Norms Intervention's Effect on Energy Conservation

Allcott, Hunt, and Todd Rogers. "How Long Do Treatment Effects Last? Persistence and Durability of a Descriptive Norms Intervention's Effect on Energy Conservation." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-045, October 2012.

A Night to Woo Women Voters

Kayyem, Juliette. "A Night to Woo Women Voters." The Boston Globe, October 23, 2012.

Is the Foreign Policy Debate Irrelevant?

Kayyem, Juliette. "Is the Foreign Policy Debate Irrelevant?" The Boston Globe, October 22, 2012.

Four Magic Tricks for Fiscal Conservatives

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Four Magic Tricks for Fiscal Conservatives." Project Syndicate, October 22, 2012.

Boston School-Assignments: Listen to the Nobel Committee

Glaeser, Edward L. "Boston School-Assignments: Listen to the Nobel Committee." The Boston Globe, October 18, 2012.

Agents of Change: Strategy and Tactics for Social Innovation

Cels, Sanderijn, Jorrit de Jong, and Frans Nauta. Agents of Change: Strategy and Tactics for Social Innovation. Brookings Institution Press, 2012.

Barriers to the Implementation of Green Chemistry in the United States

Matus, Kira J. M., William C. Clark, Paul T. Anastas, and Julie B. Zimmerman. "Barriers to the Implementation of Green Chemistry in the United States." Environmental Science & Technology 46.20 (October 2012): 10892-10899.

A Précis of On Global Justice,
With Emphasis on Implications for International Institutions

Risse, Mathias. "A Précis of On Global Justice, With Emphasis on Implications for International Institutions." Boston College Law Review (October 2012).

Don't Let Candidates Dodge Questions

Rogers, Todd, and Michael L. Norton. "Don't Let Candidates Dodge Questions." CNN, October 15, 2012.

50 Years After Cuban Missile Crisis: Closer Than you Thought to World War III

Allison, Graham. "50 Years After Cuban Missile Crisis: Closer Than you Thought to World War III." The Christian Science Monitor, October 15, 2012.

Sorry, U.S. Recoveries Really Aren’t Different

Reinhart, Carmen, and Kenneth S. Rogoff. "Sorry, U.S. Recoveries Really Aren’t Different." Bloomberg, October 15, 2012.

Khadafy Son Should Be Tried by Libya

Kayyem, Juliette. "Khadafy Son Should Be Tried by Libya." The Boston Globe, October 15, 2012.

Merger Efficiencies and Competition Policy

Scherer, F.M. "Merger Efficiencies and Competition Policy." Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Working Paper DAF/COMP/WD(2012) 47, October 2012.

The Cuban Missile Crisis at 50

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Cuban Missile Crisis at 50." Korea Times, October 15, 2012.

Why Netanyahu Backed Down

Allison, Graham, and Shai Feldman. "Why Netanyahu Backed Down." The New York Times, October 12, 2012.

Partisans Are Fired Up on Both Sides

Gergen, David. "Partisans Are Fired Up on Both Sides." CNN.com, October 12, 2012.

The Toughest Sanctions

Kayyem, Juliette. "The Toughest Sanctions." Boston Globe, October 11, 2012.

Productivity and the Placebo Effect

Kelman, Steven. "Productivity and the Placebo Effect." Federal Computer Week, October 10, 2012.

Chinese Communist Party

Saich, Anthony. "Chinese Communist Party." The Oxford Companion to Comparative Politics. Ed. Joel Krieger. Oxford University Press, 2012, 170-172.

Tiananmen Square

Saich, Anthony. "Tiananmen Square." The Oxford Companion to Comparative Politics. Ed. Joel Krieger. Oxford University Press, 2012, 442-443.

The Truth About Sovereignty

Rodrik, Dani. "The Truth About Sovereignty." Social Europe Journal, October 10, 2012.

Cuban Missile Crisis Holds Lessons for Presidential Race

Burns, Nicholas. "Cuban Missile Crisis Holds Lessons for Presidential Race." The Boston Globe, October 10, 2012.

Did Bibi's Bomb Bomb?

Allison, Graham. "Did Bibi's Bomb Bomb?" Haaretz Daily (Israel), October 9, 2012.

Fear Factor: The Illusion of American Decline

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Fear Factor: The Illusion of American Decline." World Politics Review, October 9, 2012.

Democratic Deficits: The United States and Canada in Comparative Perspective

Norris, Pippa. "Democratic Deficits: The United States and Canada in Comparative Perspective." Imperfect Democracies: The Democratic Deficit in Canada and the United States. Ed. Patti Tamara Lenard and Richard Simeon. University Of British Colombia Press, 2012.

Romney was Hungry, Obama was Flat

Gergen, David. "Romney was Hungry, Obama was Flat." CNN, October 4, 2012.

Tolls — The Solution to Mass. Commuting Woes

Glaeser, Edward L. "Tolls — The Solution to Mass. Commuting Woes." Boston Globe, October 4, 2012.

IKEA’s Saudi problem

Kayyem, Juliette. "IKEA’s Saudi problem." Boston Globe, October 4, 2012.

Why We Need Innovation To Prepare For The Global Aging Society

Juma, Calestous. "Why We Need Innovation To Prepare For The Global Aging Society." Forbes, October 3, 2012.

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

Hanna, Rema, Vivi Alatas, Abhijit Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series and CID Working Papers (RWP12-043 and 246), October 2012.

Learning Through Noticing:
Theory and Experimental
Evidence in Farming

Hanna, Rema, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Joshua Schwartzstein. "Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Experimental Evidence in Farming." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series and CID Working Papers (RWP12-044 and 245), October 2012.

Muslim Anger Could Spur Economic Growth

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Muslim Anger Could Spur Economic Growth." Bloomberg, October 2, 2012.

Voters Know More about the World Than You Think

Allison, Graham, and Mike Murphy. "Voters Know More about the World Than You Think." Politico, October 20, 2012.

On Global Justice

Risse, Mathias. On Global Justice. Princeton University Press, 2012.

Energy Policy Shows Fallacy of a Domestic Debate

Kayyem, Juliette. "Energy Policy Shows Fallacy of a Domestic Debate." Boston Globe, October 1, 2012.

Muito Longe da Esperança (Far From Hope)

Keyssar, Alexander. "Muito Longe da Esperança (Far From Hope)." Piaui (Brazil). October 2012.

COBRA ARRA Subsidies: Was the Carrot Enticing Enough?

Graetz, Ilana, Mary Reed, Vicki Fung, Will Dow, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu. "COBRA ARRA Subsidies: Was the Carrot Enticing Enough?" Health Services Research 47.5 (October 2012): 1970-1988.

Continuous Institutional Innovation and
the Pragmatic Conception of Democracy

Fung, Archon. "Continuous Institutional Innovation and the Pragmatic Conception of Democracy." Polity 44.4 (October 2012).

The Natural Resource Curse: A Survey of Diagnoses and Some Prescriptions

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Natural Resource Curse: A Survey of Diagnoses and Some Prescriptions." Commodity Price Volatility and Inclusive Growth in Low-Income Countries. Ed. Rabah Arezki, Catherine A Pattillo, Marc Quintyn, and Min Zhu. International Monetary Fund, October 2012.