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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

Eggleston, Karen N., Nilay D. Shah, Steven A. Smith, Ernst R. Berndt, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Quality Adjustment for Healthcare Spending on Chronic Disease: Evidence from Diabetes Treatment, 1999-2009." American Economic Review 101.3 (May 2011): 206–11.
Zhang, Yuting, Joseph P. Newhouse and Katherine Baicker. "Are Drugs Substitutes or Complements for Intensive (and Expensive) Medical Treatment." American Economic Review 101.3 (May 2011): 393-397.
Landon, Bruce E., Meredith B. Rosenthal, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Claire Spettell, Adam Lessler, Howard R. Underwood, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Incentive Formularies: Spending and Utilization for 3 Common Drug Classes." American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits 3.3 (May-June 2011): 152-169.
Chandra, Amitabh, Anupam B. Jena, and Jonathan S. Skinner. "The Pragmatist’s Guide to Comparative Effectiveness Research." Journal of Economic Perspectives 25.2 (Spring 2011): 27–46.
Alhassani, Ali, Michael Chernew, Amitabh Chandra. "The Sources of the SGR “Hole”." New England Journal of Medicine 366.4 (January 26, 2011): 289-291.
Campbell, John Y., Howell E. Jackson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Peter Tufano. "Consumer Financial Protection." Journal of Economic Perspectives 25.1 (January 2011): 91–114.
Desai, Mihir, Dhammika Dharmapala, and Monica Singhal. "Tax Incentives for Affordable Housing: The Low Income Housing Tax Credit." Tax Policy and the Economy 24.1 (2010): 181-205.
Avery, Christopher, and Jonathan Levin. "Early Admissions at Selective Colleges." American Economic Review 100.5 (December 2010): 2125–56.
Panel to Advance a Research Program on the Design of National Health Accounts, Joseph P. Newhouse, chair. Accounting for Health and Health Care: Approaches to Measuring the Sources and Costs of Their Improvement. National Academies Press, 2010.
Chetty, Raj, John N. Friedman, Nathaniel Hilger, Emmanuel Saez, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, and Danny Yagan. "$320,000 Kindergarten Teachers." Phi Delta Kappan 92.3 (November 2010): 22-25.
Chetty, Raj, John N. Friedman, Nathaniel Hilger, Emmanuel Saez, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, and Danny Yagan. "How Does Your Kindergarten Classroom Affect Your Earnings? Evidence from Project STAR." NBER Working Papers 16381, September 2010.
Gómez-Ibáñez, José A. "Prospects for Private Infrastructure in the United States: The Case of Toll Roads." Municipal Revenues and Land Policies. Ed. Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong. Lincoln Institute, 2010, 399-430.
Wise, David A., ed. Research Findings in the Economics of Aging. University Of Chicago Press, 2010.
Poterba, James M., Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise. The Rise of 401(k) Plans, Lifetime Earnings, and Wealth at Retirement. Research Findings in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2010, 271-304.
Glaeser, Edward L., Stuart S. Rosenthal, and William C. Strange. "Urban Economics and Entrepreneurship." Journal of Urban Economics 67.1 (January 2010): 1-14.
Hojman, Daniel, and Felipe Kast. "On the Measurement of Poverty Dynamics." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-035, November 2009.
Glaeser, Edward L., Stuart Rosenthal, and William C. Strange. "Urban Economics and Entrepreneurship." NBER Working Papers 15536, November 2009.
Olken, Benjamin A., and Monica Singhal. "Informal Taxation." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-033, October 2009.
Glaeser, Edward L., and William R. Kerr. "Local Industrial Conditions and Entrepreneurship: How Much of the Spatial Distribution Can We Explain?" Journal of Economics and Management Strategy 18.3 (Fall 2009): 623-663.
Olken, Benjamin A., and Monica Singhal. "Informal Taxation." NBER Working Papers 15221, August 2009.
Chingos, Matthew M., and Paul Peterson. "For-Profit and Nonprofit Management in Philadelphia Schools." Education Next 9.2 (Spring 2009): 64-70.
Avery, Christopher, and Jonathan D. Levin. "Early Admissions at Selective Colleges." NBER Working Papers 14844, April 2009.
James M. Poterba, Joshua Rauh, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise. Lifecycle Asset Allocation Strategies and the Distribution of 401(k) Retirement Wealth. Developments in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report Series, University of Chicago Press, 2009, 15-56.
Wise, David A., ed. Developments in the Economics of Aging. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report Series, University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Peterson, Paul E., and Matthew M. Chingos. "Impact of For-Profit and Non-Profit Management on Student Achievement: The Philadelphia Intervention, 2002-2008." Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance PEPG09-02, February 2009.
Liebman, Jeffrey, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Simple Humans, Complex Insurance, Subtle Subsidies." NBER Working Papers 14330, September 2008.
Luttmer, Erzo F.P., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Schedule Selection by Agents: from Price Plans to Tax Tables." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series and NBER Working Papers (RWP08-008 and 13808), February 2008.
Baumol, William J., Colin Blaydon, Charles J. Cicchetti, Jeffrey A. Dubin, Franklin M. Fisher, Robert W. Hahn, Jerry A. Hausman, William W. Hogan, Joseph P. Kalt, et al. "Supreme Court Amicus Brief Regarding Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. v. Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series and AEI-Brookings Joint Center (RWP07-061 and Brief No. 07-02), December 2007.
Luttmer, Erzo F.P., Carolyn Kousky, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Private Investment And Government Protection." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 33.1-2 (September 2006): 73-100.
Kousky, Carolyn, Erzo F.P. Luttmer, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Private Investment and Government Protection." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP06-017 (also NBER Working Paper 12255), May 2006.
Luttmer, Erzo F.P., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Schedule Selection by Agents: From Phone Plans to Tax Tables." Harvard University, March 2006.
Scherer, F.M., and Jayashree Watal. "Post-TRIPS Options for Access to Patented Medicines in Developing Nations." Journal of International Economic Law 5.4 (December 2002): 913-939.