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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

Howell, William G., and Paul E. Peterson, with Patrick J. Wolf and David E. Campbell. The Education Gap: Vouchers And Urban Schools, Revised Edition. Brookings Institution, 2006.
Apgar, William, and Kermit Baker. "The Evolving Home Building Industry and Implications for Consumers." Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies Working Paper W06-2, 2006.
Wilson, William Julius, and Richard P. Taub. There Goes the Neighborhood: Racial, Ethnic, and Class Tensions in Four Chicago Neighborhoods and Their Meaning for America. Knopf, 2006.
Elliott, Delbert S., Scott Menard, Bruce Rankin, Amanda Elliott, David Huizinga, and William Julius Wilson. Good Kids from Bad Neighborhoods: Successful Development in Social Context. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Glaeser, Edward L. "Urban Colossus: Why New York is America's Largest City." Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Policy Review 11.2 (December 2005): 7-24.
Berry, Christopher R., and Edward L. Glaeser. "Divergence of Human Capital Levels across Cities." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-057, October 2005 (also NBER Working Paper 11617).
Glaeser, Edward L., Joseph Gyourko, and Raven Saks. "Why is Manhattan So Expensive?: Regulation and the Rise of House Prices." Journal of Law and Economics 48.2 (October 2005): 331-370.
Glaeser, Edward L. "Urban Colossus: Why is New York America's Largest City?" Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2073 (also NBER Working Paper No. W11398), June 2005.
Cutler, David M., Edward L. Glaeser, and Jacob L. Vigdor. "Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of Immigrant Segregation." Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2071 (also NBER Working Paper No. W11295), May 2005.
Cisneros, Henry G., Jack F. Kemp, Nicolas Retsinas, and Kent W. Colton. "Opportunity and Progress: A Bipartisan Platform for National Housing Policy." Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University, 2005.
Glaeser, Edward L., and Joseph Gyourko. "Urban Decline and Durable Housing." Journal of Political Economy 113.2 (April 2005): 345-575.
Glaeser, Edward L. "Reinventing Boston: 1640-2003." Journal of Economic Geography 5.2 (2005): 119-153.
Retsinas, Nicolas. "Make Room for Renters. Priced out of the American Dream." Boston Globe, February 27, 2005.
Apgar, William. "New, Improved Housing." Boston Globe, February 27, 2005.
Apgar, William. "Real Estate Industry Should Address Appraisal Inflation, Work to Ensure Accurate Appraisals." Realty Times, January 15, 2005.
Glaeser, Edward L. "Four Challenges for Scotland's Cities." New Wealth for Old Nations: Scotland's Economic Prospects. Ed. Diane Coyle, Wendy Alexander, and Brian Ashcroft. Princeton University Press, 2005, 73-95.
Cutler, David, Edward L. Glaeser, and Jacob L. Vigdor. "Ghettos and the Transmission of Ethnic Capital." Ethnicity, Social Mobility and Public Policy: Comparing the US and UK. Ed. Glenn C. Loury, Tariq Modood, and Steven M. Teles. Cambridge University Press, 2005, 204-221.
Retsinas, Nicolas, and Eric S. Belsky, eds. Building Assets Building Credit: Creating Wealth in Low-Income Communities. Brookings Institution Press, 2005.
Apgar, William C., and Allegra Calder. “The Dual Mortgage Market: The Persistence of Discrimination in Mortgage Lending.” Joint Center for Housing Studies Working Paper W05-11, 2005.
Apgar, William C. and Zhu Xiao Di. “Housing Wealth and Retirement Savings: Enhancing Financial Security for Older Americans.” Joint Center for Housing Studies Working Paper W05-8, 2005.
Belsky, Eric S., Nicolas Retsinas and Mark Duda. “The Financial Returns to Low-Income Homeownership.” Joint Center for Housing Studies Working Paper W05-9, 2005.
Berry, Christopher R., and Edward L. Glaeser. "The Divergence of Human Capital Levels Across cities." Papers in Regional Science 84.3 (2005): 407-444.
Kling, Jeffrey, and Jeffrey Liebman. "Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects on Youth." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP04-034, August 2004.
Kling, Jeffrey, Jeffrey Liebman, Lawrence Katz, and Lisa Sanbonmatsu. "Moving to Opportunity and Tranquility: Neighborhood Effects on Adult Economic Self-Sufficiency and Health from a Randomized Housing Voucher Experiment." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP04-035, August 2004.
Liebman, Jeffrey, Lawrence Katz, and Jeffrey King. "Beyond Treatment Effects: Estimating the Relationship Between Neighborhood Poverty and Individual Outcomes in the MTO Experiment." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP04-036, August 2004.
Retsinas, Nicolas. "More than a Bubble Keeps Housing Prices Sky-High." Los Angeles Times, May 20, 2004.
Gómez-Ibáñez, José A. “The Future of Private Infrastructure.” Discussion Paper, Taubman Center for State and Local Government, April 2004.
Glaeser, Edward L., and Albert Saiz. "The Rise of the Skilled City." Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs. Ed. William G. Gale and Janet Rothenberg Pack. Brookings Institution, 2004, 47-94.
Glaeser, Edward L., Eric A. Hanushek, and John M. Quigley. "Opportunities, Race, and Urban Location: The Influence of John Kain." Journal of Urban Economics 56.1 (2004): 70-79.
Glaeser, Edward L., and Janet E. Kohlhase. “Cities, Regions and the Decline of Transport Costs." Papers in Regional Science 83.1 (2004): 197-228.
Abernathy, Frederick, John T. Dunlop, David Weil, William Apgar, Kermit Baker, and Rachel Roth. "Residential Supply Chain in Transition: Summary of Findings from Survey of Dealers." Joint Center for Housing Studies Working Paper W04-3, 2004.
Apgar, William, Allegra Calder, and Gary Fauth. “Credit, Capital and Communities: The Implications of the Changing Mortgage Banking Industry for Community Based Organizations.” Joint Center for Housing Studies Report CCC04-1, 2004.
Apgar, William. “Rethinking Rental Housing: Expanding the Ability of Rental Housing to Serve as a Pathway to Economic and Social Opportunity.” Joint Center for Housing Studies Working Paper W04-13, 2004.
Retsinas, Nicolas. "Opportunity and Progress: A Bipartisan Platform for National Housing Policy." Joint Center for Housing Studies BP04, 2004.
Retsinas, Nicolas. "The State of Mexico's Housing." Joint Center for Housing Studies SOM04, 2004.
Jacob, Brian A. "Public Housing, Housing Vouchers, and Student Achievement: Evidence from Public Housing Demolitions in Chicago." American Economic Review 94.1 (2004): 233-258.
Venti, Steven F., and David A. Wise. "Aging and Housing Equity: Another Look." Perspectives on the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2004.
Retsinas, Nicolas. "Housing 'Affordability' Problem." Providence Journal, December 8, 2003.
Retsinas, Nicolas. "The Return of 'Affordability?'" National Mortgage News October 27, 2003.
Retsinas, Nicolas. "Don't Hold Your Breath for Cheaper Housing." Boston Globe, September 15, 2003.
Orr, Larry, Judith Feins, Robin Jacob, Eric Beecroft, Lisa Sanbonmatsu, Lawrence Katz, Jeffrey Liebman, and Jeffrey Kling. "Moving to Opportunity for Fair Housing Demonstration: Interim Impacts Evaluation." U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, September 2003.
Apgar, William, and Mark Duda. "The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Community Reinvestment Act: Past Accomplishments and Future Regulatory Challenges." Economic Policy Review June 2003: 169-192.
Altshuler, Alan, and David Luberoff. ""Big Dig Projects: Are They Worth It?"." Boston Globe, March 27, 2003.
Apgar, William, and Emily Whiting. "Essential Function Bonds: An Emerging Tool for Affordable Housing Finance." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP03-015, March 2003.
Apgar, William, and Emily Whiting. "Essential Function Bonds: An Emerging Tool for Affordable Housing Finance." Joint Center for Housing Studies Working Paper W03-2, February 2003.
Altshuler, Alan, and David Luberoff. Mega-Projects: The Changing Politics of Urban Public Investment. Brookings Institution, 2003.
Gómez-Ibáñez, José A. Regulating Infrastructure: Monopoly, Contracts and Discretion. Harvard University Press, 2003.
Altshuler, Alan. "Government Interventions." Review of Tense Commandments: Federal Prescriptions and City Problems, by Pietro S. Nivola. Journal of the American Planning Assn., 69.4, Autumn 2003: 443-444.
Retsinas, Nicolas. "This Market is Not a Bubble." Los Angeles Times, December 26, 2002.
Borjas, George. "Homeownership in the Immigrant Population." Journal of Urban Economics 52.3 (November 2002): 448-476.