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Feature: How U.S. Courts Privilege Conservative Policy Outcomes

Maya Sen assesses the institutional and compositional features of U.S. federal courts that tend to bias them toward conservative policy outcomes.

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Feature: The U.S. Place-Based Policy Supply Chain

Dani Rodrik and Gordon Hanson document how vertical policy supply chains distribute resources from federal and state governments to recipients at the local level.

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Feature: How Does Shaming Human Rights Violators Abroad Shape Attitudes at Home?

Lotem Bassan-Nygate theorizes that by shaming human rights violators abroad, governments can improve their image at home but may encourage tolerance toward certain domestic violations.

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Feature: Thinking (about Peace Science) in Time

Erica Chenoweth speaks to colleagues in the peace science community, reflecting on the world events that have shaped their scholarship and how researchers might think about the current geopolitical moment.

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

Why Racial Integration and Other Policies Since Brown v. Board of Education Have Only Partially Succeeded at Narrowing the Achievement Gap.

Ferguson, Ronald. "Why Racial Integration and Other Policies Since Brown v. Board of Education Have Only Partially Succeeded at Narrowing the Achievement Gap." Achieving High Educational Standards for All: Conference Summary. Ed. Timothy Ready, Christopher Edley, and Catherine Snow. National Academy Press, 2002.

Results of a School Voucher Experiment: The Case of Washington, D.C. After Two Years.

Wolf, Patrick J., Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West. "Results of a School Voucher Experiment: The Case of Washington, D.C. After Two Years." Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance Research Paper PEPG01-05, August 2001.

School Choice in Dayton, Ohio after Two Years: An Evaluation of the Parents Advancing Choice in Education Scholarship Program.

West, Martin R., Paul E. Peterson, and David E. Campbell. "School Choice in Dayton, Ohio after Two Years: An Evaluation of the Parents Advancing Choice in Education Scholarship Program." Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance Research Paper PEPG01-04, August 2001.

An Evaluation of the Children's Scholarship Fund.

Peterson, Paul E., and David E. Campbell. "An Evaluation of the Children's Scholarship Fund." Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance Research Paper PEPG01-03, May 2001.

Introduction

Jencks, Christopher, and David Reisman. "Introduction." The Academic Revolution. Transaction Publishers, 2001.

Charters, Vouchers, and Public Education

Peterson, Paul E., and David Campbell, eds. Charters, Vouchers, and Public Education. Brookings Institution, 2001.

An Evaluation of the Basic Fund Scholarship Program in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

Peterson, Paul E., David E. Campbell, and Martin R. West. "An Evaluation of the Basic Fund Scholarship Program in the San Francisco Bay Area, California." Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance Research Paper PEPG01-01, January 2001.

Choice and Competition in K-12 Education.

Peterson, Paul E. "Choice and Competition in K-12 Education." Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2001.

The Interests of the Limited City.

Peterson, Paul E. "The Interests of the Limited City." The Politics of Urban America: A Reader. Ed. Dennis R. Judd and Paul Kantor. Allyn, 2001.

School Choice Experiments in Urban Education.

Peterson, Paul E. "School Choice Experiments in Urban Education." School Choice or Best Systems: What Improves Education? Ed. Margaret C. Wang and Herbert J. Walberg. Erlbaum, 2001.

Choice in American Education.

Peterson, Paul E. "Choice in American Education." A Primer on America's Schools. Ed. Terry Moe. Hoover Institution, 2001.

Impacts on School Vouchers on Students and Families.

Peterson, Paul E. "Impacts on School Vouchers on Students and Families." An Education Agenda: Let Parents Choose Their Children's School. Ed. John C. Goodman and Fritz F. Steiger. National Center for Policy Analysis, 2001.

The Academic Revolution

Jencks, Christopher, and David Riesman. The Academic Revolution, Paperback Edition. Transaction Publishers, 2001.

Loans, Liquidity and Schooling Decisions.

Dynarski, Susan. "Loans, Liquidity and Schooling Decisions." Working Paper, 2001.

Does Aid Matter? Measuring the Effect of Student Aid on College Attendance and Completion.

Dynarski, Susan. "Does Aid Matter? Measuring the Effect of Student Aid on College Attendance and Completion." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP01-034, 2001.

Racial Test-Score Trends 1971-1996, Popular Culture and Community Standards.

Ferguson, Ronald. "Racial Test-Score Trends 1971-1996, Popular Culture and Community Standards." America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequences. Ed. Neil Smelser, William Julius Wilson, and Faith Mitchell. National Academy Press, 2001.

A Diagnostic Analysis of Black-White GPA Disparities in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Ferguson, Ronald. "A Diagnostic Analysis of Black-White GPA Disparities in Shaker Heights, Ohio." Brookings Papers on Education Policy. .Brookings Institution, 2001.

Cultivating New Routines that Foster High Achievement for All Students: How Researchers and Practitioners Can Collaborate to Reduce the Minority Achievement Gap.

Ferguson, Ronald. "Cultivating New Routines that Foster High Achievement for All Students: How Researchers and Practitioners Can Collaborate to Reduce the Minority Achievement Gap." ERS Spectrum 19.4 (Fall 2001).

Evaluating Chicago's Efforts to End Social Promotion.

Roderick, Melissa, Brian A. Jacob, and Anthony S. Bryk. "Evaluating Chicago's Efforts to End Social Promotion." Governance and Performance: New Perspectives. Ed. Laurence E. Lynn, Jr., and Carolyn J. Heinrich. Georgetown University Press, 2001.

Getting Tough? The Impact of Mandatory High School Graduation Exams on Student Achievement and Dropout Rates.

Jacob, Brian A. "Getting Tough? The Impact of Mandatory High School Graduation Exams on Student Achievement and Dropout Rates." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 23.2 (2001): 99-122.

Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds

Light, Richard J. Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds. Harvard University Press, March 2001.

New Directions for Evaluation: Evaluation Findings That Surprise #90

Light, Richard, J., ed. New Directions for Evaluation: Evaluation Findings That Surprise #90. Jossey, 2001.