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Feature: Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?

Juliette Kayyem examines the negative effects that Elon Musks’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could have on the safety of everyday Americans.

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Feature: Private Benefits from Public Investment in Climate Resilience

Joseph Aldy finds that governmental construction of levees, which enhance resilience to flood risks amplified by climate change, increases home values by 3-4 percent.

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Feature: Assessing Government Outreach to Bolster Benefits Take-Up

Elizabeth Linos finds that light-touch interventions significantly, consistently, and cost-effectively increase benefits take-up among low-income households, while higher-touch proactive outreach yields minimal additional take-up.

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Feature: Excess Mortality Rate in U.S. Black Children Since 1950

Soroush Saghafian finds that 5 million excess deaths of Black Americans, including over 500,000 infants, could have been avoided over the past 70 years if their mortality rates were equal to those of White Americans.

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

Breaking a Solemn Promise.

Gergen, David. "Breaking a Solemn Promise." U.S. News & World Report, April 1, 2002.

King of the World.

Gergen, David. "King of the World." U.S. News & World Report, February 25, 2002.

A Fragile Time for Globalism.

Gergen, David. "A Fragile Time for Globalism." U.S. News & World Report, February 11, 2002.

A Question of Values.

Gergen, David. "A Question of Values." U.S. News & World Report, February 11, 2002.

Getting the Bill

Gergen, David. "Getting the Bill." Review of The Natural: The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton, by Joe Klein. Boston Globe, March 3, 2002.

A Time to Heed the Call.

Gergen, David. "A Time to Heed the Call." U.S. News & World Report, December 24, 2001.

Telling America's Story.

Gergen, David. "Telling America's Story." U.S. News & World Report, December 3, 2001.

Making Main Street Safe.

Gergen, David. "Making Main Street Safe." U.S. News & World Report, November 26, 2001.

Tending to the Homefront.

Gergen, David. "Tending to the Homefront." U.S. News & World Report, November 15, 2001.

September 11 is a New Call to Public Service.

Gergen, David. "September 11 is a New Call to Public Service." Alfred M. Landon Lecture Series Address, Kansas State University, November 2001.

Shoring Up the Home Front.

Gergen, David. "Shoring Up the Home Front." U.S. News & World Report, October 22, 2001.

It's Not Can We, But Will We?

Gergen, David. "It's Not Can We, But Will We?" U.S. News & World Report, September 24, 2001.

Vanishing Surpluses.

Gergen, David. "Vanishing Surpluses." U.S. News & World Report, September 10, 2001.

Trouble in Paradise.

Gergen, David. "Trouble in Paradise." U.S. News & World Report, August 20, 2001.

A Blast from the Past.

Gergen, David. "A Blast from the Past." U.S. News & World Report, August 6, 2001.

Honoring a Legend.

Gergen, David. "Honoring a Legend." U.S. News & World Report, July 30, 2001.

Warming to the Task.

Gergen, David. "Warming to the Task." U.S. News & World Report, June 25, 2001.

A Calling that Counts.

Gergen, David. "A Calling that Counts." U.S. News & World Report, June 11, 2001.

A Presidency Reconsidered.

Gergen, David. "A Presidency Reconsidered." New York Times, May 20, 2001.

Listen, Learn - Change.

Gergen, David. "Listen, Learn - Change." U.S. News & World Report, May 14, 2001.

'Point-to-Point' Politics.

Gergen, David. "'Point-to-Point' Politics." U.S. News & World Report, April 16, 2001.

Risking the Environment.

Gergen, David. "Risking the Environment." U.S. News & World Report, April 9, 2001.

A Moment to Step Up.

Gergen, David. "A Moment to Step Up." U.S. News & World Report, February 26, 2001.

Before the Party Starts.

Gergen, David. "Before the Party Starts." U.S. News & World Report, February 19, 2001.

Bush as Global Steward.

Gergen, David. "Bush as Global Steward." U.S. News & World Report, February 5, 2001.

Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership - Nixon to Clinton

Gergen, David. Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership - Nixon to Clinton, Paperback Edition. Simon & Schuster, 2001.

The Spree Decade

Gergen, David. "The Spree Decade." Review of The Best of Times: America in the Clinton Years, by Haynes Johnson. Boston Globe, October 21, 2001.