Faculty Publications

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.

River running through a densely populated area.

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.

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.

Black family happily sits on the grass in a park.

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

The Feds vs. Innovation.

Goldsmith, Stephen. "The Feds vs. Innovation." The Washington Post.com, August 18, 2007.

Performance Improvement and Performance Dysfunction: An Empirical Examination of Impacts of the Emergency Room Wait-Time Target in the English National Health Service.

Kelman, Steven, and John N. Friedman. "Performance Improvement and Performance Dysfunction: An Empirical Examination of Impacts of the Emergency Room Wait-Time Target in the English National Health Service." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP07-034, August 2007.

Shocking the Culture

Kelman, Steven. "Shocking the Culture." Federal Computer Week. August 13, 2007.

Quiet March.

Zelleke, Andy. "Quiet March." Wall Street Journal, August 11, 2007.

Claiming Authority: How Women Account for their Attainment of Leadership Positions.

Bowles, Hannah Riley. "Claiming Authority: How Women Account for their Attainment of Leadership Positions." Academy of Management Meeting, August 2007.

Strategy in Social Movements

Ganz, Marshall. "Strategy in Social Movements." American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2007.

Rethinking Capacity Building: The Need for Analytical and Adaptive Capacity.

Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Rethinking Capacity Building: The Need for Analytical and Adaptive Capacity." Capacity.org 31 (August 2007).

On Why Every Executive Should Hand Out Cards for: Buzzword Bingo.

Behn, Robert. "On Why Every Executive Should Hand Out Cards for: Buzzword Bingo." Bob Behn's Public Management Report (August 2007).

History Matters: Revitalizing Past Performance Could Create a Better-Functioning Procurement System

Kelman, Steven. "History Matters: Revitalizing Past Performance Could Create a Better-Functioning Procurement System." Federal Computer Week. July 30, 2007.

Creating Value and Trust

Kelman, Steven. "Creating Value and Trust." Federal Computer Week. July 16, 2007.

Baker-Hamilton 2.0.

Ervin, Clark Kent, and Andy Zelleke. "Baker-Hamilton 2.0." Christian Science Monitor, July 16, 2007.

Let the Data Talk

Kelman, Steven. "Let the Data Talk." Federal Computer Week. July 9, 2007.

On Why Both Government and Business Must Fix: The Underperformance Problem.

Behn, Robert. "On Why Both Government and Business Must Fix: The Underperformance Problem." Bob Behn's Public Management Report (July 2007).

The World Bank and Democratic Accountability.

Ebrahim, Alnoor. "The World Bank and Democratic Accountability." Presentation at Civil Society and Accountable Global Governance, School of Global Studies, Gothenburg University, Sweden, June 2007.

Pre-K 101: Who Should Control a Four-Year-Old's Education, the Government or Parents?

Goldsmith, Stephen, and Nina S. Rees. "Pre-K 101: Who Should Control a Four-Year-Old's Education, the Government or Parents?" Education Next 7.3 (Summer 2007): 40-46.

Crossing Sectors: Managing the Transition from Private to Public Leadership.

Pittinsky, Todd L., and Alexandra Messiter. "Crossing Sectors: Managing the Transition from Private to Public Leadership." Leader to Leader 2007.45 (Summer 2007): 47-53.

“On Why Public Executives Need to Fix Their Agency's: Binding Constraints.

Behn, Robert. “On Why Public Executives Need to Fix Their Agency's: Binding Constraints." Bob Behn's Public Management Report (June 2007).

Allophilia, Intergroup Leadership, and the European Image.

Pittinsky, Todd L. "Allophilia, Intergroup Leadership, and the European Image." Presentation at the 3rd plenary conference of the European Archipelago of Humanistic Thematic Networks, Brussels, Belgium, June 2007.

Buying Commercial

Kelman, Steven. "Buying Commercial." Federal Computer Week. June 11, 2007.

It's All in the Requirements

Kelman, Steven. "It's All in the Requirements." Federal Computer Week. May 28, 2007.

Effort as Investment: Analyzing the Response to Incentives

Friedman, John N., and Steven Kelman. "Effort as Investment: Analyzing the Response to Incentives." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP07-024, May 2007.

A Public Service Incentive

Kelman, Steven. "A Public Service Incentive." Federal Computer Week. May 21, 2007.

The Tyranny of the Template.

Behn, Robert. "The Tyranny of the Template." Governing.com (Governing Magazine) (May 16, 2007).

The End of the End of Government.

Donahue, John D. "The End of the End of Government." Governing.com (Governing Magazine) (May 2007).

On the Responsibility of Helping Others to Learn: The Tacit Knowledge of Leadership.

Behn, Robert. "On the Responsibility of Helping Others to Learn: The Tacit Knowledge of Leadership." Bob Behn's Public Management Report (May 2007).

Prejudice and Allophilia: A Two-Dimensional Model of Intergroup Attitudes and Relations.

Pittinsky, Todd L., Seth A. Rosenthal, and R. Matthew Montoya. "Prejudice and Allophilia: A Two-Dimensional Model of Intergroup Attitudes and Relations." Poster session presented at the 19th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC, May 2007.

Social Incentives for Gender Differences in the Propensity to Initiate Negotiations: Sometimes It Does Hurt to Ask.

Bowles, Hannah Riley, Linda Babcock, and Lei Lai. "Social Incentives for Gender Differences in the Propensity to Initiate Negotiations: Sometimes It Does Hurt to Ask." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 103.1 (May 2007): 84-103.

Introducing Competition into Natural Monopoly Industries: An Evaluation of Mandated Access to Australian Freight Railroads, Regulatory Policy Program Working Paper RPP-2007-05, MR-CBG Kennedy School o

Fagan, Mark. "Introducing Competition into Natural Monopoly Industries: An Evaluation of Mandated Access to Australian Freight Railroads, Regulatory Policy Program Working Paper RPP-2007-05, MR-CBG Kennedy School o." Regulatory Policy Program working paper, May 2007.

Focus on the Mission

Kelman, Steven. "Focus on the Mission." Federal Computer Week. April 30, 2007.

Affordability Gap Destroying Dream of Owning Home.

Cisneros, Henry G., and Stephen Goldsmith. "Affordability Gap Destroying Dream of Owning Home." Chicago Sun-Times, April 28, 2007.

Measuring the Contribution of Criminal Justice Systems to the Control of Crime and Violence: Lessons from Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.

Foglesong, Todd, and Christopher Stone. "Measuring the Contribution of Criminal Justice Systems to the Control of Crime and Violence: Lessons from Jamaica and the Dominican Republic." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP07-019, April 2007.

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