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

How to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace

Livingston, Robert. "How to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace." Harvard Business Review. September-October 2020.

Sources of Power in Public Negotiations: A Framework Applied to Public-Public and Public-Private Negotiations

Mandell, Brian S., Stephen Petraeus, and Guhan Subramanian. "Sources of Power in Public Negotiations: A Framework Applied to Public-Public and Public-Private Negotiations." Negotiation Journal 36.4 (September 2020): 397-419.

Conversational receptiveness: Improving engagement with opposing views

Yeomans, Michael, Julia Minson, Hanne Collins, Frances Chen, and Francesca Gino. "Conversational receptiveness: Improving engagement with opposing views." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 160 (September 2020).

A New Model for Ethical Leadership

Bazerman, Max. "A New Model for Ethical Leadership." Harvard Business Review 98.5 (September–October 2020): 90-97.

Are Generational Categories Meaningful Distinctions for Workforce Management?

Born, Dana, Committee on the Consideration of Generational Issues in Workforce Management and Employment Practices, eds. Are Generational Categories Meaningful Distinctions for Workforce Management? National Academy of Science, 2020.

Confidence in Context: Perceived Accuracy of Quantitative Estimates Decreases with Repeated Trials

Minson, Julia A., and Christopher Umphres. "Confidence in Context: Perceived Accuracy of Quantitative Estimates Decreases with Repeated Trials." Psychological Science 31.8 (August 2020): 927-943.

Who is Rescuing America's Parks?

Bilmes, Linda J. "Who is Rescuing America's Parks?" Boston Globe, July 27, 2020.

A multi-country test of brief reappraisal
interventions on emotions during the COVID-19
pandemic

Wang, Ke, Amit Goldenberg, Charles A. Dorison, Jeremy K. Miller, Andero Uusberg, Jennifer S. Lerner, James J. Gross, et al. "A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic." Nature Human Behaviour 5 (July 2020): 1089-1110.

The State of Access in Cities: Theory and Practice

de Jong, Jorrit, and Fernando Fernandez-Monge. "The State of Access in Cities: Theory and Practice." Governance for Urban Services: Access, Participation, Accountability, and Transparency. Ed. Shabbir Cheema. Springer, 2020.

Safety in the City: Building Strategic Partnerships in the Fight Against Organized Crime

Groenleer, Martijn, Sanderijn Cels, and Jorrit de Jong. "Safety in the City: Building Strategic Partnerships in the Fight Against Organized Crime." Partnerships for Liveable Cities. Ed. Cor van Montfort an Ank Michels. Palgrave MacMillan, 2020.

Want to Make Better Decisions? Start Experimenting

Luca, Michael, and Max H. Bazerman. "Want to Make Better Decisions? Start Experimenting." MIT Sloan Management Review 61.4 (July 2020): 67-73.

A Perfect Fiscal Storm of Revenue Shortfalls for Cities and Towns

Bilmes, Linda J. "A Perfect Fiscal Storm of Revenue Shortfalls for Cities and Towns." Boston Globe, June 25, 2020.

Rising student loan burdens and what to do about them

Dynan, Karen. "Rising student loan burdens and what to do about them." Business Economics 55 (June 2020): 129-133.

In Generous Offers I Trust: The Effect of First-Offer Value on Economically Vulnerable Behaviors

Jeong, Martha, Julia Minson, and Francesca Gino. "In Generous Offers I Trust: The Effect of First-Offer Value on Economically Vulnerable Behaviors." Psychological Science 31.6 (June 2020): 644-653.

Goals Gone Wild: The Systematic Side Effects of Overprescribing Goal Setting

Ordóñez, Lisa, Maurice Schweitzer, Adam Galinsky, and Max Bazerman. "Goals Gone Wild: The Systematic Side Effects of Overprescribing Goal Setting." Organizational Collaboration. Routledge, 2020, 21-34.

Crisis Management for Leaders Coping with COVID-19

Leonard, Herman B., Arnold M. Howitt, and David W. Giles. "Crisis Management for Leaders Coping with COVID-19." 2020.

Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs: America's Best Investment

Bilmes, Linda J., and John B. Loomis. Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs: America's Best Investment, 1st edition. Routledge, 2020.

A Public Health Approach to Negative News Media: The 3-to-1 Solution

VanderWeele, Tyler J., and Arthur C. Brooks. "A Public Health Approach to Negative News Media: The 3-to-1 Solution." American Journal of Health Promotion (May 2020).

Valuing Education and Learning in the National Parks

Marlowe, Tim, Linda J. Bilmes, and John Loomis. "Valuing Education and Learning in the National Parks." America's Largest Classroom. Ed. Jessica L. Thompson. University of California Press, 2020.

Uncertainty Avoidance

DeWees, Bradley R., and Jennifer S. Lerner. "Uncertainty Avoidance." Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Ed. Virgil Zeigler-Hill,and Todd K. Shackelford. Springer, Cham, 2020, 5647-5652.

Social Movements in a Global Context: History, Content, and Form

Bringel, Breno, and Elizabeth McKenna. "Social Movements in a Global Context: History, Content, and Form." The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook. Ed. Walter W. Powell and Patricia Bromley. Stanford University Press, 2020, 631-647.

Crisis Communications for COVID-19

Leonard, Herman B. "Dutch," Arnold M. Howitt, and David W. Giles. "Crisis Communications for COVID-19." April 2020.

Signing at the Beginning Versus at the End Does Not Decrease Dishonesty

Kristal, Ariella S., Ashley V. Whillans, Max H. Bazerman, Francesca Gino, Lisa L. Shu, Nina Mazar, and Dan Ariely. "Signing at the Beginning Versus at the End Does Not Decrease Dishonesty." Signing at the beginning versus at the end does not decrease dishonesty 117.3 (March 2020): 7103-7107.

Novel Risks

Kaplan, Robert S., Dutch Leonard, and Anette Mikes. "Novel Risks." March 2020.

Effectively Managing Connected Mobility Marketplaces

Goldsmith, Stephen, and Matt Leger. "Effectively Managing Connected Mobility Marketplaces." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-006, February 2020.

Prioritizing Public Value in the Changing Mobility Landscape

Goldsmith, Stephen, and Betsy Gardner. "Prioritizing Public Value in the Changing Mobility Landscape." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-005, February 2020.

The Trump Administration Has Made the Us Less Ready for Infectious Disease Outbreaks Like Coronavirus

Bilmes, Linda J. "The Trump Administration Has Made the Us Less Ready for Infectious Disease Outbreaks Like Coronavirus." The Conversation. February 3, 2020.

Responsible Followership

Kellerman, Barbara. "Responsible Followership." Responsible Leadership. Ed. Nicola M. Pless and Thomas Maak. Springer, 2020.

Effectively Managing Connected Mobility Marketplaces

Goldsmith, Stephen, and Matthew Leger. "Effectively Managing Connected Mobility Marketplaces." Mobility in the Connected City Series, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, February 2020.

Fundamentals of Regulatory Design

Sparrow, Malcolm K. Fundamentals of Regulatory Design, Paperback & Kindle. Kindle Direct Publishing, 2020.

People Power: Building Political Bases to Make Multiracial Democracy Work

Schrantz, Doran, Michelle Oyakawa, and Elizabeth McKenna. "People Power: Building Political Bases to Make Multiracial Democracy Work." Stanford Social Innovation Review 18.1 (Winter 2020): A9–A11.

Anger and Anxiety in Masculine Stereotypic and Male Dominated (Msmd) Negotiating Contexts: Affect and the Study of Gender in Negotiation

Trombini, Chiara, Logan A. Berg, and Hannah Riley Bowles. "Anger and Anxiety in Masculine Stereotypic and Male Dominated (Msmd) Negotiating Contexts: Affect and the Study of Gender in Negotiation." Research Handbook on Gender and Negotiation. Ed. Mara Olekalns and Jessica A. Kennedy. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020.

Stigmatization, Subordination, or Marginalization? The Complexity of Social Disadvantage across Race and Gender

Livingston, Robert. "Stigmatization, Subordination, or Marginalization? The Complexity of Social Disadvantage across Race and Gender." Inclusive Leadership: Transforming Diverse Lives, Organizations, and Societies. Ed. Bernardo M. Ferdman, Jeanine Prime, and Ronald E. Riggio. Routledge, 2020.

Inaction and Decision Making in Moral Conflicts

Barak-Corren, Netta, and Max Bazerman. "Inaction and Decision Making in Moral Conflicts." Organizational Dynamics 49.1 (2020).

Emotion in Organizational Judgment and Decision Making

Dorison,Charles A., Joowon Klusowski, Seunghee Han, and Jennifer S. Lerner. "Emotion in Organizational Judgment and Decision Making." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 49.1 (January-March 2020): 100702.

Prioritizing Public Value in the Changing Mobility Landscape

Goldsmith, Stephen, and Betsy Gardner. "Prioritizing Public Value in the Changing Mobility Landscape." Mobility and the Connected City Series, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, January 2020.

Sadness, but Not All Negative Emotions, Heightens Addictive Substance Use

Dorison, Charles A., Ke Wang, Vaughan W. Rees, Ichiro Kawachi, Keith M. M. Ericson, and Jennifer S. Lerner. "Sadness, but Not All Negative Emotions, Heightens Addictive Substance Use." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (December 2019).

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