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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

Effect of Cash Benefits on Health Care Utilization and Health: A Randomized Study

Agarwal, Sumit D., Benjamin Lê Cook, and Jeffrey B. Liebman. "Effect of Cash Benefits on Health Care Utilization and Health: A Randomized Study." JAMA (July 22, 2024).

Primary Care Physician Gender and Electronic Health Record Workload

Eve Rittenberg, Jeffrey B. Liebman, and Kathryn M. Rexrode. "Primary Care Physician Gender and Electronic Health Record Workload." Journal of General Internal Medicine 37 (October 2022): 3295-3301.

Independent Taxation, Horizontal Equity, and Return-Free Filing

Liebman, Jeffrey, and Daniel Ramsey. "Independent Taxation, Horizontal Equity, and Return-Free Filing." Tax Policy and the Economy 33.1 (January 2019): 109-130.

The Decline, Rebound, and Further Rise in Snap Enrollment: Disentangling Business Cycle Fluctuations and Policy Changes

Ganong, Peter, and Jeffrey B. Liebman. "The Decline, Rebound, and Further Rise in Snap Enrollment: Disentangling Business Cycle Fluctuations and Policy Changes." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 10.4 (November 2018).

Using Data to More Rapidly Address Difficult U.S. Social Problems

Liebman, Jeffrey. "Using Data to More Rapidly Address Difficult U.S. Social Problems." The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 675.1 (January 2018): 166-181.

Understanding the Increase in Disability
Insurance Benefit Receipt in the United
States

Liebman, Jeffrey. "Understanding the Increase in Disability Insurance Benefit Receipt in the United States." Journal of Economic Perspectives 29.2 (Spring 2015): 123-150.

Advancing Evidence-Based Policymaking to Solve Social Problems

Liebman, Jeffrey. "Advancing Evidence-Based Policymaking to Solve Social Problems." Issues in Science & Technology 30.1 (Fall 2013): 47-55.

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Testing Pay-for-Success Bonds

Liebman, Jeffrey. "Testing Pay-for-Success Bonds." Public Manager 40.3 (September 2011): 66-68.

Labor Supply Responses to Marginal Social Security Benefits: Evidence from Discontinuities

Liebman, Jeffrey B., Erzo F.P. Luttmer, and David G. Seif. "Labor Supply Responses to Marginal Social Security Benefits: Evidence from Discontinuities." Journal of Public Economics 93.11-12 (December 2009): 1119-1284.

What Can We Learn about Neighborhood Effects from the Moving to Opportunity Experiment?

Ludwig, Jens, Jeffrey R. Kling, Lawrence F. Katz, Lisa Sanbonmatsu, Jeffrey Liebman, Greg J. Duncan, and Ronald C. Kessler. "What Can We Learn about Neighborhood Effects from the Moving to Opportunity Experiment?" American Journal of Sociology 114.1 (July 2008): 144-188.

Savings Incentives for Low- and Moderate-Income Families in the United States: Why Is the Saver's Credit Not More Effective?

Duflo, Esther, Peter Orszag, William Gale, Emmanuel Saez, and Jeffrey Liebman. " Savings Incentives for Low- and Moderate-Income Families in the United States: Why Is the Saver's Credit Not More Effective?" Journal of the European Economic Association 5.2-3 (April-May 2007): 647-661.

Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects.

Kling, Jeffrey R., Jeffrey Liebman, and Lawrence F. Katz. "Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects." Econometrica 75.1 (January 2007): 83-119.

Saving Incentives for Low and Middle Income Families: Evidence from a Field Experiment with H&R Block.

Duflo, Esther, William Gale, Jeffrey Liebman, Peter Orszag, and Emmanuel Saez. "Saving Incentives for Low and Middle Income Families: Evidence from a Field Experiment with H&R Block." Quarterly Journal of Economics CXXI.4 (November 2006): 1311-1346.

Moving to Opportunity in Boston: Early Results of a Randomized Mobility Experiment.

Katz, Lawrence F., Jeffrey R. Kling, and Jeffrey B. Liebman. "Moving to Opportunity in Boston: Early Results of a Randomized Mobility Experiment." Quarterly Journal of Economics 116.2 (May 2001): 607-654.