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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

Who benefits? Experimental evidence on Saudi women’s take-up of unemployment assistance

Al-Karablieh, Yazan, Rema Hanna, and Rohini Pande. "Who benefits? Experimental evidence on Saudi women’s take-up of unemployment assistance." Economics Letters (April 6, 2024).

Designing a public transit network: Evidence from Jakarta, Indonesia

Gaduh, Arya, Tilman Graff, Rema Hanna, Gabriel Kreindler, and Benjamin Olken. "Designing a public transit network: Evidence from Jakarta, Indonesia." VoxDev (December 6, 2023).

Optimal Public Transportation Networks:
Evidence from the World’s Largest Bus
Rapid Transit System in Jakarta

Kreindler, Gabriel, Arya Gaduh, Tilman Graff, Rema Hanna, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Optimal Public Transportation Networks: Evidence from the World’s Largest Bus Rapid Transit System in Jakarta." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-018, June 2023.

Electronic Food Vouchers: Evidence from an At-Scale Experiment in Indonesia

Banerjee, Abhijit, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken, Elan Satriawan, and Sudarno Sumarto. "Electronic Food Vouchers: Evidence from an At-Scale Experiment in Indonesia." American Economic Review 113.2 (February 2023): 514-547.

Social Protection in the Developing World

Banerjee, Abhijit, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken, and Diana Sverdlin-Lisker. "Social Protection in the Developing World." September 2022.

Electronic Food Vouchers: Evidence from an At-Scale Experiment in Indonesia

Banerjee, Abhijit, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken, Elan Satriawan, and Sudarno Sumarto. "Electronic Food Vouchers: Evidence from an At-Scale Experiment in Indonesia." April 2022.

Tax Administration versus Tax Rates: Evidence from Corporate Taxation in Indonesia

Basri, M. Chatib, Mayara Felix, Rema Hanna, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Tax Administration versus Tax Rates: Evidence from Corporate Taxation in Indonesia." American Economic Review 111.12 (December 2021): 3827-3871.

The Challenges of Universal Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia’s National Health Insurance

Banerjee, Abhijit, Amy Finkelstein, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken, Arianna Ornaghi, and Sudarno Sumarto. "The Challenges of Universal Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia’s National Health Insurance." American Economic Review 11.9 (September 2021): 3035-3063.

Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence From Indonesia

Cahyadi, Nur, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken, Rizal Adi Prima, Elan Satriawan, and Ekki Syamsulhakim. "Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence From Indonesia." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 12.4 (November 2020).

The (Lack Of) Distortionary Effects of Proxy-Means Tests: Results From a Nationwide Experiment in Indonesia

Banerjee, Abhijit, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken, and Sudarno Sumarto. "The (Lack Of) Distortionary Effects of Proxy-Means Tests: Results From a Nationwide Experiment in Indonesia." Journal of Public Economics Plus 1 (January 2020).

Does Elite Capture Matter? Local Elites and Targeted Welfare Programs in Indonesia

Alatas, Vivi, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken, Ririn Purnamasari, and Matthew Wai-Poi. "Does Elite Capture Matter? Local Elites and Targeted Welfare Programs in Indonesia." AEA Papers and Proceedings 109 (May 2019): 334-339.

Private Outsourcing and Competition: Subsidized Food Distribution in Indonesia

Banerjee, Abhijit, Rema Hanna, Jordan Kyle, Benjamin A. Olken, and Sudarno Sumarto. "Private Outsourcing and Competition: Subsidized Food Distribution in Indonesia." Journal of Political Economy 127.1 (February 2019): 101-137.

The (Lack of) Distortionary Effects of Proxy-Means Tests: Results from a Nationwide Experiment in Indonesia

Banerjee, Abhijit, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken, and Sudarno Sumarto. "The (Lack of) Distortionary Effects of Proxy-Means Tests: Results from a Nationwide Experiment in Indonesia." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-041, December 2018.

Universal Basic Incomes versus Targeted Transfers: Anti-Poverty Programs in Developing Countries

Hanna, Rema, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Universal Basic Incomes versus Targeted Transfers: Anti-Poverty Programs in Developing Countries." Journal of Economic Perspectives 32.4 (Fall 2018): 201-226.

Universal Basic Incomes vs. Targeted Transfers: Anti-Poverty Programs in Developing Countries

Hanna, Rema, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Universal Basic Incomes vs. Targeted Transfers: Anti-Poverty Programs in Developing Countries." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-024, August 2018.

Asylum Seekers in the European Union: Building Evidence to Inform Policy Making

Abdel Jelil, Mohamed, Paul Andres Corral Rodas, Anais Dahmani Scuitti, María E. Dávalos, Giorgia Demarchi, Neslihan Nathalie Demirel, Quy-Toan Do, Rema Hanna, Deivy Joel Marie Houeix, Sara Lenehan, and Harriet Kasidi Mugera. "Asylum Seekers in the European Union: Building Evidence to Inform Policy Making." World Bank, June 2018.

Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia

Hanna, Rema, Nur Cahyadi, Benjamin A. Olken, Rizal Adi Prima, Elan Satriawan, and Ekki Syamsulhakim. "Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia." National Bureau of Economic Research, May 2018.

Tangible Information and Citizen Empowerment: Identification Cards and Food Subsidy Programs in Indonesia

Banerjee, Abhijit, Rema Hanna, Jordan Kyle, Benjamin A. Olken, and Sudarno Sumarto. "Tangible Information and Citizen Empowerment: Identification Cards and Food Subsidy Programs in Indonesia." Journal of Political Economy 126.2 (April 2018): 451-491.

The Devil is in the Details: Experimental Evidence on Bureaucratic Reform in India

Dhaliwal, Iqbal, and Rema Hanna. "The Devil is in the Details: Experimental Evidence on Bureaucratic Reform in India." Journal of Development Economics (January 2017).

Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia

Alatas, Vivi, Abhijit Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Rema Hanna, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia." The American Economic Review 106.7 (July 2016): 1663-1704.

Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment

Hanna, Rema, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Joshua Schwartzstein. "Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment." Quarterly Journal of Economics 129.3 (August 2014): 1311-1353.

Does Elite Capture Matter? Local Elites and Targeted Welfare Programs in Indonesia

Alatas, Vivi, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken, Ririn Purnamasari, and Matthew Wai-Poi. "Does Elite Capture Matter? Local Elites and Targeted Welfare Programs in Indonesia." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-008, April 2013.

Corruption

Banerjee, Abhijit, Rema Hanna, and Sendhil Mullainathan. "Corruption." The Handbook of Organizational Economics. Ed. Robert Gibbons and John Roberts. Princeton University Press, 2012, 1109-1147.

Network Structure and the
Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia

Hanna, Rema, Vivi Alatas, Abhijit Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series and CID Working Papers (RWP12-043 and 246), October 2012.

Learning Through Noticing:
Theory and Experimental
Evidence in Farming

Hanna, Rema, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Joshua Schwartzstein. "Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Experimental Evidence in Farming." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series and CID Working Papers (RWP12-044 and 245), October 2012.

Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia

Alatas, Vivi, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Benjamin A. Olken, and Julia Tobias. "Targeting the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia." American Economic Review 102.4 (June 2012): 1206-1240.

Incentives Work: Getting Teachers to Come to School

Duflo, Esther, Rema Hanna, and Stephen P. Ryan. "Incentives Work: Getting Teachers to Come to School." American Economic Review 102.4 (June 2012): 1241-1278.