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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

Between-firm sorting and parenthood wage gaps in the US service sector

O’Herron, Charlotte, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "Between-firm sorting and parenthood wage gaps in the US service sector." Journal of Marriage and Family (October 20, 2024).

Labor Market Pathways to Job Quality Mobility in the Service Sector: Evidence from the “Great Resignation”

Woods, Tyler, Dylan Nguyen, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "Labor Market Pathways to Job Quality Mobility in the Service Sector: Evidence from the “Great Resignation”." Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 92 (August 2024): 100962.

National survey of gig workers paints a picture of poor working conditions, low pay

Zipperer, Ben, Celine McNicholas, Margaret Paydock, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "National survey of gig workers paints a picture of poor working conditions, low pay." Economic Policy Institute, June 2022.

Older Workers With Unpredictable Schedules: Implications for Well-Being and Job Retention

Abrams, Leah R., Kristen Harknett, and Daniel Schneider. "Older Workers With Unpredictable Schedules: Implications for Well-Being and Job Retention." The Gerontologist (May 2022).

Schedule Unpredictability and High-Cost Debt: The Case of Service Workers

Amorim, Mariana, and Daniel Schneider. "Schedule Unpredictability and High-Cost Debt: The Case of Service Workers." Sociological Science 9.5 (April 2022): 102-135.

Good if you can get it: Benefits and inequalities in the expansion of paid sick leave during COVID-19

Schneider, Daniel and Kristen Harknett. "Good if you can get it: Benefits and inequalities in the expansion of paid sick leave during COVID-19." Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Community Development Issue Briefs, April 2022.

Public Investments and Class Gaps in Parents' Developmental Expenditures

Jackson, Margot I. and Daniel Schneider. "Public Investments and Class Gaps in Parents' Developmental Expenditures." American Sociological Review 87.1 (February 2022): 105-142.

What's to Like? Facebook as a Tool for Survey Data Collection.

Schneider, Daniel and Kristen Harknett. "What's to Like? Facebook as a Tool for Survey Data Collection." Sociological Methods and Research 51.1 (February 2022): 108-140.

Who Cares if Parents have Unpredictable Work Schedules? Just-in-Time Work Schedules and Child Care Arrangements

Schneider, Daniel, Kristen Harknett, and Sigrid Luhr. "Who Cares if Parents have Unpredictable Work Schedules? Just-in-Time Work Schedules and Child Care Arrangements." Social Problems 69.1 (February 2022): 164-183.

Working in the Service Sector in Colorado

Schneider, Daniel, Kristen Harknett, Evelyn Bellew, and Elaine Zundl. "Working in the Service Sector in Colorado." Shift Project Research Brief, February 2022.

Still Unstable: The Persistence of Schedule Uncertainty During the Pandemic

Zundl, Elaine, Daniel Schneider, Kristen Harknett, and Evelyn Bellew. "Still Unstable: The Persistence of Schedule Uncertainty During the Pandemic." Shift Project Research Brief, January 2022.

Evaluating the Impacts of the Seattle Secure Scheduling Ordinance

Schneider, Daniel, Kristen Harknett, and Irwin, Veronique. "Evaluating the Impacts of the Seattle Secure Scheduling Ordinance." Department of Labor, Labor Research and Evaluation Grants, December 2021.

Uncertain Time: Precarious Schedules and Job Turnover in the US Service Sector

Choper, Joshua, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "Uncertain Time: Precarious Schedules and Job Turnover in the US Service Sector." Industrial & labor relations review (December 2021).

Class Inequality in Parental Childcare Time: Evidence from Synthetic Couples in the ATUS

LaBriola, Joe and Daniel Schneider. "Class Inequality in Parental Childcare Time: Evidence from Synthetic Couples in the ATUS." Social Forces 100.2 (December 2021): 680-705.

Unstable, unpredictable, and insufficient: Work scheduling in the service sector in New England

Schneider, Daniel. "Unstable, unpredictable, and insufficient: Work scheduling in the service sector in New England." Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Community Development Issue Briefs, September 2021.

Frontline workers need family paid leave to survive

Schneider, Daniel and Julia Goodman. "Frontline workers need family paid leave to survive." Portland Tribune. August 2021.

Olive Garden's Expansion Of Paid Sick Leave During COVID-19 Reduced The Share Of Employees Working While Sick

Schneider, Daniel, Kristen Harknett, and Elmer Vivas-Portillo. "Olive Garden's Expansion Of Paid Sick Leave During COVID-19 Reduced The Share Of Employees Working While Sick." Health Affairs 40.8 (August 2021): 1328-1336.

Early Career Workers in the Service Sector

Harknett, Kristen, Daniel Schneider, and Adam Storer. "Early Career Workers in the Service Sector." Shift Project Research Brief, July 2021.

Paid Family & Medical Leave In the U.S. Service Sector

Zundl, Elaine, Daniel Schneider, Julia Goodman, Evelyn Bellew, and Kristen Harknett. "Paid Family & Medical Leave In the U.S. Service Sector." Shift Project, Malcolm Weiner Center for Social Policy, June 2021.

Inequalities At Work And The Toll Of COVID-19

Schneider, Daniel, Rebecca Wolfe, and Kristen Harknett. "Inequalities At Work And The Toll Of COVID-19." Health Affairs Health Policy Brief (June 2021).

Connecticut Workers Deserve Predictable Hours

Schneider, Daniel, and Kristen Harknett. "Connecticut Workers Deserve Predictable Hours." CT Mirror. June 2021.

Half of Service Sector Workers Are Not Yet
Vaccinated for COVID-19: What Gets in the Way?

Bellew, Evelyn, Annette Gailliot, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "Half of Service Sector Workers Are Not Yet Vaccinated for COVID-19: What Gets in the Way?" Shift Project Research Brief, June 2021.

Family Structure and Inequalities in Parents' Financial Investments in Children

Hastings, Orestes P., and Daniel Schneider. "Family Structure and Inequalities in Parents' Financial Investments in Children." Journal of Marriage and Family 83.3 (June 2021): 717-736.