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The White House lawn on a sunny day.
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.

Person sits on a bed holding a check.
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

Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Gun Rights and Public Safety

Shattuck, John and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Gun Rights and Public Safety." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 2021.

Private-Party Gun Sales, Regulation, and Public Safety

Wintemute, Garen J., Anthony A. Braga, and David M. Kennedy. "Private-Party Gun Sales, Regulation, and Public Safety." New England Journal of Medicine (June 30, 2010).

Firearms: Guns and the Gun Culture

Braga, Anthony A. "Firearms: Guns and the Gun Culture." Encyclopedia of Police Science. Ed. Jack R. Greene. Routledge Press, 2007.

The Criminal Purchase of Firearm Ammunition.

Tita, George E., Anthony A. Braga, Gregory Ridgeway, and Glenn L. Pierce. "The Criminal Purchase of Firearm Ammunition." Injury Prevention 12.5 (October 2006): 308-311.

Firearms: Guns and the Gun Culture.

Braga, Anthony A. "Firearms: Guns and the Gun Culture." Encyclopedia of Police Science. Ed. Jack R. Greene. Routledge, 2006.

Disrupting Illegal Firearms Markets in Boston: The Effects of Operation Ceasefire on the Supply of New Handguns to Criminals.

Braga, Anthony A., and Glenn L. Pierce. "Disrupting Illegal Firearms Markets in Boston: The Effects of Operation Ceasefire on the Supply of New Handguns to Criminals." Criminology and Public Policy 4.4 (November 2005): 717-748.

The Illegal Diversion of Firearms from the United States to Foreign Countries.

Braga, Anthony A., and Glenn L. Pierce. “The Illegal Diversion of Firearms from the United States to Foreign Countries.” Third International Conference on Urban Health Conference Paper, October 2004.

Disrupting Illegal Firearms Markets in Boston: The Effects of Operation Ceasefire on the Supply of Guns to Criminals.

Braga, Anthony A., and Glenn L. Pierce. “Disrupting Illegal Firearms Markets in Boston: The Effects of Operation Ceasefire on the Supply of Guns to Criminals.” US/DOJ Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation Annual Conference Paper, July 2004.

The Characteristics and Dynamics of Illegal Firearms Markets: Implications for a Supply-Side Enforcement Strategy

Pierce, Glenn L., Anthony A. Braga, Raymond R. Hyatt, and Christopher S. Koper. "The Characteristics and Dynamics of Illegal Firearms Markets: Implications for a Supply-Side Enforcement Strategy." Justice Quarterly 21.2 (2004): 391-422.