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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

Robb, Katharine, Pablo Uribe, Eleanor Dickens, Ashley Marcoux, Jessica Creighton, and Jorrit de Jong. "The Impact of City-Led Neighborhood Action on the Coproduction of Neighborhood Quality and Safety in Buffalo, NY." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22.3 (March 2025): 341.
Nair, Gautam and Kyle Peyton. "Building Mass Support for Global Pandemic Recovery Efforts in the United States." PNAS Nexus 1.4 (September 2022): 1-9.
Linos, Elizabeth. "When Governments Use Nudges: Measuring Impact “At Scale”." Behavioral Science in the Wild. Ed. Nina Mažar and Dilip Soman. University of Toronto Press, 2022, 20-28.
Bridges, Kate, and Michael Woolcock. "Measuring What Matters: Principles for a Balanced Data Suite That Prioritizes Problem-Solving and Learning." World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series, May 2022.
Eaves, David and Sechi Kailasa. "The 2021 Digital Services Convening." Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, January 2022.
DellaVigna, Stefano and Elizabeth Linos. "RCTs to scale: Comprehensive evidence from two nudge units." Econometrica 90.1 (January 2022): 81-116.
Goldsmith, Stephen, Betsy Gardner, and Jill Jamieson. "Toward a Better Future: Building Back Better with Intelligent Civil Infrastructure - Smart Sensors and Self-Monitoring Civil Works." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-023, September 2021.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "A Permanent Place for Data Analytics." Governing. March 19, 2019.
Eaves, David. "Lessons from Estonia on Digital Government." Policy Options. February 7, 2019.
Eaves, David. "The First Decade of Open Data Has Been a Win — but Not for the Reasons You Think." Apolitical, January 4, 2019.
Eaves, David, Ben McGuire, Kathy Pham, Richard Pope, Emily Middleton, Matthew Spector, and Tom Loosemore. "2018 State of Digital Transformation." digital vlog, October 2018.
Eaves, David. "The Fast-Follower Strategy for Technology in Government." Governing, August 27, 2018.
Goldsmith, Stephen, and Eric Bosco. "Smarter Laws, Better Bureaucrats." UMKC Law Review 85.4 (Summer 2017): 931.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "Data Engagement Leads to Innovative Solutions." America, the Owner’s Manual: Making Government Work for You. Ed. Bob Graham and Chris Hand. SAGE - CQ Press, 2017.
Goldsmith, Stephen, and Susan Crawford. The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance. Jossey-Bass, 2014.
Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Regime Complex for Managing Global Cyber Activities." The Global Commission on Internet Governance, May 2014.
Behn, Robert. "PerformanceStat: Accounting for Targeted Performance." The Oxford Handbook of Public Accountability. Ed. Bovens, Mark, Robert E. Goodin, and Thomas Schillemans. Oxford University Press, 2014, 456-471.
Bilmes, Linda J. and William Daley. "With HealthCare.gov, the Government's Bad Management Skills are Showing Again." The Washington Post, November 7, 2013.
Glaeser, Edward L. "A Yelp to Let Us Compare Cities, Towns." Boston Globe, April 6, 2012.
Juma, Calestous. "Senegal's Political Transition Hinges on Fulfilling Economic Dreams of The Young." The Guardian, March 29, 2012.
McNie, E.C., Van Noordwijk, M., Clark, W.C., Dickson, N.M., Sakuntaladewi, N., Suyanto, S., Joshi, L., Leimona, B., Kurniatun, H. & Khususiyah, N. "Boundary Organizations, Objects and Agents: Linking Knowledge with Action in Agroforestry Watersheds." World Agroforestry Center - ICRAF Southeast Asia, 2008.