vlog

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

Patterson, Thomas E. "News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has Consequences." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-050, July 2016.
Haefele, Michelle, John Loomis, and Linda J. Bilmes. "Total Economic Valuation of the National Park Service Lands and Programs: Results of a Survey of the American Public." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-024, June 2016.
Patterson, Thomas E. "Pre-Primary News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Race: Trump’s Rise, Sanders’ Emergence, Clinton’s Struggle." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-023, June 2016.
Horton, John J., and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "The Causes of Peer Effects in Production: Evidence from a Series of Field Experiments." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-027, June 2016.
Levy Yeyati, Eduardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Classifying Exchange Rate Regimes: 15 Years Later." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-028, June 2016.
Shoag, Daniel, and Nicholas Carollo. "The Causal Effect of Place: Evidence from Japanese-American Internment." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-022, June 2016.
Rosengard, Jay K. "A Quantum Leap over High Hurdles to Financial Inclusion: The Mobile Banking Revolution in Kenya." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-032, June 2016.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Jesse Schreger. "Bias in Official Fiscal Forecasts: Can Private Forecasts Help?" vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-021, May 2016.
Ignatieff, Michael, Juliette Keeley, Betsy Ribble, and Keith McCammon. "The United States and the European Refugee Crisis: Standing with Allies." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-020, May 2016.
Chen, Cuicui, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Collective Action in an Asymmetric World." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-019, April 2016.
Gill, Brian P., Jennifer S. Lerner, and Paul Meosky. "Reimagining Accountability in K-12 Education: A Behavioral Science Perspective." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-018, April 2016.
Me-Kellams, Christine, and Jennifer S. Lerner. "Trust Your Gut or Think Carefully? Examining Whether an Intuitive, Versus a Systematic, Mode of Thought Produces Greater Empathic Accuracy." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-017, April 2016.
Friedman, Jeffrey A., Jennifer S. Lerner, and Richard Zeckhauser. "How Quantifying Probability Assessments Influences Analysis and Decision Making: Experimental Evidence from National Security Professionals." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-016, April 2016.
Modestino, Alicia Sasser, Daniel Shoag, and Joshua Ballance. "Downskilling: Changes in Employer Skill Requirements Over the Business Cycle." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-014, March 2016.
Borjas, George. "The Labor Supply of Undocumented Immigrants." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-012, March 2016.
Avery, Christopher, Brian Cadman, and Gavin Cassar. "Academics vs. Athletics: Career Concerns for NCAA Division I Coaches." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-013, March 2016.
Shoag, Daniel, and Stan Veuger. "No Woman No Crime: Ban the Box, Employment, and Upskilling." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-015, March 2016.
Hausmann, Ricardo, Timothy Cheston, Miguel Ángel Santos, and Carlo Pietrobelli. "Towards a Prosperous and Productive Chiapas: Institutions, Policies, and Public-Private Dialog to Promote Inclusive Growth." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-047, March 2016.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Ayako Saiki. "Does It Matter If Statistical Agencies Frame the Month’s CPI Report on a 1-Month or 12-Month Basis?" vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-011, March 2016.
Collins, Ross D., Noelle E. Selin, Olivier L. de Weck, and William C. Clark. "Using Inclusive Wealth for Policy Evaluation: Application to Electricity Infrastructure Planning in Oil-Exporting Countries." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-010, March 2016.
Andrews, Matthew, and Peter Harrington. "Off Pitch: Football’s Financial Integrity Weaknesses, and How to Strengthen Them." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series and CID Working Paper RWP16-009, March 2016.
Shoag, Daniel. "'No More Credit Score': Employer Credit Check Bans and Signal Substitution." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-008, February 2016.
Horton, John J., and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Owning, Using and Renting: Some Simple Economics of the 'Sharing Economy'." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-007, February 2016.
Hausmann, Ricardo, and Frank Neffke. "The Workforce of Pioneer Plants." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series and CID Working Paper (RWP16-006 and 310), February 2016.
Clark, William C., Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Louis Lebel, and Gilberto Gallopin. "Crafting Usable Knowledge for Sustainable Development." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-005, January 2016.
Druz, Marina, Alexander F. Wagner, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Reading Managerial Tone: How Analysts and the Market Respond to Conference Calls." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-004, January 2016.
Viscusi, W. Kip, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Recollection Bias and Its Underpinnings: Lessons from Terrorism-Risk Assessments." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-003, January 2016.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "International Coordination." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-002, January 2016.
Banerjee, Abhijit, Rema Hanna, Jordan C. Kyle, Benjamin A. Olken, and Sudarno Sumarto. "Contracting Out the Last-Mile of Service Delivery: Subsidized Food Distribution in Indonesia." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-001, January 2016.
Anadon, Laura Diaz, Gabriel Chan, Alicia Harley, Kira Matus, Suerie Moon, Sharmila L. Murthy, and William C. Clark. "Making Technological Innovation Work for Sustainable Development." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-079, December 2015.
Banerjee, Abhijit, Rema Hanna, Gabriel Kreindler, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient: Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs Worldwide." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-076, December 2015.
Reinhart, Carmen, and Christoph Trebesch. "The International Monetary Fund: 70 Years of Reinvention." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-077, December 2015.
Glaeser, Edward L., Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto, and Yimei Zou. "Urban Networks: Connecting Markets, People, and Ideas." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-078, December 2015.
duPont, Carolyn M., James N. Levitt, and Linda J. Bilmes. "Green Bonds and Land Conservation: The Evolution of a New Financing Tool." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-072, December 2015.
Andrews, Matthew, Lant Pritchett, and Michael Woolcock. "Doing Problem Driven Work." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-073, December 2015.
Andrews, Matthew, Lant Pritchett, and Michael Woolcock. "The Challenge of Building (Real) State Capability." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-074, December 2015.
Glaeser, Edward L., Scott Duke Kominers, Michael Luca, and Nikhil Naik. "Big Data and Big Cities: The Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures for Urban Life." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-075, December 2015.
Levy, Dan, Joshua Yardley, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Getting an Honest Answer: Clickers in the Classroom." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-071, June 2016 (Revised from November 2015).
Schmalensee, Richard, and Robert N. Stavins. "Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Experience with Cap-and-Trade." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-069, November 2015.
Aldy, Joseph. "Evaluating Mitigation Effort: Tools and Institutions for Assessing Nationally Determined Contributions." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-068, November 2015.
Blanchard, Oliver, Eugenio Cerutti, and Lawrence H. Summers. "Inflation and Activity – Two Explorations and their Monetary Policy Implications." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-070, November 2015.
Poterba, James, Steven Venti, and David A. Wise. "What Determines End-of-Life Assets? A Retrospective View." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-067, November 2015.
Viscusi, W. Kip, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Recollection Bias and Its Underpinnings: Lessons from Terrorism-Risk Assessments." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-066, October 2015.
Reinhart, Carmen M., and Christoph Trebesch. "The Pitfalls of External Dependence: Greece, 1829-2015." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-065, October 2015.
Acharya, Adivit, Matthew Blackwell, and Maya Sen. "Explaining Causal Findings Without Bias: Detecting and Assessing Direct Effects." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-064, October 2015.
Borjas, George, Ilpo Kauppinen, and Panu Poutvaara. "Self-Selection of Emigrants: Theory and Evidence on Stochastic Dominance in Observable and Unobservable Characteristics." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-062, October 2015.
Andrews, Matthew. "Has Sweden Injected Realism into Public Financial Management Reforms in Partner Countries?" vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-063, October 2015.
Hogan, William W. "Electricity Markets and the Clean Power Plan." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-059, October 2015.
Brot-Goldberg, Zarek C., Amitabh Chandra, Benjamin R. Handel, and Jonathan T. Kolstad. "What Does a Deductible Do? The Impact of Cost-Sharing on Health Care Prices, Quantities, and Spending Dynamics." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-060, October 2015.
Naik, Nikhil, Scott Duke Kominers, Ramesh Raskar, Edward L. Glaeser, and César A. Hidalgo. "Do People Shape Cities, or Do Cities Shape People? The Co- Evolution of Physical, Social, and Economic Change in Five Major U.S. Cities." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-061, October 2015.