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Feature: Changes in Racial Gaps in Retirement Security over Time

Douglas Elmendorf and Karen Dynan find a large wealth disparity between White and Black families nearing retirement age, and notable wealth declines for both groups between 2001 and 2019.

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Feature: Recovering from COVID

James Stock finds that COVID-19 recovery was unprecedented in its rapid speed but still introduced or accelerated structural economic changes, including to the labor force.

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Feature: Efficacy of Text Messaging in Activating Hard-to-Reach Voters

Latanya Sweeney finds that text message reminders can effectively boost engagement and registration accuracy among hard-to-reach voters.

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Feature: The Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals

Dani Rodrik finds that Western and Northern European authors are overrepresented in economics journals by an order of magnitude compared to authors based in low-income countries.

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

The CRA After Financial Modernization: A Final Report.

Retsinas, Nicolas. "The CRA After Financial Modernization: A Final Report." U.S. Treasury Report January 19, 2001.

Never Again: The World's Most Unfulfilled Promise

Power, Samantha. "Never Again: The World's Most Unfulfilled Promise." PBS. January 18, 2001.

Women and Informality: A Global Picture, the Global Movement

Chen, Martha. "Women and Informality: A Global Picture, the Global Movement." SAIS Review 21.1 (Winter-Spring 2001): 71-82.

Defining and Refining International Donor Support for Combating the AIDS Pandemic.

Sachs, Jeffrey, and Amir Attaran. ""Defining and Refining International Donor Support for Combating the AIDS Pandemic."." Lancet 357 (January 6, 2001): 57-61.

Chains of Command

Ignatieff, Michael. "Chains of Command." Review of Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Future of Combat, by Wesley K. Clark. New York Review of Books, 48.12 July 19, 2001.

Bush's First Strike

Ignatieff, Michael. "Bush's First Strike." Review of Saddam's Bombmaker: The Terrifying Inside Story of the Iraqi Nuclear and Biological Weapons Agenda, by Khidhir Hazma, with Jeff Stein. New York Review of Books, 48.5 March 29, 2001.

Review of Legal Alchemy: The Use and Misuse of Science in the Law

Jasanoff, Sheila. Review of Legal Alchemy: The Use and Misuse of Science in the Law, by David L. Faigman. ISIS: Journal of the History of Science in Society, 92.2 June 2001: 378-379.

Hidden Experts: Judging Science after <i>Daubert</i>.

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Hidden Experts: Judging Science after Daubert." Trying Times: Science and Responsibilities after Daubert. Ed. Vivian Weil. Illinois Institute of Technology, 2001, 30-37.

Global Governance of Technology: Meeting the Needs of Developing Countries.

Juma, Calestous, Karen Fang, Derya Honca, Jorge Huete-Perez, Victor Konde, Sung H. Lee, et al. "Global Governance of Technology: Meeting the Needs of Developing Countries." International Journal of Technology Management 22.7/8 (2001): 629-655.

Urban Poverty After <i>The Truly Disadvantaged</i>: The Rediscovery of the Family, the Neighborhood, and Culture.

Newman, Katherine S. "Urban Poverty After The Truly Disadvantaged: The Rediscovery of the Family, the Neighborhood, and Culture." Annual Review of Sociology 27 (August 2001): 23-45.

Macro-econometrics.

Stock, James H. "Macro-econometrics." Journal of Econometrics 100.1 (2001): 29-32.

Civil Society Support Organizations and Sector Challenges.

Brown, L. David, and Archana Kalegaonkar. "Civil Society Support Organizations and Sector Challenges." The Nonprofit Sector and Development: The Proceedings of the International Conference in Beijing in July 1999. Ed. Zhao LiQing and Carolyn Lyoya Irving. Hong Kong Press for Social Sciences, 2001, 291-298.

“Science for Society: Cutting-Edge Basic Research in the Service of Public Objectives.”

Branscomb, Lewis M., Gerald Holton, and George Sonnert. “Science for Society: Cutting-Edge Basic Research in the Service of Public Objectives.” AAAS Science and Technology Policy Yearbook 2002. Ed. Albert H. Teich, Stephen D. Nelson, and Stephen J. Lita. American Assn. for the Advancement of Science, 2002.

Environmental Sustainability and Services in Developing Global City-Regions.

Panayotou, Theodore. "Environmental Sustainability and Services in Developing Global City-Regions." Global City-Regions: Trends, Theory, Policy. Ed. Allen J. Scott. Oxford University Press, 2001.

Act Locally, Deliberate Globally.

Fung, Archon. "Act Locally, Deliberate Globally." The Good Society: A PEGS Journal 10.2 (2001): 4-7.

Quale Volano per Gli Standard Internazionali di Protezione Sociale? Proposta per un Progressivo Miglioramento Delle Condizioni di Lavoro Nell economia Globalizzata.

Sabel, Charles, Dara O'Rourke, and Archon Fung. "Quale Volano per Gli Standard Internazionali di Protezione Sociale? Proposta per un Progressivo Miglioramento Delle Condizioni di Lavoro Nell economia Globalizzata." Il diritto del Mercato Del Lavoro 3.1 (January-April 2001): 85-121.

The Shape of the Network.

Camp, L. Jean. "The Shape of the Network." Governance Amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr.. Brookings Institution, 2001.

Trust: A Collision of Paradigms.

Camp, L. Jean, Cathleen McGrath, and Helen Nissenbaum. "Trust: A Collision of Paradigms." Financial Cryptography: 4th International Conference Proceedings, FC 2000. Ed. Yair Frankel. Springer-Verlag, November 2001.

A Coherent Intellectual Property Model of Code as Speech, Embedded Product, or Service.

Camp, L. Jean, and Serena Syme. "A Coherent Intellectual Property Model of Code as Speech, Embedded Product, or Service." Journal of Information Law and Technology 2 (2001).

Savings in Low-Income Countries.

Rosenzweig, Mark R. "Savings in Low-Income Countries." Oxford Review of Economic Policy (Spring 2001).

How International Forces Spurred Innovation in U.S. Banking.

Cooper, Richard N. and Jane Sneddon Little. "How International Forces Spurred Innovation in U.S. Banking." Regional Review 11 (2001).

Making Markets: The Case of Electric Power.

Hogan, William W. "Making Markets: The Case of Electric Power." Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2001.

Introduction

Jencks, Christopher, and David Reisman. "Introduction." The Academic Revolution. Transaction Publishers, 2001.

One Scandalous Story: Clinton, Lewinsky, & 13 Days That Tarnished American Journalism

Kalb, Marvin. One Scandalous Story: Clinton, Lewinsky, & 13 Days That Tarnished American Journalism. The Free Press, 2001.

Will the United States Follow Japan's Fall?

Cooper, Richard N. "Will the United States Follow Japan's Fall?" The International Economy January-February 2001.

Is There Global Over-Capacity?

Cooper, Richard N. "Is There Global Over-Capacity?" The International Economy July-August 2001.

Social Capital as a Policy Resource

Montgomery, John D., and Alex Inkeles, eds. Social Capital as a Policy Resource. Kluwer, 2001.

Social Capital as a Policy Resource.

Montgomery, John D. "Social Capital as a Policy Resource." Social Capital as a Policy Resource. Ed. John D. Montgomery and Alex Inkeles. Kluwer, 2001.

America's New Democracy

Fiorina, Morris P., Paul E. Peterson, and D. Stephen Voss, eds. America's New Democracy. Allyn, 2001.

Charters, Vouchers, and Public Education

Peterson, Paul E., and David Campbell, eds. Charters, Vouchers, and Public Education. Brookings Institution, 2001.

The New American Democracy

Fiorina, Morris P., and Paul E. Peterson. The New American Democracy, 2nd edition. Allyn, 2001.

An Evaluation of the Basic Fund Scholarship Program in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

Peterson, Paul E., David E. Campbell, and Martin R. West. "An Evaluation of the Basic Fund Scholarship Program in the San Francisco Bay Area, California." Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance Research Paper PEPG01-01, January 2001.

Choice and Competition in K-12 Education.

Peterson, Paul E. "Choice and Competition in K-12 Education." Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2001.

The Interests of the Limited City.

Peterson, Paul E. "The Interests of the Limited City." The Politics of Urban America: A Reader. Ed. Dennis R. Judd and Paul Kantor. Allyn, 2001.

School Choice Experiments in Urban Education.

Peterson, Paul E. "School Choice Experiments in Urban Education." School Choice or Best Systems: What Improves Education? Ed. Margaret C. Wang and Herbert J. Walberg. Erlbaum, 2001.

Choice in American Education.

Peterson, Paul E. "Choice in American Education." A Primer on America's Schools. Ed. Terry Moe. Hoover Institution, 2001.

Impacts on School Vouchers on Students and Families.

Peterson, Paul E. "Impacts on School Vouchers on Students and Families." An Education Agenda: Let Parents Choose Their Children's School. Ed. John C. Goodman and Fritz F. Steiger. National Center for Policy Analysis, 2001.

Civil Servants on the Transition Curve: An Analysis of Managerial Behavior in Slovenia.

Fountain, Jane. “Civil Servants on the Transition Curve: An Analysis of Managerial Behavior in Slovenia.” Association for Public Policy and Management Conference Paper, 2001.

Linking Identity, Action, and Structure: Mechanisms and Levels of Embeddedness.

Fountain, Jane. “Linking Identity, Action, and Structure: Mechanisms and Levels of Embeddedness.” Academy of Management Conference Paper, 2001.

Competing Logics in the Development of E-Government: A Focus on State-level Data.

Fountain, Jane. “Competing Logics in the Development of E-Government: A Focus on State-level Data.” American Political Science Assn. Conference Paper, 2001.

So? oder so?

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor. "So? oder so?" Homepages, 25, January 2001.

Information Law amid Bigger, Better Markets.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor. "Information Law amid Bigger, Better Markets." Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donahue, and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2001.

Informationsrecht fur die Informationsgesellschaft.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor. "Informationsrecht fur die Informationsgesellschaft." SJZ 97 (2001): 383.

Winning the Influence Game: What Every Business Leader Should Know About Government

Watkins, Michael, Mickey Edwards, and Usha Thakrar. Winning the Influence Game: What Every Business Leader Should Know About Government. Wiley, 2001.

Stereotype Susceptibility in Children: Effects of Identity Activation on Quantitative Performance.

Ambady, Nalini, Margaret J. Shih, Amy Kim, and Todd L. Pittinsky. "Stereotype Susceptibility in Children: Effects of Identity Activation on Quantitative Performance." Psychological Science 12.5 (2001): 385-390.

Using the Internet to Promote Human Rights.

Sewall, Sarah, with George Black and Bruce Broomhall. "Using the Internet to Promote Human Rights." In the National Interest 2001: Human Rights Policies for the Bush Administration. Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, 2001, 123-150.

Supporting the International Criminal Court.

Sewall, Sarah. "Supporting the International Criminal Court." In the National Interest 2001: Human Rights Policies for the Bush Administration. Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, 2001, 67-88.

Capital Inflows and Crisis: Does the Mix Matter?

Fernández-Arias, Eduardo, and Ricardo Hausmann. "Capital Inflows and Crisis: Does the Mix Matter?" Foreign Direct Investment Versus Other Flows to Latin America. Ed. Jorge Braga de Macedo and Enrique V. Iglesias. Paris: Inter-American Development Bank and OECD, 2001.

Foreign Direct Investment: Good Cholesterol?

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Eduardo Fernández-Arias. "Foreign Direct Investment: Good Cholesterol?" Foreign Direct Investment Versus Other Flows to Latin America. Ed. Jorge Braga de Macedo and Enrique V. Iglesias. Paris: Inter-American Development Bank and OECD, 2001.

Will the FDI Boom Bring More Growth?

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Patricia Cortés. "Will the FDI Boom Bring More Growth?" Foreign Direct Investment Versus Other Flows to Latin America. Ed. Jorge Braga de Macedo and Enrique V. Iglesias. Paris: Inter-American Development Bank and OECD, 2001.