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Feature: Is the U.S. Undergoing a Manufacturing Renaissance?

Robert Lawrence finds little evidence of a renaissance in U.S. manufacturing as of July 2024, with only modest growth projected over the next few years.

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Feature: Reducing Antidemocratic Attitudes & Partisan Animosity

Julia Minson conducts a megastudy testing 25 treatments for reducing partisan division and improving democratic attitudes.

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Feature: 10 Foreign-Policy Implications of the U.S. Election

Stephen Walt hypothesizes the foreign-policy implications of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, including impacts on trade, Europe, Ukraine, and the Middle East.

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Feature: Racial Bias in Clinical & Population Health Algorithms

Sharad Goel critically examines seven prominent and controversial healthcare algorithms, demonstrating that popular approaches to improve algorithmic fairness can worsen outcomes for everyone.

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

We’ve Seen These Proposed Boston Police Reforms before -- They Don’t Work

Smith, Sandra Susan. "We’ve Seen These Proposed Boston Police Reforms before -- They Don’t Work." Boston Globe, October 16, 2020.

Sustainability Science: Toward a Synthesis

Clark, William C., and Alicia G. Harley. "Sustainability Science: Toward a Synthesis." Annual Review of Environment and Resources 45.1 (October 2020): 331-386.

The Direct Effect of Taxes and Transfers on Changes in the U.S. Income Distribution, 1967–2015

Wimer, Christopher; Zachary Parolin, Anny Fenton, Liana Fox, and Christopher Jencks. "The Direct Effect of Taxes and Transfers on Changes in the U.S. Income Distribution, 1967–2015." Demography 57.5 (October 2020): 1833-1851.

Defining and Deconstructing Girl Child Marriage and Applications to Global Public Health

Efevbera, Yvette, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "Defining and Deconstructing Girl Child Marriage and Applications to Global Public Health." BMC Public Health 20 (2020).

The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again

Putnam, Robert D., with Shaylyn Romney Garrett. The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again. Simon & Schuster, 2020.

Data-Driven Management of Post-Transplant Medications: An Ambiguous Partially Observable Markov Decision Process Approach

Boloori, Alireza, Soroush Saghafian, Harini A. Chakkera, and Curtiss B. Cook. "Data-Driven Management of Post-Transplant Medications: An Ambiguous Partially Observable Markov Decision Process Approach." Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 22.5 (October 2020): 1066-1087.

What Values and Priorities Mean for Health Reform

Baicker, Katherine, and Amitabh Chandra. "What Values and Priorities Mean for Health Reform." New England Journal of Medicine 383.15 (October 2020).

Knowledge Diffusion in the Network of International Business Travel

Coscia, Michele, Frank Neffke, and Ricardo Hausmann. "Knowledge Diffusion in the Network of International Business Travel." Nature Human Behavior (October 2020).

Upping the Ante: The Equilibrium Effects of Unconditional Grants to Private Schools

Andrabi, Tahir, Jishnu Das, Asim I. Khwaja, Selcuk Ozyurt, and Niharika Singh. "Upping the Ante: The Equilibrium Effects of Unconditional Grants to Private Schools." American Economic Review 110.10 (October 2020): 3315-3349.

Civil Liberties in Times of Crisis

Alsan, Marcella, Luca Braghieri, Sarah Eichmeyer, Minjeong Joyce Kim, Stefanie Stantcheva, and David Y. Yang. "Civil Liberties in Times of Crisis." National Bureau of Economics Research, October 2020.

Urban Household Consumption in China: Price, Income, and Demographic Effects

Cao, Jing, Mun Sing Ho, Wenhao Hu, and Dale Jorgenson. "Urban Household Consumption in China: Price, Income, and Demographic Effects." Review of Development Economics (October 2020).

Hospital Allocation and Racial
Disparities in Health Care

Chandra, Amitabh, Pragya Kakani, and Adam Sacarny. "Hospital Allocation and Racial Disparities in Health Care." National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series, No. 28018, October 2020.

Success Factors in Tax Digitalization

Rosengard, Jay K. "Success Factors in Tax Digitalization." United Nations Better Than Cash Alliance, October 2020.

Importing Political Polarization? The Electoral Consequences of Rising Trade Exposure

Dorn, David, Gordon Hanson, and Kaveh Majlesi. "Importing Political Polarization? The Electoral Consequences of Rising Trade Exposure." American Economic Review 110.10 (October 2020): 3139-3183.

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the $16 Trillion Virus

Summers, Lawrence H. "The COVID-19 Pandemic and the $16 Trillion Virus." JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 324.15 (October 2020): 1495-1496.

The Professional Ethics of Witnessing Professionals

Thompson, Dennis F. "The Professional Ethics of Witnessing Professionals." ¶Ùæ»å²¹±ô³Ü²õ 149.4 (October 2020): 67-78.

Assessment of Behavioral Health Services Use among Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries after Reductions in Coinsurance Fees

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Assessment of Behavioral Health Services Use among Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries after Reductions in Coinsurance Fees." JAMA Network Open 3.10 (October 2020): e2019854-e2019854.

Covid-19 and the Climate Crisis are Part of the Same Battle

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Covid-19 and the Climate Crisis are Part of the Same Battle." The Guardian, October 2020.

Joe Biden Looks Like A Safe Pair of Hands For the US Economy

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Joe Biden Looks Like A Safe Pair of Hands For the US Economy." The Guardian, October 2020.

Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report 2020: Reversals of Fortune

Woolcock, Michael and Samuel Freije-Rodriquez. "Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report 2020: Reversals of Fortune." World Bank, October 2020.

Disrupting the Party: A Case Study of Ahora Madrid and Its Participatory Innovations

Mayne, Quinton, and Cecilia Nicolini. "Disrupting the Party: A Case Study of Ahora Madrid and Its Participatory Innovations." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-030, September 2020.

The State of Women’s Participation and Empowerment: New Challenges to Gender Equality

Norris, Pippa. "The State of Women’s Participation and Empowerment: New Challenges to Gender Equality." UN Women Expert Group Meeting Sixty-fifth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, September 2020.

The Incredible Influence of James A. Baker III

Power, Samantha. "The Incredible Influence of James A. Baker III." Review of The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III, by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser. New York Times, September 25, 2020.

The 100 Most Influential People of 2020: Abubacarr Tambadou

Power, Samantha. "The 100 Most Influential People of 2020: Abubacarr Tambadou." Time. September 22, 2020.

Organizational and Partisan Brokerage of Social Benefits: Evidence of Social Policy Linkages in Mexico

Garay, Candelaria, Brian Palmer-Rubin, and Mathias Poertner. "Organizational and Partisan Brokerage of Social Benefits: Evidence of Social Policy Linkages in Mexico." World Development 136 (December 2020 (available online fall 2020)).

Lynching and Local Justice: Legitimacy and Accountability in Weak States

Danielle F. Jung and Dara Kay Cohen. Lynching and Local Justice: Legitimacy and Accountability in Weak States. Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Changes in the Performance of Students in Charter and District Sectors of U. S. Education: An Analysis of Nationwide Trends

Shakeel, M. Danish, and Paul E. Peterson. "Changes in the Performance of Students in Charter and District Sectors of U. S. Education: An Analysis of Nationwide Trends." Journal of School Choice 14.4 (September 2020): 604-632.

After Oil: Throwing Money at Green Energy Isn’t Enough

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "After Oil: Throwing Money at Green Energy Isn’t Enough." Bloomberg Opinion, 9/17/2020.

Pandemic Is Hurting, Not Helping, Green Energy

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Pandemic Is Hurting, Not Helping, Green Energy." Bloomberg Opinion, 9/16/2020.

Owning, Using, and Renting: Some Simple Economics of the ‘Sharing Economy’

Filippas, Apostolos, John J. Horton, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Owning, Using, and Renting: Some Simple Economics of the ‘Sharing Economy’." Management Science 66.9 (September 2020): 4152-4172.

After Oil: U.S.-China Split Will Hurt Clean Energy

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "After Oil: U.S.-China Split Will Hurt Clean Energy." Bloomberg Opinion, 9/14/2020.

An Integrative Framework for Sustainability Science

Clark, William C., and Alicia G. Harley. "An Integrative Framework for Sustainability Science." September 2020.

Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: Year in Review

Saich, Anthony. "Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: Year in Review." U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, September 9, 2020.

JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956

Logevall, Fredrik. JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956. Penguin Random House, 2020.

Allocation of COVID-19 Relief Funding to Disproportionately Black Counties

Kakani, Pragya, Amitabh Chandra, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Ziad Obermeyer. "Allocation of COVID-19 Relief Funding to Disproportionately Black Counties." JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association 324.10 (September 2020): 1000-1003.

Congressional Representation by Petition: Assessing the Voices of the Voteless in a Comprehensive New Database, 1789-1949

Blackhawk, Maggie, Daniel Carpenter, Tobias Resch, and Benjamin Schneer. "Congressional Representation by Petition: Assessing the Voices of the Voteless in a Comprehensive New Database, 1789-1949." Legislative Studies Quarterly (Fall 2020).

Campaigns Influence Election Outcomes Less than You Think

Nickerson, David W., and Todd Rogers. "Campaigns Influence Election Outcomes Less than You Think." Science 369.6508 (September 2020): 1181-1182.

Using Machine Learning to Demystify Startups Funding, Post-Money Valuation, and Success

Ang, Yu Qian, Andrew Chia, and Soroush Saghafian. "Using Machine Learning to Demystify Startups Funding, Post-Money Valuation, and Success." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-028, August 2020.

How to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace

Livingston, Robert. "How to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace." Harvard Business Review. September-October 2020.

What Explains the Resilience of Chinese Communist Party Rule?

Saich, Anthony. "What Explains the Resilience of Chinese Communist Party Rule?" The Brown Journal of World Affairs 27.1 (Fall 2020).

Roma in Higher Education: Access Denied

Matache, Margareta, Tanja Jovanovic, Simona Barbu, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "Roma in Higher Education: Access Denied." A Better Future: The Role of Higher Education for Displaced and Marginalised People. Ed. Jacqueline Bhabha, Wenona Giles, and Faraaz Mahomed. Cambridge University Press, 2020.

A Better Future: The Role of Higher Education for Displaced and Marginalised People

Bhabha, Jacqueline, Wenona Giles, and Faraaz Mahomed, eds. A Better Future: The Role of Higher Education for Displaced and Marginalised People. Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Family Sacrifice, Faltering Systems

Matache, Margareta, Tanja Jovanovic, Simona Barbu, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "Family Sacrifice, Faltering Systems." A Better Future: The Role of Higher Education for Displaced and Marginalised People. Ed. Jacqueline Bhabha, Wenona Giles, and Faraaz Mahomed. Cambridge University Press, 2020.

A New Model for Ethical Leadership

Bazerman, Max. "A New Model for Ethical Leadership." Harvard Business Review 98.5 (September–October 2020): 90-97.

COVID-19, Cities and Urban Informal Workers: India in Comparative Perspective

Chen, Martha. "COVID-19, Cities and Urban Informal Workers: India in Comparative Perspective." The Indian Journal of Labour Economics 63 (September 2020): 41–46.

The Past, Present, and (Near) Future of Gene Therapy and Gene Editing

Pian, Julia, Amitabh Chandra, and Ariel Dora Stern. "The Past, Present, and (Near) Future of Gene Therapy and Gene Editing." NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 1.5 (September — October 2020).

Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from US Patents

Autor, David, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson, Gary Pisano, and Pian Shu. "Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from US Patents." American Economic Review: Insights 2.3 (September 2020): 357-374.

Sources of Power in Public Negotiations: A Framework Applied to Public-Public and Public-Private Negotiations

Mandell, Brian S., Stephen Petraeus, and Guhan Subramanian. "Sources of Power in Public Negotiations: A Framework Applied to Public-Public and Public-Private Negotiations." Negotiation Journal 36.4 (September 2020): 397-419.

Conversational receptiveness: Improving engagement with opposing views

Yeomans, Michael, Julia Minson, Hanne Collins, Frances Chen, and Francesca Gino. "Conversational receptiveness: Improving engagement with opposing views." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 160 (September 2020).

Decolonizing African Studies

Kessi, Shose, Zoe Marks, and Elelwani Ramugondo. "Decolonizing African Studies." Critical African Studies 12.3 (September 2020): 271-282.