Faculty Publications

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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

Bioconstitutional Imaginaries and the Comparative Politics of Genetic Self-Knowledge

Hurlbut, J. Benjamin, Ingrid Metzler, Luca Marelli, and Sheila Jasanoff. "Bioconstitutional Imaginaries and the Comparative Politics of Genetic Self-Knowledge." Science, Technology, & Human Values (May 2020).

Imagined Worlds: The Politics of Future-Making in the 21st Century

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Imagined Worlds: The Politics of Future-Making in the 21st Century." The Politics and Science of Prevision: Governing and Probing the Future. Ed. Andreas Wenger, Ursula Jasper, and Myriam Dunn Cavelty. Routledge, 2020.

Knowing Earth

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Knowing Earth." Earth 2020: An Insider’s Guide to a Rapidly Changing Planet. Ed. Philippe Tortell. Open Book Publishers, 2020.

Labour Market Shocks and the Demand for Trade Protection: Evidence from Online Surveys

Di Tella, Rafael, and Dani Rodrik. "Labour Market Shocks and the Demand for Trade Protection: Evidence from Online Surveys." The Economic Journal 130.628 (May 2020): 1008-1030.

Economics after Neoliberalism: Introducing the EfIP Project

Naidu, Suresh, Dani Rodrik, and Gabriel Zucman. "Economics after Neoliberalism: Introducing the EfIP Project." AEA Papers and Proceedings 110 (May 2020): 366-371.

Taking Count: A Study on Poverty in the Bay Area

Bloemraad, Irene, Benjamin Bowyer, Taeku Lee, Daniel Schneider, Kim Voss, Jamie Austin, and Jacob Leos-Urbel. "Taking Count: A Study on Poverty in the Bay Area." Tipping Point Community, 2020.

Essential and Unprotected: COVID-19-Related Health and Safety Procedures for Service-Sector Workers

Schneider, Daniel. "Essential and Unprotected: COVID-19-Related Health and Safety Procedures for Service-Sector Workers." Shift Project Research Brief, 2020.

Using Social and Behavioural Science to Support COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Van Bavel, Jay J., Katherine Baicker...Smith, Sandra Susan...et al. "Using Social and Behavioural Science to Support COVID-19 Pandemic Response." Nature Human Behaviour 4 (April 2020): 460–471.

The Criminal Justice System as a Labor Market Institution: Special Issue of RSF, The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences)

Smith, Sandra Susan, and Jonathan Simon, eds. The Criminal Justice System as a Labor Market Institution: Special Issue of RSF, The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences). Russell Sage Foundation, April 2020.

Oil’s Collapse Is a Geopolitical Reset in Disguise

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Oil’s Collapse Is a Geopolitical Reset in Disguise." Bloomberg Opinion, 4/29/2020.

What Maximizes Research Excellence? Productivity and Impact in Political Science

Norris, Pippa. "What Maximizes Research Excellence? Productivity and Impact in Political Science." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-010, April 2020.

Review of Evaluating Media Bias

Schneer, Benjamin. "Review of Evaluating Media Bias." Review of by Adam J. Schiffer. American Review of Politics, 37.1, April 27, 2020: 106-108.

The Urgent Need to Transfer Vulnerable Migrants From Europe’s Largest Migrant Hotspot

Bhaba, Jacqueline, and Vasileia Digidiki. "The Urgent Need to Transfer Vulnerable Migrants From Europe’s Largest Migrant Hotspot." BMJ Opinion. April 24, 2020.

Uncertainty Avoidance

DeWees, Bradley R., and Jennifer S. Lerner. "Uncertainty Avoidance." Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Ed. Virgil Zeigler-Hill,and Todd K. Shackelford. Springer, Cham, 2020, 5647-5652.

Deep Flaws in a Mercury Regulatory Analysis

Aldy, Joseph, Matthew Kotchen, Mary Evans, Meredith Fowlie, Arik Levinson, and Karen Palmer. "Deep Flaws in a Mercury Regulatory Analysis." Science 368.6488 (April 2020): 247-248.

Politics in Forgotten Governments: The Partisan Composition of County Legislatures and County Fiscal Policies

de Benedictis-Kessner, Justin, and Christopher Warshaw. "Politics in Forgotten Governments: The Partisan Composition of County Legislatures and County Fiscal Policies." Journal of Politics 82.2 (April 2020): 460-475.

How the Economy Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic

Stiglitz, Joseph E., Robert J. Shiller, Gita Gopinath, Carmen M. Reinhart, Adam Posen, Eswar Prasad, Adam Tooze, L. D. Tyson, and Kishore Mahbubani. "How the Economy Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic." Foreign Policy 15 (April 2020).

How the COVID-19 Era Will Change National Security Forever

Power, Samantha. "How the COVID-19 Era Will Change National Security Forever." TIME. April 14, 2020.

Social Movements in a Global Context: History, Content, and Form

Bringel, Breno, and Elizabeth McKenna. "Social Movements in a Global Context: History, Content, and Form." The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook. Ed. Walter W. Powell and Patricia Bromley. Stanford University Press, 2020, 631-647.

Three Prongs for Prudent Climate Policy

Aldy, Joseph, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Three Prongs for Prudent Climate Policy." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-009, April 2020.

Oil Markets Provide a Glimpse of the Post-Pandemic Future

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Oil Markets Provide a Glimpse of the Post-Pandemic Future." Bloomberg Opinion, 4/7/2020.

Demographic Determinants of Testing Incidence and COVID-19 Infections in New York City Neighborhoods

Borjas, George. "Demographic Determinants of Testing Incidence and COVID-19 Infections in New York City Neighborhoods." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-008, April 2020.

This Won't End for Anyone Until it Ends for Everyone

Power, Samantha. "This Won't End for Anyone Until it Ends for Everyone." New York Times, April 7, 2020.

Close to the Edge: Service Workers and Their
Children at the Front Lines of a Crisis

Schneider, Daniel, and Kristen Harknett. "Close to the Edge: Service Workers and Their Children at the Front Lines of a Crisis." William T. Grant Foundation Blog, April 2020.

US Economic Activity During the Early Weeks of the SARS-Cov-2 Outbreak

Lewis, Daniel, Karel Mertens, and James H. Stock. "US Economic Activity During the Early Weeks of the SARS-Cov-2 Outbreak." National Bureau of Economic Research, April 2020.

Measuring Real Activity Using a Weekly Economic Index

Lewis, Daniel J., Karel Mertens, James H. Stock, and Mihir Trivedi. "Measuring Real Activity Using a Weekly Economic Index." Federal Reserve Bank of New York, April 2020.

Globalization: What's New? What's Not? (and so What?)

Keohane, Robert O., and Joseph S. Nye Jr. "Globalization: What's New? What's Not? (and so What?)." Foreign Policy 2000 (April 2020).

Coronavirus as a Strategic Challenge: Has Washington Misdiagnosed the Problem?

Allison, Graham. "Coronavirus as a Strategic Challenge: Has Washington Misdiagnosed the Problem?" April 2020.

Foreword

Nye, Jr., Joseph S., and Condoleezza Rice. "Foreword." The Struggle for Power: US-China Relations in the 21st Century. Ed. Leah Bitounis and Jonathon Price. Aspen Strategy Group, 2020.

Preface

Burns, Nicholas. "Preface." The Struggle for Power: US-China Relations in the 21st Century. Ed. Leah Bitounis and Jonathon Price. Aspen Strategy Group, 2020.

The Rise of China

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Rise of China." The Struggle for Power: US-China Relations in the 21st Century. Ed. Leah Bitounis and Jonathon Price. Aspen Strategy Group, 2020.

Targeted Debt Relief and the Origins of Financial Distress: Experimental Evidence from Distressed Credit Card Borrowers

Dobbie, Will, and Jae Song. "Targeted Debt Relief and the Origins of Financial Distress: Experimental Evidence from Distressed Credit Card Borrowers." American Economic Review 110.4 (April 2020): 984-1018.

Paid Sick Leave in Washington State: Evidence on Employee Outcomes, 2016-2018

Schneider, Daniel. "Paid Sick Leave in Washington State: Evidence on Employee Outcomes, 2016-2018." American Journal of Public Health 110.4 (April 2020): 499-504.

Public Information Is an Incentive for Politicians: Experimental Evidence From Delhi Elections

Banerjee, Abhijit, Nils T. Enevoldsen, Rohini Pande, and Michael Walton. "Public Information Is an Incentive for Politicians: Experimental Evidence From Delhi Elections." National Bureau of Economic Research, April 2020.

Crisis Communications for COVID-19

Leonard, Herman B. "Dutch," Arnold M. Howitt, and David W. Giles. "Crisis Communications for COVID-19." April 2020.

No, Coronavirus Will Not Change the Global Order

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "No, Coronavirus Will Not Change the Global Order." Foreign Policy 16 (April 2020).

A Detailed Plan for Getting Americans Back to Work

Chandra, Amitabh, Mark Fishman, and Douglas Melton. "A Detailed Plan for Getting Americans Back to Work." Harvard Business Review. April 1, 2020.

In Defense of Democratic Populism

Johnson, Douglas. "In Defense of Democratic Populism." Human Rights in a Time of Populism: Challenges and Responses. Ed. Gerald Neuman. Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Recentering the United States in the Historiography of American Foreign Relations

Bessner, Daniel, and Fredrik Logevall. "Recentering the United States in the Historiography of American Foreign Relations." Texas National Security Review, April 2020.

Policy Decisions and Evidence Use among Civil Servants: A Group Decision Experiment in Pakistan

Metzger, Laura, Theodore Svoronos, and Adnan Qadir Khan. "Policy Decisions and Evidence Use among Civil Servants: A Group Decision Experiment in Pakistan." April 2020.

Public Testimony on Trump Administration Funding for Nuclear Theft Prevention Programs.

Bunn, Matthew, Nicholas Roth, and H. William Tobey. "Public Testimony on Trump Administration Funding for Nuclear Theft Prevention Programs." House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, March 31, 2020.

How to Lead in a Time of Pandemic

Burns, Nicholas. "How to Lead in a Time of Pandemic." Foreign Affairs, March 25, 2020.

How the World Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic

Allen, John, Nicholas Burns, Laurie Garrett, Richard N. Haass, G. John Ikenberry, Kishore Mahbubani, Shivshankar Menon, Robin Niblett, Joseph S. Nye Jr., Shannon K. O’Neil, Kori Schake, and Stephen M. Walt. "How the World Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic." Foreign Policy, March 20, 2020.

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