Faculty Publications

White smoke billowing from a factory in a community.

Dustin Tingley proposes a research agenda for building economic resilience in fossil fuel-dependent areas of the U.S.

Boston skyline at night.

Sandra Susan Smith led conversations with residents of four Boston neighborhoods to understand what they see as key to creating and maintaining healthy, safe, and thriving communities.

A female doctor talks to a male patient in a medical office.

Matthew Baum conducted a 50-state survey of U.S. adults to understand changes in trust for physicians and hospitals over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dana Born proposes a novel lens for establishing effective leadership learning and development through expectation-setting, intentionality, and outcome measurement.

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

Behind the Curve: Can Manufacturing Still Provide Inclusive Growth?

Lawrence, Robert Z. Behind the Curve: Can Manufacturing Still Provide Inclusive Growth? Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2024.

A research agenda for economic resilience in fossil fuel–dependent communities

Clarke, Leon, Mark Curtis, Ann Eisenberg, Emily Grubert, Julia Hobson Haggerty, Alexander James, Nathan Jensen, Noah Kaufman, Eleanor Krause, Daniel Raimi, Dustin Tingley, and Jeremy Weber. "A research agenda for economic resilience in fossil fuel–dependent communities." Envrionmental Research Energy (August 9, 2024).

Can Conversational Receptiveness Build Trust in the Media?

Tulan, Dilan, Charles A. Dorison, Nancy Gibbs, and Julia A. Minson. "Can Conversational Receptiveness Build Trust in the Media?" Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (August 2, 2024).

Labor Market Pathways to Job Quality Mobility in the Service Sector: Evidence from the “Great Resignation”

Woods, Tyler, Dylan Nguyen, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "Labor Market Pathways to Job Quality Mobility in the Service Sector: Evidence from the “Great Resignation”." Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 92 (August 2024): 100962.

This Is What Thriving Communities Look Like: Insights from Residents of Four Boston Neighborhoods

Kambath, Amisha, Noor Toraif, and Sandra Susan Smith. "This Is What Thriving Communities Look Like: Insights from Residents of Four Boston Neighborhoods." Roundtable on Racial Disparities in Massachusetts Criminal Courts, Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, August 2024.

Leadership Perspective: What Makes Leadership Development Impactful? Exploring a Whole-Person Approach

Born, Dana H., and Ayse Yemiscigil. "Leadership Perspective: What Makes Leadership Development Impactful? Exploring a Whole-Person Approach." Journal of Character Leadership and Development 11.2 (Summer 2024): 84–90.

Trust in Physicians and Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a 50-State Survey of US Adults

Perlis, Roy H., Katherine Ognyanova, Ata Uslu, Kristin Lunz Trujillo, Mauricio Santillana, James N. Druckman, Matthew A. Baum, and David Lazer. "Trust in Physicians and Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a 50-State Survey of US Adults." JAMA 7.7 (July 2024): e2424984.

The Trump/Vance Unilateralist Delusion

Walt, Stephen. "The Trump/Vance Unilateralist Delusion." Foreign Policy, July 24, 2024.

Intersectional Peer Effects at Work: The Effect of White Coworkers on Black Women's Careers

Linos, Elizabeth, Sanaz Mobasseri, and Nina Roussille. "Intersectional Peer Effects at Work: The Effect of White Coworkers on Black Women's Careers." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-031, July 2024.

Biden’s Frailty Doesn’t Endanger America

Walt, Stephen. "Biden’s Frailty Doesn’t Endanger America." Foreign Policy, July 11, 2024.

This Time, NATO Is in Trouble for Real

Walt, Stephen. "This Time, NATO Is in Trouble for Real." Foreign Policy, July 8, 2024.

Gender and Transitional Justice: Explaining Global Trends

Sikkink, Kathryn, Helen Clapp, Daniel Marín-López, and Averell Schmidt. "Gender and Transitional Justice: Explaining Global Trends." International Journal of Transitional Justice (July 6, 2024).

People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal

Ganz, Marshall. People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal. Oxford University Press, 2024.

Changing Opportunity: Sociological Mechanisms Underlying Growing Class Gaps and Shrinking Race Gaps in Economic Mobility

Dobbie, Will, Raj Chetty, Benjamin Goldman, Sonya R. Porter, and Crystal S. Yang. "Changing Opportunity: Sociological Mechanisms Underlying Growing Class Gaps and Shrinking Race Gaps in Economic Mobility." NBER Working Paper Series, July 2024.

What the United States Can Learn From China

Walt, Stephen. "What the United States Can Learn From China." Foreign Policy, June 20, 2024.

Green Peace: How the Fight Against Climate Change Can Overcome Geopolitical Discord

O'Sullivan, Meghan, and Jason Bordoff. "Green Peace: How the Fight Against Climate Change Can Overcome Geopolitical Discord." Foreign Affairs. July/August 2024.

Morality Is the Enemy of Peace

Walt, Stephen. "Morality Is the Enemy of Peace." Foreign Policy, June 13, 2024.

Biden’s Foreign-Policy Problem Is Incompetence

Walt, Stephen. "Biden’s Foreign-Policy Problem Is Incompetence." Foreign Policy, June 4, 2024.

Normalizing Reparations: U.S. Precedent, Norms, and Models for Compensating Harms and Implications for Reparations to Black Americans

Bilmes, Linda J., and Cornell Brooks. "Normalizing Reparations: U.S. Precedent, Norms, and Models for Compensating Harms and Implications for Reparations to Black Americans." RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences 10.2 (June 2024): 30-67.

Review of The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism

Elmendorf, Douglas. Review of The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism, by Martin Wolf. Journal of Economic Literature, 62.2, June 2024: 818-20.

How Do Emotions Affect Decision Making?

Lerner, Jennifer S., Charles A. Dorison, and Joowon Klusowski. "How Do Emotions Affect Decision Making?" Emotion Theory: The Routledge Comprehensive Guide, Volume II: Theories of Specific Emotions and Major Theoretical Challenges. Routledge, 2024.

Teaching Effectively with ChatGPT: A practical guide to creating better learning experiences for your students in less time

Levy, Dan and Angela, Pérez Albertos. Teaching Effectively with ChatGPT: A practical guide to creating better learning experiences for your students in less time. Amazon, 2024.

Why Realists Oppose the War in Gaza

Walt, Stephen. "Why Realists Oppose the War in Gaza." Foreign Policy, May 21, 2024.

What is Newsworthy? Theory and Evidence

Armona, Luis, Matthew Gentzkow, Emir Kamenica, and Jesse M. Shapiro. "What is Newsworthy? Theory and Evidence." May 21, 2024.

The Day After Iran Gets the Bomb

Walt, Stephen. "The Day After Iran Gets the Bomb." Foreign Policy, May 14, 2024.

Strategy Is Only Partly an Illusion: “Relative Foresight” as an Objective Standard for Evaluating Foreign Policy Competence

Friedman, Jeffrey A., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Strategy Is Only Partly an Illusion: “Relative Foresight” as an Objective Standard for Evaluating Foreign Policy Competence." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP24-004, May 2024.

What America’s Palestine Protesters Should and Shouldn’t Do

Walt, Stephen. "What America’s Palestine Protesters Should and Shouldn’t Do." Foreign Policy, May 6, 2024.

Thinking about Parents: Gender and Field of Study

Carlana, Michela, and Lucia Corno. "Thinking about Parents: Gender and Field of Study." AEA Papers and Proceedings 114 (May 2024).

Creating student leaders through civics

Sew, Natalie, Adrianne Billingham Bock, and Danielle Allen. "Creating student leaders through civics." Phi Delta Kappan 105.8 (May 2024): 26-31.

Review of Shaping and Reshaping the Global Monetary Order during the Interwar Period and Beyond: Local Actors in-between the International Institutions

Rosengard, Jay K. Review of Shaping and Reshaping the Global Monetary Order during the Interwar Period and Beyond: Local Actors in-between the International Institutions, ed. Catherine P. Brégianni and Roser Cussó. Journal of Modern Greek Studies, 42.1, May 2024: 125-127.

Building Non-Discriminatory Algorithms in Selected Data

Arnold, David, Will S. Dobbie, and Peter Hull. "Building Non-Discriminatory Algorithms in Selected Data." NBER Working Paper Series, May 2024.

Cities as Engines of Opportunities: Evidence from Brazil

Barza, Radu, Edward L. Glaeser, César A. Hidalgo, and Martina Viarengo. "Cities as Engines of Opportunities: Evidence from Brazil." NBER Working Paper Series, May 2024.

Indexing Equity: A data-driven approach to improving equity in Tacoma, Wash.

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Indexing Equity: A data-driven approach to improving equity in Tacoma, Wash." Government Technology 37.4 (May/June 2024): 8.

Servicing Development: Productive Upgrading of Labor-Absorbing Services in Developing Countries

Rodrik, Dani, and Rohan Sandhu. "Servicing Development: Productive Upgrading of Labor-Absorbing Services in Developing Countries." Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, Reimagining the Economy Policy Paper, May 2024.

Measuring the Market for Legal Firearms

Armona, Luis, and Adam M. Rosenberg. "Measuring the Market for Legal Firearms." AEA Papers and Proceedings 114 (May 2024): 52-57.

Starting health reform from here

Furman, Jason. "Starting health reform from here." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (April 30, 2024).

Which direction should we head to get to our North Star?

Furman, Jason. "Which direction should we head to get to our North Star?" Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (April 30, 2024).

Appeasement Is Underrated

Walt, Stephen. "Appeasement Is Underrated." Foreign Policy, April 29, 2024.

Parental Exposure to Work Schedule Instability and Child Sleep Quality

Logan, Allison, and Daniel Schneider. "Parental Exposure to Work Schedule Instability and Child Sleep Quality." Work, Employment and Society (April 28, 2024).

Local Money: Evaluating the Effects of Municipal Campaign Contributions on Housing Policy Outcomes

Gaudette, Jennifer, and Justin de Benedictis-Kessner. "Local Money: Evaluating the Effects of Municipal Campaign Contributions on Housing Policy Outcomes." April 23, 2024.

Verdicts of history: The changing face of the Tokyo tribunal.

Mitter, Rana. "Verdicts of history: The changing face of the Tokyo tribunal." Review of Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on trial and the making of modern Asia, by Bass, Gary J.. Times Literary Supplement, 6316 , 19 April 2024.

Legitimacy Revisited: Moral Power and Civil Disobedience

Applbaum, Arthur Isak. "Legitimacy Revisited: Moral Power and Civil Disobedience." Moral Philosophy and Politics 11.1 (April 17, 2024): 87-112.

America Fueled the Fire in the Middle East

Walt, Stephen. "America Fueled the Fire in the Middle East." Foreign Policy, April 15, 2024.

Patterns of Benzodiazepine Initiation Among Older Acute Ischemic Stroke Survivors (P1-10.006)

Lomachinsky Torres, Victor, Julianne D. Brooks, Maria A. Donahue, Deborah Blacker, Lee Schwamm, John Hsu, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Lidia M.V.R. Moura. "Patterns of Benzodiazepine Initiation Among Older Acute Ischemic Stroke Survivors (P1-10.006)." Neurology 102.17 Supplement 1 (April 9, 2024).

Evaluating the Concordance Between International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision Code, and Stroke Severity as Measured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (P1-5.013)

Taha, Mohamed, Mamoon Habib, Victor Lomachinsky Torres, Peter Hadar, Joseph Newhouse, Lee Schwamm, Deborah Blacker, and Lidia Maria Moura. "Evaluating the Concordance Between International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision Code, and Stroke Severity as Measured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (P1-5.013)." Neurology 102.17 Supplement 1 (April 9, 2024).

Who benefits? Experimental evidence on Saudi women’s take-up of unemployment assistance

Al-Karablieh, Yazan, Rema Hanna, and Rohini Pande. "Who benefits? Experimental evidence on Saudi women’s take-up of unemployment assistance." Economics Letters (April 6, 2024).

Auditing the Use of Language Models to Guide Hiring Decisions

Gaebler, Johann D., Sharad Goel, Aziz Huq, Prasanna Tambe. "Auditing the Use of Language Models to Guide Hiring Decisions." April 3, 2024.

Hidden Barriers to Open Venues: What Big Data Can Tell You about Access to Public Spaces

Nesrala, Yamile, Jonathan Jay, Jorrit de Jong, Felicia Heykoop, Linda Hwang, Alexa Courtepatte, and Michelle Kondo. "Hidden Barriers to Open Venues: What Big Data Can Tell You about Access to Public Spaces." Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Action Insights, Apr 3, 2024.

Review of Wine Wars II

Newhouse, Joseph P. Review of Wine Wars II, by Mike Veseth. Journal of Wine Economics, April 2, 2024.