Sample PAE's

The Finished PAE

Here are several award-winning and nominated PAE's from the past few years. If you are interested in reading more, contact the Harvard Kennedy School Library, which keeps a hard copy of every PAE written at HKS.

Award-winning PAE's from 2007

Understanding Muslim Populations: What Leaders Need to Know (link to PDF)
Erica Han and Lymari Morales

Smoothing the Transition to Kindergarten: Toward a Coordinated Statewide Policy (link to PDF)
Yumiko Jolly and Sherry Orbach

Immigrant Voters in Massachusetts: Implications for Political Parties (link to PDF)
Mamie Marcuss

Some other nominated PAE's from 2007

Ethanol Everywhere: Is a World Ethanol Market in America’s National Interest?
Shouvik Banerjee

Increasing the Effectiveness Of Financial Sanctions: Lessons from Case Studies
Liza Ching and Katherine Stewart

Oxfam America: Tool for Selecting Corporate Partners
Stéphane de Messières and Heather Franzese

TIME FOR ACTIVITIES: Activity-Based Costing in Somerville Public Schools
Karn Engelsgjerd

The First 100 Days: Conceptualizing a Construct for New Governors
James Freedland

ADR v. Litigation: Tracking and Comparing the Cost Effectiveness of Environmental Dispute Resolution Strategies at the Bureau of Land Management
Yonatan Gelblum

Advancing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
Tobias Leipprand and Philip Rusch

Local Public Finance in Mexico: Improving Matamoros’ Budget
Ruben Longoria

Managing for Counter-Terrorism Success in the Los Angeles Police Department
Patrick McCreesh and Craig Neuman

A Community in Support of Children and Families: Operationalizing Portland, Maine’s Community Partnership for Protecting Children
Suzanne Patt

Should the F.D.A. Create an Expedited Approval Process for Generic Biologic Drugs?
Ben Roberts

Some award winners and nominees from prior years

Can We Really Manage? Understanding Supervision and its Importance in Government
Erin M. O'Driscoll and Andrew J. Whitehouse

Hope for Clean Drinking Water
Peter K. Greer and Kate Bradley MacLeod