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Crowd of Black Lives Matters demonstrators marching in the street.
Feature: The Democratic Necessity of Reckoning

Erica Chenoweth reviews scholarship that overwhelmingly shows the Black Lives Matter movement generated high levels of public awareness about systemic racism and increased support for criminal justice reform.

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Feature: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics

Dani Rodrik argues against neoliberalism’s universal rule-of-thumb approach and for economic analyses grounded in contextual dependencies.

Several hands of team members covering one another in a huddle above a work table.
Feature: Leaders’ Psychological Bravery

Dana Born explores what skills leaders need to cultivate psychological safety on their teams and across their organizations.

Dollars and Euros piled on top of one another.
Feature: Dollar vs. Euro as International Reserve Currencies

Jeffrey Frankel explores the strengths and weaknesses of using the Dollar and the Euro as international reserve currencies.

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 15-minute city quantified using human mobility data

Abbiasov, Timur, Cate Heine, Sadegh Sabouri, Arianna Salazar-Miranda, Paolo Santi, Edward Glaeser, and Carlo Ratti. "The 15-minute city quantified using human mobility data." Nature Human Behavior (5 February 2024).

American Local Government Elections Database

de Benedictis-Kessner, Justin, Diana Da In Lee, Yamil R. Velez, and Christopher Warshaw. "American Local Government Elections Database." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-013, September 2022 (rev. June 2023).

Trading Places: Mobility Responses of Native and Foreign-Born Adults to the China Trade Shock

Autor, David, David Dorn, and Gordon H. Hanson. "Trading Places: Mobility Responses of Native and Foreign-Born Adults to the China Trade Shock." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-007, January 2023.

How the Identity of Substance Users Shapes Public Opinion on Opioid Policy

de Benedictis Kessner, Justin and Michael Hankinson. "How the Identity of Substance Users Shapes Public Opinion on Opioid Policy." Political Behavior (2022).

The 15-Minute City Quantified Using Mobility Data

Abbiasov, Timur, Cate Heine, Edward L. Glaeser, Carlo Ratti, Sadegh Sabouri, Arianna Salazar Miranda, and Paolo Santi. "The 15-Minute City Quantified Using Mobility Data." NBER Working Paper Series, December 2022.

US Immigration from Latin America in Historical Perspective

Hanson, Gordon H., Pia Orrenius, and Madeline Zavodny. "US Immigration from Latin America in Historical Perspective." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-023, November 2022.

Reflections on the post-Covid city

Glaeser, Edward L. "Reflections on the post-Covid city." Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 15.3 (November 2022): 747-755.

How Partisanship in Cities Influences Housing Policy

de Benedictis Kessner, Justin, Daniel Jones, and Christopher Warshaw. "How Partisanship in Cities Influences Housing Policy." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-035, August 2022.

What can developing cities today learn from the urban past?

Glaeser, Edward L. "What can developing cities today learn from the urban past?" Regional Science and Urban Economics 94 (May 2022): 103698.

The 2021 Digital Services Convening

Eaves, David and Sechi Kailasa. "The 2021 Digital Services Convening." Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, January 2022.

Urban Mobility and the Experienced Isolation of Students and Adults

Cook, Cody, Lindsey Currier, and Edward L. Glaeser. "Urban Mobility and the Experienced Isolation of Students and Adults." NBER Working Paper Series, January 2022.

Urban resilience

Glaeser, Edward L. "Urban resilience." Urban Studies 59.1 (January 2022): 3-35.

JUE Insight: How much does COVID-19 increase with mobility? Evidence from New York and four other U.S. cities

Glaeser, Edward L., Caitlin Gorback, and Stephen J. Redding. "JUE Insight: How much does COVID-19 increase with mobility? Evidence from New York and four other U.S. cities." Journal of Urban Economics 127 (January 2022): 103292.

The Spread and Consequences of COVID-19 for Cities: An Introduction

Baum-Snow, Nathaniel, Edward L. Glaeser, and Stuart S. Rosenthal. "The Spread and Consequences of COVID-19 for Cities: An Introduction." Journal of Urban Economics 127 (January 2022): 103428.

Infrastructure economics and policy: international perspectives

Gómez-Ibáñez, José A., and Zhi Liu, eds. Infrastructure economics and policy: international perspectives. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2021.

New urban challenges: Shared spaces in smart places – Overview and positioning

Glaeser, Edward L., Karima Kourtit, and Peter Nijkamp. "New urban challenges: Shared spaces in smart places – Overview and positioning." Land Use Policy 111 (December 2021): 105672.

What the Next Mayor Needs to Do About Boston's Transportation Crisis

de Benedictis Kessner, Justin, and Kathryn Carlson. "What the Next Mayor Needs to Do About Boston's Transportation Crisis." Boston Area Research Initiative White Paper Series, September 2021.

Police Violence Reduces Civilian Cooperation and Engagement with Law Enforcement

Ang, Desmond, Panka Bencsik, Jesse Bruhn, and Ellora Derenoncourt. "Police Violence Reduces Civilian Cooperation and Engagement with Law Enforcement." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-022, September 2021.

Toward a Smarter Future: Building Back Better with Intelligent Civil Infrastructure

Goldsmith, Stephen, Betsy Gardner, and Jill Jamieson. "Toward a Smarter Future: Building Back Better with Intelligent Civil Infrastructure." August 2021.

Economic Perspectives on Infrastructure Investment

Glaeser, Edward L., and James Poterba. "Economic Perspectives on Infrastructure Investment." Rebuilding the Post-Pandemic Economy. Ed. Melissa S. Kearney and Amy Ganz. Aspen Institute Press, 2021.

Water, Health and Wealth: The Impact of Piped Water Outages on Disease Prevalence and Financial Transactions in Zambia

Ashraf, Nava, Edward Glaeser, Abraham Holland, and Bryce Millett Steinberg. "Water, Health and Wealth: The Impact of Piped Water Outages on Disease Prevalence and Financial Transactions in Zambia." Economica 88.351 (July 2021): 755-781.

Chelsea Eats Study: Card Spending Update

Liebman, Jeffrey, Kathryn Carlson, Eliza Novick, and Pamela Portocarrero. "Chelsea Eats Study: Card Spending Update." May 2021.

Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Non-Experts for Improving Vaccine Demand

Alsan, Marcella, and Sarah Eichmeyer. "Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Non-Experts for Improving Vaccine Demand." NBER Working Paper Series, March 2021.

Building Cities’ Collaborative Muscle

de Jong, Jorrit, Amy Edmondson, Mark Moore, Hannah Riley Bowles, Jan Rivkin, Eva Flavia Martinez-Orbegozo, and Santiago Pulido-Gomez. "Building Cities’ Collaborative Muscle." Stanford Social Innovation Review (Spring 2021).

The Effects of Police Violence on Inner-City Students

Ang, Desmond. "The Effects of Police Violence on Inner-City Students." Quarterly Journal of Economics 136.1 (February 2021): 115-168.

Driving Turnout: The Effect of Car Ownership on Electoral Participation

de Benedictis-Kessner, Justin, and Maxwell Palmer. "Driving Turnout: The Effect of Car Ownership on Electoral Participation." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-032, October 2020.

‘Promised Land’ Review: A Short-Lived Consensus

Glaeser, Edward L. "‘Promised Land’ Review: A Short-Lived Consensus." Review of Promised Land: How the Rise of the Middle Class Transformed America, 1929-1968, by David Stebenne. Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2020.

Cities in the Developing World

Bryan, Gharad, Edward Glaeser, and Nick Tsivanidis. "Cities in the Developing World." Annual Review of Economics 12 (August 2020): 273-297.

A Perfect Fiscal Storm of Revenue Shortfalls for Cities and Towns

Bilmes, Linda J. "A Perfect Fiscal Storm of Revenue Shortfalls for Cities and Towns." Boston Globe, June 25, 2020.

The Effects of Police Violence on Inner-City Students

Ang, Desmond. "The Effects of Police Violence on Inner-City Students." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-016, June 2020.

Helping Homeowners During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Great Recession

Dynan, Karen, Gene Amromin, and Jane Dokko. "Helping Homeowners During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Great Recession." Chicago Fed Letter. June 2020.

Business Reopening Decisions and Demand Forecasts During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Balla-Elliott, Dylan, Zoe Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, and Christopher Stanton. "Business Reopening Decisions and Demand Forecasts During the COVID-19 Pandemic." June 2020.

Public Procurement in Law and Practice

Bosio, Erica, Simeon Djankov, Edward L. Glaeser, and Andrei Shleifer. "Public Procurement in Law and Practice." National Bureau of Economic Research, May 2020.

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.

Urban Empires: Cities as Global Rulers in the New Urban World

Glaeser, Edward L., Karima Kourtit, and Peter Nijkamp, eds. Urban Empires: Cities as Global Rulers in the New Urban World. Routledge, 2020.

The (Non-) Effect of Opportunity Zones on Housing Prices

Chen, Jiafeng, Edward L. Glaeser, and David Wessel. "The (Non-) Effect of Opportunity Zones on Housing Prices." December 2019.

State Capabilities for Problem-Oriented Governance

Mayne, Quinton, Jorrit de Jong, and Fernando Fernandez-Monge. "State Capabilities for Problem-Oriented Governance." Perspectives on Public Management and Governance (2019).

Concentrated Burdens: How Self-Interest and Partisanship Shape Opinion on Opioid Treatment Policy

de Benedictis-Kessner, Justin, and Michael Hankinson. "Concentrated Burdens: How Self-Interest and Partisanship Shape Opinion on Opioid Treatment Policy." American Political Science Review 113.4 (November 2019): 1078-1084.

Can Policymakers Repeat Bilbao's Success?

Bilmes, Linda J., Fernando Monge, and Jorrit de Jong. "Can Policymakers Repeat Bilbao's Success?" Apolitical. August 7, 2019.

Data and the Human Side of Criminal Justice

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Data and the Human Side of Criminal Justice." Governing. February 20, 2019.

Yet Another Tale of Two Cities: Buenos Aires and Chicago

Campante, Filipe, and Edward L. Glaeser. "Yet Another Tale of Two Cities: Buenos Aires and Chicago." Latin American Economic Review 27.2 (December 2018).

Nowcasting Gentrification: Using Yelp Data to Quantify Neighborhood Change

Glaeser, Edward L., Hyunjin Kim, and Michael Luca. "Nowcasting Gentrification: Using Yelp Data to Quantify Neighborhood Change." AEA Papers and Proceedings 108 (May 2018): 77-82.

Cities on a Hill?

Mayne, Quinton. "Cities on a Hill?" Boston Review. February 13, 2018.

Restoring the American Dream: What Would It Take to Dramatically Increase Mobility from Poverty?

Ellwood, David, and Nisha G. Patel. "Restoring the American Dream: What Would It Take to Dramatically Increase Mobility from Poverty?" US Partnership on Mobility from Poverty, January 2018.

The Economic Implications of Housing Supply

Glaeser, Edward L., and Joseph Gyourko. "The Economic Implications of Housing Supply." Journal of Economic Perspectives 32.1 (Winter 2018).

Big Data and Big Cities: the Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures of Urban Life

Glaeser, Edward L., Scott Duke Kominers, Michael Luca, and Nikhil Naik. "Big Data and Big Cities: the Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures of Urban Life." Economic Inquiry 56.1 (January 2018): 114-137.

Land Use Regulations and Fertility Rates

Shoag, Daniel. "Land Use Regulations and Fertility Rates." One Hundred Years of Zoning and the Future of Cities. Springer, 2018.

Evidence-Based Prevention of Organized Crime: Assessing a New Collaborative Approach

Waardenburg, Maurits, Martijn Groenleer, Jorrit de Jong, and Herman Bolhaar. "Evidence-Based Prevention of Organized Crime: Assessing a New Collaborative Approach." Public Administration Review (December 2017).

Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?

Battilana, Julie, and Marissa Kimsey. "Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?" Stanford Social Innovation Review (September 2017).

Citywide Effects of High-Occupancy Vehicle Restrictions: Evidence from the Elimination of “3-in-1” in Jakarta

Hanna, Rema, Gabriel Kreindler, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Citywide Effects of High-Occupancy Vehicle Restrictions: Evidence from the Elimination of “3-in-1” in Jakarta." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-008, December 2016.