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

Das, Jishnu, Adnan Q. Khan, Asim I. Khwaja, and Anum Malkani. "Preparing for Crises: Lessons from Covid-19." LSE Public Policy Review 1.4 (May 2021): 8.
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.
Majid, Farhan, Saad B. Omer, and Asim Ijaz Khwaja. "Optimising SARS-CoV-2 Pooled Testing for Low-Resource Settings." The Lancet Microbe 1.3 (July 2020): E101-E102.
Acemoglu, Daron, Ali Cheema, Asim I. Khwaja, and James A. Robinson. "Trust in State and Non-State Actors: Evidence from Dispute Resolution in Pakistan." Journal of Political Economy 128.8 (2020): 3090-3147.
Khan, Adnan Q., Asim Ijaz Khwaja, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Making Moves Matter: Experimental Evidence on Incentivizing Bureaucrats through Performance-Based Postings." American Economic Review 109.1 (January 2019): 237–270.
Andrabi, Tahir, Jishnu Das, and Asim Ijaz Khwaja. "Report Cards: The Impact of Providing School and Child Test Scores on Educational Markets." American Economic Review 107.6 (June 2017).
Iyer, Rajkamal, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, Erzo F. P. Luttmer, and Kelly Shue. "Screening Peers Softly: Inferring the Quality of Small Borrowers." Management Science 62.6 (June 2016): 1554–1577.
Andrabi, Tahir, Jishnu Das, and Asim Ijaz Khwaja. "Students Today, Teachers Tomorrow: Identifying Constraints on the Provision of Education." Journal of Public Economics 100.1 (April 2013): 1-14.
Clingingsmith, David, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, and Michael Kremer. "Estimating the Impact of the Hajj: Religion and Tolerance in Islam's Global Gathering." Quarterly Journal of Economics 124.3 (August 2009): 1133-1170.
Khwaja, Asim Ijaz. "Can Good Projects Succeed in Bad Communities?" Journal of Public Economics 93.7-8 (August 2009): 899-916.
Khwaja, Asim Ijaz, and Atif Mian. "Tracing the Impact of Bank Liquidity Shocks: Evidence from an Emerging Market." American Economic Review 98.4 (September 2008): 1413-1442.
Andrabi, Tahir, Jishnu Das, and Asim Ijaz Khwaja. "A Dime a Day: The Possibilities and Limits of Private Schooling in Pakistan." Comparative Education Review 52.3 (August 2008).
Andrabi, Tahir, Jishnu Das, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, and Tristan Zajonc. "Religious School Enrollment in Pakistan: A Look at the Data." Comparative Education Review 50.3 (August 2006): 446-77.
Andrabi, Tahir, Maitreesh Ghatak, and Asim Ijaz Khwaja. "Subcontractors for Tractors: Theory and Evidence on Flexible Specialization, Supplier Selection, and Contracting." Journal of Development Economics 79.2 (April 2006): 273-302.
Khwaja, Asim Ijaz, and Atif Mian. "Do Lenders Favor Politically Connected Firms? Rent Provision in an Emerging Financial Market." Quarterly Journal of Economics 120.4 (November 2005): 1371-1411.
Khwaja, Asim Ijaz, and Atif Mian. "Unchecked Intermediaries: Price Manipulation in an Emerging Stock Market." Journal of Financial Economics 78.1 (October 2005): 203-241.
Khwaja, Asim Ijaz. "Is Increasing Community Participation Always a Good Thing?" Journal of the European Economic Association 2.2-3 (Apr-May 2004): 427-436.