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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

Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Disability Insurance Programs and Retirement

Wise, David A., ed. Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Disability Insurance Programs and Retirement. University of Chicago Press, 2016.

Research Findings in the Economics of Aging

Wise, David A., ed. Research Findings in the Economics of Aging. University Of Chicago Press, 2010.

Social Security Policy in a Changing Environment

Brown, Jeffrey R., David A. Wise, and Jeffrey B. Liebman., eds. Social Security Policy in a Changing Environment. University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Developments in the Economics of Aging

Wise, David A., ed. Developments in the Economics of Aging. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report Series, University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability among the Elderly

Cutler, David M., and David A. Wise, eds. Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability among the Elderly. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report Series, University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Micro-Estimation

Gruber, Jonathan, and David A. Wise, eds. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Micro-Estimation. University of Chicago Press, 2007.

Health Care Issues in the United States and Japan

Wise, David A., and Naohiro Yashiro, eds. Health Care Issues in the United States and Japan. University of Chicago Press, 2006.

Analyses in the Economics of Aging

Wise, David A., ed. Analyses in the Economics of Aging. University of Chicago Press, 2005.

Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Micro-Estimation

Gruber, Jonathan, and David A. Wise, eds. Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Micro-Estimation. University of Chicago Press, 2004.

Perspectives on the Economics of Aging

Wise, David A., ed. Perspectives on the Economics of Aging. University of Chicago Press, 2004.

Labor Markets and Firm Benefits Policies in Japan and the United States

Ogura, Seiritsu, Toshiaki Tachibanaki, and David A. Wise, eds. Labor Markets and Firm Benefits Policies in Japan and the United States. University of Chicago Press, 2003.

Aging Issues in the United States and Japan

Wise, David A., Seiritsu Ogura, and Toshiaki Tachibanaki, eds. Aging Issues in the United States and Japan. University of Chicago Press, 2001.

Themes in the Economics of Aging

Wise, David A., ed. Themes in the Economics of Aging. University of Chicago Press, 2001.