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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

Nowcasting the Local Economy: Using Yelp Data to Measure Economic Activity

Glaeser, Edward L., Hyunjin Kim, and Michael Luca. "Nowcasting the Local Economy: Using Yelp Data to Measure Economic Activity." Big Data for Twenty-First-Century Economic Statistics. Ed. Katharine G. Abraham , Ron S. Jarmin , Brian C. Moyer and Matthew D. Shapiro. University of Chicago Press, 2022, 249-274.

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.

Wealth and the Self-Protection Society

Glaeser, Edward L. "Wealth and the Self-Protection Society." In 100 Years: Leading Economists Predict the Future. Ed. Ignacio Palacios-Huerta. MIT Press, 2014.

Urban Public Finance

Glaeser, Edward L. "Urban Public Finance." Handbook in Public Economics. Ed. Alan J. Auerbach, Raj Chetty, Martin Feldstein, and Emmanuel Saez. Elsevier B.V., 2013.

Social Interactions and Smoking

Cutler, David M., and Edward L. Glaeser. Social Interactions and Smoking. Research Findings in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2010, 141-144.

Comment: Education and the Prevalence of Pain

Glaeser, Edward L. Comment: Education and the Prevalence of Pain. Research Findings in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2010.

Introduction to 'The Economics of Agglomeration'

Glaeser, Edward L., and Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto. "Introduction to 'The Economics of Agglomeration'." Agglomeration Economics. Ed. Edward L. Glaeser. University of Chicago Press, 2010, 1-14.

Did the Death of Distance Hurt Detroit and Help New York?

Glaeser, Edward L., and Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto. "Did the Death of Distance Hurt Detroit and Help New York?" Agglomeration Economics. Ed. Edward L. Glaeser. University of Chicago Press, 2010, 303 - 337.

Why Do Europeans Smoke More than Americans?

Cutler, David M., and Edward L. Glaeser. Why Do Europeans Smoke More than Americans? Developments in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report Series, University of Chicago Press, 2009, 255-282.

Work and Leisure in the U.S. and Europe: Why So Different?

Alesina, Alberto, Edward L. Glaeser, and Bruce Sacerdote. "Work and Leisure in the U.S. and Europe: Why So Different?" NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2005. Ed. Mark Gertler and Kenneth Rogoff. MIT Press, 2006.

Corruption and Reform: An Introduction.

Glaeser, Edward L., and Claudia Goldin. "Corruption and Reform: An Introduction." Corruption and Reform: Lessons from America's Economic History. Ed. Edward L. Glaeser and Claudia Goldin. University of Chicago Press, 2006.

The Rise of the Fourth Estate: How Newspapers Became Informative and Why It Mattered.

Gentzkow, Matthew, Edward L. Glaeser, and Claudia Goldin. "The Rise of the Fourth Estate: How Newspapers Became Informative and Why It Mattered." Corruption and Reform: Lesson's from America's Economic History. Ed. Edward L. Glaeser and Claudia Goldin. University of Chicago Press, 2006.

Four Challenges for Scotland's Cities.

Glaeser, Edward L. "Four Challenges for Scotland's Cities." New Wealth for Old Nations: Scotland's Economic Prospects. Ed. Diane Coyle, Wendy Alexander, and Brian Ashcroft. Princeton University Press, 2005, 73-95.

Ghettos and the Transmission of Ethnic Capital.

Cutler, David, Edward L. Glaeser, and Jacob L. Vigdor. "Ghettos and the Transmission of Ethnic Capital." Ethnicity, Social Mobility and Public Policy: Comparing the US and UK. Ed. Glenn C. Loury, Tariq Modood, and Steven M. Teles. Cambridge University Press, 2005, 204-221.

The Rise of the Skilled City.

Glaeser, Edward L., and Albert Saiz. "The Rise of the Skilled City." Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs. Ed. William G. Gale and Janet Rothenberg Pack. Brookings Institution, 2004, 47-94.