Faculty Publications

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.

Electronic stock ticker board with numbers and arabic letters.

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

Gender Differences in Professional Career Dynamics: New Evidence from a Global Law Firm

Ganguli, Ina, Ricardo Hausmann, and Martina Viarengo. "Gender Differences in Professional Career Dynamics: New Evidence from a Global Law Firm." Economica 88.349 (January 2021): 105-128.

Économie comportementale: quand défi nir des objectifs aide à promouvoir la diversité, l’équité et l’inclusion

Chilazi, Siri, and Irish Bohnet. "Économie comportementale: quand défi nir des objectifs aide à promouvoir la diversité, l’équité et l’inclusion." Guide de l'Économie Comportementale (2021): 21-38.

Threat, Emboldenment, or Both? The Effects of Political Power on Violent Hate Crimes

Dugan, Laura, and Erica Chenoweth. "Threat, Emboldenment, or Both? The Effects of Political Power on Violent Hate Crimes." Criminology 58.4 (November 2020): 714–746.

The Professional Ethics of Witnessing Professionals

Thompson, Dennis F. "The Professional Ethics of Witnessing Professionals." Dædalus 149.4 (October 2020): 67-78.

(Sex) Crime and Punishment in the #MeToo Era: How the Public Views Rape

Schwarz, Susanne, Matthew A. Baum, and Dara Kay Cohen. "(Sex) Crime and Punishment in the #MeToo Era: How the Public Views Rape." Political Behavior (May 2020).

Searching for Work with a Criminal Record

Smith, Sandra Susan, and Nora Broege. "Searching for Work with a Criminal Record." Social Problems 67.2 (May 2020): 208-232.

Exclusion and Extraction: Criminal Justice Contact and the Reallocation of Labor

Smith, Sandra Susan, and Jonathan Simon. "Exclusion and Extraction: Criminal Justice Contact and the Reallocation of Labor." RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation of the Social Sciences 6.1 (March 2020): 1-27.

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Idan, Edna, Anlu Xing, Javarcia Ivory, and Marcella Alsan. "Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 31.1 (February 2020): 115-127.

On American Values, Unalienable Rights, and Human Rights: Some Reflections on the Pompeo Commission

Risse, Mathias. "On American Values, Unalienable Rights, and Human Rights: Some Reflections on the Pompeo Commission." Ethics & International Affairs 34.1 (2020): 13-31.

Equal Protection under Algorithms: A New Statistical and Legal Framework

Dobbie, Will and Crystal Yang. "Equal Protection under Algorithms: A New Statistical and Legal Framework." Michigan Law Review (2020).

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).

Renewing Democracy Requires the Creation of an Inclusive Collective

Ganz, Marshall, and Art Reyes III. "Renewing Democracy Requires the Creation of an Inclusive Collective." Sanford Social Innovation Review (Winter 2020).

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.

Procedural Justice and the Risks of Consumer Voting

Kim, Tami, Leslie John, Todd Rogers, and Michael Norton. "Procedural Justice and the Risks of Consumer Voting." Management Science 65.11 (November 2019): 5234-5251.

The Physics of Dissent and the Effects of Movement Momentum

Chenoweth, Erica, and Margherita Belgioioso. "The Physics of Dissent and the Effects of Movement Momentum." Nature Human Behavior (August 5, 2019).

Do 40-Year-Old Facts Still Matter? Long-Run Effects of Federal Oversight under the Voting Rights Act

Ang, Desmond. "Do 40-Year-Old Facts Still Matter? Long-Run Effects of Federal Oversight under the Voting Rights Act." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 11.3 (July 2019): 1-53.

Implicit Stereotypes: Evidence from Teachers' Gender Bias

Carlana, Michela. "Implicit Stereotypes: Evidence from Teachers' Gender Bias." Quarterly Journal of Economics (March 2019).

Informational Inequity Aversion and Performance

Bohnet, Iris, and Farzad Saidi. "Informational Inequity Aversion and Performance." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 159 (March 2019): 181-191.

Descriptive Norms and Gender Diversity: Reactance from Men

Paryavi, Maliheh, Iris Bohnet, and Alexandra van Geen. "Descriptive Norms and Gender Diversity: Reactance from Men." Journal of Behavioral Public Administration 2.1 (February 2019).

Behind Bars and Bargains: New Findings on Transitional Justice in Emerging Democracies: Research Note

Sikkink, Kathryn, Geoff Dancy, Bridget Marchesi, Tricia Olsen, Leigh Payne, and Andrew Reiter. "Behind Bars and Bargains: New Findings on Transitional Justice in Emerging Democracies: Research Note." International Studies Quarterly 63.1 (Spring 2019): 99-110.

The Political Economy of Liberal Democracy

Mukand, Sharun W., and Dani Rodrik. "The Political Economy of Liberal Democracy." The Economic Journal (January 2019).

Problem-Oriented Policing: Matching the Science to the Art

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Problem-Oriented Policing: Matching the Science to the Art." Crime Science 7.1 (December 2018).

Ending Global Poverty: Why Money Isn’t Enough

Page, Lucy, and Rohini Pande. "Ending Global Poverty: Why Money Isn’t Enough." Journal of Economic Perspectives 32.4 (Fall 2018): 173-200.

The Decline, Rebound, and Further Rise in Snap Enrollment: Disentangling Business Cycle Fluctuations and Policy Changes

Ganong, Peter, and Jeffrey B. Liebman. "The Decline, Rebound, and Further Rise in Snap Enrollment: Disentangling Business Cycle Fluctuations and Policy Changes." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 10.4 (November 2018).

Why We Should Talk About German ‘Orientierungskultur’ Rather Than 'Leitkultur'

Risse, Mathias. "Why We Should Talk About German ‘Orientierungskultur’ Rather Than 'Leitkultur'." Analyse & Kritik 40.2 (November 2018): 381-404.

‘Change’ Frames and the Mobilization of Social Capital for Formerly Incarcerated Job Seekers

Smith, Sandra Susan. "‘Change’ Frames and the Mobilization of Social Capital for Formerly Incarcerated Job Seekers." Du Bois Review 15.2 (Fall 2018): 387-416.

Work as a Masculinity Contest

Berdahl, Jennifer L., Marianne Cooper, Peter Glick, Robert W. Livingston, and Joan C. Williams. "Work as a Masculinity Contest." Journal of Social Issues 74.3 (September 2018): 422-448.

Science, Common Sense & Judicial Power in U.S. Courts

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Science, Common Sense & Judicial Power in U.S. Courts." Daedalus 147.4 (Fall 2018): 15-27.

Does Rape Culture Predict Rape? Evidence from U.S. Newspapers, 2000–2013

Baum, Matthew A., Dara Kay Cohen, and Yuri M. Zhukov. "Does Rape Culture Predict Rape? Evidence from U.S. Newspapers, 2000–2013." Quarterly Journal of Political Science 13.3 (September 2018): 263-289.

Days of Rage: Introducing the NAVCO 3.0 Dataset

Chenoweth, Erica. "Days of Rage: Introducing the NAVCO 3.0 Dataset." Journal of Peace Research, 55.4 (July 2018): 524-534.

Response to Dion, Sumner and Mitchell

Sen, Maya. "Response to Dion, Sumner and Mitchell." Political Analysis 26.3 (July 2018): 335-337.

#Us Too: Children on the Move and Belated Public Attention

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "#Us Too: Children on the Move and Belated Public Attention." International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 32.2 (Summer 2018): 250-258.

Theories of Institutional Corruption

Thompson, Dennis F. "Theories of Institutional Corruption." Annual Review of Political Science 21.1 (May 2018): 495-513.

Male Social Status and Women's Work

Bernhardt, Arielle, Erica Field, Rohini Pande, Natalia Rigol, Simone Schaner, Charity Troyer-Moore. "Male Social Status and Women's Work." AEA Papers and Proceedings 108 (May 2018): 363-367.

Linda Babcock: Go-Getter and Do-Gooder

Bazerman, Max, Iris Bohnet, Hannah Riley Bowles, and George Loewenstein. "Linda Babcock: Go-Getter and Do-Gooder." Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 11.2 (May 2018): 130-145.

Suffrage Petitioning as Formative Practice: American Women Presage and Prepare for the Vote, 1840-1940

Carpenter, Daniel, Zachary Popp, Tobias Resch, Benjamin Schneer, and Nicole Topich. "Suffrage Petitioning as Formative Practice: American Women Presage and Prepare for the Vote, 1840-1940." Studies in American Political Development 32.1 (April 2018): 24-48.

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