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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.

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

Innovation Policy and the Economy

Glaeser, Edward L., and Naomi Hausman. "Innovation Policy and the Economy." Innovation Policy and the Economy 20.1 (January 2020): 233-299.

Privacy Risks of Sharing Data from Environmental Health Studies

Boronow, Katherine E., Laura J. Perovich, Latanya Sweeney, Ji Su Yoo, Ruthann A. Rudel, Phil Brown, and Julia Green Brody. "Privacy Risks of Sharing Data from Environmental Health Studies." Environmental Health Perspectives 128.1 (January 2020).

A Taxonomy of Health Information Initiatives to Engage Patients: Objectives, Design Characteristics and Patient Activation

Fung, Archon. "A Taxonomy of Health Information Initiatives to Engage Patients: Objectives, Design Characteristics and Patient Activation." New England Journal of Medicine: Catalyst (August 21, 2019).

Social Network Research in Africa

Marks, Zoe, and Patrycja Stys. "Social Network Research in Africa." African Affairs 118.471 (April 2019): 375–391.

Gender, Social Networks and Conflict Processes

Marks, Zoe. "Gender, Social Networks and Conflict Processes." feminists@law 9.1 (February 2019).

AI and the Economy

Furman, Jason, and Robert Seamans. "AI and the Economy." Innovation Policy and the Economy 19.1 (January 2019): 161-191.

Saying it’s Anonymous Doesn't Make It So: Re-identifications of “anonymized” law school data

Sweeney, Latanya, Michael von Loewenfeldt, and Melissa Perry. "Saying it’s Anonymous Doesn't Make It So: Re-identifications of “anonymized” law school data." Technology Science (November 2018).

Risks to Patient Privacy: A Re-identification of Patients in Maine and Vermont Statewide Hospital Data

Yoo, Ji Su, Alexandra Thaler, Latanya Sweeney, and Jinyan Zang. "Risks to Patient Privacy: A Re-identification of Patients in Maine and Vermont Statewide Hospital Data." Technology Science (October 2018).

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.

Solar Geoengineering and Democracy

Horton, Joshua B., Jesse L. Reynolds, Holly Jean Buck, Daniel Callies, Stefan Schäfer, David W. Keith, and Steve Rayner. "Solar Geoengineering and Democracy." Global Environmental Politics 18.3 (August 2018): 5-24.

Gains from Digitization: Evidence from Gift-Giving in Music

Bourreau, Marc, and Pinar Dogan. "Gains from Digitization: Evidence from Gift-Giving in Music." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 149 (May 2018; Online March 2018): 106-122.

A Global Observatory for Gene Editing

Jasanoff, Sheila, and J. Benjamin Hurlbut. "A Global Observatory for Gene Editing." Nature (Spring 2018).

Borderlands of Life: IVF Embryos and the Law in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany

Jasanoff, Sheila, and Ingrid Metzler. "Borderlands of Life: IVF Embryos and the Law in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany." Science, Technology and Human Values (January 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.

Using Data to More Rapidly Address Difficult U.S. Social Problems

Liebman, Jeffrey. "Using Data to More Rapidly Address Difficult U.S. Social Problems." The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 675.1 (January 2018): 166-181.

Normative Restraints on Cyber Conflict

Nye, Joseph S. "Normative Restraints on Cyber Conflict." Cyber Security 1.4 (Spring 2018): 331-342.

Tailoring Meridional and Seasonal Radiative Forcing by Sulfate Aerosol Solar Geoengineering

Dai, Zhen, Debra K. Weisenstein, and David W. Keith. "Tailoring Meridional and Seasonal Radiative Forcing by Sulfate Aerosol Solar Geoengineering." Geophysical Research Letters (January 2018).

Privacy Preserving Synthetic Data Release Using Deep Learning

Nazmiye Ceren Abay, Yan Zhou, Murat Kantarcioglu, Bhavani Thuraisingham, and Latanya Sweeney. "Privacy Preserving Synthetic Data Release Using Deep Learning." Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases (2018): 510-526.

Panacea or Diagnosis? Imaginaries of Innovation and the ‘MIT Model’ in Three Political Cultures

Pfotenhauer, Sebastian, and Sheila Jasanoff. "Panacea or Diagnosis? Imaginaries of Innovation and the ‘MIT Model’ in Three Political Cultures." Social Studies of Science 47.6 (December 2017): 783-810.

Virtual, Visible, and Actionable: Data Assemblages and the Sightlines of Justice

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Virtual, Visible, and Actionable: Data Assemblages and the Sightlines of Justice." Big Data & Society 4.2 (December 2017).

Rescue US Energy Innovation

Diaz Anadon, Laura, Kelly Sims Gallagher, and John P. Holdren. "Rescue US Energy Innovation." Nature Energy (September 2017).

Voter Identity Theft: Submitting Changes to Voter Registrations Online to Disrupt Elections

Sweeney, Latanya, Ji Su Yoo, and Jinyan Zang. "Voter Identity Theft: Submitting Changes to Voter Registrations Online to Disrupt Elections." Technology Science (September 2017).

Re-identification Risks in HIPAA Safe Harbor Data: A study of data from one environmental health study

Sweeney, Latanya, Ji Su Yoo, Laura Perovich, Katherine E. Boronow, Phil Brown, and Julia Green Brody. "Re-identification Risks in HIPAA Safe Harbor Data: A study of data from one environmental health study." Technology Science (August 2017).

Back from the Brink: Truth and Trust in the Public Sphere

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Back from the Brink: Truth and Trust in the Public Sphere." Issues in Science & Technology 33.4 (Summer 2017): 25-28.

Smarter Laws, Better Bureaucrats

Goldsmith, Stephen, and Eric Bosco. "Smarter Laws, Better Bureaucrats." UMKC Law Review 85.4 (Summer 2017): 931.

Toward a Responsible Solar Geoengineering Research Program

Keith, David. "Toward a Responsible Solar Geoengineering Research Program." Issues in Science & Technology 33.3 (Spring 2017): 71-77.

Scientific Wealth in Middle East and North Africa: Productivity, Indigeneity, and Specialty in 1981–2013

Siddiqi, Afreen, Jonathan Stoppani, Laura Diaz Anadon, and Venkatesh Narayanamurti. "Scientific Wealth in Middle East and North Africa: Productivity, Indigeneity, and Specialty in 1981–2013." PloS One 11.11 (November 2016).

What Do People Think When They Think About Solar Geoengineering? A Review of Empirical Social Science Literature, and Prospects for Future Research

Burns, Elizabeth T, Jane A Flegal, David W Keith, Aseem Mahajan, Dustin Tingley, and Gernot Wagner. "What Do People Think When They Think About Solar Geoengineering? A Review of Empirical Social Science Literature, and Prospects for Future Research." Earth's Future 4.11 (November 2016): 536-542.

A Case Study of a World-Class Research Project Accomplished in China: Discovery of the Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect

Huang, Junling, Dongbo Shi, Lan Xue, and Venkatesh Narayanamurti. "A Case Study of a World-Class Research Project Accomplished in China: Discovery of the Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect." National Science Review (October 2016).

The Pressing Energy Innovation Challenge of the U.S. National Laboratories

Anadon, Laura Diaz, Gabriel Chan, Amitai Y. Bin-Nun, and Venkatesh Narayanamurti. "The Pressing Energy Innovation Challenge of the U.S. National Laboratories." Nature Energy 1 (September 2016).

Making Technological Innovation Work for Sustainable Development

Diaz Anadon, Laura, Gabriel Chan, Alicia G. Harley, Kira Matus, Suerie Moon, Sharmila L. Murthy, and William C. Clark. "Making Technological Innovation Work for Sustainable Development." PNAS 113.35 (August 2016): 9682-9690.

Can Electronic Procurement Improve Infrastructure Provision? Evidence from Public Works in India and Indonesia

Lewis-Faupel, Sean, Yusuf Neggers, Benjamin A. Olken, and Rohini Pande. "Can Electronic Procurement Improve Infrastructure Provision? Evidence from Public Works in India and Indonesia." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 2016 8.3 (August 2016): 258-283.

Improved Aerosol Radiative Properties as a Foundation for Solar Geoengineering Risk Assessment

Dykema, J.A., David Keith, and F.N. Keutsch. "Improved Aerosol Radiative Properties as a Foundation for Solar Geoengineering Risk Assessment." Geophysical Research Letters 43.14 (July 2016): 7758-7766.

Modeling the Effects of Climate Engineering

Keith, David, Gernot Wagner, and Juan Moreno-Cruz. "Modeling the Effects of Climate Engineering." Science 352.6293 (June 2016): 1526-1527.

The ICT Revolution, World Economic Growth, and Policy Issues

Jorgenson, Dale W., and Khuong M. Vu. "The ICT Revolution, World Economic Growth, and Policy Issues." Telecommunications Policy 40.5 (May 2016): 383-397.

The Impact of Information Technology on Postwar U.S. Economic Growth

Jorgenson, Dale W., Mun S. Ho, and Jon D. Samuels. "The Impact of Information Technology on Postwar U.S. Economic Growth." Telecommunications Policy 40.5 (May 2016): 398-411.

Crafting Usable Knowledge for Sustainable Development

Clark, William C., Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Louis Lebel, and Gilberto C. Gallopin. "Crafting Usable Knowledge for Sustainable Development." PNAS 113.17 (April 26, 2016): 4570–4578.

A cµ Rule for Two-Tiered Parallel Servers

Saghafian, Soroush, and Michael H. Veatch. "A cµ Rule for Two-Tiered Parallel Servers." IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 61.4 (April 2016): 1046-1050.

Evidence That Calls-Based and Mobility Networks Are Isomorphic

Coscia, Michele, and Ricardo Hausmann. "Evidence That Calls-Based and Mobility Networks Are Isomorphic." PLoS ONE 10.12 (December 2015): 1-15.

Better Predictions, Better Allocations: Scientific Advances and Adaptation to Climate Change

Freeman, Mark C., Ben Groom, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Better Predictions, Better Allocations: Scientific Advances and Adaptation to Climate Change." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences 373.2055 (October 2015).

Who Knows What About Me? A Survey of Behind the Scenes Personal Data Sharing to Third Parties by Mobile Apps

Zang, Jinyan, Krysta Dummit, James Graves, Paul Lisker, and Latanya Sweeney. "Who Knows What About Me? A Survey of Behind the Scenes Personal Data Sharing to Third Parties by Mobile Apps." Technology Science (October 2015).

Sharing Sensitive Data with Confidence: The Datatags System

Sweeney, Latanya, Mercè Crosas, and Michael Bar-Sinai. "Sharing Sensitive Data with Confidence: The Datatags System." Technology Science (October 2015).

Only You, Your Doctor, and Many Others May Know

Sweeney, Latanya. "Only You, Your Doctor, and Many Others May Know." Technology Science (September 2015).

De-Anonymizing South Korean Resident Registration Numbers Shared in Prescription Data

Sweeney, Latanya and Ji Su Yoo. "De-Anonymizing South Korean Resident Registration Numbers Shared in Prescription Data." Technology Science (September 2015).

Automating Open Science for Big Data

Crosas, Mercè, Gary King, James Honaker, and Latanya Sweeney. "Automating Open Science for Big Data." The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 659 (May 2015).

Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment: A Small-Scale Experiment to Improve Understanding of the Risks of Solar Geoengineering

Dykema, John A., David W. Keith, James G. Anderson, and Debra Weisenstein. "Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment: A Small-Scale Experiment to Improve Understanding of the Risks of Solar Geoengineering." Philosophical Transactions A 372.2301 (December 2014).

Solar Geoengineering to Limit the Rate of Temperature Change

MacMartin, Douglas G., Ken Caldeira, and David W. Keith. "Solar Geoengineering to Limit the Rate of Temperature Change." Philosophical Transactions A 372.2301 (December 2014).

Field Experiments on Solar Geoengineering: Report of a Workshop Exploring a Representative Research Portfolio

Keith, David, Riley Duren, and Douglas G. MacMartin. "Field Experiments on Solar Geoengineering: Report of a Workshop Exploring a Representative Research Portfolio." Philosophical Transactions A 372 (November 17, 2014).

Dynamics of the Coupled Human-Climate System Resulting from Closed-Loop Control of Solar Geoengineering

MacMartin, Douglas, Ben Kravitz, David Keith, and Andrew Jarvis. "Dynamics of the Coupled Human-Climate System Resulting from Closed-Loop Control of Solar Geoengineering." Climate Dynamics 43.1/2 (July 2014): 243-258.

A Multi-model Assessment of Regional Climate Disparities Caused by Solar Geoengineering

Kravitz, Ben, Douglas G. MacMartin, Alan Robock, Philip J. Rasch, Katharine L. Ricke, Jason N. S. Cole, Charles L. Curry, Peter J. Irvine, Duoying Ji, David W. Keith, Jón Egill Kristjánsson, John C. Moore, Helene Muri, Balwinder Singh, Simone Tilmes, Shingo Watanabe, Shuting Yang, and Jin-Ho Yoon. "A Multi-model Assessment of Regional Climate Disparities Caused by Solar Geoengineering." Environmental Research Letters 9.7 (July 2014).