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    • The Obama Administration's Proposals to Address Concentrated Urban Poverty 

      Wilson, William Julius (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
    • On Global Currencies 

      Frankel, Jeffrey A. (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2009)
      I approach the state of global currency issues by identifying eight concepts that I see as having recently “peaked” and eight more that I see as currently rising in relevance. Those that I see as having already seen their ...
    • On Graduation from Fiscal Procyclicality 

      Frankel, Jeffrey A.; Vegh, Carlos A; Vulentin, Guillermo (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2012)
      In the past, industrial countries have tended to pursue countercyclical or, at worst, acyclical fiscal policy. In sharp contrast, emerging and developing countries have followed procyclical fiscal policy, thus exacerbating ...
    • On Productivism 

      Rodrik, Dani (Harvard Kennedy School, 2023-03)
      We are today in the midst of a transition away from what has come to be called “neoliberalism,” with much uncertainty about what will replace it. We might approach the absence of a solidified new paradigm with mixed feelings. ...
    • On the continuous equilibria of affiliated-value, all-pay auctions with private budget constraints 

      Kotowski, Maciej Henryk; Li, Fei (Elsevier BV, 2014)
      We consider all-pay auctions in the presence of interdependent, affiliated valuations and private budget constraints. For the sealed-bid, all-pay auction we characterize a symmetric equilibrium in continuous strategies for ...
    • On the Measurement of Poverty Dynamics 

      Hojman, Daniel Andres; Kast, Felipe (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2009)
      This paper introduces a family of multi-period poverty measures derived from commonly used static poverty measures. Our measures trade-off poverty levels and changes (gains and losses) over time, and are consistent with ...
    • On the Persistence of the China Shock 

      Hanson, Gordon; Autor, David; Dorn, David (Harvard Kennedy School, 2021)
      We evaluate the duration of the China trade shock and its impact on a wide range of outcomes over the period 2000 to 2019. The shock plateaued in 2010, enabling analysis of its effects for nearly a decade past its culmination. ...
    • On the Practical Implications of the Carbon Dioxide Question 

      Clark, William (IIASA, 1985-08)
      There is no doubt that atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and other "greenhouse" gases have been increasing and will continue to do so for the next several decades at least. Climate models predict that this will lead to a ...
    • On the Role of Solar Geoengineering in Combatting Climate Change: Harvard University vs. Indigenous Voices 

      Risse, Mathias (Harvard Kennedy School, 2023-08)
      In 2021 the Saami Council asked Harvard to suspend research related to stratospheric aerosol injections, a form of geoengineering. Their intervention raises far-reaching questions regarding the appropriateness of geoengineering ...
    • One of Us: Multilevel Models Examining the Impact of Descriptive Representation on Civic Engagement 

      Norris, Pippa; Krook, Mona Lena (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2009)
      This paper examines the impact of descriptive representation in comparative perspective. The goals are to establish (1) whether descriptive representation mobilizes attitudinal and behavioral indicators of civic engagement; ...
    • The Online Laboratory: Conducting Experiments in a Real Labor Market 

      Horton, John Joseph; Rand, David Gertler; Zeckhauser, Richard Jay (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2010)
      Online labor markets have great potential as platforms for conducting experiments, as they provide immediate access to a large and diverse subject pool and allow researchers to conduct randomized controlled trials. We argue ...
    • Optimal Public Transportation Networks: Evidence from the World’s Largest Bus Rapid Transit System in Jakarta 

      Kreindler, Gabriel; Gaduh, Arya; Graff, Tilman; Hanna, Rema; Olken, Benjamin A. (Harvard Kennedy School, 2023-06)
      Designing public transport networks involves tradeoffs between extensive geographic coverage, frequent service on each route, and relying on interconnections as opposed to direct service. These choices, in turn, depend on ...
    • Organizing Obama: Campaign, Organization, Movement 

      Ganz, Marshall Louis (American Sociological Association, 2009)
    • Our Common Journey 

      Kates, Robert; Clark, William (National Academies Press, 1999-11-09)
    • Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Treated by Basic vs Advanced Life Support 

      Sanghavi, Prachi; Jena, Anupam Bapu; Newhouse, Joseph Paul; Zaslavsky, Alan M. (American Medical Association (AMA), 2015)
      Importance: Most out-of-hospital cardiac arrests receiving Emergency Medical Services in the United States are treated by ambulance providers trained in Advanced Life Support (ALS), but supporting evidence for the use of ...
    • Over-optimism in Forecasts by Official Budget Agencies and its Implications 

      Frankel, Jeffrey A. (Oxford University Press, 2011)
      The paper studies forecasts of real growth rates and budget balances made by official government agencies among 33 countries. In general, the forecasts are found: (i) to have a positive average bias, (ii) to be more biased ...
    • Over-optimistic Official Forecasts and Fiscal Rules in the Eurozone 

      Frankel, Jeffrey A.; Schreger, Jesse M (Springer Verlag, 2013)
      Eurozone members are supposedly constrained by the fiscal caps of the Stability and Growth Pact. Yet ever since the birth of the euro, members have postponed painful adjustment. Wishful thinking has played an important ...
    • Oversight is a Many-Splendored Thing: Choice and Proportionality in Regulating and Supervising Microfinance Institutions 

      Rosengard, Jay K. (World Scientific Publishing, 2011)
      The Handbook of Microfinance showcases an expansive collection of works from leading academics and field practitioners. In an attempt to understand the enormous gap between the limited number of clients that are currently ...
    • Parallel R&D Paths Revisited 

      Scherer, Frederic Michael (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2011)
      This paper revisits the logic of pursuing parallel R&D paths when there is uncertainty as to which approaches will succeed technically and/or economically. Previous findings by Richard Nelson and the present author are ...
    • Participatory Politics, Social Cooperation, and Economic Stability 

      Rodrik, Dani (American Economic Association, 2000-05)