Edward Glaeser

Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics
Director
Taubman Center for State and Local Government
Director
Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston
Office Address
Taubman-318
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 114
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-496-2150
Fax: 617-496-1722
Email: Edward_Glaeser@hks.harvard.edu
Assistant
Heather Marie Vitale (617-495-5140)
Edward Glaeser

Profile

Edward Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1992. He is Director of the Taubman Center for State and Local Government and Director of the Rappaport Institute of Greater Boston. He teaches urban and social economics and microeconomic theory. He has published dozens of papers on cities, economic growth, and law and economics. In particular, his work has focused on the determinants of city growth and the role of cities as centers of idea transmission. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1992.

Research

For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Academic Journal/Scholarly Articles
    • Zheng, Siqi, Rui Wang, Edward L. Glaeser, and Matthew E. Kahn. "The Greenness of China: Household Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development." Journal of Economic Geography 11.5 (September 2011): 761-792.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Cities, Productivity, and Quality of Life." Science 333.6042 (July 2011): 592-594.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Rethinking the Federal Bias Toward Homeownership." Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research 13.2 (2011): 5-37.
  • Book Chapters
    • 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.
    • 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.
  • Commentary
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Fed’s Housing Ideas Won’t Fix Market." Boston Globe, January 13, 2012.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "The Elections Predictor." Boston Globe, December 30, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "In Economists’ Paradise, Lessons for US." Boston Globe, December 19, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Kevin White’s Best Legacy." Boston Globe, December 5, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Goodbye, Golden Years." New York Times, November 19, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Schools Buy Technology, But is it the Right Kind?" Boston Globe, November 18, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "7 Billion Reasons for Hope, not Fear." Boston Globe, November 4, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Unleash the Entrepreneurs." City Journal, Autumn 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Republicans Must Embrace Education, Not Tax Cuts." Bloomberg, October 24, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "In Health Care, Fee-for-Service Means too Many Services." Boston Globe, October 20, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "To Avoid Scandals, Auction off Casino Licenses." Boston.com, October 7, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Make Drivers Pay for Driving." Boston Globe, September 23, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Payroll-Tax Cut Is the Working Part of Jobs Plan: Edward Glaeser." Bloomberg.com, September 12, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Is the ‘Governor Effect’ Real?" Boston Globe, September 8. 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Americans Met Attacks by Drawing on Strengths." Bloomberg News, September 6, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Sciences Still Young." Harvard Magazine, September 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Unleash the Entrepreneurs." City Journal, 21.4, Fall 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Tax Breaks Shouldn't be Sacrosanct." Boston Globe, 8/25/2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Targets for Future Spending Cuts." Korea Herald, August 18, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Free the FAA." Boston Globe, August 15, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Balanced Budget Suddenly Looks More Appealing." Bloomber View, August 1, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Boeing’s Uniquely American Right to Take Flight." Bloomberg View, July 19, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Raise Cigarette Taxes — and Skip the Ugly Photos." Boston Globe, June 30, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Even Internet-Age Firms Need City's Ferment." Today (Singapore), June 24, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "The Locavore's Dilemma." Boston Globe, June 16, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Putting Regulations to the Test." Boston Globe, June 2, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Federal Home-Building Programs Guarantee Waste." Boston Globe, May 19, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Local Pension Funds Should Invest Farther Afield." Boston Globe, May 5, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "New Land of Opportunity." Forbes, April 20, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Detroit's Decline and the Folly of Light Rail." Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Behind Census Numbers." Boston Globe, March 24, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Back Off from our Housing Choices." Boston Globe, March 8, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "City Air Still Makes You Free." Boston Globe, February 24, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "If You Love Nature, Move to the City." Boston Globe, February 10, 2011.
  • Edited Volumes
    • Glaeser, Edward L., ed. Agglomeration Economics. University of Chicago Press, 2010.
  • Magazine and Newspaper Articles
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "Engines of Innovation." Scientific American. August 17, 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L. "New Land Of Opportunity." Forbes. April 20, 2011.
  • Research Papers/Reports
    • Kolesár, Michal, Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, Edward L. Glaeser, and Guido W. Imbens. "Identification and Inference with Many Invalid Instruments." NBER Working Papers 17519, October 2011.
    • Glaeser, Edward L., Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto, and Kristina Tobio. "Cities, Skills, and Regional Change." NBER Working Paper 16934, April 2011.