- Office Address
- Littauer-306
- Mailing Address
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John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 11
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Profile
Robert N. Stavins is Albert Pratt Professor of Business
and Government, Director of Graduate Studies for the Doctoral
Programs in Public Policy and in Political Economy and Government,
Cochair of the MPP/MBA and MPA/ID/MBA Joint Degree Programs, and
Director of the Harvard Environmental Economics Program. He is a
Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a
University Fellow of Resources for the Future, former Chair of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Environmental Economics
Advisory Board, and a member of the editorial councils of scholarly
periodicals. His research has examined diverse areas of
environmental economics and policy and has appeared in a variety of
economics, law, and policy journals, as well as several books.
Stavins directed Project 88, a bipartisan effort cochaired by
former Senator Timothy Wirth and the late Senator John Heinz to
develop innovative approaches to environmental problems. He has
been a consultant to government agencies, international
organizations, corporations, and advocacy groups. He holds a BA in
philosophy from Northwestern University, an MS in agricultural
economics from Cornell, and a PhD in economics from Harvard.
Courses
Spring
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API-135
Environmental and Resource Economics and Policy
Year
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API-905Y
Seminar on Environmental Economics and Policy
Media Expertise
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Research
For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.
Selected Publication Citations:
- Academic Journals
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Stavins, Robert, Carlo Carraro, and Charles Kolstad. "Introduction
to the Issue." Review of Environmental Economics and Policy
3.1 (Winter 2009): 1-3.
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Olmstead, Sheila M., and Robert N. Stavins. "Comparing Price and
Non-Price Approaches to Urban Water Conservation." Water
Resources Research 45 (2009): W04301.
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Stavins, Robert N., Carlo Carraro, and Charles Kolstad.
"Introduction to the Issue." Review of Environmental Economics
and Policy 3.2 (Summer 2009): 145-146.
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Stavins, Robert N. "Addressing Climate Change with a Comprehensive
U.S. Cap-and-Trade System." Environmental Law and Policy Annual
Review 39 (August 2009): 10752-10766..
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Jaffe, Judson, Matthew Ranson, and Robert N. Stavins. "Linking
Tradable Permit Systems: A Key Element of Emerging International
Climate Policy Architecture." Ecology Law Quarterly 36.4
(2009): 789-808.
- Edited Volumes
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Joseph E. Aldy, and Robert N. Stavins, eds. Post-Kyoto
International Climate Policy. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Aldy, Joseph E., and Robert Stavins., eds. Post-Kyoto
International Climate Policy: Summary for Policymakers.
Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Aldy, Joseph E., and Robert N. Stavins, eds. Post-Kyoto
International Climate Policy: Implementing Architectures for
Agreement. Oxford University Press, 2009.
- HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series
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Olmstead, Sheila M., and Stavins, Robert N. "An Expanded Three-Part
Architecture for Post-2012 International Climate Policy." HKS
Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-036, December 2009.
- Magazine and Newspaper Articles
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Stavins, Robert N. "Opportunity for a Defining Moment." The
Environmental Forum. January/February 2009.
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Stavins, Robert N. "Institutions and Individuals." The
Environmental Forum. March/April 2009.
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Stavins, Robert N. "The Stimulus and Green Jobs." The
Environmental Forum. May/June 2009.
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Stavins, Robert N. "No Free Lunch at the Auto CAFE." The
Environmental Forum. July/August 2009.
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Stavins, Robert N. "Is Benefit-Cost Analysis Helpful for
Environmental Regulation?" Environmental Leader. August 2,
2009.
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Stavins, Robert N. "Wonderful Politics of Cap-and-Trade." The
Environmental Forum. September/October 2009.
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Stavins, Robert N. "A Portfolio of Domestic Commitments:
Implementing Common but Differentiated Responsibilties." Carbon
Market North America. October 3, 2009, 6.
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Stavins, Robert N. "Worried About Competitiveness?" The
Environmental Forum. November/December 2009, 18.
- Op-Eds
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Stavins, Robert N. "Obama's Fuel-Efficiency Plan? Not So
Efficient." NPR.org, May 20, 2009.
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Olmstead, Sheila, and Robert N. Stavins. "The Essential Pillars of
a New Climate Pact." Boston Globe, September 20, 2009.
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Stavins, Robert N. "Can Countries Cut Carbon Emissions Without
Hurting Economic Growth? Yes, the Transition Can be Gradual B and
Affordable." Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2009.
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Stavins, Robert N. "A Silver Lining in the Climate Talks Cloud."
Boston Globe, December 8, 2009.
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Olmstead, Sheila M., and Robert N. Stavins. "After Kyoto: Solving
The Climate Conundrum." CBS News, December 11, 2009.
- Research Papers/Reports
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Jaffe, Judson, and Robert N. Stavins. "Linking a U.S. Cap-and-Trade
System for Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Opportunities, Implications,
and Challenges." AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies
Working Papers 08-01, January 2008.
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Arrow, Kenneth J., William J. Baumol, Jagdish Bhagwati, Michael J.
Boskin, Robert W. Crandall, Maureen L. Cropper, Michael Greenstone,
Robert W. Hahn, David Harrison, R. Glenn Hubbard, Alfred E. Kahn,
Robert E. Litan, Paul W. Macavoy, James C. Miller, Albert L.
Nichols, William A. Niskanen, Roger G. Noll, Wallace E. Oates,
Peter Passell, Sam Peltzman, Paul R. Portney, Harvey S. Rosen,
Milton Russell, Thomas C. Schelling, Richard Schmalensee, Charles
L. Schultze, V. Kerry Smith, Vernon L. Smith, Robert N. Stavins, W.
Kip Viscusi, Lawrence J. White, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Clean
Water Act Brief." Reg-Markets Center Brief 08-03, July 2008.