Robert N. Stavins

Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government
Environment and Natural Resources Program,
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Office Address
Littauer-306
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 11
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-1820
Fax: 617-496-3783
Email: robert_stavins@Harvard.Edu
Assistant
Jason Chapman (617-496-8054)
Robert Stavins

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 Agency’s 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

  • API-135 Fundamentals of Environmental Economics and Policy

Year

  • API-905Y Seminar on Environmental Economics and Policy

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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 Journal/Scholarly Articles
    • Stavins, Robert N. "The Value of Terroir: Hedonic Estimation of Vineyard Sale Prices." Journal of Wine Economics 6.1 (November 1, 2011): 1-14.
    • Cross, Robin, Andrew J. Plantinga, and Robert N. Stavins. "What Is the Value of Terroir?" American Economic Review 101.3 (May 2011): 152-156.
    • Goulder, Lawrence H., and Robert N. Stavins. "Challenges from State-Federal Interactions in U.S. Climate Change Policy." American Economic Review 101.3 (May 2011): 253-257.
    • Stavins, Robert N. "Cancun Produces Meaningful Steps." Environmental Forum 28.2 (March/April 2011): 16-17.
    • Stavins, Robert N. "¿Qué sucedió (y por qué)? Una evaluación de los Acuerdos de Cancún." Foreign Affairs Latinoamerica 11.1 (March 2011): 42-49.
  • Commentary
    • Stavins, Robert N. "International Climate Policy: The Durban Platform Opens a Window." Oxford University Press’s Blog, January 24, 2012.
    • Stavins, Robert N. "Curbing Carbon." Technology Review, March/April 2011.
  • Edited Volumes
    • Stavins, Robert N., ed. Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings W. W. Norton & Company, 2012.
  • HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series
    • Aldy, Joseph, and Robert N. Stavins. "The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and Experience." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-041, October 2011.
    • Aldy, Joseph, and Robert N. Stavins. "Using the Market to Address Climate Change: Insights from Theory and Experience." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-038, September 28, 2011.
    • Chan, Gabriel, Robert N. Stavins, Robert Stowe, and Richard Sweeney. "The SO2 Allowance Trading System and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990: Reflections on Twenty Years of Policy Innovation." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-003, January 2011.