The Harvard Center for International Development is home to faculty affiliates from each school at Harvard University, working across sectors in developing nations around the world.

Faculty research is published in a wide range of academic and policy venues and can be found through the feed and filters below. Select faculty research papers are highlighted in our Faculty Research Insights series on our blog, CID Voices.

CID working papers published by Harvard faculty, graduate students, and research fellows prior to 2024 can be found here

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Dani Rodrik
Fighting climate change, saving democracy, and eradicating poverty are urgent global challenges, yet the world’s leaders continue to pursue outdated policies that focus on one…
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Jeffrey Frankel
In a book released earlier this year, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson argue essentially for “competent capacity”: a US that can effectively plan, approve, and execute projects. That…
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Akash Deep
The global aid system faces a structural crisis as shrinking donor commitments collide with rising humanitarian needs and intensifying climate pressures. Official development…
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Akash Deep
The global aid system faces a structural crisis as shrinking donor commitments collide with rising humanitarian needs and intensifying climate pressures. Official development…
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Jason Furman
Are we living through an A.I. bubble? Or is it all just vibes? Jason Furman, a contributing Opinion writer and an economist at the Harvard Kennedy School, tells Ross Douthat that…
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Michael Woolcock
How social change is sought is central to ensuring not only that change happens but that it does so in ways perceived by those most affected by it to be legitimate (especially…
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Jason Furman
This week on Trumponomics, we explore the global surge in government debt and why investors still seem unfazed, especially when it comes to the US. Joining the conversation are…
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Karen Dynan
The global economy is growing more strongly than expected this year, despite rising trade tensions and high uncertainty around US economic policy. Optimism about artificial…
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Akash Deep
India’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070, alongside its alignment with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), highlights the urgent need for…
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Carmen Reinhart
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of China’s lending to developing countries—a central feature of today’s international financial system. Building on our previous…