Growthpolicy is an interdisciplinary research portal featuring academic papers, commentary, media and more from across Harvard on issues related to Shared Sustainable Economic Prosperity.

Recent Posts
George Serafeim Headshot
March 5, 2026 Safeguarding the Treasury Market
 Jeremy Stein
March 5, 2026 Mansion Taxes Might Not Lead Cities to Riches
 Daniel Green
February 24, 2026 Liability Management’s Limited Runway
 Mark Roe
February 20, 2026 Bank Risk-Taking and the Real Economy
 David Scharfstein
February 19, 2026 2026 Joint Conference on Financial Crises
 Gita Gopinath
Component Intro Text

Search over 8000 articles, papers, videos, podcasts, book chapters, interviews and more from Harvard faculty on growth, jobs, inequality, and economic crises.

Webform Form Component
 

How do we create a growing economy in which there is prosperity that is sustainable and broadly shared? The posts in this section look at policy ideas and research from across Harvard on a broad set of economic and policy considerations.

 

Technology and international trade have significantly disrupted the labor market and new job creation. We identified firms, industries, and locations where future jobs will likely emerge. We also consider public policies with the best chance of creating jobs to support a robust middle class.

 

Inequality is rising within and between countries across the globe. The posts in this section explore the different dimensions of inequality, its causes, significance and severity. They also discuss various options to address growing inequality.

 

The posts collected here explore the causes of economic and financial crises and their consequences. They include a multitude of proposals for preventing and mitigating such crises now and in the future.


Please Note - All materials collected here are from Harvard affiliated individuals or those who were affiliated at the time of publication or production.  Their opinions and findings, expressed or implied, belong to those individuals and do not represent the opinions of the Growthpolicy initiative, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School, any other Harvard affiliated program, center or school or Harvard University as a whole.