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Feature: The Democratic Necessity of Reckoning

Erica Chenoweth reviews scholarship that overwhelmingly shows the Black Lives Matter movement generated high levels of public awareness about systemic racism and increased support for criminal justice reform.

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Feature: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics

Dani Rodrik argues against neoliberalism’s universal rule-of-thumb approach and for economic analyses grounded in contextual dependencies.

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Feature: Leaders’ Psychological Bravery

Dana Born explores what skills leaders need to cultivate psychological safety on their teams and across their organizations.

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Feature: Dollar vs. Euro as International Reserve Currencies

Jeffrey Frankel explores the strengths and weaknesses of using the Dollar and the Euro as international reserve currencies.

Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

The Future of Carbon Offset Markets

Lee, Henry, and Abigail Mayer. "The Future of Carbon Offset Markets." Environment and Natural Resources Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, October 22, 2020.

The Value of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration

Chen, Cuicui, and Henry Lee. "The Value of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration." Environment and Natural Resources Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, March 4, 2020.

The Role of Electric Vehicles in Decarbonizing China’s Transportation Sector

Qiao, Qinyu, and Henry Lee. "The Role of Electric Vehicles in Decarbonizing China’s Transportation Sector." Environment and Natural Resources Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, April 2019.

The Emerging Russia-Asia Energy Nexus

Downs, Erica, James Henderson, Mikkal E. Herberg, Shoichi Itoh, Meghan O'Sullivan, Morena Skalamera, and Can Soylu. "The Emerging Russia-Asia Energy Nexus." The National Bureau of Asian Research, December 2018.

Addressing the Leakage/Competitiveness Issue In Climate Change Policy Proposals

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Addressing the Leakage/Competitiveness Issue In Climate Change Policy Proposals." WCFIA Working Paper 4792, April 2009.

An Elaborated Global Climate Policy Architecture: Specific Formulas and Emission Targets for All Countries in All Decades

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "An Elaborated Global Climate Policy Architecture: Specific Formulas and Emission Targets for All Countries in All Decades." NBER Working Papers 14876, April 2009.

Environmental Effects of International Trade

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Environmental Effects of International Trade." Report for the Swedish Globalisation Council, Government of Sweden, January 20, 2009.

The Implications of Dark Matter for Assessing the U.S. External Imbalance.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "The Implications of Dark Matter for Assessing the U.S. External Imbalance." Center for International Development Working Paper Series (CID-137), November 2006.

Macroeconomic Challenges after a Decade for Success.

Frankel, Jeffrey A., Ben Smit, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Macroeconomic Challenges after a Decade for Success." Center for International Development Working Paper Series (CID-133), September 2006.

U.S. and Global Imbalances: Can Dark Matter Prevent a Big Bang?

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "U.S. and Global Imbalances: Can Dark Matter Prevent a Big Bang?" Center for International Development, November 2005.