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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

Let the WTO Referee Carbon Border Taxes

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Let the WTO Referee Carbon Border Taxes." Project Syndicate, November 29, 2022.

The west can cut its energy dependency on Russia and be greener

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The west can cut its energy dependency on Russia and be greener." The Guardian, May 2, 2022.

How to set greenhouse gas emission targets for all countries

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "How to set greenhouse gas emission targets for all countries." Combating Climate Change: A CEPR Collection. Ed. Beatrice Weder di Mauro. CEPR Press, October 2021, 43-48.

A Fair, Efficient and Feasible Climate Agreement

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Fair, Efficient and Feasible Climate Agreement." Project Syndicate, December 17, 2015.

Sustainable Cooperation in Global Climate Policy: Specific Formulas and Emission Targets

Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Valentina Bosetti. "Sustainable Cooperation in Global Climate Policy: Specific Formulas and Emission Targets." Climate Change Economics 5.3 (August 2014).

Sustainable Cooperation in Global Climate Policy: Specific Formulas and Emission Targets

Bosetti, Valentina, and Jeffrey A. Frankel. "Sustainable Cooperation in Global Climate Policy: Specific Formulas and Emission Targets." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-012, April 2012.

Globalization and the Environment

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Globalization and the Environment." Economics of the Environment. Ed. Robert N. Stavins. W. W. Norton, 2012.

Politically Feasible Emissions Targets to Attain 460 ppm CO2 Concentrations

Bosetti, Valentina, and Jeffrey A. Frankel. "Politically Feasible Emissions Targets to Attain 460 ppm CO2 Concentrations." Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 6.1 (Winter 2012): 86-109.

How to Agree on Emissions Targets at Durban

Bosetti, Valentina, and Jeffrey A. Frankel. "How to Agree on Emissions Targets at Durban." VoxEU, November 28, 2011.

Politically Feasible Emission Target Formulas to Attain 460 ppm CO2 Concentrations

Bosetti, Valentina, and Jeffrey A. Frankel. "Politically Feasible Emission Target Formulas to Attain 460 ppm CO2 Concentrations." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-016, February 2011.

A Pragmatic Global Climate Policy Architecture

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Pragmatic Global Climate Policy Architecture." Issues of the Day: 100 Commentaries on Climate, Energy, the Environment, Transportation, and Public Health Policy. Ed. Ian W.H. Parry and Felicia Day. Resources For the Future, 2010, 6-7.

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

Frankel, Jeffrey A. An Elaborated Proposal For Global Climate Policy Architecture: Specific Formulas and Emission Targets for All Countries in All Decades. Post-Kyoto International Climate Policy. Ed. Joseph Aldy and Robert Stavins. Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Addressing the Leakage/Competitiveness Issue In Climate Change Policy Proposals

Frankel, Jeffrey A. Addressing the Leakage/Competitiveness Issue In Climate Change Policy Proposals. Climate Change, Trade, and Competitiveness: Is a Collision Inevitable? Ed. Isaac Sorkin and Lael Brainard. Brookings Institution Press, 2009.

Global Environment and Trade Policy

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Global Environment and Trade Policy." Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Discussion Paper #09-01, September 2009.

Global Climate Policy Architecture and Political Feasibility: Specific Formulas and Emission Targets to Attain 460 PPM CO2 Concentrations

Bosetti Valentina, and Jeffrey A. Frankel. "Global Climate Policy Architecture and Political Feasibility: Specific Formulas and Emission Targets to Attain 460 PPM CO2 Concentrations." The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements Discussion Paper Series Discussion Paper 09-30 and NBER Working Papers 15516, November 2009.

Possible Impacts of Global Climate Change Policy on Mexico and Other Developing Countries
in Coming Years

Frankel, Jeffrey A. Possible Impacts of Global Climate Change Policy on Mexico and Other Developing Countries in Coming Years. The Mexico Competitiveness Report. Ed. Ricardo Hausmann, Emilio Lozoya Austin, and Irene Mia. World Economic Forum, 2009, 49-56.

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.