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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

Climate action: Implications for factor market reallocation

Lawrence, Robert Z. "Climate action: Implications for factor market reallocation." PIIE Working Paper Series, January 2024.

How to save the WTO with more flexible trading rules

Lawrence, Robert Z. "How to save the WTO with more flexible trading rules." Peterson Institute for International Economics Policy Briefs, December 2022.

Have trade agreements been bad for America?

Wolff, Alan Wm., Robert Z. Lawrence, and Gary Clyde Hufbauer. "Have trade agreements been bad for America?" Peterson Institute for International Economics Policy Briefs, December 2022.

The unappreciated trend toward unilateral trade liberalization

Lawrence, Robert Z. "The unappreciated trend toward unilateral trade liberalization." Peterson Institute for International Economics Policy Briefs, March 2021.

Memo to the European Commission on the future of European trade policy

Lawrence, Robert Z. "Memo to the European Commission on the future of European trade policy." Peterson Institute for International Economics, December 2020.


China's Rise and American Welfare

Lawrence, Robert Z. "China's Rise and American Welfare." Peterson Institute for International Economics: China's Economic Transformation Lessons, Impact, and the Path Forward, September 2015.

US Employment Deindustrialization: Insights from History and the International Experience

Lawrence, Robert Z. "US Employment Deindustrialization: Insights from History and the International Experience." Peterson Institute for International Economics Policy Brief 13-27, October 2013.

U.S. Exporters, Global Supply Networks, and Competitive Export-Import Bank Financing

Lawrence, Robert Z., and Matthew J. Slaughter. "U.S. Exporters, Global Supply Networks, and Competitive Export-Import Bank Financing." Report for Coalition for Employment Through Exports, Inc., June 2013.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations, People's Republic of China, and India Growth and the Rest of the World: The Role of Trade

Lawrence, Robert Z. "Association of Southeast Asian Nations, People's Republic of China, and India Growth and the Rest of the World: The Role of Trade." ADBInstitute Working Paper 416, April 2013.

South African Trade Policy in the New Environment

Lawrence, Robert Z., and Lawrence Edwards. "South African Trade Policy in the New Environment." Paper prepared for the South African National Planning Commission, November 2011.

Growth in Asean, China and India: Implications for the Rest of the World

Lawrence, Robert Z. "Growth in Asean, China and India: Implications for the Rest of the World." Paper prepared for the Asian Development Bank Study, "Role of Key Emerging Economies--ASEAN, PRC, and India--for a Balanced, Sustainable, and Resilient Asia", August 2011.

Do Developed and Developing Countries Compete Head to Head in High-tech?

Edwards, Lawrence, and Robert Z. Lawrence. "Do Developed and Developing Countries Compete Head to Head in High-tech?" NBER Working Papers 16105, June 2010.

US Trade and Wages: The Misleading Implications of Conventional Trade Theory

Lawrence, Robert Z. "US Trade and Wages: The Misleading Implications of Conventional Trade Theory." NBER Working Papers 16106, June 2010.

The Global Enabling Trade Report 2009

Lawrence, Robert Z., Margareta Drzeniek Hanouz, and John Moavenzadeh. "The Global Enabling Trade Report 2009." World Economic Forum, July 2009.

SACU Tariff Policies: Where Should They Go From Here?

Edwards, Lawrence, and Robert Z. Lawrence. "SACU Tariff Policies: Where Should They Go From Here?" Center for International Development Working Paper 169, May 2008.

Succeeding in the Global Economy: A New Policy Agenda for the American Worker.

Aldonas, Grant D., Robert Z. Lawrence, and Matthew J. Slaughter. "Succeeding in the Global Economy: A New Policy Agenda for the American Worker." Financial Services Forum, June 26, 2007.

The United States and the WTO Dispute Settlement System.

Lawrence, Robert Z. "The United States and the WTO Dispute Settlement System." Council on Foreign Relations Press, Council Special Report No. 25, March 2007.

South African Trade Policy Matters: Trade Performance and Trade Policy.

Edwards, Lawrence, and Robert Z. Lawrence. "South African Trade Policy Matters: Trade Performance and Trade Policy." NBER Working Paper 12760, December 2006.

China and the Multilateral Trading System.

Lawrence, Robert Z. "China and the Multilateral Trading System." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series No. RWP06-45 and NBER Working Paper No. 12759, October 2006.