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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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Finance Goes to Hollywood
Jeffrey Frankel
Politicians often attempt to win elections by appealing to popular anger against bankers and speculators, a sentiment reflected in countless Hollywood films, from The Wizard of Oz…
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Why Are Stocks, Gold, and the Dollar Surging?
Jeffrey Frankel
While gold prices rise due to heightened geopolitical uncertainty, the US stock market is breaking records, and global demand for the dollar remains robust. This can be attributed…
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Tariffs on Chinese Cleantech Jeopardize the Green Transition
Jeffrey Frankel
Global demand for renewable energy is growing rapidly, fueled by the falling cost of solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicles. But new Western tariffs on Chinese imports…
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Europe’s Carbon Border Tax Advances the Fight Against Climate Change
Jeffrey Frankel
At first glance, the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism may look like a potential source of international discord. But a closer look suggests that the EU’s strict…
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The Election-Devaluation Cycle
Jeffrey Frankel
In 1975, the Nobel laureate economist William D. Nordhaus suggested that developing economies might seek to prop up the value of their currencies before an election, only to…
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Democrats Are Better for the US Economy
Jeffrey Frankel
Even those who believe that Democrats, by and large, pursue better economic policies than Republicans have a hard time explaining why the US economy performs so significantly and…
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The Dollar versus the Euro as International Reserve Currencies
Jeffrey Frankel
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We begin by examining determinants of aggregate foreign exchange reserve holdings by central banks (size of issuing country’s economy and financial markets, ability of the…
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Explaining Americans’ Pessimism About a Strong Economy
Jeffrey Frankel
At least six reasons have been advanced to explain the apparent disconnect between US economic indicators and public-opinion surveys. While some are clearly wrong, others – in…
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Why Supporting Ukraine Enhances US National Security
Jeffrey Frankel
While the United States has valid reasons to avoid a direct confrontation with Russia, supporting Ukraine’s war effort should be a top foreign-policy priority. Aiding Ukraine…
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How to Fix America’s Broken Air-Traffic Control System
Jeffrey Frankel
Understaffed and underfunded, the United States’ air-traffic control system is close to its breaking point. The main obstacle to reform is the wealth and influence of private-jet…