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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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Did the Fed Rein in Inflation?
Jeffrey Frankel
According to the traditional rules of politics, the US Federal Reserve and President Joe Biden’s administration should get credit for America’s relatively painless escape from…
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China's Great Leap Backward
Jeffrey Frankel
China’s ongoing economic slowdown is partly the result of its failure to implement crucial structural reforms that would have enabled it to escape the middle-income trap. While…
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The Ideological Looking Glass
Jeffrey Frankel
In her new book "Doppelganger," leftist writer and activist Naomi Klein seeks to make sense of our current political climate by exploring the “mirror world” of online conspiracy…
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Is the era of zero interest rates gone for good?
Jeffrey Frankel
Cost of borrowing will probably stay elevated for foreseeable future, making it harder for governments to service debts.
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Is the US Economy Headed for a Soft Landing?
Jeffrey Frankel
Despite the confidence with which many analysts proclaim that a severe recession is inevitable, there is no reason to assume that the US economy will experience a major downturn…
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America’s Mythical Fiscal Conservatives
Jeffrey Frankel
The United States’ debt-to-GDP ratio, which improved during the inflationary spike of 2021-22, is expected to increase as inflation cools and the US population rapidly ages. While…
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Dollar Rivals
Jeffrey Frankel
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Written for a PIIE conference on the 50th anniversary of floating exchange rates, this paper deals with possible alternatives to a unipolar dollar-based system. It considers (1)…
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How to Quench the American West’s Thirst
Jeffrey Frankel
Farmers in the western United States argue that without access to relatively affordable water for cultivating feed-related crops such as alfalfa, the cost of beef and dairy…
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Debt Restructuring for Commodity Exporters
Jeffrey Frankel
Even if they manage to convince their creditors to restructure their debts, commodity-exporting debtor countries are still vulnerable to sudden price fluctuations. Commodity bonds…
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Fifty Years of Floating Currencies
Jeffrey Frankel
The half-century since the official demise of the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates has shown the benefits of what replaced it. While some may feel nostalgic for the…