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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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Estimation of Nonlinear Exchange Rate Dynamics in Evolving Regimes
Jeffrey Frankel
This paper develops a new econometric framework to estimate and classify exchange rate regimes. They are classified into four distinct categories: fixed exchange rates, BBC (band…
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The Crusade to Ban ESG Makes No Sense
Jeffrey Frankel
Efforts to prohibit financial institutions from considering environmental, social, and governance criteria reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of free-market capitalism on the…
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Biden Should let the Game of Debt Ceiling Chicken Play Out
Jeffrey Frankel
As Washington gears up for yet another political showdown over raising the federal debt limit, congressional Republicans are clearly hellbent on letting the US government default…
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Predictions that global economy is heading
for a recession are premature
Jeffrey Frankel
Despite many forecasts, a worldwide downturn in 2023 is not inevitable – and it can be avoided
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Estimation of Nonlinear Exchange Rate Dynamics in Evolving Regimes
Jeffrey Frankel
This paper develops a new econometric framework to estimate and classify exchange rate regimes. They are classified into four distinct categories: fixed exchange rates, BBC (band…
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Let the WTO Referee Carbon Border Taxes
Jeffrey Frankel
Efforts to reduce global greenhouse-gas emissions must overcome the free-rider problem, and carbon border adjustment measures are the most effective way to level the playing field…
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Why Commodity Prices Are Likely to Fall Further
Jeffrey Frankel
Real interest rates appear to be on a firm upward trend, because nominal interest rates will rise and inflation will fall. Together with decelerating global growth, that could…
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Does International Trade Weaken or Strengthen Countries’ Resilience?
Jeffrey Frankel
Four significant problems currently afflicting leading economies serve as examples of how trade barriers erected by governments have reduced resilience. In each case,…
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Inflation Isn’t Recession. The Chances of a Downturn Are Lower Than People Think.
Jeffrey Frankel
U.S. consumer sentiment by one measure is at its lowest level since 2011. More Americans say they hear mostly negative news about the economy than hear positive news, or a balance…
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Get Ready for Reverse Currency Wars
Jeffrey Frankel
With elevated global inflation likely to persist for some time, the prospect of competitive exchange-rate appreciations is looming larger. Instead of a race to the bottom in the…