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Delivery worker wearing a medical mask and carrying packages.
Feature: The Impact of State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Service Workers

Daniel Schneider finds that state paid sick leave laws increased service workers’ access to paid sick leave and reduced the share of service workers who worked while sick.

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Feature: Connecting Absolute and Relative Intergenerational Mobility

Deirdre Bloome offers two frameworks for understanding the relationship between types of intergenerational mobility, or whether people are socioeconomically better off than their parents.

Two women in rural India dressed colorfully and carrying baskets on their heads.
Feature: Studying a Government Program to Support Women’s Self-Help Groups

Michael Walton explores the interactions between state and society in rural India within a major community-based development program, finding two major tensions.

A network of computer motherboards and other parts assembled to look like a miniature city.
Feature: The Data-Informed City

Jorrit de Jong presents a comprehensive framework for how cities can use data to address problems more effectively, efficiently, equitably, and with better accountability.

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

Finance Goes to Hollywood

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Finance Goes to Hollywood." Project Syndicate, August 23, 2024.

Why Are Stocks, Gold, and the Dollar Surging?

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Why Are Stocks, Gold, and the Dollar Surging?" Project Syndicate, July 24, 2024.

Tariffs on Chinese Cleantech Jeopardize the Green Transition

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Tariffs on Chinese Cleantech Jeopardize the Green Transition." Project Syndicate, June 25, 2024.

Europe’s Carbon Border Tax Advances the Fight Against Climate Change

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Europe’s Carbon Border Tax Advances the Fight Against Climate Change." Project Syndicate, May 24, 2024.

The Election-Devaluation Cycle

Frankel, Jeffrey. "The Election-Devaluation Cycle." Project Syndicate, April 29, 2024.

Democrats Are Better for the US Economy

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Democrats Are Better for the US Economy." Project Syndicate, March 25, 2024.

The Dollar versus the Euro as International Reserve Currencies

Chinn, Menzie D., Jeffrey A. Frankel, and Hiro Ito. "The Dollar versus the Euro as International Reserve Currencies." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP24-005, March 2024.

Explaining Americans’ Pessimism About a Strong Economy

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Explaining Americans’ Pessimism About a Strong Economy." Project Syndicate, February 22, 2024.

Why Supporting Ukraine Enhances US National Security

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Why Supporting Ukraine Enhances US National Security." Project Syndicate, January 25, 2024.

How to Fix America’s Broken Air-Traffic Control System

Frankel, Jeffrey. "How to Fix America’s Broken Air-Traffic Control System." Project Syndicate, December 14, 2023.

Did the Fed Rein in Inflation?

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Did the Fed Rein in Inflation?" Project Syndicate, November 17, 2023.

China's Great Leap Backward

Frankel, Jeffrey. "China's Great Leap Backward." Project Syndicate, October 20, 2023.

The Ideological Looking Glass

Frankel, Jeffrey. "The Ideological Looking Glass." Project Syndicate, September 19, 2023.

Is the era of zero interest rates gone for good?

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Is the era of zero interest rates gone for good?" The Guardian, August 17, 2023.

Is the US Economy Headed for a Soft Landing?

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Is the US Economy Headed for a Soft Landing?" Project Syndicate, July 17, 2023.

America’s Mythical Fiscal Conservatives

Frankel, Jeffrey. "America’s Mythical Fiscal Conservatives." Project Syndicate, June 16, 2023.

Dollar Rivals

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Dollar Rivals." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-015, June 2023.

How to Quench the American West’s Thirst

Frankel, Jeffrey. "How to Quench the American West’s Thirst." Project Syndicate, May 29, 2023.

Debt Restructuring for Commodity Exporters

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Debt Restructuring for Commodity Exporters." Project Syndicate, April 25, 2023.

Fifty Years of Floating Currencies

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Fifty Years of Floating Currencies." Project Syndicate, March 20, 2023.

Estimation of Nonlinear Exchange Rate Dynamics in Evolving Regimes

Frankel, Jeffrey A., Yao Hou, and Danxia Xie. "Estimation of Nonlinear Exchange Rate Dynamics in Evolving Regimes." March 2023.

The Crusade to Ban ESG Makes No Sense

Frankel, Jeffrey. "The Crusade to Ban ESG Makes No Sense." Project Syndicate, February 24, 2023.

Biden Should let the Game of Debt Ceiling Chicken Play Out

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Biden Should let the Game of Debt Ceiling Chicken Play Out." Los Angeles Times, January 19, 2023.

Predictions that global economy is heading
for a recession are premature

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Predictions that global economy is heading for a recession are premature." The Guardian, December 29, 2022.

Estimation of Nonlinear Exchange Rate Dynamics in Evolving Regimes

Frankel, Jeffrey A., Yao Hou, and Danxia Xie. "Estimation of Nonlinear Exchange Rate Dynamics in Evolving Regimes." December 2022.

Let the WTO Referee Carbon Border Taxes

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

Why Commodity Prices Are Likely to Fall Further

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Why Commodity Prices Are Likely to Fall Further." Project Syndicate, August 23, 2022.

Does International Trade Weaken or Strengthen Countries’ Resilience?

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Does International Trade Weaken or Strengthen Countries’ Resilience?" Project Syndicate, June 20, 2022.

Inflation Isn’t Recession. The Chances of a Downturn Are Lower Than People Think.

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Inflation Isn’t Recession. The Chances of a Downturn Are Lower Than People Think." Barron's, June 8, 2022.

Get Ready for Reverse Currency Wars

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Get Ready for Reverse Currency Wars." Project Syndicate, May 25, 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.

Fighting the Last Inflation War

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Fighting the Last Inflation War." Project Syndicate, February 24, 2022.

Are Vaccination Mandates Government Overreach?

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Are Vaccination Mandates Government Overreach?" Project Syndicate, January 25, 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.

Systematic Managed Floating

Frankel, Jeffrey. "Systematic Managed Floating." The Asian Monetary Policy Forum. Ed. Steven J. Davis, Edward S. Robinson, Bernard Yeung. World Scientific Publishing, 2021.

Six Tax-Based Ways to Tackle US Inequality

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Six Tax-Based Ways to Tackle US Inequality." Project Syndicate, December 17, 2019.

The Case for Old-Fashioned Tariff Cuts

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Case for Old-Fashioned Tariff Cuts." Project Syndicate, November 27, 2019.

How a Weaponized Dollar Could Backfire

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "How a Weaponized Dollar Could Backfire." Project Syndicate, October 23, 2019.

It’s Time for German Fiscal Expansion

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "It’s Time for German Fiscal Expansion." Project Syndicate, September 30, 2019.

The Currency Manipulation Game Is Afoot – but That’s Better Than a Trade War

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Currency Manipulation Game Is Afoot – but That’s Better Than a Trade War." The Globe and Mail, August 13, 2019.

Systematic Managed Floating

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Systematic Managed Floating." Open Economies Review 30.2 (April 2019): 255-295.

Xi and Trump Miss Their Chance

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Xi and Trump Miss Their Chance." Project Syndicate, March 21, 2019.

The Euro’s First 20 Years

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Euro’s First 20 Years." Project Syndicate, January 25, 2019.

Monetary Regimes to Cope with Volatile Commodity Export Prices: Two Proposals

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Monetary Regimes to Cope with Volatile Commodity Export Prices: Two Proposals." Rethinking the Macroeconomics of Resource-Rich Countries. Ed. Rabah Arezki, Raouf Boucekkine, Jeffrey A. Frankel, and Rick van der Ploeg. Center for Economic Policy Research, 2018.

How to Cope with Volatile Commodity Export Prices: Three Proposals

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "How to Cope with Volatile Commodity Export Prices: Three Proposals." Rethinking the Macroeconomics of Resource-Rich Countries. Ed. Rabah Arezki, Raouf Boucekkine, Jeffrey A. Frankel, and Rick van der Ploeg. Center for Economic Policy Research, 2018.

Does Trade Fuel Inequality?

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Does Trade Fuel Inequality?" The Guardian, January 2, 2018.

Nominal GDP Targeting for Developing Countries

Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Pranjul Bhandari. "Nominal GDP Targeting for Developing Countries." Research in Economics 71.3 (September 2017): 491-506.

The Currency-Plus-Commodity Basket: A Proposal for Exchange Rates in Oil-Exporting Countries to Accommodate Trade Shocks Automatically

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Currency-Plus-Commodity Basket: A Proposal for Exchange Rates in Oil-Exporting Countries to Accommodate Trade Shocks Automatically." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-034, August 2017.

How to Cope with Volatile Commodity Export Prices: Four Proposals

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "How to Cope with Volatile Commodity Export Prices: Four Proposals." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-033, August 2017.

Systematic Managed Floating

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Systematic Managed Floating." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-025, June 2017.