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Feature: Changes in Racial Gaps in Retirement Security over Time

Douglas Elmendorf and Karen Dynan find a large wealth disparity between White and Black families nearing retirement age, and notable wealth declines for both groups between 2001 and 2019.

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Feature: Recovering from COVID

James Stock finds that COVID-19 recovery was unprecedented in its rapid speed but still introduced or accelerated structural economic changes, including to the labor force.

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Feature: Efficacy of Text Messaging in Activating Hard-to-Reach Voters

Latanya Sweeney finds that text message reminders can effectively boost engagement and registration accuracy among hard-to-reach voters.

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Feature: The Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals

Dani Rodrik finds that Western and Northern European authors are overrepresented in economics journals by an order of magnitude compared to authors based in low-income countries.

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

Behind the Curve: Can Manufacturing Still Provide Inclusive Growth?

Lawrence, Robert Z. Behind the Curve: Can Manufacturing Still Provide Inclusive Growth? Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2024.

New rules for a challenged trading system: the role of safeguards

Lawrence, Robert Z. "New rules for a challenged trading system: the role of safeguards." The Elgar Companion to the World Trade Organization. Ed. Julien Chaisse and Cristián Rodríguez-Chiffelle. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023, 676-690.


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.

A Numbers Argument for Renewing Trade Adjustment Assistance

Lawrence, Robert Z. "A Numbers Argument for Renewing Trade Adjustment Assistance." Wall Street Journal, June 23, 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." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-013, May 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.

As Other Nations Prosper, So Will the United States

Lawrence, Robert Z. "As Other Nations Prosper, So Will the United States." Miami Herald, April 4, 2013.

Rising Tide: Is Growth in Emerging Economies Good for the United States?

Edwards, Lawrence, and Robert Z. Lawrence. Rising Tide: Is Growth in Emerging Economies Good for the United States? Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2013.

How Should Sub-Saharan African Countries Think about Global Value Chains?

Lawrence, Robert Z. "How Should Sub-Saharan African Countries Think about Global Value Chains?" Bridges Africa Review 2.1 (March 2013): 12-16.

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.

Productivity Is the Reason

Lawrence, Robert Z. "Productivity Is the Reason." Comment on The Impact of Globalization on Income and Unemployment, by Michael Spence. Foreign Affairs, 90.6, November/December 2011: 168-170.

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.

More Trade and More Aid

Slaughter, Mathew J., and Robert Z. Lawrence. "More Trade and More Aid." New York Times, June 8, 2011.

AGOA Rules: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Special Fabric Provisions

Edwards, Lawrence, and Robert Z. Lawrence. "AGOA Rules: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Special Fabric Provisions." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series and NBER Working Papers (RWP11-002 and 16623), January 2011

The Global Enabling Trade Report 2010

Lawrence, Robert Z., Margareta Drzeniek Hanouz, John Doherty, and John Moavenzadeh, eds. The Global Enabling Trade Report 2010. World Economic Forum, 2010.

Building Sustained Economic Growth

Lawrence, Robert Z. "Building Sustained Economic Growth." Everybody’s Business: Strengthening International Cooperation in a More Interdependent World. Report of the Global Redesign Initiative. World Economic Forum, 2010, 127-169.

How Good Politics Results in Bad Policy: The Case of Biofuel Mandates

Lawrence, Robert Z. "How Good Politics Results in Bad Policy: The Case of Biofuel Mandates." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-044, CID Working Paper 200, and Belfer Center Discussion Paper 2010-10, November 2010.

Let's Make a Deal

Hufbauer, Gary, and Robert Lawrence. "Let's Make a Deal." Foreign Affairs. August 17, 2010.

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.

Mexico’s Impact on the US Labor Market: A Reason to Renegotiate NAFTA?

Lawrence, Robert Z. Mexico’s Impact on the US Labor Market: A Reason to Renegotiate NAFTA? The Mexico Competitiveness Report. Ed. Ricardo Hausmann, Emilio Lozoya Austin, and Irene Mia. World Economic Forum, 2009, 57-62.