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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

Venezuela Before Chávez: Anatomy of an Economic Collapse

Hausmann, Ricardo and Francisco R. Rodríguez, eds. Venezuela Before Chávez: Anatomy of an Economic Collapse. Penn State University Press, 2013.

Neighbors and the Evolution of
the Comparative Advantage of
Nations: Evidence of
International Knowledge
Diffusion?

Bahar, Dany, Ricardo Hausmann, and Cesar A. Hidalgo. "Neighbors and the Evolution of the Comparative Advantage of Nations: Evidence of International Knowledge Diffusion?" ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-025, August 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.

What Type of Crisis for India

Ashoka Mody, and Michael Walton. "What Type of Crisis for India." Business Standard, May 6, 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.

Roepke Lecture in Economic Geography-Who Needs the Nation-State?

Rodrik, Dani. "Roepke Lecture in Economic Geography-Who Needs the Nation-State?" Economic Geography 89.1 (January 2013): 1-19.

Does Trade Cause Growth?

Frankel, Jeffrey A., and David Romer. "Does Trade Cause Growth?" The Economics Of Free Trade. Ed. Gary C. Hufbauer and Kati Suominen. Edward Elgar, 2012.

Cuban Time Travel

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Cuban Time Travel." Project Syndicate, November 22, 2012.

The Dynamics of Nestedness Predicts the Evolution of Industrial Ecosystems

Bustos, Sebastián, Charles Gomez, Ricardo Hausmann, and César A. Hidalgo,. "The Dynamics of Nestedness Predicts the Evolution of Industrial Ecosystems." PLoS ONE 7.11 (November 2012): 1-8.

The Truth About Sovereignty

Rodrik, Dani. "The Truth About Sovereignty." Social Europe Journal, October 10, 2012.

Internationalization of the RMB and Historical Precedents

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Internationalization of the RMB and Historical Precedents." Journal of Economic Integration 27.3 (September 2012): 329-365.

The New Global Economy’s (Relative) Winners

Rodrik, Dani. "The New Global Economy’s (Relative) Winners." Social Europe Journal, July 13, 2012.

Empirical Confirmation of Creative Destruction from World Trade Data

Klimek, Peter, Ricardo Hausmann, and Stefan Thurner. "Empirical Confirmation of Creative Destruction from World Trade Data." PLoS ONE 7.6 (June 18, 2012): e38924.

Analysis: Spectre of Second Eurozone Depression Too Close for Comfort

Rodrik, Dani. "Analysis: Spectre of Second Eurozone Depression Too Close for Comfort." Scotsman.com, June 14, 2012.

NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2011, Volume 8

Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Christopher Pissarides, eds. NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2011, Volume 8. University of Chicago Press, 2012.

Economic Shocks and International Politics

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Economic Shocks and International Politics." Survival: Global Politics and Strategy 54.3 (June/July 2012): 29–46.

Global Recession and the Informal Economy: Evidence from Latin America and Beyond

Chen, Martha. "Global Recession and the Informal Economy: Evidence from Latin America and Beyond." The Global Economic Crisis in Latin America. Ed. Michael Cohen. Routledge, May 2012.

International Knowledge
Diffusion and the Comparative
Advantage of Nations

Bahar, Dany, Ricardo Hausmann, and Cesar Hidalgo. "International Knowledge Diffusion and the Comparative Advantage of Nations." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series and CID Working Papers (RWP12-020 and 235), May 2012.

Empirical Confirmation of Creative Destruction from World Trade Data

Klimek, Peter, Ricardo Hausmann, and Stefan Thurner. "Empirical Confirmation of Creative Destruction from World Trade Data." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series and CID Working Papers (RWP12-022 and 238), May 2012.

What Small Countries Can Teach the World

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "What Small Countries Can Teach the World." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-013, April 2012.

The Natural Resource Curse:
A Survey of Diagnoses and Some Prescriptions

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Natural Resource Curse: A Survey of Diagnoses and Some Prescriptions." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-014, April 2012.

Global Poverty Amid Global Plenty: Getting Globalization Right

Rodrik, Dani. "Global Poverty Amid Global Plenty: Getting Globalization Right." Americas Quarterly. Spring 2012.

Product Price Targeting -- A New Improved Way of Inflation Targeting

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Product Price Targeting -- A New Improved Way of Inflation Targeting." Macroeconomic Review XI.1 (April 2012): 78-81.

Laws of Economics Catching Up With China

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Laws of Economics Catching Up With China." The Age, March 27, 2012.

Does Trade Cause Growth

Frankel, Jeffrey A., and David Romer. "Does Trade Cause Growth." The Economics of Free Trade. Ed. Gary Hufbauer and Kati Suominen. Edward Elgar, 2012.

The Natural Resource Curse: A Survey

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Natural Resource Curse: A Survey." Beyond the Resource Curse. Ed. Brenda Shaffer and Taleh Ziyadov. Penn Press, 2012.

Ireland Can Show Greece a Way out of the Crisis

Hausmann, Ricardo. "Ireland Can Show Greece a Way out of the Crisis." Financial Times, February 8, 2012.

Leaderless Global Governance

Rodrik, Dani. "Leaderless Global Governance." Social Europe Journal, January 16, 2012.

What Small Countries Can Teach the World

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "What Small Countries Can Teach the World." Business Economics 47 (2012): 97–103.

Globalization and the Environment

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Globalization and the Environment." Economics of the Environment. Ed. Robert N. Stavins. W. W. Norton, 2012.

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.

The Atlas of Economic Complexity: Mapping Paths to Prosperity

Hausmann, Ricardo, César A. Hidalgo, Sebastián Bustos, Michele Coscia, Sarah Chung, Juan Jimenez, Alexander Simoes, and Muhammed A. Yildirim. "The Atlas of Economic Complexity: Mapping Paths to Prosperity." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Center for International Development and MIT Media Lab, October 26, 2011.

Barrels, Bushels, Bonds Take Global Economy for a Ride

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Barrels, Bushels, Bonds Take Global Economy for a Ride." Korea Herald, October 18, 2011.

The Curse: Why Natural Resources Are Not Always a Good Thing

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Curse: Why Natural Resources Are Not Always a Good Thing." The Milken Institute Review. October 2011, 28-39.

The Rise of the Renminbi as International Currency: Historical Precedents

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Rise of the Renminbi as International Currency: Historical Precedents." VoxEU, October 10, 2011.

Internationalization of the Renminbi: What Does History Tell us About the Precedents?

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Internationalization of the Renminbi: What Does History Tell us About the Precedents?" Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), October 5, 2011.

A Comparison of Product Price Targeting and Other Monetary Anchor Options for Commodity Exporters in Latin America

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Comparison of Product Price Targeting and Other Monetary Anchor Options for Commodity Exporters in Latin America." Economia 12.1 (Fall 2011).

Taming Globalization

Rodrik, Dani. "Taming Globalization." Review of Democracy & the Future of the World Economy, by Dani Rodrik. Issues in Science and Technology, 28.1, Fall 2011: 91-96.

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.

Fiscal Policy in Developing Countries: Escape from Procyclicality

Frankel, Jeffrey A., Carlos A. Vegh, and Guillermo Vuletin. "Fiscal Policy in Developing Countries: Escape from Procyclicality." VoxEU, June 23, 2011.

More Trade and More Aid

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

How Can Commodity Exporters
Make Fiscal and Monetary Policy Less Procyclical?

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "How Can Commodity Exporters Make Fiscal and Monetary Policy Less Procyclical?" ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-015, February 2011.

Hooray for Nation States

Rodrik, Dani. "Hooray for Nation States." The New Republic. February 17, 2011, 12-13.

Hooray For Nation States

Rodrik, Dani. "Hooray For Nation States." The New Republic. January 27, 2011.

New Rules for the Global Economy

Rodrik, Dani. "New Rules for the Global Economy." Project Syndicate, January 10, 2011.