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
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Cuban Time Travel." Project Syndicate, November 22, 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Four Magic Tricks for Fiscal Conservatives." Project Syndicate, October 22, 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Natural Resource Curse: A Survey of Diagnoses and Some Prescriptions." Commodity Price Volatility and Inclusive Growth in Low-Income Countries. Ed. Rabah Arezki, Catherine A Pattillo, Marc Quintyn, and Min Zhu. International Monetary Fund, October 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Internationalization of the RMB and Historical Precedents." Journal of Economic Integration 27.3 (September 2012): 329-365.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Jesse Schreger. "Over-Optimistic Official Forecasts in the Eurozone and Fiscal Rules." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-041, September 2012.
Perkins, Dwight H. "Rapid Growth and Changing Economic Structure: The Expenditure Side Story and its Implications for China." China Economic Review 3 (September 2012): 501-511.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Fiscal Follies of First World Governments." Business Times, August 7, 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and George Saravelos. "Can Leading Indicators Assess Country Vulnerability? Evidence from the 2008–09 Global Financial Crisis." Journal of International Economics 87.2 (July 2012): 216–231.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Choosing an Exchange Rate Regime." Handbook of Exchange Rates. Ed. Jessica James, Ian Marsh, and Lucio Sarno. Wiley, 2012, 767.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Could Eurobonds Be the Answer to the Eurozone Crisis?" Voxeu.org, June 27, 2012.
Rodrik, Dani. "Analysis: Spectre of Second Eurozone Depression Too Close for Comfort." Scotsman.com, June 14, 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Christopher Pissarides, eds. NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2011, Volume 8. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Economic Shocks and International Politics." Survival: Global Politics and Strategy 54.3 (June/July 2012): 29–46.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., Carlos A Vegh, and Guillermo Vuletin. "On Graduation from Fiscal Procyclicality." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-011, April 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "What Small Countries Can Teach the World." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-013, April 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., David Parsley, and Shang-Jin Wei. "Slow Pass-through Around the World: A New Import for Developing Countries?" Open Economies Review 23.2 (April 2012): 213-251.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Budgetary Wishful Thinking." Project Syndicate, April 12, 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Laws of Economics Catching Up With China." The Age, March 27, 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Natural Resource Curse: A Survey." Beyond the Resource Curse. Ed. Brenda Shaffer and Taleh Ziyadov. Penn Press, 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Figures Show Obama Halted Recession." Bangkok Post, February 29, 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Obama's Recovery?" CNN World, February 18, 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Cycle of Crisis Looms Over Emerging Markets." Bangkok Post, January 26, 2012.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "What Small Countries Can Teach the World." Business Economics 47 (2012): 97–103.
Prasetyantoko, A and Jay K. Rosengard. "If the Banks are Doing so Well, Why Can't I Get a Loan? Regulatory Constraints to Financial Inclusion in Indonesia." Asian Economic Policy Review 6.2 (December 2011): 273-296.
Jay K. Rosengard, Tr?n Th? Qu? Giang, Ðinh Vu Trang Ngân, Hu?nh Th? Du, and Juan Pablo Chauvin. "The Unintended Consequences of Successful Resource Mobilization: Financing Development in Vietnam." United Nations Development Programme and the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program, 2011.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Let European Technocrats Weave Their Magic." Sydney Morning Herald, November 29, 2011.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Barrels, Bushels, Bonds Take Global Economy for a Ride." Korea Herald, October 18, 2011.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Curse: Why Natural Resources Are Not Always a Good Thing." The Milken Institute Review. October 2011, 28-39.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Rise of the Renminbi as International Currency: Historical Precedents." VoxEU, October 10, 2011.
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.
Olken, Benjamin A., and Monica Singhal. "Informal Taxation." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 3.4 (October 2011): 1-28.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "How Can Commodity Producers Make Fiscal and Monetary Policy Less Procyclical?" Beyond the Curse: Policies to Harness the Power of Natural Resources. Ed. Rabah Arezki, Amadou N. R. Sy, and Thorvaldur Gylfason. International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Lesson from the South for Fiscal Policy in the US and Other Advanced Countries." Comparative Economic Studies 53.3 (September 2011): 407-430.
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).
Rodrik, Dani. "The Future of Convergence." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-033, August 2011.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Comparison of Product Price Targeting and Other Monetary Anchor Options, for Commodity Exporters in Latin America." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-027, July 2011.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., Carlos A. Vegh, and Guillermo Vuletin. "Fiscal Policy in Developing Countries: Escape from Procyclicality." VoxEU, June 23, 2011.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and George Saravelos. "Can Leading Indicators Assess Country Vulnerability? Evidence from the 2008-09 Global Financial Crisis." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-024, June 2011.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The ECB’s Three Mistakes in the Greek Crisis and How to Get Sovereign Debt Right in the Future." VoxEU, May 16, 2011.
Rosengard, Jay K. "Oversight is a Many-Splendored Thing: Choice and Proportionality in Regulating and Supervising Microfinance Institutions." The Handbook of Microfinance. Ed. Beatriz Armendáriz and Marc Labie. World Scientific Publishing, 2011.
Rosengard, Jay K. Review of Improving Access to Financial Services in Indonesia, World Bank, and Enhancing Access to Finance for Indonesian Overseas Migrant Workers: Evidence from a Survey of Three Provinces, World Bank. Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 47.1, April 2011: 132-134.
Rosengard, Jay K. Review of Restructuring of State-Owned Financial Institutions: Lessons from Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Asian Development Bank. Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 47.1, April 2011: 132-134.
Peterson, Stephen. "Why it Worked: Critical Success Factors of a Financial Reform Project in Africa." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-019, March 2011.
Khwaja, Asim Ijaz, Atif Mian, and Abid Qamar. "Bank Credit And Business Networks." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-017, March 2011.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "How Can Commodity Exporters Make Fiscal and Monetary Policy Less Procyclical?" vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-015, February 2011.
Rodrik, Dani. "Hooray for Nation States." The New Republic. February 17, 2011, 12-13.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Lesson From the South for Fiscal Policy in the US and Other Advanced Countries." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-014, February 2011.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Solution to Overoptimistic Forecasts and Fiscal Procyclicality: The Structural Budget Institutions Pioneered by Chile." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-012, February 2011.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Monetary Policy in Emerging Markets, Vol. 3B." Handbook of Monetary Economics. Ed. Benjamin Friedman and Michael Woodford. European Central Bank, 2011, 1439-1520.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Are Bilateral Remittances Countercyclical?" Open Economies Review 22.1 (February 2011): 1-16.