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
Rodrik, Dani. "Hooray For Nation States." The New Republic. January 27, 2011.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Monetary Policy in Emerging Markets: A Survey." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-003, January 2011.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Over-optimism in Forecasts by Official Budget Agencies and its Implications." Oxford Review of Economic Policy 27.4 (Winter 2011): 536-562.
Peterson, Stephen. "Reforming Public Financial Management in Africa." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-048, December 2010.
Rodrik, Dani. "It Looks Like the End of the Eurozone." Project Syndicate, December 14, 2010.
Levy, Dan, and Jim Ohls. "Evaluation of Jamaica's PATH Conditional Cash Transfer Programme." Journal of Development Effectiveness 2.4 (December 2010): 421-441.
Perkins, Dwight H. "Rapid Growth and Changing Economic Structure: The Expenditure Side Story and Its Implications for China." China Economic Review (October 2010).
Rodrik, Dani. "Strong Yuan: Good for Poor Nations?" Taipei Times, September 14, 2010.
Rodrik, Dani. "Is Chinese Mercantilism Good or Bad for Poor Countries?" Project Syndicate, August 9. 2010.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Mauritius: African Success Story." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-036, September 2010.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Are Bilateral Remittances Countercyclical?" ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-037, September 2010.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Comparison of Monetary Anchor Options, Including Product Price Targeting, for Commodity-Exporters in Latin America." NBER Working Papers 16362, September 2010.
Rodrik, Dani. "Market Confidence Bugaboo." Moscow Times, July 14, 2010.
Rodrik, Dani. "Market Confidence Bugaboo." Moscow Times, July 14, 2010.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Black Swans -- Comment on Financial Cycles: What? How? When? by Stijn Claessens, M.Ayhan Kose and Marco Terrones," De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, June 2010. NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2010. Ed. Richard Clarida and Francesco Giavazzi. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010.
Rodrik, Dani. "Who Lost Europe." Korea Times, June 14, 2010.
Rodrik, Dani. "Diagnostics Before Prescription." Journal of Economic Perspectives 24.3 (Summer 2010): 33-44.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and George Saravelos. "Are Leading Indicators of Financial Crises Useful for Assessing Country Vulnerability? Evidence from the 2008-09 Global Crisis." NBER Working Papers 16047, June 2010.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Comparison of Monetary Anchor Options for Commodity-Exporters in Latin America and the Caribbean." Natural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean: Beyond Booms and Busts? Ed. Emily Sinnott, John Nash, and Augusto de la Torre. World Bank, 2010.
Rodrik, Dani. "Greek Lessons for the World Economy." Guatemala Times, May 11, 2010.
Rodrik, Dani. "Making Room for China in the World Economy." American Economic Review 100.2 (May 2010): 89-93.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Daniel Xie. "Estimation of De Facto Flexibility Parameter and Basket Weights in Evolving Exchange Rate Regimes." American Economic Review 100.2 (May 2010): 568-572.
Rodrik, Dani. "Growth After the Crisis." Globalization and Growth: Implications for a Post-crisis World. Ed. Michael Spence and Danny Leipziger. Commission on Growth and Development, 2010, 125-150.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Forward Market in Emerging Currencies: Less Biased than in Major Currencies." Journal of International Money and Finance 29.3 (April 2010): 585-598.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Remnibi Since 2005." The US-Sino Currency Dispute: New Insights from Economics, Politics, and Law. Ed. Simon J. Evenett. Centre for Economic Policy Research, 2010, 51-60.
Rodrik, Dani. "Stunning IMF Policy Reversal Sets the Stage for Robin Hood." Toronto Star, March 22, 2010.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Comment on ‘China’s Current Account and Exchange Rate,’ by Yin-Wong Cheung, Menzie Chinn and Eiji Fuji." China’s Growing Role in World Trade. Ed. Robert C. Feenstra and Shang-Jin Wei. University of Chicago Press, 2010, 271-277.
Rodrik, Dani. "No Easy Way Out of the Chinese Dilemma." New Straits Times (Malaysia), February 7, 2010.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Natural Resource Curse: A Survey." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series, NBER Working Papers, and Center for International Development Working Paper (RWP10-005, 15836, 195) February 2010.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Daniel Xie. "Estimation of De Facto Flexibility Parameter and Basket Weights in Evolving Exchange Rate Regimes." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-003, February 2010.
Rodrik, Dani. "Will China Rule the World?" Business World Online, January 13, 2010.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Estimated Effects of the Euro on Trade: Why Are They Below Historical Effects of Monetary Unions Among Smaller Countries?" Europe and the Euro. Ed. Alberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi. University Of Chicago Press, 2010, 169-218.
Andrews, Matthew. "Good Government Means Different Things in Different Countries." Governance 23.1 (January 2010): 7-35.
Rodrik, Dani. "Making Room for China." Business Standard (India), December 15, 2009.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Daniel Xie. "Estimation of De Facto Flexibility Parameter and Basket Weights in Evolving Exchange Rate Regimes." NBER Working Papers 15620, December 2009.
Rosengard, Jay K., and Huynh The Du. "Funding Economic Development: A Comparative Study of Financial Sector Reform in Vietnam and China." United Nations Development Programme, Harvard Policy Dialogue Papers 2, 2009.
Rodrik, Dani. "The IMF Needs Fresh Thinking on Capital Controls." Guatemala Times and Daily Star (Lebanon), November 11, 2009 and November 20, 2009.
Rodrik, Dani. "The Myth of Rising Protectionism." Business Standard (India), October 13, 2009.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. New Estimation of the Renminbi Regime. China's Emerging Financial Markets: Challenges and Opportunities. Ed. James R. Barth, Glenn Yago, and John A. Tatom. Springer, October 2009.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Are Bilateral Remittances Countercyclical?" Conference paper presented at Immigration and Global Development: Research Lessons on How Immigration and Remittances Affect Prosperity Around the World, the Harvard Center for International Development and the Center for Global Development, Washington DC, October 2009
Iyer, Rajkamal, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, Erzo F.P. Luttmer, and Kelly Shue. "Screening in New Credit Markets: Can Individual Lenders Infer Borrower Creditworthiness in Peer-to-Peer Lending?" ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-031, September 2009.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "A Comparison of Monetary Anchor Options for Commodity-Exporters in Latin America and the Caribbean." Workshop paper presented at Myths and Realities of Commodity Dependence: Policy Challenges and Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank, September 17-18, 2009.
Rodrik, Dani. "No Longer Taboo - A Global Tax on Financial Transactions." Daily Star (Lebanon), September 17, 2009.
Rodrik, Dani. "Growth After the Crisis." Center for Economic Policy and Research Discussion Paper 7480, September 2009.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "On Global Currencies." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-026, September 1, 2009.
Rodrik, Dani. "Let Finance Sceptics Take Over." Business Standard and International Business Times, August 11, 2009 and August 21, 2009.
Iyer, Rajkamal, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, Erzo F.P. Luttmer, and Kelly Shue. "Screening in New Credit Markets: Can Individual Lenders Infer Borrower Creditworthiness in Peer-to-Peer Lending?" NBER Working Papers 15242, August 2009.
Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Symposium on 'China's Impact on the Global Economy': New Estimation of China's Exchange Rate Regime." Pacific Economic Review 14.3 (August 2009): 346-360.
Rosengard, Jay K. "Thinking Outside of the Organizational Box: Institutional Innovation in the Sustainable Provision of Microfinance Services." Reflets et Perspectives de la Vie Economique XLVIII.3 (2009): 19-27.
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Jumana Poonawala. "The Forward Market in Emerging Currencies: Less Biased than in Major Currencies." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-023, July 2009.