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
Elmendorf, Doug. "House to vote on budget to prevent shutdown." LiveNOW on FOX, March 11, 2025.
Elmendorf, Doug. "What does the House-passed budget resolution mean?" Harvard Kennedy School, March 5, 2025.
Dynan, Karen, and Doug Elmendorf. "Don’t look to efficiency for big deficit reductions." What awaits the Department of Government Efficiency? ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø experts on prospects for a radical new initiative, January 15, 2025.
Fagan, Mark L. Supply Chain Management: A Public Sector Perspective. Cheltanham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.
Bachas, Pierre, Anders Jensen, and Lucie Gadenne. "Tax Equity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries." Journal of Economic Perspectives 38.1 (Winter 2024): 55-80.
Bachas, Pierre, Matthew Fisher-Post, Anders Jensen, and Gabriel Zucman. "Globalization and Factor Income Taxation." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-027, August 2023.
Nair, Gautam, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Great Dilution: The Global Impact of the US Inflation Shock on Sovereign Debt." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-009, July 2022.
Andrabi, Tahir, Natalie Bau, Jishnu Das, Naureen Karachiwalla, and Asim Ijaz Khwaja. "Crowding in Private Quality: The Equilibrium Effects of Public Spending in Education." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-010, January 2023.
Sturzenegger, Federico, and Nicolas Der Meguerditchian. "A Balance-Sheet Model of Fiscal Policy in Namibia." Red Nacionale de Investigadores en Economia (RedNIE), April 2022.
Basri, M. Chatib, Mayara Felix, Rema Hanna, and Benjamin A. Olken. "Tax Administration versus Tax Rates: Evidence from Corporate Taxation in Indonesia." American Economic Review 111.12 (December 2021): 3827-3871.
Glaeser, Edward L., and James Poterba. "Economic Perspectives on Infrastructure Investment." Rebuilding the Post-Pandemic Economy. Ed. Melissa S. Kearney and Amy Ganz. Aspen Institute Press, 2021.
Oliver Harman, Anders Jensen, Farria Naeem, Moussa Saab, Shahrukh Wani, and Nick Wilkinson. "Covid-19 and taxes: policies for the post-pandemic recovery." International Growth Centre Policy Briefs, January 2021.
Rosengard, Jay K. "Success Factors in Tax Digitalization." United Nations Better Than Cash Alliance, October 2020.
Dynan, Karen, and Douglas Elmendorf. "National Fiscal Policies to Fight Recessions in US States." AEA Papers and Proceedings 110 (May 2020): 131-136.
Andrews, Matthew, Tim McNaught, and Salimah Samji. "Opening Adaptation Windows onto Public Financial Management Reform Gaps in Mozambique." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-017, May 2018.
Mayne, Quinton. "Cities on a Hill?" Boston Review. February 13, 2018.
Juma, Calestous, and Francis Mangeni. "African Regional Economic Integration: The Emergence, Evolution, and Impact of Institutional Innovation." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-003, January 2018.
Andrews, Matthew. "Has Sweden Injected Realism into Public Financial Management Reforms in Partner Countries?" ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-063, October 2015.
Woolcock, Michael. "Engaging with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-038, July 2014.
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. "The Natural Resource Curse: A Survey." Beyond the Resource Curse. Ed. Brenda Shaffer and Taleh Ziyadov. Penn Press, 2012.
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. "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.
Peterson, Stephen. "Reforming Public Financial Management in Africa." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-048, December 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.
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.
Patten, Richard, Jay K. Rosengard, Don Johnston, and Widjojo Kusomo. "Improving Access to Financial Services for Low-Income Households and Microenterprises in Indonesia." Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Jakarta, Conference Paper, August 2003.