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Crowd of Black Lives Matters demonstrators marching in the street.
Feature: The Democratic Necessity of Reckoning

Erica Chenoweth reviews scholarship that overwhelmingly shows the Black Lives Matter movement generated high levels of public awareness about systemic racism and increased support for criminal justice reform.

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Feature: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics

Dani Rodrik argues against neoliberalism’s universal rule-of-thumb approach and for economic analyses grounded in contextual dependencies.

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Feature: Leaders’ Psychological Bravery

Dana Born explores what skills leaders need to cultivate psychological safety on their teams and across their organizations.

Dollars and Euros piled on top of one another.
Feature: Dollar vs. Euro as International Reserve Currencies

Jeffrey Frankel explores the strengths and weaknesses of using the Dollar and the Euro as international reserve currencies.

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

High-resolution U.S. methane emissions inferred from an inversion of 2019 TROPOMI satellite data: contributions from individual states, urban areas, and landfills

Nesser, Hannah, Daniel J. Jacob, Joannes D. Maasakkers, Alba Lorente, Zichong Chen, Xiao Lu, Lu Shen, Zhen Qu, Melissa P. Sulprizio, Margaux Winter, Shuang Ma, A. Anthony Bloom, John R. Worden, Robert N. Stavins, and Cynthia A. Randles. "High-resolution U.S. methane emissions inferred from an inversion of 2019 TROPOMI satellite data: contributions from individual states, urban areas, and landfills." EGUsphere [preprint] (June 13, 2023).

Satellite quantification of methane emissions and oil–gas methane intensities from individual countries in the Middle East and North Africa: implications for climate action

Chen, Zichong, Daniel J. Jacob, Ritesh Gautam, Mark Omara, Robert N. Stavins, Robert C. Stowe, Hannah Nesser, Melissa P. Sulprizio, Alba Lorente, Daniel J. Varon, Xiao Lu, Lu Shen, Zhen Qu, Drew C. Pendergrass, and Sarah Hancock. "Satellite quantification of methane emissions and oil–gas methane intensities from individual countries in the Middle East and North Africa: implications for climate action." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 23.10 (31 May 2023): 5945-5967.

Martin Weitzman: A Gift That Keeps on Giving

Stavins, Robert N., and Gernot Wagner. "Martin Weitzman: A Gift That Keeps on Giving." Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 9.5 (September 2022): 843-850.

What will happen with US climate policy under the Biden Administration?

Stavins, Robert N. "What will happen with US climate policy under the Biden Administration?" Greening Europe's Post-COVID-19 Recovery. Ed. Simone Tagliapietra, Guntram B. Wolff, and Georg Zachmann. Bruegel, February 2022, 140-151.

The Relative Merits of Carbon Pricing Instruments: Taxes versus Trading

Stavins, Robert N. "The Relative Merits of Carbon Pricing Instruments: Taxes versus Trading." Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 16.1 (Winter 2022): 62-82.

Why cap-and-trade should (and does) have appeal to politicians

Hahn, Robert and Robert Stavins. "Why cap-and-trade should (and does) have appeal to politicians." Combatting Climate Change: a CEPR Collection. Ed. Beatrice Weder di Mauro. CEPR Press, 2021, 259-264.

Environmental Insights: Conversations on policy and practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program

Stavins, Robert N., and Sheila M. Olmstead. "Environmental Insights: Conversations on policy and practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program." Harvard Environmental Economics Program, October 2021.

Keep Climate Policy Focused on the Social Cost of Carbon

Aldy, Joseph, Matthew Kotchen, Robert N. Stavins, and James H. Stock. "Keep Climate Policy Focused on the Social Cost of Carbon." Science 373.6557 (August 2021): 850-852.

Keep Climate Policy Focused on the Social Cost of Carbon

Aldy, Joseph, Matthew L. Kotchen, Robert N. Stavins, and James H. Stock. "Keep Climate Policy Focused on the Social Cost of Carbon." Science 373.6557 (2021): 850-852.

Book Review: James M. Gabler: Passions: The Wines and Travels of Thomas Jefferson

Stavins, Robert N. "Book Review: James M. Gabler: Passions: The Wines and Travels of Thomas Jefferson." Review of Journal of Wine Economics, 16 , 2021: 102-114.

Domestic Challenges Could Limit New US Climate Policy

Stavins, Robert N. "Domestic Challenges Could Limit New US Climate Policy." East Asia Forum Quarterly (January-March 2021).

Film Review: Jason Wise (Director), Somm 3

Stavins, Robert N. "Film Review: Jason Wise (Director), Somm 3." Review of Journal of Wine Economics, 15.4, November 2020: 422-426.

Rolling the Dice in the Corridors of Power: William Nordhaus’s Impacts on Climate Change Policy

Aldy, Joseph, and Robert N. Stavins. "Rolling the Dice in the Corridors of Power: William Nordhaus’s Impacts on Climate Change Policy." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-022, July 2020.

The Future of U.S. Carbon-Pricing Policy

Stavins, Robert N. "The Future of U.S. Carbon-Pricing Policy." Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy 1 (2020): 8-64.

Policy Evolution Under the Clean Air Act

Schmalensee, Richard, and Robert N. Stavins. "Policy Evolution Under the Clean Air Act." Journal of Economic Perspectives 33.4 (Fall 2019): 27-50.

Double Counting and the Paris Agreement Rulebook

Schneider, Lambert, Maosheng Duan, Robert Stavins, Kelley Kizzier, Derik Broekhoff, Frank Jotzo, Harald Winkler, Michael Lazarus, Andrew Howard, and Christina Hood. "Double Counting and the Paris Agreement Rulebook." Science 366.6462 (October 2019): 180-183.

Book Review: Gert Crum and Jan Bartelsman: Le Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

Stavins, Robert N. "Book Review: Gert Crum and Jan Bartelsman: Le Domaine de la Romanée-Conti." Review of Journal of Wine Economics, 14.3, 2019: 224-227.

Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings

Stavins, Robert N., ed. Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.

The Future of U.S. Carbon-Pricing Policy: Normative Assessment and Positive Prognosis

Stavins, Robert N. "The Future of U.S. Carbon-Pricing Policy: Normative Assessment and Positive Prognosis." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-017, May 2019.

Learning From 30 Years of Cap and Trade

Stavins, Robert N., and Richard Schmalensee. "Learning From 30 Years of Cap and Trade." Resources (May 2019).

Transitioning to Long-Run Effective and Efficient Climate Policies

Stavins, Robert N.; Todd Schatzki; Rebecca Scott. "Transitioning to Long-Run Effective and Efficient Climate Policies." April 2019.

Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings

Stavins, Robert N., ed. Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings W. W. Norton, 2019.

Linking Heterogeneous Climate Policies (Consistent with the Paris Agreement)

Stavins, Robert N., M.A. Mehling, and G.E. Metcalf. "Linking Heterogeneous Climate Policies (Consistent with the Paris Agreement)." Environmental Law 8.4 (2019): 647-698.

Policy Evolution under the Clean Air Act

Schmalensee, Richard, and Robert N. Stavins. "Policy Evolution under the Clean Air Act." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-039, November 2018.

GHG Cap-and-Trade: Implications for Effective and Efficient Climate Policy in Oregon

Schatzki, Todd, and Robert N. Stavins. "GHG Cap-and-Trade: Implications for Effective and Efficient Climate Policy in Oregon." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-038, November 2018.

Key Issues Facing California's GHG Cap-and-Trade System for 2021-2030

Schatzki, Todd, and Robert N. Stavins. "Key Issues Facing California's GHG Cap-and-Trade System for 2021-2030." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-025, July 2018.

The Welfare Economics of Alternative Renewable Resource Strategies

Stavins, Robert N. The Welfare Economics of Alternative Renewable Resource Strategies. Routledge, 2018.

Review of Burgundy: People with a Passion for Wine

Stavins, Robert N. Review of Burgundy: People with a Passion for Wine, by Rudi Goldman. Wine Economics, 13.1, Spring 2018: 105-108.

Linking Climate Policies to Advance Global Mitigation

Mehling, Michael A., Gilbert E. Metcalf, and Robert N. Stavins. "Linking Climate Policies to Advance Global Mitigation." Science 359.6379 (March 2018): 997-998.

International Cooperation in East Asia to Address Climate Change

Stavins, Robert N., and Robert C. Stowe, eds. International Cooperation in East Asia to Address Climate Change. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2018.

Assessing the Energy-Efficiency Gap

Gerarden, Todd D., Richard G. Newell, and Robert N. Stavins. "Assessing the Energy-Efficiency Gap." Journal of Economic Literature 55.4 (December 2017): 1486-1525.

The Design of Environmental Markets: What Have We Learned from Experience with Cap and Trade?

Schmalensee, Richard, and Robert N. Stavins. "The Design of Environmental Markets: What Have We Learned from Experience with Cap and Trade?" Oxford Review of Economic Policy 33.4 (November 2017): 572-588.

Market Mechanisms and the Paris Agreement

Stavins, Robert N., and Robert C. Stowe, eds. Market Mechanisms and the Paris Agreement. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2017.

Linking Heterogeneous Climate Policies (Consistent with the Paris Agreement)

Mehling, Michael A.; Metcalf, Gilbert E.; and Stavins, Robert N. "Linking Heterogeneous Climate Policies (Consistent with the Paris Agreement)." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-042, September 2017.

Terroir in the New World: Hedonic Estimation of Vineyard Sale Prices in California

Cross, Robin, Andrew J. Plantinga, and Robert N. Stavins. "Terroir in the New World: Hedonic Estimation of Vineyard Sale Prices in California." Journal of Wine Economics 12.3 (August 2017): 282-301.

The Evolution of Environmental Economics: A View from the Inside

Stavins, Robert N. "The Evolution of Environmental Economics: A View from the Inside." The Singapore Economic Review 62.2 (June 2017): 251-274.

Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Experience with Cap and Trade

Schmalensee, Richard, and Robert N. Stavins. "Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Experience with Cap and Trade." Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 11.1 (March 2017): 59-79.

Onerous for Experts, IPCC Process in Danger of Becoming Politicized

Stavins, Robert N. "Onerous for Experts, IPCC Process in Danger of Becoming Politicized." The Environmental Forum 34.1 (January 2017): 15.

Facilitating Linkage of Climate Policies through the Paris Outcome

Bodansky, Daniel M., Seth A. Hoedl, Gilbert E. Metcalf, and Robert N. Stavins. "Facilitating Linkage of Climate Policies through the Paris Outcome." Climate Policy 16.8 (November 2016): 956-972.

The Paris Agreement and Beyond: International Climate Change Policy Post-2020

Stavins, Robert N., and Robert C. Stowe, eds. The Paris Agreement and Beyond: International Climate Change Policy Post-2020. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2016.

Linkage of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems: Learning from Experience

Ranson, Matthew, and Robert N. Stavins. "Linkage of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems: Learning from Experience." Climate Policy 16.3 (April 2016): 284-300.

Reforming the IPCC's Assessment of Climate Change Economics

Chan, Gabriel, Carlo Carraro, Ottmar Edenhofer, Charles Kolstad, and Robert Stavins. "Reforming the IPCC's Assessment of Climate Change Economics." Climate Change Economics 7.1 (February 2016).

Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Experience with Cap-and-Trade

Schmalensee, Richard, and Robert N. Stavins. "Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Experience with Cap-and-Trade." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-069, November 2015.

Linkage of Regional, National, and Sub-National Policies in a Future International Climate Agreement

Stavins, Robert N. "Linkage of Regional, National, and Sub-National Policies in a Future International Climate Agreement." Towards a Workable and Effective Climate Regime. Ed. Scott Barrett, Carlo Carraro, and Jaime de Melo. Center for Economic Policy Research, 2015, 283-296.

The IPCC at a Crossroads: Opportunities for Reform

Carraro, Carlo, Ottmar Edenhofer, Christian Flachsland, Charles Kolstad, Robert Stavins, and Robert Stowe. "The IPCC at a Crossroads: Opportunities for Reform." Science 350.6256 (October 2015): 34-35.

Facilitating Linkage of Climate Policies Through the Paris Outcome

Bodansky, Daniel M., Seth A. Hoedl, Gilbert E. Metcalf, and Robert N. Stavins. "Facilitating Linkage of Climate Policies Through the Paris Outcome." Climate Policy (August 5, 2015): 1-17.

From the Science to the Economics and Politics of Climate Change: An Introduction

Stavins, Robert N. "From the Science to the Economics and Politics of Climate Change: An Introduction." Our World and Us: How Our Environment and Our Societies Will Change. Ed. Katinka Barysch. Allianz Group, 2015, 20-36.

Assessment and Communication of the Social Science of Climate Change: Bridging Research and Policy

Carraro, Carlo, Charles Kolstad, and Robert Stavins. "Assessment and Communication of the Social Science of Climate Change: Bridging Research and Policy." Review of Environment, Energy, and Economics (February 25, 2015).

Linkage of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems: Learning from Experience

Ranson, Matthew, and Robert N. Stavins. "Linkage of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems: Learning from Experience." Climate Policy (February 4, 2015).

Facilitating Linkage of Heterogeneous Regional, National, and Sub-National Climate Policies through a Future International Agreement

Bodansky, Daniel M., Seth A. Hoedl, Gilbert E. Metcalf, and Robert N. Stavins. "Facilitating Linkage of Heterogeneous Regional, National, and Sub-National Climate Policies through a Future International Agreement." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-003, January 2015.