Robert Stavins

Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government
Environment and Natural Resources Program
Office Address
Littauer-306
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 11
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-1820
Fax: 617-496-3783
Email: robert_stavins@Harvard.Edu
Assistant
Jason Chapman (617-496-8054)
Robert Stavins

Profile

Robert N. Stavins is Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government, Director of Graduate Studies for the Doctoral Programs in Public Policy and in Political Economy and Government, Cochair of the MPP/MBA and MPA/ID/MBA Joint Degree Programs, and Director of the Harvard Environmental Economics Program. He is a University Fellow of Resources for the Future, a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, former Chair of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Environmental Economics Advisory Board, and a member of the editorial councils of scholarly periodicals. His research has examined diverse areas of environmental economics and policy and has appeared in a variety of journals and books. Stavins directed Project 88, a bipartisan effort to develop innovative approaches to environmental problems. He has been a consultant to government agencies, international organizations, corporations, and advocacy groups. He holds a BA in philosophy from Northwestern University, an MS in agricultural economics from Cornell, and a PhD in economics from Harvard.

 

Courses

Spring

  • API-135 Environmental and Resource Economics and Policy

Year

  • API-905Y Seminar on Environmental Economics and Policy

Media Expertise

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Research

Research for a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Academic Journals
    • Stavins, Robert N., Carlo Carraro, and Charles Kolstad. "Introduction to the Issue." Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 2.2 (Summer 2008): 149-151.
    • Reinhardt, Forest L., Robert N. Stavins, and Richard H.K. Vietor. "Corporate Social Responsibility through an Economic Lens." Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 2.2 (Summer 2008): 219-239.
    • Aldy, Joseph E., and Robert N. Stavins. "Climate Policy Architectures for the Post-Kyoto World." Environment 50.3 (May 2008): 6-17.
    • Stavins, Robert N., Carlo Carraro, and Charles Kolstad. "Introduction to the Issue." Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 2.1 (Winter 2008): 1-3.
    • Olmstead, Sheila M., W. Michael Hanemann, and Robert N. Stavins. "Water Demand under Alternative Price Structures." Journal of Environmental Economics & Management 54.2 (September 2007): 181-198.
    • Olmstead, Sheila M., and Robert N. Stavins. "A Meaningful Second Commitment Period for the Kyoto Protocol." The Economists' Voice 4.3 (June 2007).
    • Stavins, Robert N., Carlo Carraro, and Charles Kolstad. "Introduction to the Issue." Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 1.2 (Summer 2007): 169-170.
    • Jaffe, Judson, and Robert N. Stavins. "On the Value of Formal Assessment of Uncertainty in Regulatory Analysis." Regulation & Governance 1.2 (June 2007): 154-171.
    • Bennear, Lori Snyder, and Robert N. Stavins. "Second-Best Theory and the Use of Multiple Policy Instruments." Environmental and Resource Economics 37.1 (May 2007): 111-129.
  • Book Chapters
    • Aldy, Joseph E., and Robert N. Stavins. "Architectures for an International Global Climate Change Agreement: Lessons for Policy Community." Architectures for Agreement: Addressing Global Climate Change in the Post-Kyoto World. Ed. Joseph E. Aldy and Robert N. Stavins. Cambridge University Press, 2007, 350-367.
  • Magazine and Newspaper Articles
    • Stavins, Robert N. "Linking Tradable Permit Systems." The Environmental Forum (March/April 2008): 16.
    • Stavins, Robert N. "Cap-and-Trade or a Carbon Tax." The Environmental Forum 25.1 (January/February 2008): 16.
    • Stavins, Robert N. "A Sensible Way to Cut CO2 Emissions." The Environmental Forum 24.6 (November/December 2007): 18.
    • Stavins, Robert N. "Misconceptions About H2O Pricing." The Environmental Forum 24.5 (September/October 2007): 18.
    • Stavins, Robert N. "What is the Future of U.S. Coal?" The Environmental Forum 24.4 (July/August 2007): 18.
    • Stavins, Robert N. "Free GHG Cuts: Too Good to be True?" The Environmental Forum 24.3 (May/June 2007): 16.
    • Stavins, Robert N. "Tradable Permits: Fly in the Ointment?" The Environmental Forum 24.2 (March/April 2007): 16.
    • Stavins, Robert N. "Policies Can Work in Strange Ways." The Environmental Forum 24.1 (January/February 2007): 16.
  • Op-Eds
    • Stavins, Robert N. "Inspiration for climate change." Boston Globe, November 12, 2008.
  • Research Papers/Reports
    • Jaffe, Judson and Robert N. Stavins. "Linkage of Tradable Permit Systems in International Climate Policy Architecture." Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP08-053, October 2008.
    • Olmstead, Sheila, and Robert N. Stavins. "Comparing Price and Non-Price Approaches to Urban Water Conservation." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series and NBER Working Paper Series (RWP08-034 and 14147), June 2008.
    • Reinhardt, Forest L., Robert N. Stavins, and Richard H.K. Vietor. "Corporate Social Responsibility through an Economic Lens." Resources for the Future, Discussion Papers and NBER Working Papers (08-12 and 13989), April 2008.
    • Stavins, Robert N. "Corporate Social Responsibility through an Economic Lens." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP08-023, April 2008.
    • Stavins, Robert N., Forest Reinhardt, and Richard Vietor. "Corporate Social Responsibility through an Economic Lens." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP08-023, April 2008.
    • Jaffe, Judson, and Robert N. Stavins. "Linking a U.S. Cap-and-Trade System for Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Opportunities, Implications, and Challenges." AEI Center for Regulatory and Market Studies 08-01, January 2008.
    • Hay, Bruce L., Robert N. Stavins, and Richard H. K. Vietor. "Corporate Social Responsibility Through An Economic Lens." Working Paper, January 2008.
    • Lubowski, Ruben, Andrew Plantinga, and Robert N. Stavins. "What Drives Land Use Change in the United States? A National Analysis of Landowner Decisions." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series and NBER (RWP07-059 and w13572), 2007.
    • Olmstead, Sheila, W. Michael Hanemann, Robert N. Stavins. "Water Demand Under Alternative Price Structures." NBER Working Papers w13573, November 2007.
    • Stavins, Robert N. "Environmental Economics." NBER Working Paper Series w13574, November 2007.
    • Revesz, Richard L., and Robert N. Stavins. "Environmental Law and Policy." NBER Working Paper Series w13575, November 2007.
    • Stavins, Robert N., and Judson Jaffe. "Linking Tradable Permit Systems for Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Opportunities, Implications, and Challenges." International Emissions Trading Association Conference Paper, November 2007.
    • Olmstead, Sheila M., and Robert N. Stavins. "Managing Water Demand Price vs. Non-Price Conservation Program." Pioneer Institute White Paper No. 39, July 2007.
    • Stavins, Robert N., Judson Jaffe, and Todd Schatzki. "Designing an Effective U.S. Climate Policy: Key Issues, Implications, and Tradeoffs." Working Paper, June 2007.
  • Reviews
    • Stavins, Robert N. Book Review: Tasting Pleasures - Confessions of a Wine Lover, by Jancis Robinson. Journal of Wine Economics, 2.1 Spring 2007: 106-108.