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Fueling pathbreaking social science research that delves deep to examine complex global issues. 

Beyond Paris: Building a Practical Climate Coalition
Epicenter: At the Heart of Research and Ideas

Aluminum, steel, and concrete are some of the most carbon-intensive industries, and many countries already have a tax on them. But not the United States. That fact hasn’t stopped the social scientists in the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global Climate Policy from spearheading worldwide cooperation on carbon pricing. 

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Seminar in International Economics
September 14, 2026
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4:35PM - 5:50PM EDT
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Optimal Tariffs under Geopolitical Risk: A Theory of Strategic De-risking

Speaker: Ina Simonovska, Associate Professor of Economics, University of California, Davis.

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Histories Beyond Borders in the Age of Nationalist Resurgence

September 18, 2026
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9:45AM - 5:15PM EDT
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This event is open to the public. Registration is required to attend the conference. 

This one-day conference seeks to examine, through the lens of Akira Iriye’s scholarly legacy, recent advances in the field of international history, broadly conceived...

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Seminar in International Economics
September 21, 2026
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4:30PM - 5:45PM EDT
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Quantifying the Sensitivity of Quantitative Trade Models

Speaker: Ed Wiles, Academy Scholar, The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. PhD, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Welcome Message from Center Director Melani Cammett
Our mission is to support pathbreaking research across the social sciences on the most important questions facing societies around the world. We leverage our deep pool of experts to bring their research to bear on complex global issues, and to translate...

Two Faculty Associates Named 2026–2027 Berlin Prize Fellows
Faculty Associate Peter A. Hall, Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies at Harvard University, and Ya-Wen Lei, professor of sociology at Harvard University, are both 2026–2027 Berlin Prize Fellows. The prize, distributed by the American Academy in...
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