Archive: 2018

December 5, 2018 Dean Elmendorf addressed newly elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives who were participating in the biannual orientation program organized by the Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics. Read the remarks »

December 3, 2018 Good afternoon. I’m delighted to be here and to have this chance to talk with all of you. As you know, I am an economist and not an expert on human rights. But Mathias Risse and Sushma Raman persuaded me that some of the issues I…

November 3, 2018 Dean Elmendorf spoke at a conference on long-term fiscal challenges and commented on two research papers. Read the remarks »

October 17, 2018 2018 Manion Lecture: A Look at Contemporary America Good afternoon. It is an honor to be here. Thank you so much, Mr. Wernick, for that gracious introduction. Bonjour. C’est un honneur d’être ici. Merci beaucoup, Monsieur…

September 13, 2018 IMF Conference on Sovereign Debt I am delighted to be joining you for this interesting and important conference, and to be discussing this excellent paper on sustainability of public debt. I have two qualifications for my…

September 5, 2018 Hello everyone. It is wonderful to see all of you. For those of you who are returning to the Kennedy School, welcome back; it was too quiet here this summer without you. For those of you who are new to the Kennedy School, I want to…

August 29, 2018 Thank you. I am delighted to be able to join you for the opening of this conference. I am even more delighted that this conference is taking place. You are meeting at a pivotal moment for American democracy and for democracy in a number…

August 27, 2018 To the Harvard Kennedy School Community: Welcome to another academic year at the Kennedy School! For those of you who are returning, I hope you had an interesting and restorative summer. For those who are new here, we are delighted…

June 1, 2018 A Tribute to Professor Uwe Reinhardt Dean Elmendorf spoke at Princeton University’s alumni weekend. In his remarks, he discussed steps the United States could take to lower health care costs and improve health outcomes. Read the…

May 24, 2018 Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome. To the graduates, congratulations! I hope you are very proud of all you have accomplished here. I am continually impressed by the passion and talents of students at Harvard Kennedy School and by the…