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Student Stories: Analyzing Productive Development Programs in the Province of Córdoba
October 2, 2026
Martin Finkelstein is a second-year MPA student at Harvard Kennedy School. He was accepted into the Growth Lab’s 2026 Summer Internship Program and contributed to the Growth Lab’s research in Córdoba, […]
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Student Stories: Tourism and Economic Development in the Navajo Nation
September 23, 2026
Kishaya Delaney is a second-year MPP student at Harvard Kennedy School. She was accepted into the Growth Lab’s 2026 Summer Internship Program and contributed to the Four Corners project. Why did […]
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How do you finance the world’s newest nation? A dispatch from Bougainville
March 4, 2026
How the Panguna copper and gold mine, shuttered since 1989, and the source of the conflict that defined a generation, can energize the economy of Bougainville, soon to be the world’s newest independent nation.
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From Informality to Insight: Rethinking Economic Growth in Peru
March 3, 2026
Guest blog by Jennifer Infantas Paz de Noboa, LEG ’25 Over the past ten weeks, this course challenged the way I understand economic growth, public policy, and the hidden mechanics that […]
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Reversing New Mexico’s Brain Drain Through Economic Diversification
February 20, 2026
Guest blog by Rita Gaurin, LEG ’25 Over the past ten weeks, I’ve immersed myself in understanding one of New Mexico’s most pressing challenges: the persistent out-migration of our educated workforce and the […]
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Student Stories: Climate, Conservation, and Women’s Financial Empowerment in India
January 16, 2026
Dana Yoo is a second-year MPP student at Harvard Kennedy School. She was accepted into the Growth Lab’s 2025 Summer Internship Program and contributed to an ongoing project in Meghalaya, […]
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How Cheyenne’s Housing Reforms are Easing Wyoming’s Housing Crisis
December 19, 2025
By Eric Protzer Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming, with a population of approximately 65,000. The state of Wyoming as a whole has faced a durable shortage of housing, and […]
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Student Stories: Understanding the Challenges Facing Rural Areas in New Mexico
December 3, 2025
Andrea Vega is a Master’s in Public Policy student at Harvard Kennedy School. She was accepted into the Growth Lab’s 2025 Summer Internship program and contributed to the ongoing project […]
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Student Stories: How Pioneering Farmers are Overcoming Barriers in Azerbaijan
September 30, 2025
Palakshi Nerkar is a second-year MPP student at the Harvard Kennedy School. She was accepted into the Growth Lab’s 2025 Summer Internship Program and contributed to ongoing research in Azerbaijan. Why did […]
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Student Stories: Supporting Morocco’s Industrial Sector from the Inside
September 23, 2025
Adin Becker is a third-year Master in Public Administration and Master in Urban Planning dual-degree student at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He was […]