The Growth Lab's Research Seminar series is a weekly seminar that brings together researchers from across the academic spectrum who share an interest in growth and development. Countries increasingly seek […]

Theodore Papageorgiou, Felter Family Professor of Economics at Boston College, will discuss new research that quantifies the costs of port disruptions and evaluates transportation infrastructure investment.

Lourdes Casanova, Senior Lecturer of Management at the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Business, Cornell University, will discuss the expanded ESG framework highlighting how sustainable growth in emerging economies requires aligning development, environmental, social, and governance goals within corporate and policy strategies.

In this Academic Research Seminar, Gregor Semieniuk will discuss his paper “The World is Not Flat: Persistence in the Hierarchy of Economic Complexity Across a Century.” Speaker: Gregor Semieniuk, Associate Professor in […]

In this Academic Research Seminar, Chris Ross Esposito uncovers the structure of the U.S. knowledge supply chain by tracing multi-generational citation paths that connect NSF-funded research to downstream patents, and […]

In this Academic Research Seminar, Jacob Greenspon will present his paper "Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Targeting Place-Based Policies for Canada's Low-Carbon Transformation." Speaker: Jacob Greenspon, Doctoral candidate in Economics, University of Oxford and […]

In this Academic Research Seminar, Luis Garicano will present his paper "Training in the Age of AI: A Theory of Career Viability." Speaker: Luis Garicano, Professor of Public Policy, London School […]

In this Academic Research Seminar, Frank van der Wouden will present his paper, co-authored by Zixuan Zhang, “Who Captures Knowledge Spillovers? Academic Mobility and the Geography of Scientific Inequality." Speaker: […]

In this Academic Research Seminar, Josh Lerner will present his paper, co-authored by Namrata Kala and Junxi Liu “The Indian Innovation Puzzle."

In this Academic Research Seminar, Casey Weston will present his paper "The Talent Will Not Be Centralized: Why Europe’s AI Talent Strategy Needs a Local Layer." Speaker: Casey Weston, Senior […]