Events

  • Development Talk: In Search of the Promised Land – Mobility and Economic Outcomes in the Age of Mass Migration

    T-520 NYE A & Zoom
    • Development Talks

    The Growth Lab's Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.  Speaker: Leah Boustan, Professor of Economics, Princeton University Moderator: Nikita Taniparti, Research Manager, Growth Lab Prof. Leah Boustan will […]

  • Development Talk: Gambling on Development / The Role of Local Elites in a Growth-based Future

    Zoom (registration information below)
    • Development Talks

    The Growth Lab's Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.Speaker: Stefan Dercon, Professor of Economic Policy, Oxford's Blavatnik School of GovernmentModerator: Clement Brenot, Research Manager, […]

    Development Talk: The Role of Business in South Africa’s Future

    Wexner 434 AB, Zoom (registration information below)
    • Development Talks

    The Growth Lab's Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. This event is co-sponsored by Harvard's Center for African Studies.  Speaker: Ann Bernstein, Executive Director, Centre for […]

  • Development Talk: Political Favoritism and Regime Stability – Why Bad Policy is Almost Always Good Politics

    T-520 Allison Dining Room, Zoom (registration information below)
    • Development Talks

    The Growth Lab's Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.  Speakers:Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Silver Professor; Professor of Politics, New York UniversityAlastair Smith, Bernhardt Denmark Professor of […]

    Development Talk: Culture, Psychology and Economic Development

    Rubenstein 414 AB / Zoom
    • Development Talks

    The Growth Lab's Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Joseph Henrich, Ruth Moore Professor, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Moderator: Eliana La Ferrara, Professor of Public […]

  • Export Diversification Strategy: The Case of Knowledge-Intensive Services in Costa Rica

    Wexner 434 AB, Zoom (registration information below)
    • Development Talks

    The Growth Lab's Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Andres Valenciano, John F. Kennedy Fellow, HKS MC/MPA '23 Moderator: Alejandro Rueda-Sanz, Research Fellow, Growth […]

  • Development Talk: Order Without Design / Rethinking the Role of Government in City Development

    Nye B&C (T-520) / Zoom (registration information below)
    • Development Talks

    The Growth Lab's Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Alain Bertaud, Senior Fellow, New York University's Marron Institute of Urban Management; Distinguished Visiting […]

  • Development Talk: Easy to Say, Hard to Do / Leading Economic Change in Wyoming

    Location: Democracy Lab (R-414) (Harvard Community) / Zoom
    • Development Talks

    The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in economic development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Josh Dorrell, CEO, Wyoming Business Council Moderator: Gordon Hanson, Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban […]

  • Development Talk: Access to Power / Electricity and the Infrastructural State in Pakistan

    Nye C, Zoom (registration information below)
    • Development Talks

    The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in economic development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.Speaker: Ijlal Naqvi, Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean (Curriculum and Teaching) at the School […]

    Development Talk: Greening Economic Development / What Does It Take?

    Bell Hall (B-500) / Zoom (registration information below)
    • Development Talks

    The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in economic development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Amir Lebdioui, Assistant Professor in the Political Economy of Development, SOAS University of London […]

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