Events

  • Webinar: Why is South Africa Not Achieving Its Goals?

    Zoom (registration information below)
    • Growth Lab

    The Growth Lab recently completed a two-year applied research project which diagnosed causes of South Africa’s economic challenges and and outlined a path forward. The project was a research collaboration centered with South Africa’s National Treasury and in coordination with the Centre for Development and Enterprise. Speakers:Ann Bernstein, Executive Director, Center for Development and EnterpriseRicardo Hausmann, Director, Growth […]

  • 2024 Summer Internship Informational Lunch

    Wexner 434 AB
    • Growth Lab

    Each year, the Growth Lab offers students exciting opportunities to work with its research teams on applied projects around the world, often embedded with local governments and project counterparts. Opportunities for summer 2024 include work on the Growth Lab’s Azerbaijan, Morocco, Hermosillo, and Wyoming projects.  We are hosting a pizza lunch on Wednesday, January 31st […]

  • Faculty Webinar: Leading Green Growth

    Zoom (registration information below)
    • Growth Lab

    As the world transitions to a lower carbon economy, new industries, markets, and paths to economic prosperity are emerging. Join Harvard faculty Ricardo Hausmann and Daniel Schrag for a one-hour webinar on how the current energy transition is reshaping economic opportunity around the world—opening new doors for some and posing threats to others—and explore what […]

  • Faculty Webinar: Strategies for Inclusive Growth

    Zoom (registration information below)
    • Growth Lab

    Join Profs. Matt Andrews and Ricardo Hausmann for a one-hour webinar on the rapidly evolving paths to economic prosperity and how rethinking economic policy, from design to implementation, can advance shared prosperity for all.  Registration is required.  This free, live webinar is a precursor to the upcoming Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education program, Strategies for […]

  • Research Seminar: Did the 2022 Global Energy Crisis Accelerate the Diffusion of Low-Carbon Technologies?

    HYBRID Democracy Lab R 414-AB / Zoom
    • Academic Research Seminars
    • Growth Lab

    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. Speaker: Jacob Greenspon, Ph.D. Candidate in the University of Oxford Coauthored with Paulo Bastos, Katherine Stapleton, and Daria Taglioni (World Bank) Location: Democracy Lab R-414 AB / Zoom Whether […]

    Get to Know the Growth Lab: Research and Student Engagement Showcase

    Malkin Penthouse / Littauer Building
    • Growth Lab

    Learn more about the Growth Lab's mission and approach, our academic research and policy engagements, and student opportunities. You'll hear directly from the Growth Lab's senior leadership, fellows, and staff. Speakers include:Ricardo Hausmann - Director, Growth Lab; Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy, HKSTim Cheston - Senior Manager, Applied ResearchTim O'Brien - […]

  • Can South Africa’s Government of National Unity Deliver?

    HYBRID - Zoom / Wexner W-434AB
    • Development Talks
    • Growth Lab

    The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working on economic growth and development in countries, regions, states and cities in the US and around the world. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both economic growth and development and analytical work centered on policy. […]

  • Research Seminar – From Labor to Intermediates: Firm Growth, Input Substitution, and Monopsony

    HYBRID Perkins Rubenstein 429 / Zoom
    • Academic Research Seminars
    • Growth Lab

    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. Speaker: Matthias Mertens, postdoctoral associate at MIT FutureTech Whether attending in person or virtually, please register in advance. Paper Abstract: (Matthias Mertens with Benjamin Schoefer from UC Berkeley) […]

  • Info Session: An Exploration of Rural American Economies Study Group

    Wexner 434-A
    • Growth Lab

    All students are welcome to join us for an informational session about the opportunity to participate in a 6-week Growth Lab study Group on Rural Economies. The info session will include an introductory presentation and Q&A by the Growth Lab and virtual participation by the Wyoming Business Council and/or New Mexico Economic Development Department. RSVP […]

  • Building Industries in Green Value Chains

    HYBRID Democracy Lab R414AB / Zoom
    • Growth Lab

    The energy transition offers countries a defining opportunity for green growth by building industries for manufactured goods in value chains for energy technologies. As the world needs many more wind turbines, electric vehicles, batteries, heat pumps and other energy technologies, places that manufacture these goods (or their inputs) will be well-positioned to win the industries of […]

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