Events

  • Measuring Soft Skills and the Science of Human Potential

    Zoom
    • Growth Lab

    Speaker: David Deming, Director, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, HKS; Professor of Public Policy, HKS; Professor of Education and Economics, HGSE. About the Speaker: David Deming is a Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Faculty Director of the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social […]

  • Growth Lab Viz Hub Launch Event

    Virtual, Zoom Webinar
    • Growth Lab

    The Growth Lab is thrilled to announce the launch of our Viz Hub, a portfolio of award-winning, interactive visualizations powered by our research and discoveries. Join us on Tuesday, September 15th at 12PM EST for the official launch of the Viz Hub featuring Growth Lab Director Ricardo Hausmann, Senior Software Product Manager Annie White, and […]

  • The Growth Lab’s COVID-19 Response & Recovery

    Virtual, Zoom Webinar
    • Growth Lab

    Join us on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, for the “The Growth Lab’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery” event as a part of Harvard’s WorldWideWeek. The event will feature a discussion with Growth Lab Faculty Director Ricardo Hausmann and COVID-19 Task Force members about the research we conducted around the epidemic and its potential impacts. We will also […]

  • Joining the Growth Lab: A Behind the Scenes Look (Harvard Community)

    Zoom registration information below.
    • Growth Lab

    On Tuesday, Nov. 10th at 12pm EDT, Harvard's Growth Lab invites members of the Harvard community to attend "Joining the Growth Lab: A Behind the Scenes Look." Learn more about what it's like to be a Growth Lab Research Fellow with short presentations by Nikita Taniparti, Tim O'Brien, Semiray Kasoolu, and Frank Muci. They will describe their experience in this […]

    Peking University-Growth Lab Workshop I: New Economic Geographies in a Changing World

    Zoom (registration information below)
    • Growth Lab

    Speakers: Simona Iammarino, Professor of Economic Geography, London School of Ecnoomics and Political SciencePhilip McCann, Chair in Urban and Regional Economics, Sheffield University Management SchoolFrank Neffke, Research Director, Growth Lab Please register in advance for this event.  The long-term development paths of countries and regions are shaped by a never-ending process of restructuring, with some countries […]

    Joining the Growth Lab: A Behind the Scenes Look

    Zoom registration information below.
    • Growth Lab

    On Thursday, Nov. 19th at 8:30 am EDT, Harvard's Growth Lab invites you to attend "Joining the Growth Lab: A Behind the Scenes Look." Learn more about what it's like to be a Growth Lab Research Fellow with short presentations by Nikita Taniparti, Tim O'Brien, Semiray Kasoolu, and Frank Muci. They will describe their experience in this role where they contribute to the core research agenda of the […]

    PKU-Growth Lab Workshop II: New Economic Geographies in a Changing World

    Zoom (registration information below)
    • Growth Lab

    Speakers: Frank Neffke, Research Director, Growth LabGary Gereffi, Emeritus Professor of Sociology; Director, Global Value Chains Center, Duke UniversityDavid Rigby, Professor, University of California-Los Angeles Please register in advance for this event.  The long-term development paths of countries and regions are shaped by a never-ending process of restructuring, with some countries and regions achieving fast growth […]

  • Toward a Venezuelan Transition? Escaping a Complex Humanitarian Emergency (Panel 1)

    Zoom registration information below.
    • Growth Lab

    This event is virtual and will be held in English with simultaneous Spanish translation. To register click here. Speakers: Ricardo Hausmann, Director, Growth Lab; Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy, Harvard Kennedy School;  Francisco Cox Vial, lawyer and member of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, appointed by the United […]

    Toward a Venezuelan Transition? Escaping a Complex Humanitarian Emergency (Part 2)

    Zoom registration information below.
    • Growth Lab

    This event is virtual and will be held in English with simultaneous Spanish translation. To register click here. Speaker: Luis Almagro, General Secretary of the Organization of the American States (OAS); María Gabriela Ponce, Professor, and researcher of the Economic and Social Research Institute of the Catholic University “Andrés Bello”, Venezuela.Moderated by: Steven Levitsky, Professor of Government, Harvard University, […]

  • The Humanitarian Crisis of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees and the Temporary Status of Migrant Protection

    Zoom registration information available below.
    • Growth Lab

    Speakers: Lala Lovera, Founder of the NGO "Comparte una Vida" of Colombia, she has been dedicated to the field of social work for more than 15 years. Betilde Muñoz, Director of the Department of Social Inclusion at the Organization of American States. Ana María Ibáñez, Economics Principal Advisor, Inter-American Development Bank and professor at the University of the Andes. Dany Bahar, […]

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