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: Adam Jaffe, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Brandeis University, Chair of the National Academies Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy Whether attending in person or virtually, please register in […]

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 to reshape their economies by targeting public support to specific firms and sectors. Their motives vary widely but often include an emphasis on developing strategic […]

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 the School of Public Policy and Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The speaker will be online but a viewing will be […]

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 assess its fragility by simulating barriers that impede the flow of scientific knowledge across the U.S. border. Speaker: Christopher Ross Esposito, Osborne Postdoctoral Fellow in the […]