Events

  • Job Transformation, Specialization, and the Labor Market Effects of AI

    Perkins Room (R429) - Rubenstein 4th Floor
    • Academic Research Seminars
    • Hybrid

    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: Lukas Freund, Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston College Whether attending in person or virtually, please register in advance. Room attendance is permitted for the Harvard community. The Zoom session […]

    Research Seminar: Real Effects of Academic Research Revisited

    HYBRID Perkins Rubenstein 429 / Zoom
    • Academic Research Seminars
    • Hybrid

    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 […]

    AI and Economic Development: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Implications

    Allison Dining Room (T-520)
    • Development Talks
    • Hybrid

    As artificial intelligence capabilities advance rapidly, they are beginning to reshape patterns of economic development, productivity growth, and labor markets around the world. The emergence of open-source AI is transforming how these technologies diffuse across economies and who can access them. These shifts raise fundamental questions about which sectors and regions will benefit most and […]

  • Industrial Policy: Managing Trade-Offs to Promote Growth and Resilience

    HYBRID Perkins Rubenstein 429 / Zoom
    • Academic Research Seminars
    • Hybrid

    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 […]

    Investment in Infrastructure and Trade: The Case of Ports

    Wexner G02
    • Academic Research Seminars
    • Hybrid

    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.

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