Harvard Kennedy School
**This event was originally scheduled for Oct. 25th** Speakers: Annie White (Senior Product Manager), Steven Geofrey (Front-End Software Developer), Brendan Leonard (Back-End Developer and Data Specialist), and Nil Tuzcu (UX/UI & Data Visualization Designer) make up the Development & Design Team at the Growth Lab. At this session of Programming + Pizza, Annie and her team […]
The Growth Lab 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: Megan MacGarvie, Associate Professor, Boston University/Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research Abstract: Online platforms such as preprint servers have become an important way to disseminate […]
The Growth Lab 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: Seungryul Ryan Shin, Post-Doctoral Researcher at Cornell University. Abstract: This study examines how academic science shapes the dynamics of corporate innovation. An experiment that as-good-as-randomly exposes academic […]
The Growth Lab 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: Gregory Nemet, Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Abstract: We need a new approach to climate policy that puts innovation and adoption of low carbon technologies at the […]
The Growth Lab 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, PhD candidate in Economics and Gates scholar at the University of Cambridge Abstract: Modern production frequently involves teamwork among employees specialized in different tasks. […]
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 […]
The Growth Lab 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: Sara Bagagli, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Economics at Harvard University Abstract: I analyze the effects of a large public transportation infrastructure investment on the industrial structure of […]
Speaker: Gabrielle Oliveira, Jorge Paulo Lemann Associate Professor of Education and of Brazil Studies, Harvard Graduate School of Education Moderator: Sarah Dryden-Peterson, Associate Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education An unprecedented number of Venezuelans have left behind the worsening economic and social crisis at home to look for better future prospects. Brazil is hosting about […]
The Growth Lab 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: Neave O'Clery, Associate Professor and Director of Research at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London Abstract: Knowledge of the spatial organization of economic activity […]
The Growth Lab 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: Hagen Kruse, PhD candidate and Research affiliate of the Groningen Growth and Development Centre @University of GroningenAbstract: Traditionally, comparative advantage in exporting is measured at the level of […]