Events

  • Private-Public Collaboration in Productive Development Policies: The Experience of the Argentine Mesas Sectoriales, 2016-2019

    Zoom.
    • Growth Lab

    Watch the event recording of this seminar and download the presentation slide deck.  Joint work by Martin Obaya and Ernesto Stein analyzes Argentina's experience with the Mesas Sectoriales (or sectoral roundtables), a public-private dialogue instrument deployed during the Macri administration, under the responsibility of the Ministry of Production. After an unsuccessful first attempt during which […]

    PDIA in Action: Radicalization in France

    Zoom.
    • Building State Capability

    As part of MLD103M, students at HKS spent 7 weeks working on exploring radicalization in France, and to help identify ideas and entry points. In this presentation, the student team and their authorizer will share some of their key takeaways and recommendations from this experience. Presenters: Sasha Mathew, Imara Salas, Kishan Shah, Katie Wesdyk, students at the Harvard […]

    Development Talks: Economic Policy During COVID-19 in Peru – Addressing Old and New Challenges

    Zoom.
    • Growth Lab

    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. These seminars take place on Wednesdays at 12PM EDT on a biweekly basis. In this […]

  • Development Talks: Managing Policy Reform in Jordan

    Zoom.
    • Growth Lab

    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. In this Development Talks seminar, Dr. Omar Razzaz, Former Prime Minister of Jordan (2018-2020), will discuss […]

  • Development Talks: Four Frameworks for Macroeconomic Policy in a Pluralist Polity

    Zoom.
    • Growth Lab

    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. In this Development Talks seminar, Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (2016-2019), will discuss […]

  • Development Talks: A New Agenda for Macroeconomic Stability

    Zoom Webinar.
    • Growth Lab

    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. In this Development Talks seminar, Antoinette M. Sayeh, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will discuss the […]

    Climate Policies for Economic Development

    Zoom registration information below.
    • Growth Lab

    As the world faces the daunting challenge of limiting global warming, Latin America is in a unique position to leverage its human and natural resources to drive economic development. Should the region focus on decreasing its emissions or on driving green energy production? What climate policies can Latin America adopt to ensure sustained, equitable economic […]

  • Development Talks: Labor Mobility and International Development

    Zoom.
    • Growth Lab

    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. In this Development Talks seminar, Danielle Heinecke, First Assistant Secretary at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in […]

    The Implementation of the Venezuelan Temporary Statute of Protection Enacted by the Government of Colombia

    Zoom.
    • Growth Lab

    In March 2021, the Government of Colombia approved an innovative solution for the crisis of Venezuelan migrants and refugees: the Temporary Statute of Protection. From a multi-disciplinary perspective, the event will discuss the experience with the implementation of the Statue, particularly from the perspective of the socio-economic assimilation of refugees and migrants.Speakers: Felipe Muñoz, Chief, […]

    Diversity in Development: Rethinking Approaches to Development

    NYE ABC, 5th floor of the Taubman building at the Harvard Kennedy School.
    • Diversity in Development
    • Growth Lab

    This event kicks off a series of events on "Diversity in Development." The goal of this series is to better understand issues underlying discrimination and exclusion within the field of international development and identify collective steps that we can take to expand diversity in practice. This first session will discuss key facets of the problem and […]

    Development Talks: Economic Policy in Albania after Three Crises

    Zoom (registration information below)
    • Growth Lab

    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: Etjen Xhafaj, MP in Albanian Parliament Before being elected, Etjen served in the Government […]

  • Book Talk: Reclaiming Populism – How Economic Fairness Can Win Back Disenchanted Voters

    Paris School of Economics & Zoom
    • Growth Lab

    Speaker: Eric Protzer, Research Fellow, Growth Lab. About the book: Populist upheavals like Trump, Brexit, and the Gilets Jaunes happen when the system really is rigged. Citizens the world over are angry not due to income inequality or immigration, but economic unfairness: that opportunity is not equal and reward is not according to contribution.This forensic […]

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