BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Growth Lab - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Growth Lab X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Growth Lab REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20210520T191900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175429Z UID:14914-1622635200-1622638800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Global Launch of Metroverse: The Growth Lab's Urban Economy Navigator DESCRIPTION:Join us for the global launch of our new data visualization tool\, Metroverse: The Growth Lab’s Urban Economy Navigator. The platform is designed to provide policymakers\, businesses\, and civil society with unprecedented economic data for more than 1\,000 cities in 79 countries. The insights are centered on five key questions: What is the economic composition of my city? What does my city specialize in? What cities are similar to my city? What is my city’s position in the Industry Space? What are the growth opportunities? This platform builds upon the Growth Lab’s Atlas of Economic Complexity\, which maps the productive capabilities of about 200 countries and their capacity for growth and development. With Metroverse\, we explore at the level where many of a nation’s capabilities reside: its cities and local workforces. The tool vividly illustrates the technological capabilities that underpin a city’s economy and its’ opportunities for future growth and diversification.  The event will feature a presentation by Growth Lab Director Ricardo Hausmann\, Frank Neffke\, and Annie White\, who will conduct a demonstration of how to utilize the tool and provide insights into the research and technology behind the tool. We look forward to showcasing the new tool to you and ask that you register in advance if you plan to attend. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/global-launch-of-metroverse-the-growth-labs-urban-economy-navigator/ LOCATION:Zoom. CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210518T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210518T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20210510T194600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T002858Z UID:14968-1621339200-1621342800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:PDIA in Action: Exploring Trade between Kenya and Canada DESCRIPTION:As part of MLD103M\, Harvard students spent 7 weeks working with the Honorary Consul General to better understand the absence of bilateral trade agreements between Kenya and Canada\, 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: John Diing\, Mayra Hoyos\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School; Bishal Belbase student at the Harvard School of Public Health; Stephanie Shalkoski\, student at the Harvard Business School; Dr. George Imbenzi\, Honorary Consul General of Kenya to Canada and Implementing Public Policy executive program alumni. Moderator: Salimah Samji\, Director of Building State Capability (BSC). Please register in advance to attend this event.  URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pdia-in-action-exploring-trade-between-kenya-and-canada/ LOCATION:Zoom. CATEGORIES:Building State Capability END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20210504T164800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T002907Z UID:14969-1620734400-1620738000@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:PDIA in Action: Legal Education Reform in Ukraine DESCRIPTION:The supply side of Ukraine’s legal system is inadequate for fulfilling the role and responsibilities of the legal profession contributing to the legal system’s self-perpetuating failure to ensure the rule of law and deliver justice in Ukrainian society. As part of MLD103M\, students at HKS spent 7 weeks working with a Legal specialist to better understand this problem 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: Frederick Tarantino\, Ilhom Aliyev\, Manoj Kumar\, Mike Ramirez\, Yousuf Folathi Alkhoori\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School; Artem Shaipov\, Legal specialist\, USAID New Justice Program and Implementing Public Policy program alumni. Moderator: Salimah Samji\, Director of Building State Capability (BSC). Please register in advance to attend this event.  URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pdia-in-action-legal-education-reform-in-ukraine/ LOCATION:Zoom. CATEGORIES:Building State Capability END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210504T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210504T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20210426T233800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T002843Z UID:14966-1620129600-1620133200@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:PDIA in Action: Access to Childcare in Burien\, WA DESCRIPTION:  In Burien\, current child-care benefits are limited and restrictive. The people who most need the benefit are not able to afford or access quality childcare leading to broader social and economic impacts on the community. As part of MLD103M\, students at HKS and HGSE spent 7 weeks working with a City Council member to better understand this problem 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: Crystal Collier\, Doreen King\, and Sasinat Chindapol\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School; Kevin Schilling\, Burien City Council member and Implemeting Public Policy executive program alumni. Moderator: Salimah Samji\, Director of Building State Capability (BSC). Please register in advance to attend this event.  URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pdia-in-action-access-to-childcare-in-burien-wa/ LOCATION:Zoom registration information below. CATEGORIES:Building State Capability END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T131500 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20210412T201000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T224132Z UID:14805-1619611200-1619615700@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Balance Sheets and Debt Crisis: Predicting Defaults in the 21st Century DESCRIPTION:Debt crises are more than just a story about primary balances. Sectoral balance sheets\, particularly the net worth of households and banks\, play an important role in determining whether an episode of increased rollover risk will deteriorate into full-blown default. \n In this seminar\, Gon Huertas will present on ‘Balance Sheets and Debt Crisis: Empirical Regularities for Modern Cases of Sovereign Distress‘\, a research paper published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The paper presents the stylized facts surrounding debt crises from 1990 to 2019: the behavior of government finances\, aggregate macroeconomic variables\, and the accompanying changes in the net worth of the private sector. We then use a logistic model to estimate the probability of undergoing default for a panel of 75 countries\, finding that the net worth of the household and banking sectors is a significant predictor in addition to the usual flow variables included in standard debt sustainability analyses.  \n Please register in advance to secure your spot at this event. \nAbout the Speaker: Gon Huertas is a macroeconomist working for the International Monetary Fund\, and a lecturer on macroeconomics at George Washington University. His current research focuses on the spillovers of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy on emerging markets. Previously\, he worked at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/balance-sheets-and-debt-crisis-predicting-defaults-in-the-21st-century/ LOCATION:Zoom registration information below. CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20210419T195500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T002916Z UID:14970-1619524800-1619528400@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:PDIA in Action: Police and Community Relations in Lancaster\, PA DESCRIPTION:There is a divide between the police department and the community which was highlighted by the events that occurred in Lancaster in 2020 in addition to the overall climate of national tension. As part of the MLD103M course\, students at the Havrard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education spent 7 weeks working with the Director of Neighborhood Engagement for the City of Lancaster and the Chief of Police to better understand this problem 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: Anne Dietterich\, Awab Elmesbah\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School; Amreen Bashir\, Revanth Voothaluru\, Seun Akinfolarin\, students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Milzy Carrasco\, Director of Neighborhood Engagement for the City of Lancaster and Implementing Public Policy executive course alumni. Moderator: Salimah Samji\, Director of Building State Capability (BSC). Please register in advance to attend this event.  URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pdia-in-action-police-and-community-relations-in-lancaster-pa/ LOCATION:Zoom registration information below. CATEGORIES:Building State Capability END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20210412T203400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175429Z UID:14973-1618920000-1618923600@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:PDIA in Action: Tackling Blood Safety in Nigeria DESCRIPTION:The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) in Nigeria is not the sole blood collecting agency. Hospitals\, clinics and private blood establishments are also able to collect blood donations and transfuse them to patients. Safe blood is still largely unavailable in hospitals and health facilities leading to infections\, disease\, and death. As part of MLD103M\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard School of Public Health spent 7 weeks working with the country head of planning of the NBTS to better understand this problem 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 policy recommendations from this experience. Please register in advance to secure your spot at this event. Presenters: Allan Franklin\, Dana Radojevic\, Lauren Truong\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School; Hesham Gaafar\, student at Harvard School of Public Health); Dr. Adaeze Oreh\, Country Head of Planning NBTS\, Nigeria and Implementing Public Policy executive course alumni. Moderator: Salimah Samji\, Director of Building State Capability (BSC). URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pdia-in-action-tackling-blood-safety-in-nigeria/ LOCATION:Zoom registration information below. CATEGORIES:Building State Capability END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210413T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210413T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20210412T194000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175429Z UID:14972-1618315200-1618318800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:PDIA in Action: Reparations in Asheville\, NC DESCRIPTION:There has been a lack of progress and consensus in designing and implementing reparation initiatives in Asheville since the passing of the reparation resolution in July 2020. As part of BSC’s MLD103M course\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education spent 7 weeks working with a former Asheville City Councilor to better understand this problem and to help identify ideas and entry points. In this presentation\, the student team will share some of their key takeaways and policy recommendations from this experience. Presenters: Bethany Dill\, Student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Isabel Mejia Fontanot\, Kent Shi\, Kerianne DiBattista\, Students at the Harvard Kennedy School; William Keith Young\, Former Asheville\, NC City Councilor and Alumni of BSC’s Implementing Public Policy Executive Education course. Moderated by Salimah Samji\, Director of Building State Capability (BSC). Please register in advance to secure your spot at this event.   URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pdia-in-action-reparations-in-asheville-nc/ LOCATION:Zoom registration information below. CATEGORIES:Building State Capability END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T113000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20210324T195200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175429Z UID:15066-1617789600-1617795000@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:The Humanitarian Crisis of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees and the Temporary Status of Migrant Protection DESCRIPTION: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\, senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution an associate at the Growth Lab. José Ignacio Hernández G\, Fellow at the Growth Lab and professor at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. Moderated by David Smolansky\, commissioner of the OAS Secretary-General for the Crisis of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees.   The crisis of displaced persons from Venezuela should be address from the humanitarian perspective to achieve three objectives: (i) protect the human rights of the Venezuelan migrants and refugees; (ii)  facilitate a safe\, orderly and regular migration to promote economic growth\, and (ii) facilitate the financial international cooperation. Those are the objectives of the recently approved Decree No. 216 of 1 March 2021\, issued by the Government of Colombia\, and the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted by the United States Government on March 8\, 2021.    The event will present a multi-disciplinary approach to the crisis of displaced persons from Venezuela considering its current situation in Colombia; its impact on the inclusion of vulnerable sectors; the economic impact of the Venezuelan migration; the Internacional financing of the crisis and the humanitarian standards that should be applied. Please register in advance to secure your spot at this event. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/the-humanitarian-crisis-of-venezuelan-migrants-and-refugees-and-the-temporary-status-of-migrant-protection/ LOCATION:Zoom registration information available below. CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T123000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20210305T203100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T004717Z UID:15075-1616670000-1616675400@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Toward a Venezuelan Transition? Escaping a Complex Humanitarian Emergency (Part 2) DESCRIPTION: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\, Director\, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; José Ignacio Hernández G.\, Fellow\, Growth Lab at Harvard’s Center for International Development The Venezuelan crisis is\, first of all\, a humanitarian one triggered by the gradual collapse of the state\, the GDP collapse amidst hyperinflation\, the biggest humanitarian crisis of refugees and migrants in the region\, and systematic violations of human rights. The Venezuelan humanitarian crisis has been aggravated by the pandemic -a crisis within a crisis. The seminars will analyze the current dimension of the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and the international initiatives to advance in a comprehensive solution. Luis Almagro was re-elected for a second term as Secretary General of the OAS on March 20\, 2020. He was first elected as Secretary General of the OAS on March 18\, 2015\, with the support of 33 of the 34 member states and one abstention. Upon taking up the leadership of the OAS\, he announced that the central theme of his administration would be “more rights for more people” and that he would work “to be the voice of the voiceless.” His priority at the helm of the General Secretariat is to put the Organization in touch with people’s needs and the new realities in the Hemisphere\, as well as helping to ensure greater democracy\, more rights\, more security\, and more development and prosperity for all. María Gabriela Ponce is a member of the research team of the National Survey of Living Conditions (ENCOVI)\, the leading survey that measures Venezuelan social and economic conditions\, to provide timely monitoring of the living conditions of the population. Among many other works\, Professor María Gabriela Ponce is the co-author of “Poverty and social expense in the Venezuela of the Bolivarian Revolution” (2015). In 2020\, Professor Ponce explained the recent trends of the ENCOVI survey (2019-2020) in the 2020 Perspective seminar\, organized by the Catholic University. Steven Levitsky is a Professor of Government at Harvard University. His research interests include political parties\, authoritarianism and democratization\, and weak and informal institutions\, with a focus on Latin America. José Ignacio Hernández G. is a Law Professor at the Catholic University Andrés Bello in Venezuela\, as well as Visiting Professor at the Castilla-La Mancha University in Spain. His research interest include rule of law and development\, state capability and authoritarian-populist institutions in Latin America. Presented in collaboration with the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/toward-a-venezuelan-transition-escaping-a-complex-humanitarian-emergency-part-2/ LOCATION:Zoom registration information below. CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T123000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20210305T202500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T004711Z UID:15074-1616065200-1616070600@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Toward a Venezuelan Transition? Escaping a Complex Humanitarian Emergency (Panel 1) DESCRIPTION: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 Nation’s Human Rights Council. Moderated by: Steven Levitsky\, Professor of Government\, Harvard University\, Director\, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; José Ignacio Hernández G.\, Fellow\, Growth Lab at Harvard’s Center for International Development The Venezuelan crisis is\, first of all\, a humanitarian one triggered by the gradual collapse of the state\, the GDP collapse amidst hyperinflation\, the biggest humanitarian crisis of refugees and migrants in the region\, and systematic violations of human rights. The Venezuelan humanitarian crisis has been aggravated by the pandemic -a crisis within a crisis. The seminars will analyze the current dimension of the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and the international initiatives to advance in a comprehensive solution. Ricardo Hausmann is the founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab and the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School. Under his leadership\, the Growth Lab has grown into one of the most well regarded and influential hubs for research on international development. Francisco Cox Vial is a prominent criminal lawyer. He led the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI) appointed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Government of President Enrique Peña Nieto to investigate the case of the 43 missing students in Ayotzinapa (Mexico). Mr. Cox litigated before the International Criminal Court\, including in the case against Dominic Ongwen\, in which Cox represents 2605 victims of the armed conflict in northern Uganda. Recently GRULAC nominated him to integrate the panel of five world experts that advises the Executive Committee of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court to elect the next Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. He studied law at Diego Portales University and then obtained a Master’s Degree (LL.M) from Columbia University. Member of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\, appointed by the UN Human Right Council. Steven Levitsky is a Professor of Government at Harvard University. His research interests include political parties\, authoritarianism and democratization\, and weak and informal institutions\, with a focus on Latin America. José Ignacio Hernández G. is a Law Professor at the Catholic University Andrés Bello in Venezuela\, as well as Visiting Professor at the Castilla-La Mancha University in Spain. His research interest include rule of law and development\, state capability and authoritarian-populist institutions in Latin America. Presented in collaboration with the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies.This is a two-part seminar series\, learn more about the second event and register.  URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/toward-a-venezuelan-transition-escaping-a-complex-humanitarian-emergency-panel-1/ LOCATION:Zoom registration information below. CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T110000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20201215T212600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T002122Z UID:14930-1610445600-1610449200@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Joining the Growth Lab as a Research Assistant: A Behind the Scenes Look DESCRIPTION:On January 12th\, 2021 at 9:00 am EDT\, Harvard’s Growth Lab invites you to attend “Joining the Growth Lab as a Research Assistant: A Behind the Scenes Look.” Learn more about what it’s like to be a Growth Lab Research Assistant with a panel of current RA’s Ana Grisanti and Jessie Lu. They will describe their experience in this role where they contribute to the core research agenda of the Lab while also collaborating with government leaders and development practitioners in the field to apply research to policy problems in countries like Jordan\, Albania\, and Venezuela. Visit our Jobs & Opportunities page to learn more about the role.  Please register in advance for this event. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/joining-the-growth-lab-as-a-research-assistant-a-behind-the-scenes-look/ LOCATION:Zoom registration information below. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201123T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201123T230000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20201111T010300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T003053Z UID:14975-1606165200-1606172400@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:PKU-Growth Lab Workshop II: New Economic Geographies in a Changing World DESCRIPTION: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 over longer periods while others being locked into a trajectory of relative and sometimes absolute decline. Nonetheless\, in some cases\, some lagging regions and countries find renewed growth and previously vibrant countries and regions may lose momentum. It appears that economic restructuring benefits some countries and regions and put others at a disadvantage. The set of existing economic\, political\, and social and cultural activities and functions in a countries or region is important in this regard\, and will determine whether a country or region can be at the forefront of such restructurings\, can position itself to benefit from new rounds of investment and innovation\, and can achieve more sustainable development\, or instead will lose out and become marginalized. The variety in the development of countries and regions in the context of constant restructuring in the economy defies predictions of a clear-cut convergence or divergence\, and instead leads to an intricate pattern of uneven development depending on a multitude of factors. Such combined and uneven development between countries and regions has of course long been a central research topic within economic geography\, regional science and urban studies. The aim of this workshop is to think about how to better conceptualize and empirically explore the development of (and between) countries and regions. This is particularly timely for several reasons. First\, countries and regions have assumed increasing prominence over the past few decades in discussions about economic development\, and with this there is a renewed interest in explaining deep-rooted differences in performance. Second\, evolutionary perspectives and transitions to sustainable development have established themselves as key reference points in theorizing current economic\, social and environmental challenges. Yet more work needs to be done to further develop these conceptual advances for understanding the long-term development of countries and regions and the necessary spatial governance\, and for working out relevant policy implications. Finally\, a new round of restructuring in the world economy\, triggered by the 2007/8 global economic crisis and the outbreak of COVID-19\, has been taking place. Consequently\, we have reached a critical juncture to rethink our conceptualization of the world economy and regional economic development. At this juncture\, there also appears scope for more interaction between scholars from different parts of the world. Visit the workshop website for more information about the agenda and speakers.  URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pku-growth-lab-workshop-ii-new-economic-geographies-in-a-changing-world/ LOCATION:Zoom (registration information below) CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T103000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20201102T235000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T002130Z UID:14931-1605778200-1605781800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Joining the Growth Lab: A Behind the Scenes Look DESCRIPTION: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 Lab while also collaborating with government leaders and development practitioners in the field to apply research to policy problems in countries like Jordan\, Albania\, Ethiopia\, and Namibia. Read the Growth Lab Research Fellow job description and apply today.  Please register in advance for this event. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/joining-the-growth-lab-a-behind-the-scenes-look/ LOCATION:Zoom registration information below. CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201116T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201116T070000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20201111T005700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T003046Z UID:14974-1605502800-1605510000@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Peking University-Growth Lab Workshop I: New Economic Geographies in a Changing World DESCRIPTION: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 and regions achieving fast growth over longer periods while others being locked into a trajectory of relative and sometimes absolute decline. Nonetheless\, in some cases\, some lagging regions and countries find renewed growth and previously vibrant countries and regions may lose momentum. It appears that economic restructuring benefits some countries and regions and put others at a disadvantage. The set of existing economic\, political\, and social and cultural activities and functions in a countries or region is important in this regard\, and will determine whether a country or region can be at the forefront of such restructurings\, can position itself to benefit from new rounds of investment and innovation\, and can achieve more sustainable development\, or instead will lose out and become marginalized. The variety in the development of countries and regions in the context of constant restructuring in the economy defies predictions of a clear-cut convergence or divergence\, and instead leads to an intricate pattern of uneven development depending on a multitude of factors. Such combined and uneven development between countries and regions has of course long been a central research topic within economic geography\, regional science and urban studies. The aim of this workshop is to think about how to better conceptualize and empirically explore the development of (and between) countries and regions. This is particularly timely for several reasons. First\, countries and regions have assumed increasing prominence over the past few decades in discussions about economic development\, and with this there is a renewed interest in explaining deep-rooted differences in performance. Second\, evolutionary perspectives and transitions to sustainable development have established themselves as key reference points in theorizing current economic\, social and environmental challenges. Yet more work needs to be done to further develop these conceptual advances for understanding the long-term development of countries and regions and the necessary spatial governance\, and for working out relevant policy implications. Finally\, a new round of restructuring in the world economy\, triggered by the 2007/8 global economic crisis and the outbreak of COVID-19\, has been taking place. Consequently\, we have reached a critical juncture to rethink our conceptualization of the world economy and regional economic development. At this juncture\, there also appears scope for more interaction between scholars from different parts of the world. Visit the workshop website for more information about the agenda and speakers.  URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/peking-university-growth-lab-workshop-i-new-economic-geographies-in-a-changing-world/ LOCATION:Zoom (registration information below) CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T140000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20201102T232600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T002139Z UID:14932-1605013200-1605016800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Joining the Growth Lab: A Behind the Scenes Look (Harvard Community) DESCRIPTION: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 role where they contribute to the core research agenda of the Lab while also collaborating with government leaders and development practitioners in the field to apply research to policy problems in countries like Jordan\, Albania\, Ethiopia\, and Namibia. Read the Growth Lab Research Fellow job description and apply today.  Please register in advance for this event. Members outside of the Harvard community are invited to attend a similar session on November 19th at 8:30am EDT.  URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/joining-the-growth-lab-a-behind-the-scenes-look-harvard-community/ LOCATION:Zoom registration information below. CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T110000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20200925T183100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T004543Z UID:15065-1601978400-1601982000@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:The Growth Lab’s COVID-19 Response & Recovery DESCRIPTION: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 highlight how the GL has translated this research into country-specific projects\, focusing on our work in developing government responses and economic recovery plans. Please register in advance to secure your spot at this event.  About Worldwide Week: Harvard’s Worldwide Week is a university-wide annual program of events that highlights the breadth of Harvard’s global engagement. WWW is unique in that it is intended for both an international audience and current Harvard students; it showcases the work from the various schools\, centers\, departments\, and student organizations. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/the-growth-labs-covid-19-response-recovery/ LOCATION:Virtual\, Zoom Webinar CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200915T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200915T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20200903T180100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175429Z UID:14919-1600171200-1600174800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Growth Lab Viz Hub Launch Event DESCRIPTION: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 Senior Manager of Applied Research Tim O’Brien. This event will showcase the many projects included on the Viz Hub\, provide a live demonstration of the Hub\, and explain its significance to the Growth Lab’s Applied Research initiatives in countries throughout the world.   This event will be held virtually on Zoom\, please register in advance to secure your spot.   About the Viz Hub: Over the last decade\, our portfolio of visualization tools has emerged through the close collaboration between the Growth Lab’s Digital Development & Design team and our Academic and Applied Research units. Our flagship tool\, the Atlas of Economic Complexity\, exemplifies this collaboration by showcasing research\, datasets and pedagogy developed across multidisciplinary teams and countless iterations. Since its launch in 2013\, the Atlas has been complimented by sub-national Atlases\, country dashboards\, interactive stories\, open source software packages and working prototypes.   All projects found on the Viz Hub are built in-house by the Growth Lab’s Digital Development & Design Team\, an interdisciplinary group that connects economic and policy research with best practices from information design\, software development\, data science\, product management and digital humanities. We believe that easy-to-use software can be a vital channel to effectively interpret and analyze complex concepts. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/growth-lab-viz-hub-launch-event/ LOCATION:Virtual\, Zoom Webinar CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200518T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200518T163000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20200511T195800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175428Z UID:14961-1589815800-1589819400@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Measuring Soft Skills and the Science of Human Potential DESCRIPTION: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 Policy. His research focuses broadly on the economics of skill development\, education and labor markets. He is a Principal Investigator (along with Raj Chetty and John Friedman) at the CLIMB Initiative\, an organization that seeks to study and improve the role of higher education in social mobility. Deming also studies the “future of work”\, in particular focusing on how technology changes the labor market returns to skills and the resulting implications for college and career pathways. He recently won the David N. Kershaw Prize\, which is awarded biannually to scholars who have made distinguished contributions to the field of public policy and management under the age of 40. He is currently serving as a coeditor at the AEJ: Applied. Please RSVP below for this event. Zoom details will be shared with registered participants on the day of the event. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/measuring-soft-skills-and-the-science-of-human-potential/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200518T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200518T114500 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20200511T194300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T002032Z UID:14925-1589798700-1589802300@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Immigration and the Global Labor Force Before and After Covid-19 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Gordon Hanson\, Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy\, Harvard Kennedy School.About the Speaker: Gordon Hanson is the Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research\, a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and co-editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives. Hanson received his Ph.D. in economics from MIT in 1992 and his B.A. in economics from Occidental College in 1986. Prior to joining Harvard in 2020\, he held the Pacific Economic Cooperation Chair in International Economic Relations at UC San Diego\, where he was founding director of the Center on Global Transformation. Hanson previously served on the economics faculties of the University of Michigan and the University of Texas. In his scholarship\, Hanson specializes in international trade\, international migration and economic geography. He has published extensively in top economics journals\, is widely cited for his research by scholars from across the social sciences and is frequently quoted in major media outlets. Hanson’s current research addresses how globalization in the form of immigration and expanded trade with China have affected U.S. local labor markets. In a new endeavor\, he is working with a multidisciplinary team of scholars to use satellite imagery to assess the impacts of expanding transportation networks\, exposure to extreme weather\, and related events on urban economic activity. Please RSVP below for this event. Zoom details will be shared on the day of the event. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/immigration-and-the-global-labor-force-before-and-after-covid-19/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T140000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20200218T210800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175428Z UID:15083-1583499600-1583503200@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:You Get What You Pay For: Sources and Consequences of the Public Sector Premium in Albania and Sri Lanka DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Ljubica Nedelkoska\, Postdoctoral Fellow\, Growth Lab About the Talk: We study the factors behind the public sector premium in Albania and Sri Lanka\, the group heterogeneity in the premium\, the sources of public sector wage compression\, and the impact of this compression on the way individuals self-select between the public and the private sector. Similar to other countries\, the public sectors in Albania and Sri Lanka pay higher wages than the private sector\, for all but the most valued employees. While half of the premium of Sri Lanka and two-thirds of it in Albania are explained by differences in the occupation-education-experience mix between the sectors\, and the level of private sector informality\, the unexplained part of the premium is significant enough to affect the preferences of working in the public sector for different groups. We show that the compressed distributions of public sector wages and benefits create incentives for positive sorting into the public sector among most employees\, and negative sorting among the most productive ones. Work co-authored with Ricardo Hausmann and Sehar Noor. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/you-get-what-you-pay-for-sources-and-consequences-of-the-public-sector-premium-in-albania-and-sri-lanka/ LOCATION:Bell Hall (B500)\, Belfer Building 5th floor\, HKS CATEGORIES:Growth Lab,Speaker Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T140000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214626 CREATED:20200205T214800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175428Z UID:14926-1583413200-1583416800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Impacts on Developing Countries from Recent Efforts to Align Trade and Sustainability Policies by the EU and the OECD DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Marianne Kuttennen\, IEEP BrusselsShunta Yamaguchi\, OECD Paris About the Seminar:  Policies from developed countries aimed at promoting sustainability often carry consequences for developing countries\, and one of the major channels for that is international trade. In 2019 the European Union launched a “green new deal” policy package to align actions on trade\, climate and SDGs. Components of such package are likely to impact competitiveness\, such as provisions to stimulate circular economy practices within and across the block. Echoing developments at the EU level\, and answering to longstanding calls for policy coherence\, the OECD has been similarly active on work linking trade and environment\, with special emphases on regional trade agreements\, circular economy\, climate change and environmental indicators. Recent modelling work from the OECD has explored climate change impacts on trade\, and how trade flexibility could increase climate resilience. This lunch seminar will explore the impact that sustainability policies in EU and OECD countries have or may have on the developing world. Speakers will be at their personal capacity and not speaking officially on behalf of their institutions. This seminar is part of a series of pre-events leading to the first Circular Economy Symposium at Harvard on March 6th (www.circularatharvard.org).   URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/impacts-on-developing-countries-from-recent-efforts-to-align-trade-and-sustainability-policies-by-the-eu-and-the-oecd/ LOCATION:Land Hall B-400\, Belfer Building END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200214T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200214T120000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214627 CREATED:20200210T201700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T002114Z UID:14929-1581676200-1581681600@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Information Session: Inclusive Growth in India - A Cities Approach DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Amit Kapoor\, CEO of Institute for Competitiveness\, India About the Event: The Government of India though the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the Institute for Competitiveness (IFC) is embarking on a 5-year research initiative implementing the Growth Lab’s groundbreaking methodologies – economic complexity and growth diagnostics. Join Amit Kapoor\, CEO of IFC\, February 14th 2020\, at 9.30am in L-382 (HKS) as he shares details of the project. MoHUA and IFC are building the India-based research team and will be here on campus looking for candidates. Taking advantage of the concurrent India Conference at Harvard\, this session will be an informal gathering to learn about an exciting new opportunity to work on economic development and inclusive growth in India. The research project will further the understanding of growth dynamics at the sub-national level in India\, by providing research and tools to help policy makers\, private sector representatives\, academics\, and think-tanks rethink their development strategies. The proposed research collaboration would be the first-of-its-kind at the sub-national level in India. This research engagement will yield inputs that will inform the Ministry\, the IFC\, and other relevant stakeholders\, in their process of designing productive development policies (PDPs) aimed at accelerating growth by leveraging existing capacities at the regional level and country level. Members of the Growth Lab will also participate in this session to help facilitate discussion. If you cannot join in person but are still interested in learning more\, submit your name and email address and we’ll be in touch. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/information-session-inclusive-growth-in-india-a-cities-approach/ LOCATION:Littauer Building\, L-382\, HKS CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191204T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191204T143000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214627 CREATED:20191119T214600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T004528Z UID:15063-1575464400-1575469800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:The Double Crisis: Insecurity and Humanitarian Plight at the Colombia-Venezuela Border DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Annette Idler\, Visiting Scholar\, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs\, Harvard University About the Talk:  Drawing on her book Borderland Battles: Violence\, Crime\, and Governance at the Edges of Colombia’s War (Oxford University Press\, 2019) and her latest research findings\, Annette Idler reveals why the Colombian-Venezuelan borderlands are enabling crucial but largely unacknowledged interactions between Venezuela’s devastating crisis and ongoing political violence in Colombia. She discusses how the so-called border effect has facilitated violence\, undermined trust relationships\, attracted numerous violent non-state groups including conflict actors\, drug cartels\, and gangs\, and obscured the nuanced realities of multiple insecurities. Failure to tackle these issues could have serious long-term implications for stability in the region. This makes long-term plans for sustainable peace and security across and along the border an urgent necessity. About the Speaker: Annette Idler is Visiting Scholar at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. She is also the Director of Studies at the Changing Character of War Centre\, Senior Research Fellow at Pembroke College\, and at the Department of Politics and International Relations\, University of Oxford. She is Principal Investigator of The Changing Character of Conflict Platform and of the CONPEACE Programme at Oxford. Annette Idler has conducted extensive fieldwork in war-torn and crisis-affected borderlands\, including in and on Colombia\, Ecuador\, Venezuela\, Myanmar\, and Kenya (on Somalia) analysing people-centred security dynamics. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/the-double-crisis-insecurity-and-humanitarian-plight-at-the-colombia-venezuela-border/ LOCATION:Wexner G-02\, HKS CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T190000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214627 CREATED:20191115T214000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175428Z UID:14812-1574271000-1574276400@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:BSC Builds: Action Theatre for Public Policy Challenges & Civic Engagement DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Arianna Mazzeo\, Visiting Professor\, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences \n About the Workshop: Policymakers and citizens are struggling with big structural and complex problems such as climate change\, cultural\, economic and social inequality and the education gap between represented and underrepresented communities. In this workshop you will learn how to identify systemic challenges starting with your personal experience. Then in a group you will act and perform your challenge in a process of co-creation process with open-ended interpretations toward possible outcomes. You will learn how to understand performative behavior and decision-making for public policy challenges embodied by the problems and find outer creative expressions of co-production. Agency\, Responsibility\, and Civic Engagement will be the design principles to guide you in the experiential learning by doing through the body and the mind\, toward a transformation. Come ready to engage and dress comfortably. \n About the Presenter: Arianna introduces innovative design research and experimental pedagogies for social change. Through action theatre and multidisciplinary creative practice\, she mobilizes systemic change to activate new pedagogies\, addressing complex societal challenges and co-learning within underrepresented communities and place. She has worked in Cameroon\, Mexico\, Turkey\, Armenia\, and South Africa on social digital innovation programs and local government policy agenda\, in order to re-design and re-think design education. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/bsc-builds-action-theatre-for-public-policy-challenges-civic-engagement/ LOCATION:Taubman 520 CATEGORIES:Building State Capability END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191119T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191119T152000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214627 CREATED:20191106T200000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175428Z UID:14864-1574172000-1574176800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Development Beyond Crisis Response: The Evolution of the Growth Lab's Involvement in Albania DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Ricardo Hausmann\, Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy; Director\, Growth LabErmal Frasheri\, Senior Research Fellow\, Growth Lab Moderator: Ljubica Nedelkoska\, Postdoctoral Fellow\, Growth Lab About the Talk: Since 2013\, the Growth Lab has worked with the Government of Albania to identify policies that target country-specific binding constraints in order to promote strong\, sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Join Ricardo Hausmann and the Growth Lab’s Albania team in a conversation on how long-term engagement has shaped the project’s goals and outcomes. What differentiates the Growth Lab work in Albania? How has it evolved in response to country needs over time? What impact has the work had? What lessons can be learned from the engagement so far? What comes next for the Growth Lab in Albania? This event will discuss what our continuing work in Albania means for both this project and country policy engagements as a whole. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/development-beyond-crisis-response-the-evolution-of-the-growth-labs-involvement-in-albania/ LOCATION:Allison Dining Room\, Taubman 520 CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191018T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191018T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214627 CREATED:20191011T185000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175428Z UID:14906-1571400000-1571403600@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Female Labor in Jordan: A Systematic Approach to the Exclusion Puzzle DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Semiray Kasoolu\, Research Fellow\, Growth Lab About the Talk: Women in Jordan are excluded from labor market opportunities at among the highest rates in the world. Previous efforts to explain this outcome have focused on specific\, isolated aspects of the problem and have not explained its persistence. After a careful review of the available literature and key stakeholder interviews in Jordan\, we develop a comprehensive framework to analyze the causes of low female employment rates and systematically test their validity. We find that the nature of low female inclusion in Jordan’s labor market varies significantly with educational attainment\, and identify evidence for different factors affecting different educational groups. Among women with high school education or less\, we report extremely low participation levels and find the strongest evidence for this phenomena tracing to traditional social norms and poor public transportation. Among university graduates and above\, we find that the problem is not one of participation but rather unemployment\, which we trace to a problem of a small and undiversified private sector that is unable to accommodate women’s needs for work and family balance. About the Speaker: Semiray Kasoolu has been a Research Fellow at the Center for International Development’s Growth Lab since 2017. Her research areas include labor markets and gender and growth diagnostics. She works in projects in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Prior to joining CID\, she worked with the World SME Forum in the Republic of Georgia to diagnose constraints to the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises and as an analyst at Goldman Sachs. Semiray holds a Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID\, 2017) from the Harvard Kennedy School. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/female-labor-in-jordan-a-systematic-approach-to-the-exclusion-puzzle/ LOCATION:Rubenstein 414\, HKS CATEGORIES:Speaker Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T190000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214627 CREATED:20191011T185800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175428Z UID:14936-1571335200-1571338800@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Learning Policy in Practice: Insights from Growth Lab Interns in Albania\, Saudi Arabia\, & Sri Lanka DESCRIPTION:Moderator: Daniela Muhaj\, Research Fellow\, Growth Lab Featuring HKS Students: Damian Galinsky (MPA/ID; Albania)\, Uriel Kejsefman (MPA/ID; Albania)\, Shivani Mishra (MPA/ID; Albania)\, Sarah Mousa (MPP; Saudi Arabia)\, David Franklin (MPA/ID; Sri Lanka) About the Discussion: This is the third and final panel discussion of the Growth Lab’s Learning Policy in Practice series\, featuring students who completed their 2019 summer internship in coordination with Growth Lab applied research projects. This event will feature stories from the field\, examples of engagements with government stakeholders\, as well as policy analysis and highlights from their analytical work from interns who worked in Albania\, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka. This is an opportunity to ask the students questions about working alongside policymakers in different contexts\, to understand current issues affecting economic growth in the countries’ where they worked\, and to learn about each intern’s unique internship experience through the Growth Lab. First-year students can expect to get a sense of summer internship opportunities\, and second year students will have a chance to share perspectives of their different experiences in international development. Pizza and refreshments will be provided!   URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/learning-policy-in-practice-insights-from-growth-lab-interns-in-albania-saudi-arabia-sri-lanka/ LOCATION:Wexner G-02\, HKS CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T190000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214627 CREATED:20191001T183500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175428Z UID:14938-1570730400-1570734000@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Learning Policy in Practice: Insights from Growth Lab Interns in Jordan DESCRIPTION:Moderator: Miguel Santos\, Director\, Applied Research\, Growth Lab; Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy\, HKSFeaturing MPA/ID Students: Mustafa Serbest\, Chatra Kamseng\, Abdulhamid Haidar About the Event: Join the 2019 Growth Lab Interns to learn about their summer experiences in Jordan. This panel discussion will feature stories from the field\, examples of engagements with government stakeholders\, as well as policy analysis and highlights from their analytical work. This is an opportunity to ask the interns specific questions about their summer\, to understand current issues affecting economic growth in Jordan\, and to learn about each intern’s unique internship experience through the Growth Lab. First year students can expect to get a sense of summer internship opportunities\, and second year students will have a chance to share perspectives of their different experiences in international development.  URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/learning-policy-in-practice-insights-from-growth-lab-interns-in-jordan/ LOCATION:WEX-G02 CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191003T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191003T180000 DTSTAMP:20260420T214627 CREATED:20190924T221200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T175427Z UID:14937-1570122000-1570125600@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Learning Policy in Practice: Insights from Growth Lab Interns in Ethiopia DESCRIPTION:Moderator: Nikita Taniparti\, Research Fellow\, Growth LabPanel Speakers: Jason Keene; Apratim Gautam; Vishal Potluri About the Event: Join the 2019 Growth Lab Interns to learn about their summer experiences in Ethiopia. This panel discussion will feature stories from the field\, examples of engagements with government stakeholders\, as well as policy analysis and highlights from their analytical work. This is an opportunity to ask the interns specific questions about their summer\, to understand current issues affecting economic growth in Ethiopia\, and to learn about each intern’s unique internship experience through the Growth Lab. First year students can expect to get a sense of summer internship opportunities\, and second year students will have a chance to share perspectives of their different experiences in international development.  URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/learning-policy-in-practice-insights-from-growth-lab-interns-in-ethiopia/ LOCATION:WEX-G02 CATEGORIES:Growth Lab END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR