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    • 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 […]

    Ricardo Hausmann
    Featured

    Green Growth by Design: The Science and Strategy of Greenplexity

    Democracy Lab 414AB
    • Hybrid

    A live demo and Q&A with Professor Ricardo Hausmann on the release of next-gen Greenplexity, a groundbreaking data and strategy tool that reveals how countries can identify their most promising opportunities across ten value chains at the heart of the global energy transition. We'll also reveal the Greenplexity Index, a new country ranking that spotlights […]

    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.

    In Search of a D-ESG Framework for Emerging Markets: What about Environment?

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

    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.

    • The Geographic and Sectoral Impact of Productivity

    • Academic Research Seminars
    • Online
    • Speaker Series

    Federico Huneeus will discuss the geographic and sectoral impact of productivity changes and the local and aggregate impact of development policies, the growth of the lithium industry, and the closure of a major steel company. Speaker: Federico Huneeus, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Duke University, Senior Economist at the Central Bank of Chile […]

    • Venezuela After Maduro

    • Online

    A timely discussion about the country’s future, the region’s stability, and America’s approach to the Hemisphere Join the Institute of Politics for a timely virtual panel discussion examining recent political, economic, and democratic developments in Venezuela. Featuring leading voices from government, academia, and civil society, the conversation will explore the country’s evolving challenges, regional implications, […]

    The World is Not Flat: Persistence in the Hierarchy of Economic Complexity Across a Century

    • Academic Research Seminars
    • Hybrid

    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 […]

    • Global Science Sustains U.S. Innovation

    Perkins Room (R-429)
    • Academic Research Seminars
    • Hybrid

    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 […]

    Getting Things Done: Issue Spotting in the Infrastructure Development Projects Ecosystem

    Democracy Lab (414-AB)
    • Development Talks
    • Hybrid

    In this Development Talk, Bill Dobbs will share a front‑row view of how public policy, governance, and engineering intersect in real‑world settings. He will offer Insights into how large public works succeed—or fail—depending on governance, institutions, and the quality of decision‑making and practical advice to future policy makers on infrastructure project management.  Speaker: Bill Dobbs, Former Civil […]

    2026 Summer Internship Informational Fair

    NYE AB (T-520)
    • In-Person

    Each year, the Growth Lab offers students exciting opportunities to work with its research teams on applied projects around the world, often embedded with local governments and project counterparts. Opportunities for summer 2026 include work on the Growth Lab’s Bolivia, Cambodia, Córdoba, Argentina, Ecuador, Malawi, Morocco and North American Cities projects. We are hosting a pizza […]

    Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Targeting Place-Based Policies for Canada’s Low-Carbon Transformation

    Perkins Room - R-429 Rubenstein 4th floor
    • Academic Research Seminars
    • Hybrid

    In this Academic Research Seminar, Jacob Greenspon will present his paper "Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Targeting Place-Based Policies for Canada's Low-Carbon Transformation." Speaker: Jacob Greenspon, Doctoral candidate in Economics, University of Oxford and Research Manager, HKS Reimagining the Economy Project Whether attending in person or virtually, please register in advance. Paper Abstract: Negative labour demand shocks are often regionally concentrated. […]

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