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    • Research Seminar: Closing Regional Economic Divides

    Belfer Weil Town Hall / Zoom (registration information below)
    • Academic Research Seminars

    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: Gordon Hanson, Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy, HKS Abstract: How to help lagging regions create better jobs for disadvantaged workers? Traditional industrial regions have fallen behind economically across […]

    • Research Seminar: Detection of Artisanal and Small-scale Mines

    WEX-434 & Zoom (registration information below)
    • Academic Research Seminars

    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: Mathieu Couttenier, Professor, University of Lyon and Ecole Normale Superieur Abstract: Artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM) are on the rise. They represent a crucial source of wealth for numerous […]

    Research Seminar: Land Quality

    R-304 & Zoom (registration information below)
    • Academic Research Seminars

    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: David N. Weil, James and Merryl Tisch Professor of Economics at Brown University Abstract: We develop a new measure of land quality by estimating weights in a Poisson regression […]

    • Development Talks: Why We Fight – The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace

    T-520 NYE A & Zoom
    • Development Talks

    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: Chris Blattman, Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago’s Pearson […]

    • Development Talks: Charting the Future of MENA – Q&A with UAE’s Minister of Economy

    Land Hall (B-400) / Belfer Building & Zoom
    • Development Talks

    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: HE Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Cabinet Member & UAE Minister of Economy Moderator: […]

    Get to Know the Growth Lab: Research and Student Engagement Showcase

    Malkin Penthouse / Littauer Building
    • Growth Lab

    Learn more about the Growth Lab's mission and approach, our academic research and policy engagements, and student opportunities. You'll hear directly from the Growth Lab's senior leadership, fellows, and staff. Speakers include:Ricardo Hausmann - Director, Growth Lab; Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy, HKS RSVP is required. Contact Chuck McKenney with any questions. Refreshments will […]

    Development Talk: In Search of the Promised Land – Mobility and Economic Outcomes in the Age of Mass Migration

    T-520 NYE A & Zoom
    • Development Talks

    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: Leah Boustan, Professor of Economics, Princeton University Moderator: Nikita Taniparti, Research Manager, Growth Lab Prof. Leah Boustan will […]

    Betting on Green: Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Agenda

    R-414 AB / Democracy Lab & Zoom
    • Growth Lab

    Speaker: James Mnyupe, Economic Advisor to the President, Republic of Namibia Moderator: Daniel Schrag, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology at Harvard University, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, and Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment Whether attending in-person or virtually, please register in advance, and contact Chuck McKenney with any questions. Room attendance […]

    • The Value of Skills: New Evidence From Apprenticeship Plans

    Weil Hall (Belfer L1) / Zoom (registration information below)
    • Academic Research Seminars

    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. This seminar is co-sponsored by the Project on Workforce at Harvard University. Speaker: Christina Langer, PhD candidate at KU Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Visiting Research Fellow at HKS, Associate at the Growth Lab […]

    Development Talk: Gambling on Development / The Role of Local Elites in a Growth-based Future

    Zoom (registration information below)
    • Development Talks

    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: Stefan Dercon, Professor of Economic Policy, Oxford's Blavatnik School of GovernmentModerator: Clement Brenot, Research Manager, […]

    Hyperspecialization and Hyperscaling: A Resource-based Theory of the Digital Firm

    Zoom (registration information below)
    • Academic Research Seminars

    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: Gianluigi Giustiziero, Assistant Professor of Strategy, IE Business School Abstract: Digital firms tend to be both narrow in their vertical scope and large in their scale. We explain this phenomenon […]

    The Impact of Automation and the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Labor Market and the Causes of the Great Resignation

    Weil Hall (Belfer L1) / Zoom (registration information below)
    • Academic Research Seminars

    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: R. Maria del Rio Chanona, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Complexity Science Hub Vienna Abstract: In the first part of this talk, we present a non-equilibrium and data-driven network […]

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