Harvard Kennedy School
Learn more about the Growth Lab's mission, 'teaching hospital' philosophy, our academic research and policy engagements, and student opportunities. You'll hear directly from the Growth Lab's senior leadership, research fellows, […]
In this Academic Research seminar, Joseba Martinez, Assistant Professor of Economics at London Business School and a CEPR Research Affiliate, will discuss his paper "Tradability and Goods' Prices: A Tale […]
Rio de Janeiro’s historic center tells a story familiar to many cities across Latin America and the developing world: decades of outward expansion have hollowed out urban cores, leaving behind […]
In this Academic Research Seminar, Josh Lerner will present his paper, co-authored by Namrata Kala and Junxi Liu “The Indian Innovation Puzzle."
In this Academic Research Seminar, Casey Weston will present his paper "The Talent Will Not Be Centralized: Why Europe’s AI Talent Strategy Needs a Local Layer." Speaker: Casey Weston, Senior […]
Holly Krambeck, Program Manager for the World Bank Data Lab and founder of the Development Data Partnership, will present the Global AI Adoption Index, a new joint initiative bringing together the World Bank, IMF, OECD and leading AI companies including Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and OpenRouter.
In this Academic Research Seminar, Salvatore Viola will present his paper "From Disaster to Discovery: The Regional Scientific Response to Katrina Hurricane Season." The paper is co-authored by Ernest Miguelez and […]
The AI revolution is reshaping the terms of economic competition — and for small nations without Big Tech headquarters or deep capital markets, the question is whether size can be […]
Over twenty-five years Morocco built an automotive and aeronautics export base largely from scratch, expanded renewables, and positioned itself as a bridge between Europe and Africa — while still struggling […]
Across the United States, childcare shortages are quietly constraining economic growth — keeping workers, disproportionately women, out of the labor force. Wyoming offers an unusual case of a state tackling […]
Over the past three decades, Mexico's urban population has nearly doubled, yet its city centers are emptying out. Since 1990, 2.5 million residents have left the central zones of 69 […]
In this online event, authors Ricardo Hausmann and Eric Protzer will argue that instead of retreating from globalization, Canada should take its place as a real competitor on the world stage, not only by bringing its natural resources to global markets, but also by building up industries like aerospace and the life sciences to overcome the “tyranny of distance.”