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    • The Fastest Route to Specialization? Evidence from the Expansion of the Italian Highway System

    Belfer L1 Weil Town Hall, HKS / 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: Sara Bagagli, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Economics at Harvard University Abstract: I analyze the effects of a large public transportation infrastructure investment on the industrial structure of […]

    • Venezuelan Migrants in Brazil: Children and Family Experiences with Education and Social Services

    S216, CGIS South, Zoom (registration information below)
    • Growth Lab

    Speaker: Gabrielle Oliveira, Jorge Paulo Lemann Associate Professor of Education and of Brazil Studies, Harvard Graduate School of Education Moderator: Sarah Dryden-Peterson, Associate Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education An unprecedented number of Venezuelans have left behind the worsening economic and social crisis at home to look for better future prospects. Brazil is hosting about […]

    Research Seminar: Uncovering Commercial Activity in Informal Cities

    Virtual/ 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: Neave O'Clery, Associate Professor and Director of Research at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London Abstract: Knowledge of the spatial organization of economic activity […]

    Research Seminar: Structural Change in Export Activities: An Exploration Using Occupations Data

    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: Hagen Kruse, PhD candidate and Research affiliate of the Groningen Growth and Development Centre @University of GroningenAbstract: Traditionally, comparative advantage in exporting is measured at the level of […]

    Research Seminar: Deconstructing Human Capital to Construct Nestedness

    Belfer L1 Weil Town Hall, HKS / 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: Hyejin Youn is an associate professor at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO), and an external faculty at Santa Fe […]

    Development Talk: Easy to Say, Hard to Do / Leading Economic Change in Wyoming

    Location: Democracy Lab (R-414) (Harvard Community) / Zoom
    • Development Talks

    The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in economic development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy. Speaker: Josh Dorrell, CEO, Wyoming Business Council Moderator: Gordon Hanson, Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban […]

    Research Seminar: Opportunities and Challenges in the Use of Alternative Data Sources to Study Migratory Phenomena

    Belfer L1 Weil Town Hall, HKS / 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: Stefano M. Iacus is the Director of Data Science and Product Research at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University. He is working closely with the […]

    • Research Seminar: Tackling the UK’s Regional Economic Inequality: Binding constraints and avenues for policy intervention

    Belfer L1 Weil Town Hall, HKS / 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.Location: Weil Town Hall, Belfer, HKS/ZoomWhether attending in-person or virtually, please register in advance. Room attendance is limited to the Harvard community. Seating availability is based on a first-come, […]

    Development Talk: Access to Power / Electricity and the Infrastructural State in Pakistan

    Nye C, Zoom (registration information below)
    • Development Talks

    The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in economic development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.Speaker: Ijlal Naqvi, Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean (Curriculum and Teaching) at the School […]

    Webinar: Leading Green Growth

    Zoom (registration information below)

    As the world transitions to a lower carbon economy, new industries, markets, and paths to economic prosperity are emerging. Join Harvard faculty Ricardo Hausmann and Daniel Schrag for a 1-hour webinar on how the current energy transition is reshaping economic opportunity around the world—opening new doors for some and posing threats to others—and explore what […]

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