Events

  • Seminar: Colonialism and Development

    Zoom (registration information below)
    • Growth Lab

    This seminar is the fourth in our Diversity in Development series. This panel will investigate connections between the world history of colonialism and related racism within the international development sector. Further, the panelists, both female scholars of color, will discuss their visions of decolonizing the development sector. Panelists:Zophia Edwards, Associate Professor, Providence CollegeOlivia Rutazibwa, Assistant Professor […]

  • Research Seminar: Migration and Cultural Change

    Weil Town Hall - Belfer/Zoom (registration info 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: Hillel Rapoport, Professor of Economics (and Director of International Relations) at the Paris School of Economics Abstract: We propose a novel perspective on migration and cultural change by asking […]

    Development Talks – A Journey of Impact in Namibia: From the Private Sector to Policymaking

    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: Nangula Uaandja, CEO, Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board Moderator: Nikita Taniparti, Research Manager, Growth Lab Please register in […]

    Research Seminar: Geographic spillovers and firm exports | Evidence from China

    Wexner 434A, 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: Lin Tian, Assistant Professor of Economics at INSEAD Abstract: This paper empirically investigates geographic spillovers in the export market. We first embed a knowledge diffusion model into an open-economy […]

    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: […]

    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 […]

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