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Trump Picked This Fight With Maduro. He Can’t Back Down.
December 10, 2025
In this New York Times op-ed, Ricardo Hausmann and Jose Morales-Arilla explain how the US can help depose Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and usher democratic change with military pressure but without boots on the ground.
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Wyoming’s Housing Market Is Starting To Look A Lot Like California’s
December 8, 2025
The similarity between California and Wyoming’s housing market was glaringly apparent on a map created by the Growth Lab’s Eric Protzer. He shared the map with Albany County leaders who are grappling with unaffordable housing in the Laramie region.
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Deeper into the Public Procurement Goldmine
December 2, 2025
In this Project Syndicate op-ed, Ricardo Hausmann and Yariv Gabay explain why public procurement is one of the world’s most powerful yet underused industrial-policy tools.
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Energy Transition: Who Are the African Champions?
November 17, 2025
Forbes Afrique: Produced by the Growth Lab, this index notably highlights several African countries. Here’s a closer look at the five leading continental countries.
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Will AI Democratize Access to Equity Financing?
November 14, 2025
Economists ponder how AI will transform labor markets, but a bigger impact might be elsewhere — in equity markets. In this op-ed for Project Syndicate, Ricardo Hausmann argues that AI could make it cheaper, safer, and more democratic to invest in and raise equity capital.
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Azerbaijan, Harvard launch upgraded Green Growth Portal to drive global energy transition
November 12, 2025
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Economy, in collaboration with Harvard University’s Growth Lab, has launched an enhanced version of the Green Growth Portal, initially introduced last year during COP29 in Baku.
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Tunisia most competitive African country in green value chains
November 11, 2025
African Manager: Tunisia stands out as the most competitive country in Africa in green value chains, according to the Greenplexity Index.
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Morocco climbs 13 spots in Harvard’s Global Green Industry Index
November 8, 2025
HESPRESS: Morocco has climbed 13 places in a new global ranking measuring countries’ progress in developing green industries, according to the Greenplexity Index.
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Top African Green Economies Ranked by New Global Greenplexity Index
November 7, 2025
The ranking assesses 145 countries based on the diversity and sophistication of their inputs and technologies essential to the global energy transition.
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The Czech Republic is conquering the green industry: Harvard’s Greenplexity Index ranks us among the global drivers of green transformation
November 7, 2025
Hrot24: According to the newly published Greenplexity Index by Harvard Growth Lab, it is the third best prepared country in the world for the transition to a low-emission economy.