Ermal Frasheri
- Former Senior Research Fellow
Ermal Frasheri joined the Center for International Development’s Growth Lab as a Research Fellow in 2014.
Ermal finished his doctoral studies, S.J.D, at Harvard Law School, where he worked in the areas of law and economic development, international law, European integration, and social and political theories. He has written papers on legal reform and comparative law, European Union, financial services, international law, and his dissertation examined the relationship between regional integration in the context of European integration and development strategies.
Ermal has taught at Harvard in various roles since 2006 in the fields of political and social theories, European integration and EU law, democracy, international institutions, and sociology. He was awarded a teaching excellence award by Harvard, and was appointed a Byse Fellow at Harvard Law School (fall 207) where he taught a series of workshops on Law and Development. He has also taught International Law at Babson College, and European Union law at New England Law – Boston. Currently, Ermal teaches courses on Law and Corruption, and International Law and Migration at the Sturm College of Law, University of Denver.
Research Projects
Project
Middle East
Economic Growth and Trade in the United Arab Emirates
Multi-year collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Economy (MoE), where the Growth Lab provided rigorous and actionable research to support the MoE in their mission to promote high-quality sustainable growth, trade, and productivity-driven economic transformation.
Project
Jordan
COVID-19 Economic Response and Long-term Growth in Jordan
Research collaboration to understand the macroeconomic impacts of COVID-19 and inform policy responses in the short-term; and understand long-term impacts on economic growth and inform updates to national and regional growth strategies.
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Albania
Economic Growth and Institutional Strengthening in Albania
Recognizing the transformative potential that rests with the Albanian diaspora, the project worked hand in hand with the government and diaspora groups in the United States to find ways of engaging Albanians abroad with social and economic development in Albania.
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Jordan
Macroeconomic Stability & Long-Term Growth in Jordan
This project deployed research guided by Growth Diagnostic and Economic Complexity methodologies, first to understand constraints to growth and key opportunities and later to guide problem-specific research.
Project
Asia
New Pathways to Inclusive Growth in Sri Lanka
Multi-phase research project in collaboration with the Government of Sri Lanka aimed on putting growth on a sustainable and inclusive footing.