Harvard Kennedy School
The Growth Lab provides students with hands-on research experience, networking opportunities, and resources to help them develop their skills and achieve their academic and professional goals.
We aim to foster a culture of learning and innovation that contributes to the Growth Lab’s mission of promoting economic growth and development around the world. In doing so, we hope to push the research frontiers of the Growth Lab by involving the knowhow, ideas, and energy of students.
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The Growth Lab regularly recruits Master’s level students for its Summer Internship Program. The students are embedded in our policy projects, working at various government ministries and closely with senior officials to conduct research as well as policy analysis.
This in-semester program allows students to apply for “research assistant-ships” with the Growth Lab where they’ll have the opportunity to work closely with faculty and researchers on various projects, gaining hands-on research experience and skills.
The Growth Lab occasionally offers study groups to Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard students who are interested in exploring topics beyond their coursework while engaging with practitioners and researchers affiliated with the Lab.
Blogs
Get to know our past interns! In this blog series, they share project research, challenges, experiences and advice for future interns.
The Growth Lab’s Research Seminar Series (interdisciplinary exchanges between the social and natural sciences, and speakers are welcome to present early-stage or mature work) and Development Talks (series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in economic development) are open to all students. We hosted more than 35 events and 1,750 attendees in 2023.
Past Event
December 2, 2025 | 10:15 am–11:30 am
Past Event
November 18, 2025 | 10:15 am–11:30 am
Past Event
November 17, 2025 | 10:15 am–11:30 am
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