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. Students are embedded in our policy projects, working at various government ministries and closely with senior officials to conduct research and policy analysis.
This in-semester program lets students apply for research assistantships with the Growth Lab, where they’ll work closely with faculty and researchers on various projects and gain hands-on research experience and skills. Application process is underway!
The Growth Lab occasionally offers study groups for Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard students interested in exploring topics beyond their coursework and 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.
Upcoming
September 29 | 9:30 am–10:45 am
Upcoming
September 29 | 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
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