The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working on economic growth and development in countries, regions, states and cities in the US and around the world. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both economic growth and development and analytical work centered on policy. 

Speaker: Javier Díaz Fajardo, President and CEO of Bancóldex

Moderator: Juan Jimenez, Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS

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The Growth Lab's 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: Ruveyda Gozen, Ph.D. - London School of Economics.

... Read more about Research Seminar: Property Rights and Innovation Dynamism: The Role of Women Inventors

Join Ricardo Hausmann and Matt Andrews for a one-hour webinar on the rapidly evolving paths to economic prosperity and how rethinking economic policy, from design to implementation, can advance shared prosperity for all. 

This webinar will include topics covered in the upcoming executive program ...

The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working on economic growth and development in countries, regions, states and cities in the US and around the world. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both economic growth and development and analytical work centered on policy. This event is co-sponsored with the Taubman Center for State & Local Government.

Speaker: Christian Gibbons, founder of the National Center for Economic Gardening (NCEG) and creator of “Economic Gardening,” an entrepreneurial approach to economic development.

... Read more about Development Talk: Economic Gardening and Capitalism’s Conundrum

As the world transitions to a lower carbon economy, new industries, markets, and paths to economic prosperity are emerging. Join Harvard faculty Ricardo Hausmann and Daniel Schrag for a one-hour webinar on how the current energy transition is reshaping economic opportunity around the world...

The Growth Lab's 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: Timo Välilä, Honorary Professor, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, UCL

... Read more about Research Seminar: The Economic Impact of Transport Infrastructure: A Review of Project-level vs. Aggregate-level Meta-Evidence

The Growth Lab's 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: Bessie Noll, Doctoral Researcher at ETH Zürich

... Read more about Research Seminar: Modelling Technological Change in the Energy Transition

The Growth Lab's 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: Dakota Murray, Research Assistant Professor, Northeastern University

... Read more about Research Seminar: Embedding Scientific Migrations

The Growth Lab's 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: Jacob Moscona, Harvard University

... Read more about Research Seminar: Appropriate Entrepreneurship? The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital and the Developing World

The Growth Lab's Research Seminar series is a weekly seminar that brings together researchers from across the academic spectrum who share an interest in growth and development.

Location: HYBRID Wexner G-02 at HKS / Zoom

Register: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZtdpZP56QyOg8fOS1J0gHg

Speaker: Daniel Driscoll (Brown University)

... Read more about Research Seminar: Green Growth Models and National Decarbonization Capacity

The Growth Lab's Research Seminar series is a weekly seminar that brings together researchers from across the academic spectrum who share an interest in growth and development.

Location: Online only Register: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UlEuxqQ5QTKINYHeR-xhhA

Speaker: Federico Bignone (University of Warwick)

... Read more about University-Industry Collaborations and the Burden of Knowledge: Evidence from the U.S.

The Growth Lab's Research Seminar series is a weekly seminar that brings together researchers from across the academic spectrum who share an interest in growth and development. In this seminar, Tristan Reed will discuss his new research on the product space.

Speaker Tristan Reed, Applied economist at the World Bank's Development Research Group

... Read more about Research Seminar: Industrial Policy in Developing Countries: Is There a Way to Pick Winners

Each year, the Growth Lab offers students exciting opportunities to work with its research teams on applied projects around the world, often embedded with local governments and project counterparts. Opportunities for summer 2024 include work on the Growth Lab’s Azerbaijan, Morocco, Hermosillo, and Wyoming projects. 

We are hosting a pizza lunch on Wednesday, January 31st at 12 pm to provide more...

The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working on economic growth and development in countries, regions, states and cities in the US and around the world. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both economic growth and development and analytical work centered on policy.

Speaker: Marcos Buscaglia, Economist, Former Wall Street Analyst and Emerging Markets Expert

Moderator: Javier Murcio, Director, Emerging Markets; Portfolio Manager and...