Past Events

2021 Sep 23

Climate Policies for Economic Development

3:30pm to 4:30pm
Location:
Zoom registration information below.

As the world faces the daunting challenge of limiting global warming, Latin America is in a unique position to leverage its human and natural resources to drive economic development. Should the region focus on decreasing its emissions or on driving green energy production? What climate policies can Latin...
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2021 Sep 21

Development Talks: A New Agenda for Macroeconomic Stability

12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Zoom Webinar.

The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and...
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2021 Aug 11

Development Talks: Four Frameworks for Macroeconomic Policy in a Pluralist Polity

12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location:
Zoom.

The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development...
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2021 Jul 28

Development Talks: Managing Policy Reform in Jordan

12:00pm to 1:15pm
Location:
Zoom.

The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of...
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2021 Jun 30

Development Talks: Economic Policy During COVID-19 in Peru - Addressing Old and New Challenges

12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location:
Zoom.

The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners...
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2021 Jun 15

PDIA in Action: Radicalization in France

12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Zoom.

As part of MLD103M, students at HKS spent 7 weeks working on exploring radicalization in France, and to help identify ideas and entry points. In this presentation, the student...
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2021 Jun 09

Private-Public Collaboration in Productive Development Policies: The Experience of the Argentine Mesas Sectoriales, 2016-2019

12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location:
Zoom.
Watch the event recording of this seminar and download the presentation slide deck.

Joint work by Martin Obaya and Ernesto Stein analyzes Argentina's experience with the Mesas Sectoriales (or sectoral roundtables), a public-private dialogue instrument deployed during the Macri...
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2021 Jun 08

PDIA in Action: Abandoned Infrastructure Projects in Nigeria

12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Zoom.

As part of MLD103M, students at HKS spent 7 weeks working with the Head of Projects...
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2021 Jun 02

Global Launch of Metroverse: The Growth Lab's Urban Economy Navigator

12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Zoom.

Join us for the global launch of our...
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2021 May 19

The Venezuelan Enterprise: Current Situation, Challenges and Opportunities

2:00pm to 3:30pm
Location:
Zoom registration information below.
Please register in advance to attend this event.

When thinking about a potential process of recovery in Venezuela, it is necessary to understand the current situation of the private sector. From end 2013 until end 2020, gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have contracted by at least 75%, putting Venezuela's depression among the deepest of the world over the last 60 years. In...
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