News & Media

In addition to academic research and policy papers, the Growth Lab shares research insights and the impact of our work through visual stories, blogs, newsletters, podcasts, videos, and press releases.

Our work has been featured in various media outlets including the BBC, Bloomberg, CNN, The Economist, The Financial Times, New York Times, Wall St. Journal, and Washington Post.

Media members seeking expert commentary and interviews with Growth Lab researchers should email Chuck McKenney.

News

Growth Lab researchers meet with Namibian locals in a marketplace

Diagnosing Economic Woes and Helping Develop Cures

Like a teaching and research hospital for a medical school, the Growth Lab is training students and practitioners to do economic development policy work. In this feature story in Harvard Kennedy School Magazine, learn more about the origins of the Growth Lab, our approach to economic growth, the importance of diagnostic tools, and our homegrown staff.

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Podcasts

Odd Lots: How Economic Complexity Explains Which Countries Become Rich

In this episode of Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast, Ricardo Hausmann helps Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway understand what economic complexity is, how it's measured, and the process by which countries can move from being less complex to more complex over time.

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Videos

The European Union: The Most Ambitious Political Enterprise Ever Attempted?

At the 9th European Conference on Corporate R&D and Innovation (CONCORDi 2023), Ricardo Hausmann discusses the European Union, its role in the world, and why it is the most ambitious political enterprise humanity has ever attempted.

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Photo collage of Growth Lab interns

Student Stories

Each year, the Growth Lab offers students opportunities to work with our team through internships and collaborations in policy research projects. In this new blog series, the students share their research, inspiration, challenges, and advice for future interns. 

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Student Stories: Investigating the Housing Crisis in Wyoming

Yunxiao HanYunxiao Han is a second year MPA/ID student at Harvard Kennedy School. He was accepted into the Growth Lab's 2023 Summer Internship Program and contributed to the Pathways to Prosperity project, which touches upon the numerous challenges and opportunities facing Wyoming and western states.

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