Harvard's Growth Lab

📣 TODAY: Join us for two HYBRID Growth Lab Seminars ⏰ 10:30 - 11:45 AM EST Research Seminar: Beyond the Census - Understanding Urban Social Resilience Through Behavioral Mobility 🎤 Speaker: Esteban Moro, Ph.D., Network Science Institute at Northeastern University ✔️ RSVP required: https://lnkd.in/eGqvRiq2 ⏰ Noon - 1 PM EST Development Talk: "Solving the Impossible Problem of Sovereign Debt Restructuring" 🎤 Speaker: Gregory Makoff, Senior Fellow at Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School Moderator: Jose Ignacio Hernandez Gonzalez, Former Visiting Fellow at Harvard's Growth Lab ✔️ RSVP required: https://lnkd.in/e9jB_D74

Meet Hussaini Shan-e-Abbas, CFA, FRM, a second-year student in the Harvard Kennedy School MPA/ID Program. As part of his summer internship with the Growth Lab, he contributed to our ongoing project in #Azerbaijan. "One of the most exciting aspects of my internship was engaging with key stakeholders, including government ministries, agencies, and think tanks. These interactions not only enriched my research but also expanded my network. A highlight was briefing the Advisor to the Minister of Economy on our ongoing work and findings, as well as meeting with the Special Advisor to the President for the liberated territories, who provided invaluable insights." https://lnkd.in/ekSeJziu

Bryan Tam is a second-year MPA/ID student at Harvard Kennedy School who contributed to our ongoing project examining productive diversification in Hermosillo, #Mexico, for his summer internship. Learn more about Bryan's work evaluating the viability of economic opportunities emerging from recent trends in #nearshoring and the green transition, along with his experience with Mexican hospitality. https://lnkd.in/egab_MJs

📣 NEXT WEEK: Join us for a Hybrid Development Talk Seminar: "Solving the Impossible Problem of Sovereign Debt Restructuring" 🗓️ Wednesday, October 30 | 12- 1:00PM EST 📍 Democracy Lab R414-AB / Zoom Speaker: Gregory Makoff, Senior Fellow at Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School Moderator: Jose Ignacio Hernandez Gonzalez, Former Visiting Fellow at Harvard's Growth Lab RSVP required: https://lnkd.in/e9jB_D74 Harvard ID is required for room seating, but the Zoom is open to the public.

Anjali Nair is a second-year MPA/ID student at Harvard Kennedy School. She was accepted into the Growth Lab's 2024 Summer Internship Program and contributed to the ongoing project in #Morocco. "What we anticipated as brief interviews around female labor force participation evolved into a memorable cultural exchange. Each home welcomed us with a spread of Moroccan delicacies—msemen, harcha, batbout, baghrir, and a willingness to share their experience with us." Learn more about her challenges and experiences: https://lnkd.in/ezSntsD6

This week, Harvard's Growth Lab welcomed a visit from members of the Legislative Assembly of #Meghalaya, India. 🇮🇳 Pictured below: Ricardo Hausmann is presented a gift from members of the Legislative Assembly and our counterpart, Sampath Kumar, Principal Secretary and Development Commissioner of Meghalaya.

Special thanks to Hong Q. for inviting our team to his Data and Information Visualization class at Harvard Kennedy School. Annie White and Nil Tuzcu presented Metroverse – the Growth Lab's urban economy navigator - both in its case study form and in a mock policymaking exercise examining the city of #Detroit. 🏙️ Metroverse: https://lnkd.in/de74FPp 🔎 Case study: https://lnkd.in/egeVirri

ICYMI: Ricardo Hausmann's talk on #GreenGrowth: "If you live in Africa, if you're in Latin America, you're saying, 'We are a minuscule part of global emissions. What's the impact of our sacrifice in terms of reducing our emissions? We don't have a big role to play.' But if the goal is to lower global emissions, maybe you can be a big contributor because green growth is about helping the world decarbonize, not your own emission reduction." 📺 https://lnkd.in/eje8c6ax 🔋 Explore our 5 strategies: https://lnkd.in/eBaPyJhE #Decarbonization #ClimateChange #CleanEnergy #Sustainability

Meet Zahra, a second-year JD/MPP student at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School, who contributed as a summer intern to our ongoing #migration project funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation. "I think this research has the potential to help a number of different types of stakeholders – countries, non-profit organizations, multi-laterals, and academics – better understand the ‘softer’ levers that can influence immigration beyond visa restrictions or economic incentives." #StudentStories Zahra Saifi https://lnkd.in/eHVUyexr

Reminder: We are hosting this seminar on #GreenGrowth today at 1 PM EST. Details / RSVP info below.