In 2023, CID launched the GEM Incubation Fund which supports emerging research on topics that align with the theme of our annual Global Empowerment Meeting. The focus of GEM23 was climate and international development. One of our first incubation fund awardees, Dr. Harry Verhoeven and researchers at Asal , recently recorded a podcast where they discuss their research on climate knowledge and how it can influence and shape climate policies in Somalia. This conversation highlights the importance of local perspectives in tackling global climate challenges. Join the discussion! 🇸🇴 https://spoti.fi/3TS9PBM Learn more about CID's GEM Incubation Fund: https://bit.ly/3UTG03s
Harvard Center for International Development
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Building a thriving world for all
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Housed at Harvard Kennedy School, the Center for International Development (CID) is a research center working across Harvard University and a global network of researchers and practitioners to build an international pool of talent, convene academic and practitioner networks, and deploy breakthrough research to address the world’s most pressing challenges. At CID, we believe that together we can design and implement policies that help everyone realize their full potential.
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http://www.cid.harvard.edu
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"For us, it’s simple. Those who pollute have to pay for that pollution." Last Friday, the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School hosted Rt. Hon. KP Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal, at the JFK Jr. Forum. The conversation with Prime Minister Oli highlighted the urgent threat of climate change as well as Nepal’s commitment to democracy and transitional justice. Prime Minister Oli also took questions from the audience, including Nepali students at Harvard, addressing topics such as Nepal's global image, youth migration, infrastructure investments, and more. The discussion was moderated by Fatema Z. Sumar, Executive Director of the Harvard Center for International Development, and Michael Puett, Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology, and Director of the Asia Center at Harvard University. This event was co-sponsored by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School, The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University, the Harvard Center for International Development, and the Asia Center at Harvard University. Watch the recording: https://bit.ly/47NU7xm 📸 Martha Stewart #climatejustice #transitionaljustice #Nepal #climate
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CID Fellow Dejan Kovač presented his research last week to the CID community. During his presentation, Dejan discussed identifying and selecting talent throughout different stages of a person's educational path. He stated: “A more philosophical question for us to think of would be – how many new Nikola Teslas or Marie Curies have we failed to identify in the past, and how many we are at risk of not identifying in the future?” Thanks, Dejan, for sharing your insights with the CID community. Fellows are an important part of CID's research community. They spend time researching, writing, and engaging with the Harvard community during their time at CID's Harvard Kennedy School home base. Learn more about CID's current fellows: https://lnkd.in/epN2fmTr
Excited to share that I recently presented my research project, "Finding Tesla," at Harvard University . 🎓 In a dynamic world where talent sourcing is a growing challenge, this project delves into crucial aspects of talent identification and selection. Grateful for the amazing feedback and suggestions received from the Harvard Center for International Development community. 😊 #HarvardUniversity #ResearchPresentation #TalentIdentification #education #research #talent
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📣 CID is thrilled to announce the launch of a new research initiative, China and the Global Economy, which aims to foster a deeper understanding of the Chinese economy and its implications for the global economic landscape. The initiative is co-led by CID Faculty affiliates Jie Bai, associate professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School; Jaya Wen, assistant professor of business administration at Harvard Business School; and David Y. Yang, professor of economics at Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences. “As studying China becomes increasingly challenging, it has never been more important for scholars and policymakers to gain solid, objective insights into the country’s development trajectory and its global impact,” said Yang. “We hope this new initiative at CID can become a platform that advances cutting-edge economic studies on China and facilitates high-quality policy discussions.” Read the announcement: https://bit.ly/47NlHuO Learn more about the initiative: https://bit.ly/4gNNEqj Asim Ijaz Khwaja Fatema Z. Sumar
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Why are there such significant differences across countries in governments’ ability to extract a share of national income in taxation? What can low- and middle-income countries do to improve their ability to tax? How does the pursuit of tax collection depend upon and influence other objectives of a tax system such as equity, growth and the building of a strong state? #CIDFacultyAffiliate Anders Jensen served as Senior Editor for VoxDev's first VoxDevLit edition on Taxation. Have a read and listen to the launch conversation recorded earlier today. Harvard Kennedy School
Issue 1 of our #VoxDevLit on Taxation is out now! Read and download here: https://lnkd.in/eWtReqSn This policy-oriented review summarises findings from the growing body of research on taxation and development and identifies some feasible policy levers, that are available to all tax authorities, that can help strengthen tax processes. This #VoxDevLit by Senior Editor Anders Jensen (Harvard University), and Co-Editors Anne Brockmeyer (The World Bank) and Lucie Gadenne (Queen Mary University of London), is a living literature review and will be kept up to date with the latest evidence.
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Last week, CID hosted an event in collaboration with the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program, the first event under the new Global Education and Research: Unleashing Potential (GEAR:UP) research program. The event, titled "Getting to Equity and Scale in Successful Education Programs,” brought together key education leaders from Africa, including Professor Tahir Mamman San, Nigeria’s Minister of Education; Haja Ramatulai Wurie, PhD, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Technical and Higher Education; and Dr. Torerayi Moyo, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Primary and Secondary Education. The discussion was moderated by CID’s Faculty Director and GEAR:UP Co-Director Asim Ijaz Khwaja. 🇿🇼 🇸🇱 🇳🇬 The discussion highlighted the challenges and immense opportunities that African countries possess in transforming their education systems. Harvard University Center for African Studies Zoe Marks Read more: https://bit.ly/3XXlSQI
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Imago Global Grassroots has a vision to amplify grassroots solutions to a global scale and a mission to rethink how we approach poverty alleviation, where the people in need are not recipients of aid but agents of change. Read more about their work and approach to Scaling Up in an interview with founder Isabel Guerrero on #CIDVoices. https://bit.ly/4dbROFw Siddhant Gokhale Jossie Fahsbender Isabel Guerrero #ScalingUp #InternationalDevelopment #Grassroots
Scaling Up Development Impact: An Interview with Author Isabel Guerrero
hks.harvard.edu
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Take the time to read CID Faculty Affiliate Vincent Pons’s new NBER working paper on voting!
Very excited to share our new NBER working paper "Voting Rules, Turnout, and Economic Policies" with Enrico Cantoni and Jerome Schafer! We survey the literature on voting procedures and rules and their effects on voter turnout, as well as the impact of turnout on economic policies. https://lnkd.in/earcpWde
Voting Rules, Turnout, and Economic Policies
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🔔 JUST ANNOUNCED: President Daniel Noboa of Ecuador, the youngest democratically elected President in the history of Latin America, will join us in the JFK Jr. Forum on September 26 to discuss his priorities as President, including economic development, employment, and reducing violence. President Noboa will offer brief remarks, followed by a conversation with Alicia Ely Yamin, Director of the Global Health and Rights Project at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy at Harvard Law School, and Tina Latif, Fellow with the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Collaboratory at the Center for Public Leadership. RSVP for an in-person seat (HUID required): https://ken.sc/forum0926 Livestream also available! Co-sponsors: Harvard University- David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS); Harvard Center for International Development; and Center for Public Leadership.
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This Friday! Join us for "A Conversation with Rt. Hon. KP Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal," a wide-ranging discussion that will touch on the current state of governance and development in Nepal, the move from transitional justice to climate justice, and relationships with India, China, and the United States. The conversation will be moderated by CID's Executive Director Fatema Z. Sumar and Michael Puett, Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology and Director of the Asia Center at Harvard University. This event is co-sponsored by the The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University, the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School, and the Asia Center at Harvard University. Register to join in-person (Harvard ID holders only): https://bit.ly/4ebNya9 Watch the livestream: https://bit.ly/4eArh5F