Harvard's Growth Lab’s Post

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.

REGISTER NOW for this hybrid seminar: 🔋 Green Growth - The Opportunity of Supplying the Global Energy Transition As the world transitions to a lower carbon economy, new industries, markets, and paths to economic prosperity are emerging. Ricardo Hausmann will discuss how the current energy transition is reshaping economic opportunity around the world—opening new doors for some and posing threats to others. 🗓️ Wednesday, October 9 | 1:00 - 2:00PM 📍 Malkin Penthouse, Harvard Kennedy School & Zoom RSVP required: https://lnkd.in/erEPk7M8 Harvard ID is required for room seating, but the Zoom is open to the public. Moderator: Tim Cheston, Senior Manager, Applied Research, Growth Lab  This seminar is part of Worldwide Week at Harvard University. https://lnkd.in/erEthnk8

The Growth Lab hosted 16 interns this summer with each contributing to one of our ongoing projects in #Azerbaijan, #Bolivia, #Hermosillo, #Morocco, and #Wyoming. In the coming days and weeks, we'll share their #StudentStories. Abdullah Helal, a 2nd-year MPA/ID student at Harvard Kennedy School, conducted a comparative analysis of sovereign wealth funds and their role in economic development while embedded in Baku, Azerbaijan. In this blog, Abdullah explains why he applied for our internship, his research, the challenges he faced, his most exciting experiences, and he offers advice to future interns. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e8UdVen6

Reminder: We're still accepting applicants (through 10/4) for the in-semester research assistant program. Each position is detailed on our website. If you're on campus, you can learn more at our open house on Thursday (9/26) 4-6 pm. Harvard students only.

🚨 Atlas of Economic Complexity 10.0 Brings New Data and Product Space Design

TOMORROW 9/18: Join us for a Hybrid #ResearchSeminar The Emergence and Diffusion of Green Technologies: Firm-level Evidence from Textual Analysis of Patents and Corporate Reports with Lucio Castro, The World Bank ⏰ 10:30am - 11:45am EST 📍 HYBRID: Perkins Conference Room (R429),HKS / Zoom Register: https://lnkd.in/esGUGpWH

📢 Attention Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University students: We are now seeking applicants for our in-semester research assistant program! There are 17 opportunities within our academic research (#innovation, #cities, and skills, #remoteness, the Product Space) and policy research (#Azerbaijan, #Morocco, and #Wyoming) teams. Specific areas of policy research include post-conflict regional growth, #agriculture, #tourism, electric vehicles #EV, #climatechange, #healthcare, #childcare, and #immigration. Positions are paid, and a typical workload is 2-4 hours per week. Each position and its requirements are outlined on our webpage. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through October 4th. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eR2mS72R