Led by @ricardo_hausman, we push the frontiers of economic growth & development policy research. Housed @Kennedy_School.
Cambridge, MA
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At the Growth Lab, we place economic diversity and complexity at the center of any country, region, or city's growth story.
How do economies become more complex? (1/12)
Harvard's Growth Lab retweeted
Adam Price, the Welsh Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy, argued that small nations can compete in the age of artificial intelligence by focusing on how technology is deployed at a Wednesday talk.
Samuel B. Kahn reports.
thecrimson.com/article/2026/…
TODAY: Can Small Nations Compete and Win in the Age of AI? The Case of Wales.
Adam Price MS, Welsh Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy, will discuss what Wales’ strategy reveals about the prospects for small nations in a world being reshaped by AI.
🕛 12 - 1 PM EST
📍 @Kennedy_School / Zoom
Learn more & register: hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/reg…
The session will be moderated by @ricardo_hausman.
Room attendance is limited to the Harvard community. The Zoom session is open to the public.
Harvard's Growth Lab retweeted
'Canada After America' by @ricardo_hausman and @ProtzerEric from @sutherlandbooks is out today! Advanced praise by Bob Rae, Martin Wolf, Michael Ignatieff, Paul Summerville, and Andrés Velasco 📚
sutherlandhousebooks.com/pro…
Thank you to @washfajardo, Director of the @the_IDB Cities Lab and everyone who joined us for our recent discussion on Revitalizing City Centers: the Case of Rio de Janeiro.
🔗 You can access the recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=LePjzKh6…
Join us TODAY for a Development Talk, "The Global AI Adoption Index: How AI is Diffusing Across the World."
Holly Krambeck, of @worldbankdata & @DevDataPship, will present the Global AI Adoption Index, a new joint initiative bringing together the World Bank, @IMFNews, @OECDdev, and leading AI companies, including @AnthropicAI, Google, @Microsoft, @OpenAI, and @OpenRouter.
She'll discuss the unique challenge of turning proprietary data held across competing AI companies into a comparable public good, and how better measurement of AI diffusion can help governments understand emerging divides, target investments, and design more effective policies.
⏰ 3 PM - 4 PM EST
📍 @Kennedy_School / Zoom
Moderator: @pa_balland, Chief Data Scientist at @CEPS_thinktank.
RSVP: hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/reg…
Our friends at @HarvardBSC have three new course offerings:
🛣️ Do you have a promising policy idea but need a practical roadmap for implementation?
🚦 Facing complex public problems that require experimentation, iteration, and the courage to test, learn, and adapt?
📆 Are your days packed with meetings and obligations, yet the things that matter most keep getting pushed to later?
Learn more about their flexible, affordable programs
bsc.hks.harvard.edu/new-onli…
TODAY'S Development Talk with @washfajardo ⬇️
🚨 Join us for a Development Talk with @washfajardo on "Revitalizing City Centers: The Case of Rio de Janeiro."
Mr. Fajardo will discuss what it takes to bring city centers back to life: which policy tools actually work to regenerate buildings and public spaces, how to finance preservation at scale, and what Rio’s experience offers other cities grappling with urban decay at their core.
The seminar will be moderated by @andresfortunato.
🗓️ Thursday, September 24
🕛 12 PM - 1 PM EST
📍 @Kennedy_School and Zoom.
Room attendance is limited to the Harvard community. The Zoom session is open to the public.
RSVP: hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/reg…
🚨 Join us for a Development Talk with @washfajardo on "Revitalizing City Centers: The Case of Rio de Janeiro."
Mr. Fajardo will discuss what it takes to bring city centers back to life: which policy tools actually work to regenerate buildings and public spaces, how to finance preservation at scale, and what Rio’s experience offers other cities grappling with urban decay at their core.
The seminar will be moderated by @andresfortunato.
🗓️ Thursday, September 24
🕛 12 PM - 1 PM EST
📍 @Kennedy_School and Zoom.
Room attendance is limited to the Harvard community. The Zoom session is open to the public.
RSVP: hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/reg…
Thank you to everyone who helped us kick off the new academic year at our annual Research and Student Engagement Showcase at @Kennedy_School.
🔎 Explore student opportunities, upcoming events, and more ways to engage with the Growth Lab:
growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/st…
@ricardo_hausman
In "Canada After America," @ricardo_hausman and @ProtzerEric offer a new strategy for Canadian prosperity in a world where the U.S. is no longer a reliable economic partner and share news about our new Growth Co-lab @mcgillu.
youtube.com/shorts/6-gGoicI0…
Details on upcoming lectures at @MaxBellSchool: mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/even…
Learn more about our research collaborations: growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/re…
Harvard's Growth Lab retweeted
Is the economic rupture with the United States a crisis, or an opportunity for Canadian growth?
In the 2026 McGill Max Bell Lectures, @ricardo_hausman and @ProtzerEric of the @HarvardGrwthLab explore practical strategies for Canadian prosperity in a radically changed world.
In this new @FT op-ed, @ricardo_hausman explains how the Trump administration’s tariff regime undermines the income the US receives from deploying knowledge abroad.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
Harvard's Growth Lab retweeted
Cambodia is intensifying economic reforms with continued support from Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann to boost diversification, attract quality investment and strengthen competitiveness.
🔗en.kampucheathmey.com/econom…
The latest byproduct of our collaboration with WIPO is the Innovation Capabilities Navigator.
We're proud to release another tool that helps policymakers identify high-potential pathways for growth.
💡 Explore the ICN: wipo.int/innovation-capabili…
🛠️ Explore our suite of tools: growthlab.app/
Harvard's Growth Lab retweeted
With the help of @Harvard's Atlas of Economic Complexity, you can discover powerful global trade insights in minutes. 📈
Hear from @HarvardGrwthLab specialists Tim Cheston and Ellie Jackson: 👇
🔗 nationalpress.org/topic/glob…
On Friday, we concluded our Summer School of Economic Complexity with @UM6P_officiel Africa Business School.
Over the course of 5 days, 27 participants from 6 countries moved beyond theory, working directly with 🇲🇦Morocco's complexity profile and product-space map, and presented their diversification strategies.
Thanks to our counterparts at UM6P - Africa Business School and our colleagues (Muhammed Yildirim, @ClementBrenot, @shreyasgm, and Archita Misra) for their leadership, preparation, and student support.
economic-complexity-unit.com…
Harvard's Growth Lab retweeted
“Bolivia could be a green energy powerhouse.” Instead of subsidizing fossil fuels, HKS's @ricardo_hausman says the country should instead be taking advantage of its massive amounts of hydropower & solar energy.
Read about the @HarvardGrwthLab report ➡️ ken.sc/BoliviaReport.
Harvard's Growth Lab retweeted
How can Bolivia recover from its economic collapse?
HKS's @ricardo_hausman explains the 5-pillar recovery plan laid out in the @HarvardGrwthLab's report ➡️ ken.sc/BoliviaReport.
Harvard's Growth Lab retweeted
Bolivians face an economic crisis, but how did it begin? HKS's @ricardo_hausman breaks down Bolivia’s macroeconomic collapse.
The @HarvardGrwthLab has released a series of reports that assess the country's economic challenges & provide a recovery plan ➡️ ken.sc/BoliviaReport
Summary of our research into #Bolivia's economic crisis and the possible solutions.
"...the crisis was 'not the result of bad luck or external shocks,' but rather the nation’s choice to 'crowd out private investment and long-term competitiveness' across the economy.
hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese…
@ricardo_hausman @ClementBrenot @venturilucila
All of the research papers can be found here:
growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/pr…
