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Harvard's Growth Lab
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Harvard's Growth Lab
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Led by @ricardo_hausman, we push the frontiers of economic growth & development policy research. Housed @Kennedy_School.
- We're launching a new research agenda to investigate #Bolivia's 🇧🇴 economic challenges and formulate strategic policy options for stronger and more sustainable economic growth. This research initiative was made possible by a generous gift from Bolivian-American entrepreneur
- At the Growth Lab, an interdisciplinary team of researchers explores the secret of #EconomicGrowth from both an academic and applied angle. These are our most important academic papers of the past decade on #EconomicComplexity. (1/22) growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/academic-resea…
- The Growth Lab team has generated hundreds of charts, graphics, data dashboards, & prototypes over the past year. In this new article, we share 15 notable Growth Lab visual insights & #dataviz from 2020. growthlab.app/best-of-2020
- What drives contemporary #populism? This paper examines the largely overlooked factor of social mobility, which is found to have far greater explanatory power than the traditional arguments of #inequality or #culture. growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/publications/s…
- A special thank you to @mihretum, Governor of @NBEthiopia for today's #DevTalks "Economic Policymaking in a World of Deep Disorder." @andyneumeyer @ricardo_hausman @Kennedy_School
- We're thrilled to be launching our exciting new #dataviz tool, #Metroverse: The Growth Lab’s Urban Economy Navigator. Join us on Weds, June 2nd at 12pm EDT for the global launch of Metroverse featuring @ricardo_hausman, @FrankNeffke, @anniewhite. growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/event/global-l…
- Our report summarizing the findings of our two-year engagement research in #SouthAfrica is out! This thread highlights its main points. 1/12🧵 🔗growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/publications/g…
- Be the first to try the Atlas of Economic Complexity's beta Country Profiles! The Country Profiles take you on a new, interactive journey through a country's economic structure and growth patterns: atlas.cid.harvard.edu @Atlas_Facts @ricardo_hausman
- The Growth Lab invites Colombians around the world to take part in our new #diaspora survey. Your input will inform Colombia's policy on economic internationalization and diversification, the survey is available in Spanish and in English. harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eV…
- Thank you @GalorOded for sharing insights today from your new book, "The Journey of Humanity." If you missed today's book talk @Kennedy_School, we'll be posting the video soon.
- Our brand new #Metroverse data visualization platform is now publicly available. Engage with the tool and explore unprecedented economic data for more than 1,000 cities in 79 countries by visiting metroverse.cid.harvard.edu.
- The Atlas of Economic Complexity has recently been updated with 2018 #data. Explore The Atlas with new 2018 #trade data, plus a reimagined Complexity Rankings page & a new #visualization. atlas.cid.harvard.edu/rankings
- Led by @ricardo_hausman, our researchers spent 18 months investigating economic growth in the Colombian Amazon. The central conclusion of our work is that achieving economic prosperity does not require sacrificing the #rainforest. We'll layout our key takeaways 🧵1/8
