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Posts relating to the Leading Economic Growth (LEG) Program

Apply for our Leading Economic Growth Executive Program!

  • Publication date September 9, 2024
Global map view with countries highlighted in blue where LEG participants are

We are offering Leading Economic Growth online again from September 30 – December 6th 2024. Application deadline is September 20th, 2024. Stimulating growth is the top economic priority for many countries and localities around the world. Yet many are trapped, lacking the productive capability to solve problems and expand to new industries to drive development. New growth strategies…Continue Reading Apply for our Leading Economic Growth Executive Program!

Strategic Policymaking in Azerbaijan

  • Publication date August 2, 2024
Skyscrapers in Baku, Azerbaijan

Guest blog by Nuru Suleymanov, LEG ’23 I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to participate in this unique course, during which leading scholars and practitioners Professor Matt Andrews and Professor Ricardo Hausmann, as well as other members of the Harvard Kennedy School team, shared with us their valuable experience, knowledge and insights in…Continue Reading Strategic Policymaking in Azerbaijan

Informal Employment in Azerbaijan as an Impediment to Economic Growth

  • Publication date July 15, 2024
Workers cleaning the ground in Azerbaijan

Guest blog by Nijat Rahmanli, LEG ’23 Throughout my career in the government, I have participated in numerous discussions and workshops on how to achieve economic growth while ensuring inclusivity and sustainability. However, few of them were as practical and down-to-earth as the course on Leading Economic Growth. We came to understand that the easiest part…Continue Reading Informal Employment in Azerbaijan as an Impediment to Economic Growth

Navigating the Challenges of Diversity and Public Engagement in Wyoming

  • Publication date July 12, 2024
A person writing on paper

Guest blog by Amy Quick, LEG ’23 I had the unique privilege of being able to engage in the PDIA process and problem identification prior to beginning this fall’s Leading Economic Growth course, allowing me to bring some real-world experience to the classroom and intellectual component. The State of Wyoming has been working with the Harvard…Continue Reading Navigating the Challenges of Diversity and Public Engagement in Wyoming

Analyzing Brazil’s Position in Semi-Conductor Supply Chain using PDIA

  • Publication date July 5, 2024
Industrial location in Brazil

Guest blog by Loureiro Fernando, LEG ’23 To be able to reflect on PDIA concept and process, to put these concepts in a process-oriented approach, gave me a great insight to help me prepare and propose my interactions with government and policy makers with whom I engage in Latin America and Africa. I was involved…Continue Reading Analyzing Brazil’s Position in Semi-Conductor Supply Chain using PDIA

Driving Inclusive Economic Growth for Azerbaijan

  • Publication date July 1, 2024
Skyline image of Azerbaijan

Guest Blog by Samira Musayeva, LEG ’23  “Leading Economic Growth” program is a valuable learning process that in a very attractive “language” explains the use of creative and effective tools that allow defining a specific approach for each economy. It defines a new view on the context of economic reforms and their subsequent implementation.  Azerbaijan…Continue Reading Driving Inclusive Economic Growth for Azerbaijan

Unveiling Growth through Harvard’s LEG: A Journey of Learning and Transformation

  • Publication date June 14, 2024
A ship sailing near an iceberg

Guest blog by Caroline Lee-Schmid, LEG ’23 Embarking on the Harvard Executive Leading Economic Growth program under Harvard’s Building State Capability Program tutelage was akin to setting sail on a transformative odyssey. Over the immersive 10-week period, the richness of learning experiences and insights gained was nothing short of extraordinary.    It’s not just the knowledge gained…Continue Reading Unveiling Growth through Harvard’s LEG: A Journey of Learning and Transformation

Organizing for Success: Ukraine’s Economic Recovery Post-War and EU Integration

  • Publication date June 5, 2024
A bombed building in Ukraine

Guest blog by Dmytro Lyvch, LEG ’23  As you may probably know,  Ukraine is now facing one of the biggest challenges of the decade – full scale war that has its dramatic outcomes for the society and economy of Ukraine (GDP has dropped by 29% in 2022; total damages and losses accounted for ca USD…Continue Reading Organizing for Success: Ukraine’s Economic Recovery Post-War and EU Integration