Guest blog by Soumaya Benzennou, LEG ’25 When I began this course, I thought my challenge was technical: how can a hard-to-abate sector like phosphates decarbonize? But over the ten weeks, […]
We are offering Leading Economic Growth online again from September 29 – December 5th 2025. Application deadline is September 8th, 2025. Stimulating growth is the top economic priority for many countries and localities […]
Guest blog by Mark Lea, LEG ’24 I have really enjoyed participating in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Leading Economic Growth 2024 programme, led by Professors Ricardo Hausmann and Matt Andrews, […]
Guest blog by Melissa Banks, LEG ’24 The greatest learnings I’m taking away from this course are related to identifying achievable, incremental, and specific solutions that address binding constraints relevant […]
Guest blog by Vahid Hajiyev, LEG ’24 One of the most important lessons from this course is that addressing complex growth challenges requires a problem-driven approach. Tools such as the […]
Guest blog by Jalal Baghishov, LEG ’24 The Leading Economic Growth course helped me understand the complex and dynamic nature of economic growth, and how to develop effective strategies to […]
Guest blog by Woody Ang, LEG ’24 First, some context. I have spent the good part of the past decade supporting various countries in the developing world on their economic […]
Guest blog by Andrés Michel, LEG ’24 Understanding Córdoba’s Regional Disparities The province of Córdoba is located in the heart of Argentina. It spans an area of 165,000 square […]
Guest blog by Ernesto Correa Valderrama, LEG ’24 In Colombia, armed conflict, poverty, illicit crops and, although it may seem strange, even deforestation are located where there are no good […]
Guest blog by Jonathan Chaparro, LEG ’24 As I reflect on my career, one theme has continually fueled my passion: the belief in the transformative power of philanthropy to create […]
