From Informality to Insight: Rethinking Economic Growth in Peru
Guest blog by Jennifer Infantas Paz de Noboa, LEG ’25 Over the past ten weeks, this course challenged the way I understand economic growth, public policy, and the hidden mechanics […]
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Identifying the Binding Constraint in Liberia’s Domestic Debt Market Development
Guest blog by Euphemia Swen-Monmia, LEG ’25 Over the past 10 weeks in the Harvard Kennedy School Leading Economic Growth course, I embarked on a transformative learning journey—one that challenged me to […]
Bridging Education and Economic Growth in the United States
Guest blog by Kenneth Balcarcel, LEG ’25 I can’t believe it—10 weeks have flown by! When I enrolled in Harvard’s Leading Economic Growth Program, it wasn’t just a professional decision; it was a personal milestone. […]
Transforming Saudi Arabia’s Sports Sector into a Sustainable, Investment-Driven Ecosystem
Guest blog by Mezna AlMarzooqi, LEG ’25 When I joined the Leading Economic Growth program, I expected a course on frameworks, theories, and best practices. What I did not expect […]
Diagnosing Nigeria’s Growth Constraints
Guest blog by Mathias Adamu, LEG ’25 Over the weeks, this course has reshaped not only how I approach complex national/regional/local or organizational challenges but also how I think about their development, especially Nigeria’s ongoing struggle […]
Reversing New Mexico’s Brain Drain Through Economic Diversification
Guest blog by Rita Gaurin, LEG ’25 Over the past ten weeks, I’ve immersed myself in understanding one of New Mexico’s most pressing challenges: the persistent out-migration of our educated workforce and […]
Phosphate Decarbonization as a Catalyst for Growth in Morocco
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, […]
Addressing Fragmented Housing and Behavioral Health Systems in Santa Fe County
Guest blog by Lisa Cacari Stone, IPP ’25 One of the deepest shifts for me has been realizing, as Matt told us, that ‘policy work is about people’—not just about […]
A community-driven approach to flexible learning in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Guest blog by Kim Allen, Evangeline Balili, Russel Graham, Jacqueline Matawawina, and Norah Tamarua What began as a learning journey for seven individuals became a mission for the Eastern Learners […]
Reducing Youth Unemployment in Papua New Guinea
Guest blog by Frederick Joseph, Keren Mahabi, Joshua Sialis, Karo Tuva We are the Youth Economic Empowerment Team! We are from the finance industry; banking & superannuation. The challenge that […]