Best Growth Lab at Harvard University Podcasts (2025)

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Ep5 Green Growth with Joanne Bate 43:15

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In this episode of the South Africa Growth Through Inclusion series, Ketan Ahuja, Research Fellow at the Growth Lab, joins Joanne Bate, Chief Operating Officer of South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation, for a discussion on how South Africa can build new engines of economic growth in green industries and how it can use its unique capabili…

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Ep4 Urban Planning and Spatial Exclusion with Carel Kleynhans, Divercity 32:16

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In this episode of the South Africa Growth Through Inclusion series, Alexia Lochmann, Research Fellow at the Growth Lab, speaks with Carel Kleynhans, CEO of Divercity Property Group. Divercity is South Africa's leading investor in well located affordable housing precincts. Carel worked closely with the Growth Lab during its two year research engage…

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Ep3 Electricity Crisis with Chris Yelland 51:39

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In this episode of the South Africa Growth Through Inclusion series, Chris Yelland, a Johannesburg based energy analyst, engineer and the founder and Managing Director of e-Business Intelligence talks with former Growth Lab Research Manager Kishan Shah. The conversation focuses on the electricity crisis and strategic issues facing electricity and e…

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Ep2 Operation Vulindlela with Nomvuyo Guma & Saul Musker 42:21

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In this episode of the South Africa Growth Though Inclusion series, Tim O'Brien, Senior Manager of Applied Research at the Growth Lab, speaks with Nomvuyo Guma, Chief Director of Microeconomic Policy at the National Treasury and Saul Musker, Director of Strategy and Delivery Support of the private office of the President of South Africa. The discus…

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Ep1 (Intro) Growth Through Inclusion In South Africa with Ricardo Hausmann 31:06

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In this introductory episode, Ricardo Hausmann, the founder and Director of Harvard's Growth Lab and the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School and Andres Fortunato, Research Fellow at the Growth Lab, discuss the key takeaways of their two year research engagement in South Africa.…

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Development Talk: Investment in the Energy Transition / Global and Domestic Dimensions 55:52

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In this Development Talk seminar, Suman Bery discusses his optimism for India's future growth, whether the energy transition complicates India's growth trajectory, the potential sources of capital for India's energy transition, how to jump start private sector investment in green energy, and how India's engagement with industrial policy should look…

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Economic Policymaking in a World of Deep Disorder 33:51

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Speaker: Mamo Mihretu, Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia, HKS MPA 2009The Growth Lab worked closely with Mr. Mihretu during our three-year policy engagement in Ethiopia, a country that has established a fragile peace after a devastating civil war. We have studied macroeconomic challenges that the government is trying to address to enable a …

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Order Without Design / Rethinking the Role of Government in City Development 53:04

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Speaker: Alain Bertaud, Senior Fellow, New York University's Marron Institute of Urban Management; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University.Moderator: Diane E. Davis, Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism, Harvard's Graduate School of Design.The discussion revolves around Alain's recent book,…

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Gambling on Development / The Role of Local Elites in a Growth-Based Future 45:44

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The Growth Lab's Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both the practice of development and analytical work centered on policy.Speaker: Stefan Dercon, Professor of Economic Policy, Oxford's Blav…

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Building Capability to Design and Implement Growth Reforms: The Case Study of Albania 20:28

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Listen to the first episode in this Albania series: 'A Snapshot of the Growth Lab's Research Engagement in Albania'. Listen to the second episode in this Albania series: 'Iterations of a Growth Diagnostic: The Case Study of Albania'. Learn more about the Growth Lab's research engagement with the country of Albania.…

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Iterations of a Growth Diagnostic: The Case Study of Albania 54:34

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Listen to the first episode in this Albania series: 'A Snapshot of the Growth Lab's Research Engagement in Albania'. Learn more about the Growth Lab's research engagement with the country of Albania.By Jessie Lu, Tim O'Brien

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A Snapshot of the Growth Lab's Research Engagement in Albania 48:16

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Learn more about the Growth Lab's research engagement with the country of Albania.By Jessie Lu, Ermal Frasheri, Tim O'Brien, Shreyas Gadgin Matha, Daniela Muhaj, Ricardo Villasmil, Spencer Bateman

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Productive Ecosystems and the Arrow of Development 26:17

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Read the Productive Ecosystems and the arrow of development paper, published in Nature Communications. Learn more about the authors Neave O'Clery, Muhammed Yildirim, and Ricardo Hausmann. Explore the Product Space via the Atlas of Economic Complexity.By Ricardo Hausmann, Neave O'Clery, Muhammed Ali Yildirim

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Emerging Cities as Independent Engines of Growth: The Case of Buenos Aires 40:29

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Read the working paper on Emerging Cities as Independent Engines of Growth: The Case of Buenos Aires: https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/publications/emerging-cities-independent-engines-growth-case-buenos-aires.By Douglas Barrios, Sehar Noor, Miguel Santos

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What Would Happen if Business Travel Stopped? 18:42

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Explore the data on findings: https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/academic-research/business-travel Learn more about the Growth Lab's Academic and Applied Research: https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/By Michele Coscia, Frank Neffke, Ricardo Hausmann

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Sources and Consequences of the Public Sector Premium in Albania and Sri Lanka 14:08

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Read the full working paper: https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/publications/you-get-what-you-pay-sources-and-consequences-public-sector-premium-albania Learn more about The Growth Lab: www.growthlab.cid.harvard.edu About Ljubica Nedelkoska: Ljubica Nedelkoska joined the Center for International Development's Growth Lab as a Visiting Scholar in 2012…

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Macroeconomic Stability and Long-Term Growth: Lessons from Jordan 16:56

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In this Growth Lab podcast, we are joined by Miguel Angel Santos, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Director of Applied Research at CID's Growth Lab, as well as Tim O’Brien, Senior Manager of Applied Research at CID's Growth Lab. Miguel and Tim sat down with CID Student Ambassador Valeria Mendiola to disc…

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The Double Crisis: Insecurity and Humanitarian Plight at the Colombia-Venezuela Border 28:44

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Interview recorded on Dec. 4, 2019. To purchase Borderland Battles: Violence, Crime, and Governance at the Edges of Colombia's War: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/borderland-battles-9780190849153?lang=en&cc=us# -- About the Annette Idler: Annette Idler is Visiting Scholar at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs…

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The Value of Complementary Coworkers 19:19

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About Frank Neffke: Frank Neffke is the Research Director of the Growth Lab at the Center for International Development. He joined the team in 2012. His research focuses on economic transformation and growth, from the macro level of structural change in regional and national economies to the micro level of firm diversification and the career paths …

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Social Mobility Explains Populism, Not Inequality or Culture 13:35

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Read the working paper: https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/publications/social-mobility-explains-populism-not-inequality-or-culture Featured in Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/7a448a34-f588-11e9-b018-3ef8794b17c6 Featured in Foreign Policy: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/25/canada-election-maxime-bernier-populism-equal-opportunity/…

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Female Labor in Jordan 17:16

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Interview recorded on October 18, 2019. About Semiray Kasoolu: Semiray joined the Center for International Development's Growth Lab as a Research Fellow in 2017. Prior to joining CID, she worked with the World SME Forum in the Republic of Georgia to diagnose constraints to the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises and to design solutions to …

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Bleeding Out 17:50

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Interview recorded on September 27th, 2019. About Thomas Abt: Thomas Abt is a Senior Research Fellow with the Center for International Development, where he leads CID’s Security and Development Seminar Series. He is also a member of the Campbell Collaboration Criminal Justice Steering Committee, member of the Advisory Board of the Police Executive …

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Introducing the Atlas of Economic Complexity's Country Profiles 18:57

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Interview recorded on Sept. 5th, 2019 About Ricardo Hausmann: Ricardo Hausmann is Director of the Growth Lab at Harvard's Center for International Development and the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School. Previously, he served as the Director of the Center for International Development …

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2027 Global Growth Projections 14:25

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Interview recorded on July 2, 2019. About Timothy Cheston: Timothy Cheston joined the Center for International Development's Growth Lab as a Research Fellow in 2014. Prior to joining CID, Tim worked for the World Bank in the Social Protection and Labor team for the Latin America and Caribbean region, where he led in the design, negotiation, and sup…

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Argentina's Aristotelian Crisis 20:47

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Interview recorded on May 8, 2019. About Eduardo Levy Yeyati: Eduardo Levy Yeyati, is the Dean of School of Government of Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, and the founder and Academic Director of its Center for Evidence-based Policy (CEPE-Di Tella). He is also principal researcher at Argentina´s National Scientific and Technical Resea…

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Public Policy in Action: What Did Working in Albania Teach Us about Economic Growth? 18:28

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Learn more about the project: albania.growthlab.cid.harvard.edu Interview recorded on May 3, 2019.By Tim McNaught, Ermal Frasheri

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Jordan: The Elements of a Growth Strategy 27:40

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Read the working paper: https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/publications/jordan-elements-growth-strategy. Interview recorded on March 18, 2019.By Tim O'Brien, Miguel Angel Santos

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New Pathways to Inclusive Growth: The Sri Lanka Project in Retrospect 19:04

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Learn more about the Sri Lanka project: https://srilanka.growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/. Interview recorded on November 16, 2018.By Tim O'Brien, Dan Stock

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The Challenges of Driving Prosperity: Growth Diagnostics and Sustainable Development 24:06

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Interview recorded on October 30, 2018.By Douglas Barrios, Miguel Angel Santos, Tim O'Brien

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Fool's Gold: On the Impact of Venezuelan Devaluations in Multinational Stock Prices 24:36

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Read the research paper: https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/publications/currency-devaluations-venezuela. Interview recorded on August 2, 2018.By Miguel Angel Santos

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Does Sri Lanka Need More University Graduates? 21:06

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Read the Working Paper: https://srilanka.growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/blog/does-sri-lankan-economy-need-more-university-graduates.By Sehar Noor, Ljubica Nedelkoska

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Revolutionizing the World of Development Practice: An Interview with Ricardo Hausmann 19:33

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Interview recorded on April 23rd, 2018.By Ricardo Hausmann

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Growth Diagnostics in Real Life: The Growth Lab's Project in Sri Lanka 21:17

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Read the Growth Diagnostic: https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/publications/sri-lanka-growth-diagnostic.By Tim O'Brien, Daniel Stock

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One More Resource Curse: Dutch Disease and Export Concentration 20:40

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Read the research paper: https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/publications/natural-resources-and-export-concentration-most-likely-casualties-dutch. Interview recorded on February 2018.By Miguel Angel Santos, Dany Bahar

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Shifting Gears in Panama: Policy Recommendations for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth 19:11

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Learn more about the Growth Lab's work in Panama: growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/panama.By Miguel Angel Santos

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Benefiting from Return Migration: Effects of Return Migration on Non-Migrants' Wages and Employment 21:44

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Read the Working Paper: https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/publications/welcome-home-crisis-effects-return-migration-non-migrants-wages-and.By Sehar Noor, Ljubica Nedelkoska

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Venezuela: How an Oil Rich Country Went Bust and the Roadmap to Get It Back on Track 21:58

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Learn more about the Growth Lab's research project in Venezuela: https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/applied-research/venezuela. Interview recorded on November 4th, 2016.By Douglas Barrios, Miguel Angel Santos

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Ep5 Green Growth with Joanne Bate 43:15

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Ep4 Urban Planning and Spatial Exclusion with Carel Kleynhans, Divercity 32:16

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Ep3 Electricity Crisis with Chris Yelland 51:39

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Ep2 Operation Vulindlela with Nomvuyo Guma & Saul Musker 42:21

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Ep1 (Intro) Growth Through Inclusion In South Africa with Ricardo Hausmann 31:06

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Development Talk: Investment in the Energy Transition / Global and Domestic Dimensions 55:52

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Economic Policymaking in a World of Deep Disorder 33:51

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Order Without Design / Rethinking the Role of Government in City Development 53:04

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Gambling on Development / The Role of Local Elites in a Growth-Based Future 45:44

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Building Capability to Design and Implement Growth Reforms: The Case Study of Albania 20:28

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Iterations of a Growth Diagnostic: The Case Study of Albania 54:34

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A Snapshot of the Growth Lab's Research Engagement in Albania 48:16

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Productive Ecosystems and the Arrow of Development 26:17

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Emerging Cities as Independent Engines of Growth: The Case of Buenos Aires 40:29

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What Would Happen if Business Travel Stopped? 18:42

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Sources and Consequences of the Public Sector Premium in Albania and Sri Lanka 14:08

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Macroeconomic Stability and Long-Term Growth: Lessons from Jordan 16:56

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The Double Crisis: Insecurity and Humanitarian Plight at the Colombia-Venezuela Border 28:44

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The Value of Complementary Coworkers 19:19

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Social Mobility Explains Populism, Not Inequality or Culture 13:35

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Female Labor in Jordan 17:16

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Bleeding Out 17:50

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Introducing the Atlas of Economic Complexity's Country Profiles 18:57

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2027 Global Growth Projections 14:25

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Argentina's Aristotelian Crisis 20:47

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Public Policy in Action: What Did Working in Albania Teach Us about Economic Growth? 18:28

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Jordan: The Elements of a Growth Strategy 27:40

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New Pathways to Inclusive Growth: The Sri Lanka Project in Retrospect 19:04

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The Challenges of Driving Prosperity: Growth Diagnostics and Sustainable Development 24:06

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Fool's Gold: On the Impact of Venezuelan Devaluations in Multinational Stock Prices 24:36

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Does Sri Lanka Need More University Graduates? 21:06

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Revolutionizing the World of Development Practice: An Interview with Ricardo Hausmann 19:33

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Growth Diagnostics in Real Life: The Growth Lab's Project in Sri Lanka 21:17

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One More Resource Curse: Dutch Disease and Export Concentration 20:40

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Shifting Gears in Panama: Policy Recommendations for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth 19:11

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Benefiting from Return Migration: Effects of Return Migration on Non-Migrants' Wages and Employment 21:44

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Venezuela: How an Oil Rich Country Went Bust and the Roadmap to Get It Back on Track 21:58