Center for International Development

Housed at Harvard Kennedy School, the Center for International Development (CID) is a research center working across Harvard University and a global network of researchers and practitioners to build an international pool of talent, convene academic and practitioner networks, and deploy breakthrough research to address the world’s most pressing challenges. At CID, we believe that together we can design and implement policies that help everyone realize their full potential.

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GEM23: CID's Annual Global Empowerment Meeting

GEM23: Growing in a Green World was held on May 10-11, 2023. Change-makers from academia, government, business, civil society, and philanthropy gathered to share insights and develop action-focused strategies and solutions to combat climate change, with a particular lens on developing countries.

Funding New Climate Research: GEM Incubation Fund

CID has opened the RFP process for the GEM Incubation Fund! Applications are open for CID Seed Funding and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute (HRI) Climate Policy Accelerator Workshop to support research in developing countries. The GEM Incubation Fund is a collaboration between CID and HRI.

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CID Accepting Papers for 2023 NEUDC Conference

CID will host the 2023 convening of the North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC) at Harvard Kennedy School. This major forum in development economics welcomes academics from around the world to Cambridge on November 4–5, 2023. Papers can be submitted through August 17, 2023.

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Executive Education: Leading Smart Policy Design

Leading Smart Policy Design is a three-week executive education program developed by researchers and practitioners at Harvard Kennedy School. This online program is for leaders and teams charged with designing and delivering policies that address social and economic problems worldwide.

Learn more about the program

EVENTS

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 | 04:00PM

Center for International Development Open House

Saturday, November 4, 2023 | 09:00AM

North East University Development Consortium

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CID IN THE NEWS

June 21, 2023 Center for International Development’s relaunched Global Empowerment Meeting (GEM) looks toward the future and greater impact By Ralph Ranalli

Moving from charity to investment, the power of radical generosity

Opinion: E-learning can prevent another lost generation in Afghanistan

The lifesaving benefits of convenient infrastructure: Evidence from Bangladesh

Why inequality is growing in the US and around the world

The education spending multiplier: Evidence from schools in Pakistan

December 13, 2022 Better coordination and more granular design can make sanctions on Russia much more effective, research finds By Robert O'Neill

CID FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

The Psychosocial Value of Employment: Evidence from a Refugee Camp

Social Sustainability and the Development Process: What Is It, Why Does It Matter, and How Can It Be Enhanced ?

Debt Distress on China's Belt and Road

April 21, 2023 A Stepping Stone Approach to Norm Transitions Eliana La Ferrara

April 01, 2022 Electronic Food Vouchers: Evidence from an At-Scale Experiment in Indonesia Rema Hanna

December 13, 2022 Climate Before Trade Dani Rodrik

On The Design of Effective Sanctions: The Case of Bans on Exports to Russia

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Center for International Development

Spotlight

GEM23: CID's Annual Global Empowerment Meeting

Funding New Climate Research: GEM Incubation Fund

CID Accepting Papers for 2023 NEUDC Conference

Executive Education: Leading Smart Policy Design

Moving from charity to investment, the power of radical generosity

Opinion: E-learning can prevent another lost generation in Afghanistan

The lifesaving benefits of convenient infrastructure: Evidence from Bangladesh

Why inequality is growing in the US and around the world

The education spending multiplier: Evidence from schools in Pakistan

The Psychosocial Value of Employment: Evidence from a Refugee Camp

Social Sustainability and the Development Process: What Is It, Why Does It Matter, and How Can It Be Enhanced ?

Debt Distress on China's Belt and Road

On The Design of Effective Sanctions: The Case of Bans on Exports to Russia

Research Programs & Initiatives

Building State Capability

Evidence for Policy Design

Growth Lab

Colombia Education Initiative

CID by the Numbers

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Spotlight

Moving from charity to investment, the power of radical generosity

Opinion: E-learning can prevent another lost generation in Afghanistan

The lifesaving benefits of convenient infrastructure: Evidence from Bangladesh

Why inequality is growing in the US and around the world

The education spending multiplier: Evidence from schools in Pakistan

The Psychosocial Value of Employment: Evidence from a Refugee Camp

Social Sustainability and the Development Process: What Is It, Why Does It Matter, and How Can It Be Enhanced ?

Debt Distress on China's Belt and Road

On The Design of Effective Sanctions: The Case of Bans on Exports to Russia

Research Programs & Initiatives

CID by the Numbers

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