• Online
    Session Date
    -
    Application Deadline
    Program Fee
    $6,100
    Faculty Chair
    Matthew Andrews
    Ricardo Hausmann
    Program Director
    Jessie DeLano
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    We are still accepting applications for this session. Please contact the program director for additional information.

    Executive Certificate: This program is a core program in the Economic Development and Public Policy concentrations. This program can also be used as a third program for any concentration in the Executive Certificate series.
    Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): This program aligns with one or more Executive Core Qualifications.

Program Overview

Economic growth is a priority for many regions worldwide. The Leading Economic Growth program addresses the challenge of enhancing productive capabilities to solve problems and drive development. Led by Professors Ricardo Hausmann and Matt Andrews, this course provides innovative tools and strategies to chart paths to prosperity and implement growth initiatives effectively.

Join the Leading Economic Growth program at Harvard Kennedy School to master the strategies and tools needed to stimulate and sustain economic growth. This 10-week online executive education program, led by renowned experts Ricardo Hausmann and Matt Andrews, equips you with the knowledge to drive economic development and implement effective growth strategies in your country or region.  Learn powerful new tools that allow countries to better chart the road ahead, identify the obstacles to prosperity and define actions that can lead to economic growth. 

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Program Curriculum

The Leading Economic Growth curriculum offers a comprehensive framework for understanding and fostering economic growth. Over 10 weeks, participants will learn advanced techniques for diagnosing economic issues, making informed decisions, and implementing growth strategies. Key topics include economic diversification, structural transformation, and policy implementation. The curriculum provides a framework for understanding economic growth, as well as sophisticated tools for diagnosis, decision making, and implementation.

Over the course of 10 weeks, you will gain an enhanced understanding of how to develop a set of policies and tools to detect distortions and design solutions to unlock growth.

The concepts and frameworks you learn will allow you to design effective strategies for economic growth and will be applied to your own economic growth challenge that you are addressing in your city, region or country.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this program, you will have a deep understanding of:

  • Economic diversification and complexity
  • Structural transformation and its impact on growth
  • Effective organizational design
  • Strategic policy implementation

These insights will enable you to design and execute actionable growth strategies in your region.

Application Information

Leading Economic Growth is designed for senior-level individuals and teams in all sectors with active roles in promoting economic activity.

Recommended applicants include:

  • Government officials from ministries, investment promotion agencies, and regional and city development institutions
  • Executives from multinational and national corporations who play a role in strategic decisions
  • Program officers from multilateral institutions that promote and advise on growth strategies

Teams working together on specific growth and development projects will also benefit from the opportunity to develop working case studies about their own country, region or municipality and receive feedback leveraging the combined experience of the faculty and fellow classmates.

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To successfully complete this program, you will be required to complete all 10 individual assignments and attend all 10 peer learning group sessions. These program elements will help you develop a strategy that you can implement to promote economic growth in your city, region, or country. Participants are expected to commit a minimum of three hours/week to live sessions and approximately five hours/week to self-study time. 

What Participants are Saying

“The Leading Economic Growth (Online) program brought me a very hands-on approach to engage and foster economic development. It is not a program limited to intellectual reflection but instead focused on action.”

PAULO DALLA NORA MACEDO, FIR CAPITAL, HEAD PTP, BRAZIL
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Ricardo Hausmann and Matt Andrews Discuss Leading Economic Growth

Hear the faculty chairs discuss the upcoming Harvard Kennedy School executive program Leading Economic Growth, which will now be offered online.

Faculty & Research

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Matthew Andrews

Edward S. Mason Senior Lecturer in International Development

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Ricardo Hausmann

Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy

Alumni Spotlight: Economic Growth in Australia

“In my role, I need to develop projects that support the economic development of regional Australia while also introducing new skills, new capability, and technology transfer that will further integrate us into global supply chains,” says Fabio. “With these ventures, it is very important for me to be in constant training and updated on the latest trends.”

Fabio Nave, investment director of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission, reflects on how he is using his Leading Economic Growth program experience. Read his story.

Fabio Nave, Leading Economic Growth alumnus
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