This paper explores past episodes of technological disruption in the US labor market, with the goal of learning lessons about the likely…
Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor and CID Faculty Affiliate Emiliana Vegas was inspired to write her latest book, Let’s Change…
On September 18, 2024, the Harvard Center for International Development (CID) hosted an event in collaboration with the Harvard Ministerial…
Authors Ronak Jain and Sam Stemper were PhD affiliates of the Harvard Center for International Development while completing their PhDs at…
This paper synthesizes the economics literature on skills and human capital, with a particular focus on higher-order capacities like social…
We evaluate an intervention designed to increase teachers’ awareness of social isolation by providing them with their own students’ social…
Empowering Educators: Early Lessons from the EdTech Enabled Targeted Instruction Program in Pakistan
Despite rising school enrollment, global learning levels are stagnant. In 2024, we find ourselves over the halfway mark towards the 2030…
Wyoming is facing two distinct labor market challenges: in the short-term, low workforce availability is a constraint while in the long-…
This spring, the Harvard Center for International Development (CID) welcomed Mr. Patrick Achi, the former Prime Minister of Côte…
Manufacturing generates very little employment in the developing world. Urban jobs are predominantly informal, unproductive, and in…