What Sparks an Export Boom? Lessons from 80+ Success Stories
Export Booms: Neither Magic nor Mystery Observers of economic development often search for a “silver bullet” that can explain why some countries achieve rapid…
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Export booms happen more often than you think
Introducing the Export Boom Atlas
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New Paper: The Case for Economic Growth as the Path to Better Human Wellbeing
We’re pleased to share a research paper by our advisor and leading economist Lant Pritchett, "The Case for Economic Growth as the Path to Human…
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Industrial Policy Is a Verb
Industrial policy is a process–not merely a policy or set of policies–that the public and private sectors engage in jointly. We make this case and offer…
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The importance of moving brains as a development strategy
Developing countries need “knowhow” to competitively produce goods and services for the global economy. The quickest and cheapest way to acquire this knowhow…
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Youth Unemployment in the Developing World Is a Jobs Problem
Our latest piece in Stanford Social Innovation Review argues that instead of treating education like a silver bullet, a demand-side job creation strategy…
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When It Comes to Promoting Prosperity, Production Beats Consumption
Our article on Stanford Social Innovation Review makes the case for development philanthropists to focus on building the productive capacity of entire…
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Development Bargains in Action: Kickstarting Good Job Creation in Rwanda’s Outsourcing Sector
Rwanda is building an outsourcing sector that will create thousands of good jobs. This is the story of its emergence and the role of Growth Teams in supporting…
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The Next Einstein Could Be From Anywhere: Why Developing Country Growth Matters for Progress
Originally posted here on the Progress Forum (with full footnotes), this piece was co-authored by Growth Teams co-founders Kartik Akileswaran and Jonathan…
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Growth Teams on the Bretton Goods podcast!
🚨 🎙 New #podcast out featuring Growth Teams ! Check out our co-founder Kartik Akileswaran on the # BrettonGoods podcast hosted by Pradyumna Shyama Prasad. He…
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Industrialising Africa: Anchoring climate adaptation and the AfCFTA
(This is a repost of a blog originally posted on the International Growth Centre for Africa Industrialization Week 2022 - bit.ly/3GwmEft ) Industrialisation in…
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We launched Growth Teams!
Start, adjust, iterate
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