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For most countries in the world, spurring growth is the number one economic priority. At the same time, many are trapped in a cycle where their lack of productive capabilities limits expansion to new industries. As a result, economies are unable to diversify, as growth stagnates under ever increasing global competition on a narrow set of existing industries, or growth fluctuates under volatile commodity price cycles. New growth strategies need paths, processes, and organizations to address this problem.

Today, powerful new tools allow countries to better chart the road ahead, identify the obstacles to prosperity, and define actions that can lead to economic growth. This new approach focuses on expanding a country’s set of productive capabilities and expressing them in a more diverse and complex set of products. Contrary to a commonly held belief, as countries become more developed and their citizens and firms more specialized, the national, regional, and metropolitan economies actually diversify. The opportunities “A rewarding week led by faculty with a fantastic for diversification are strongly affected by the initial set of productive ability to create curiosity, steer our thinking, and take capabilities, which makes each situation different. The program introduces frameworks to identify the binding constraint to growth when many economic our class on a transformative journey. I am anxious distortions exist, along with the appropriate local interventions to address to implement the new ideas and skills learned.” those constraints. This approach calls for countries, regions, and cities to – ANUSHKA WIJESINHA ADVISOR rethink their strategies, organizations, and priorities as they charge ahead. MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, SRI LANKA This five-day program provides a framework for understanding the science of economic growth as well as sophisticated diagnostic tools for decision making. CURRICULUM

The Leading Economic Growth program focuses on enabling participants to diagnose the opportunities for and constraints to growth at the city, state, or national level, and to build the institutional framework to achieve shared growth.

The challenges that countries face in expanding and diversifying their portfolio of capabilities will be highlighted in lectures, how-to sessions, and case study discussions. Participants will examine several comparative frameworks for development and, through small group and class sessions, discuss the applicability of the frameworks to their own countries. Discussion themes will include: industrial zones; investment promotion agencies; development corporations, funds, and banks; the legislative process; and government coordination.

The curriculum will include an in-depth look at specific topics that address the central role of complexity in a country’s economy: »» Economic diversification and complexity »» The nature of growth and structural transformation »» Organizational architecture and design »» Policy implementation

Participants will return to their work with an understanding of how to develop a set of collaborative policies and procedures for detecting and responding to distortions in the economy. The concepts and frameworks learned will allow them to design effective strategies for economic growth.

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This program is designed for individuals and teams in all sectors with active roles in promoting industrial growth, including: »» 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

The diversity of professional experience and geography in the classroom will enhance the learning experience for all participants. Teams already working on specific growth and development projects will benefit from the opportunity to develop working case studies about their own country, region, TO APPLY OR LEARN MORE ABOUT PROGRAM DATES, or municipality and receive feedback utilizing the combined CURRICULUM, TUITION, AND MORE, PLEASE VISIT experience of the program’s participants. WWW.HKS.HARVARD.EDU/EE/ECONOMICGROWTH

Admission is competitive and based on professional achievement and organizational responsibility. There are no formal educational requirements; however, fluency in written and spoken English is a necessity for participation.

This program qualifies for both the Executive Certificate and the Public Policy Executive Certificate. Visit www.hks.harvard.edu/ee/certificate to learn more. FACULTY CHAIRS

Ricardo Hausmann Ricardo Hausmann is a professor of the Practice of Economic Development at and former director of the Center for International Development. Previously, he served as the first Chief Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank (1994–2000), where he created the Research Department. He has served as Minister of Planning of (1992–1993), as a member of the Board of the Central Bank of Venezuela, and as Chair of the IMF- Development Committee. Hausmann was Professor of Economics at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA) (1985–1991) in Caracas, where he founded the Center for Public Policy. His research interests include issues of growth, macroeconomic stability, international finance, and the social dimensions of development. He holds a PhD in Economics from .

Matt Andrews Matt Andrews is the Edward S. Mason Senior Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Professor Andrews focuses on how governments develop and implement policies in the face of complex challenges. He has been studying this topic for more than two decades, through action research methods in over 25 countries. This research has yielded significant new understandings of how governments can address their most challenging problems. His work has led to the creation of new management methods and tools for governments to employ (including Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation, or PDIA). These tools are used in governments across the world, often through engagements with Andrews’ Building State Capability Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Andrews holds a BCom (Hons) degree from the University of Natal, Durban (South Africa), an MSc from the University of London, and a PhD in Public Administration from the Maxwell School, Syracuse University.

“Leading Economic Growth was truly a memorable and valuable experience. In addition to the global relationships made with my class, the knowledge and tools I acquired have greatly assisted me as an international economic development analyst to work cooperatively with stakeholders in Arizona and Sonora to identify elements for an emerging socio-economic blueprint for the bi-national mega-region.”

– ALANA CHAVEZ-LANGDON, MARICOPA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS, PHOENIX, ARIZONA YOU’RE HERE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.SM

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