🏆✨ From inclusive economies to climate resilience and evidence-driven policy—CID’s Top 10 Voices Posts of 2025 highlight the ideas shaping global development’s future. Dive into insights from scholars, policymakers, & practitioners around the world. ⬇️ bit.ly/49h7NTP

Happening tonight at 5pm GMT - CID Director Asim I. Khwaja will deliver the 2025 Iqbal Lecture for the Oxford Pakistan Programme. Tune in live: bit.ly/3K9AbO5

📣 CID is excited to announce a distinguished new cohort of fellows for the 2025 academic year. These fellows bring global perspectives that enhance CID’s research & teaching. Read more: bit.ly/4i2lpW6 @chatibbasri.bsky.social @harvardkennedy.bsky.social

“When statistics speak of progress, but justice does not move, the streets take the stage.” CID Visiting Scholar Muhamad Chatib Basri explores how economic growth can coexist with deep social insecurity in "Indonesia’s Fragile Middle Class.” Read 👉 bit.ly/3LlMPK6

The liberal world order is being challenged abroad and at home, and the US must now rethink its core international strategy. Join us for our Manshel Lecture with Walter Russell Mead, on Nov 12 at 4:30pm at the Harvard Faculty Club. Register now: https://loom.ly/h922V58

Elections often look fair, but patronage and clientelism can quietly tip the scales. CID PhD Affiliate rduartegonzalez.bsky.social asks: how do we make democracy not just competitive, but truly fair? Read more about Raul's story and broader research agenda 👉 bit.ly/4qlOhwf

📣 CID is on the job market! Meet the 7 CID PhD candidates who are entering the academic job market and pioneering new research to build a world where all can thrive. @kartiksrivastava.bsky.social @rduartegonzalez.bsky.social @tilmangraff.bsky.social www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/...

📣 Hiring a Research Fellow to work with Prof. Rema Hanna on social protection, improving labor markets, increasing the efficiency of tax collection, and the intersection of urban mobility and climate change! Learn more, apply & share! www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/...

💥 CID's GEM Incubation Fund is accepting proposals for research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and inclusive development. Learn more & share ➡️ bit.ly/3UTG03s bsky.app/profile/weat...

What drives financial inclusion in emerging markets—lower banking costs or improved financial literacy? Research by CID Faculty Affiliate Shawn Cole. www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/...

At CID, students engage in transformative research, policy dialogue, and global fieldwork, equipping them to drive impact at scale. CID empowers students—especially international students at Harvard—to address the world’s most pressing challenges. www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/...

How do host countries shape refugee education policy in a global context where responsibility is shared and long-term integration is uncertain? CID PhD Affiliate @shelbycarvalho.bsky.social and Faculty Affiliate Sarah Dryden-Peterson examine. www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/... #Education #Refugee

Different, yet similar! #MRCBG's Carmen Reinhart & co-authors write that high-yield US corporate bonds and emerging market sovereign #bonds share a striking resemblance, offering similar returns, risk patterns, and even #default frequency. www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/... @harvardcid.bsky.social

CID Executive Director Fatema Z. Sumar chimes in about the Trump administration's shuttering of the Millennium Challenge Corporation in a recent article for @devex.com. www.devex.com/news/devex-n...

Kicking off now! #GEM25 dives into innovations with AI in emerging economies. All-star panel representing leadership across continents. #globaldev #AIforGood www.youtube.com/watch?v=r08l...

We're live! "AI requires two things - lots of computing power, and lots of data." How are emerging economies thinking through the opportunities and challenges presented by AI? #GEM25 www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8x4...

📣 Kicking off this morning! Tune in and listen to leaders from around the world discuss how AI is rapidly reshaping emerging economies in ways that are both promising and complex. #GEM25 is live with opening remarks at 9 am ET! Join us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PK... #AI #AIforGood #GlobalDev

🌏 ✨ Excited about the future of AI and global development? Join us virtually tomorrow at 9am ET for GEM25: Catalyzing AI for Inclusive Change — a dynamic gathering of global leaders, innovators, and thinkers shaping the next chapter of #AI for inclusive growth! www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PK...

Next Tuesday, CID welcomes leaders from across the globe to discuss the transformative power of #AI for emerging economies. Join us! Register here: hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/subscribe?...

Huge congratulations to #CIDFacultyAffiliate Stefanie Stantcheva (@s-stantcheva.bsky.social) for being awarded the 2025 Clark Medal from the American Economics Association. Well deserved!

✨ Providing cash transfers to low-income families can reduce child marriage rates among girls living in rural communities. New research from CID Visiting Scholar Sudarno Sumarto and co-author Jan Priebe in @theconversation.com. theconversation.com/giving-cash-... #Indonesia #poverty

🌍 What really happens when countries raise tariffs #CIDFacultyAffiliate Robert Lawrence and @harvardkennedy.bsky.social break down how tariffs work, who they impact, and why they often spark trade tensions. #TradePolicy #Tariffs #PublicFinance #GlobalTrade www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...

CID Executive Director Fatema Z. Sumar speaks with BBC News. "The leadership of USAID has saved millions of lives and has really helped shape a new era of global health security for the planet." www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

How has climate change impacted new mothers and infants in Tamil Nadu, India, and what can policy makers do to help ensure mothers have the support they need? This week on CIDVoices. #India #MaternalHealth #ClimateChange www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/...

How is the World Bank evolving to tackle the intertwined challenges of today’s world? Hear from President Ajay Banga and CID's Asim I. Khwaja on the need to create jobs and work with the private sector to make development central to global stability and opportunity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE7K...

Rather than viewing poverty through the lens of mere aid, the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India emphasizes empowerment and decision-making, proving that when communities lead, the outcomes can be transformative. #CIDVoices #SustainableDevelopment www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/...

Join CID on Thursday, March 20th as we welcome former #USAID chief economist Dean Karlan for a conversation with CID director Asim I. Khwaja on the current crisis with foreign aid and where we go from here. Free and open to all. @poverty-action.bsky.social Reg: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...