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The Harvard Center for International Development is home to faculty affiliates from each school at Harvard University, working across sectors in developing nations around the world.

Faculty research is published in a wide range of academic and policy venues and can be found through the feed and filters below. Select faculty research papers are highlighted in our Faculty Research Insights series on our blog, CID Voices.

CID working papers published by Harvard faculty, graduate students, and research fellows prior to 2024 can be found here

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Bruno S. Sergi
The Global South consists of emerging nations with increasing economic and political strength, drawing attention to their unique leadership challenges and opportunities. Visionary…
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Mark Esposito
Vol. 10, Issue 3
Governments around the globe are in a high-stakes race to develop cutting-edge AI systems. But how exactly are they using the technology for their own operations, and what might…
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Livia Alfonsi
Working Paper No. 32785
The Covid-19 pandemic represents one of the most significant labor market shocks to the world economy in recent times. We present evidence from a field experiment to understand…
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David Yang
Working Paper No. 31617
Citizens have long taken to the streets to demand change, expressing political views that may otherwise be suppressed. Protests have produced change at local, national, and…
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Dani Rodrik
The future of developing countries is in services as that that is where the jobs will be. Enhancing productivity in labor-absorbing services must be an essential priority, for…
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Livia Alfonsi
Vol. 22, Issue 3, Pages 999-1046
We investigate gender disparities in the effect of COVID-19 on the labor market outcomes of skilled Ugandan workers. Leveraging a high-frequency panel dataset, we find that the…
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Ana Langer
Vol. 18, Issue 5, Pages e0286310
Background: There is a global shortage of midwives, whose services are essential to meet the healthcare needs of pregnant women and newborns. Evidence suggests that if enough…
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Ana Langer
Vol. 18, Issue 4, Pages e0283029
Background: Midwives' authorization to deliver the seven basic emergency obstetric and newborn care (BEmONC) functions is a core policy indicator in global monitoring frameworks,…