Harvard Center for International Development 47d ago

Leading scholars and public intellectuals reexamine international development through a global, historical lens, exploring what has worked, what has not, and why. Featuring Nobel laureates Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer, and James Robinson, alongside Rachel Glennerster and moderator Ambassador Samantha Power, former USAID Administrator, this GEM26 panel explores development across time and space, including industrialization, demographic change, institutions, gender, technology, political economy, foreign assistance, evidence-based policymaking, country-led innovation, AI, and climate resilience. The conversation brings together a lively debate on what it takes to improve lives at scale, reframing development as an evolving and contested project shaped by time, place, power, and human potential. This session was part of Day 2 of GEM26: Reimagining International Development, hosted by the Harvard Center for International Development and the Reimagining the Economy Project. Speakers: -Esther Duflo, Nobel laureate; Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology -Rachel Glennerster, President, Center for Global Development -Michael Kremer, Nobel laureate; University Professor in Economics and the College and the Harris School of Public Policy; Director, Development Innovation Lab; Faculty Director, Development Economics Center, University of Chicago -James Robinson, Nobel laureate; University Professor; Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science, University of Chicago -Ambassador Samantha Power, Moderator; former USAID Administrator; Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; William D. Zabel ’61 Professor of Practice in Human Rights Watch the full Day 2 recording and more GEM26 sessions on our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVJQsjaKb-4QTjJl8tsATsw6Fd4zqJb6y&si=MgGiLAJRe-gLfDnc GEM26 is CID’s 17th annual Global Empowerment Meeting, convening leaders from public policy, business, academia, philanthropy, and civil society to challenge assumptions, incubate new ideas, and build pathways toward a more resilient, inclusive, and thriving world. Learn more about the Harvard Center for International Development: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid Follow CID: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvardcid Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harvardcid/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarvardCID SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/harvard-cid Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/harvardcid.bsky.social Stay up to date with CID Events and jobs/opportunities by signing up for our newsletter: https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/subscribe-cid?_gl=1*10lgdbh*_gcl_au*NjI3Njc5ODQwLjE3NzU0OTkyMzkuNTIyNjUwNjA1LjE3Nzc0ODk1MzIuMTc3NzQ4OTUzMQ..*_ga*MTk2MjQ4MDA3NS4xNzc1NDk5MjQw*_ga_72NC9RC7VN*czE3NzgxNjc5MTkkbzIzJGcxJHQxNzc4MTY5OTQxJGo2MCRsMCRoMTUyMjkzNzc3MA..