Center for International Development | Harvard Kennedy School

Housed at Harvard Kennedy School, the Center for International Development (CID) is a research center working across Harvard University and a global network of researchers and practitioners to build an international pool of talent, convene academic and practitioner networks, and deploy breakthrough research to address the world’s most pressing challenges. At CID, we believe that together we can design and implement policies that help everyone realize their full potential.

 

Spotlight

 

GEM Incubation Fund Accepting Proposals

The 2024 GEM Incubation Fund will provide financial support to new research collaborations which seek to incubate solutions, recommend policy action, and develop tools to advance gender equity in developing countries. 

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What it Takes to Change Education

Enrollment is rising all over the world, yet learning levels remain stagnant. The 2023 UN Sustainable Development Goals Report predicts that 300 million students globally will lack basic reading and math skills by 2030 – unless something changes.

Faculty Spotlight
 

Watch CID's Global Empowerment Meeting

CID's annual Global Empowerment Meeting (GEM) was held on May 1-2, 2024. GEM24: Breaking Barriers for Women and Girls brought together leaders in international development to discuss ways to advance gender equity.

Listen to GEM24 Discussions
 

New Faculty Affiliate Directory

CID has launched a new directory of our faculty affiliates across Harvard University. Search our 125+ faculty affiliates by name, sector, school, or geographic region. 

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CID Voices Blog
CID IN THE NEWS

Larger lesson about tariffs in a move that helped Trump but not the country

Designing a public transit network: Evidence from Jakarta, Indonesia

Education markets and systems in low- and middle-income countries

How they found the work they were ‘meant’ to do

CID FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

Human Capital Affects Religious Identity: Causal Evidence from Kenya

Social Sustainability and the Development Process: What Is It, Why Does It Matter, and How Can It Be Enhanced ?

Debt Distress on China's Belt and Road

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Research Programs & Initiatives

 

Building State Capability

Building State Capability (BSC) researches new strategies and tactics to assist public organizations struggling with incomplete or ineffective policy implementation.

Evidence, analysis & action
 

Evidence for Policy Design

Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) conducts development economics research, training, and policy outreach.  EPoD aims to improve lives by designing, testing and enabling better policies worldwide.

Research & Practice
 

Growth Lab

The Growth Lab pushes the frontiers of economic growth & development policy research, collaborates with policymakers to design actions, and shares insights through teaching, tools and publications.

Growth Diagnostics
 

Colombia Education Initiative

The Colombia Education Policy Research Program aims to generate rigorous evidence to support education policies that increase educational opportunities for all students.

Education in Colombia
 

Reimagining the Economy

The Reimagining the Economy project explores local labor market, industrial, and development policies to reshape narratives about how we achieve inclusive prosperity.

Labor & Development
 

Social Protection Initiative

The Social Protection Initiative brings together researchers, governments, and nonprofits to spur the next generation of cutting-edge research in social protection in low- and middle-income countries.

Social Protection
CID Research Programs

CID by the Numbers

Faculty affiliates across Harvard University
Approximate number of countries our work spans across
Academic research publications produced each year
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