Ricardo Hausmann is the founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab and the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School. Under his leadership, the Growth Lab has grown into one of the most well regarded and influential hubs for research on international development. His scholarly contributions have had a significant impact on the study and practice of development. These include the development of the Growth Diagnostics and Economic Complexity methodologies, as well as several widely used economic concepts, such as Dark Matter, Original Sin, and Selfdiscovery. His work has been published in some of the top journals in the world, including Science, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of International Economics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of International Money and Finance, Economic Policy and the Journal of Economic Growth, among many others. These publications have been cited more than 34,000 times, and their main findings have been highlighted in mass media outlets such as The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. Since launching the Growth Lab in 2006, Hausmann has served as principal investigator for more than 50 research initiatives in nearly 30 countries, informing development policy, growth strategies and diversification agendas at the national and sub-national levels. Before joining Harvard University, 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 Venezuela (1992-1993) and as a member of the Board of the Central Bank of Venezuela. He also served as Chair of the IMF-World Bank Development Committee. He 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. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Cornell University.

Programas y seminarios destacados

  • Harvard Course in Law and Economics

    Fecha de inicio: 02/10/2023

    El objetivo de este programa es ofrecer una visión actualizada de algunas de las cuestiones relevantes en el ámbito del análisis económico del derecho.

  • Curso online La competencia en los mercados

    Fecha de inicio: Abierto

    Introducción a los elementos esenciales que configuran la política de competencia y debate en torno a los principios e instrumentos de la política de competencia.

  • Curso online El liberalismo, una filosofía en peligro

    Fecha de inicio: Abierto

    ¿Por qué son tantos los obstáculos con que se enfrenta el liberalismo, tan implacables los enemigos con los que ha de batallar y tan blandos los aliados con que a duras penas cuenta?

  • Ética de la Inteligencia Artificial. Carissa Véliz

    Fecha de inicio: Próximamente

    Este curso nos ayudará a comprender la "realidad digital" que vivimos. Un enfoque práctico y constructivo, ofreciendo posibles soluciones a los desafíos éticos generados por la IA.