
Ricardo Hausmann
Founder and Director, Harvard’s Growth Lab
Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy, Harvard Kennedy School
Ricardo Hausmann is the founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab and Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School. His work covers growth diagnostics, economic complexity and concepts in international finance such as original sin and dark matter. Previously, he was Chief Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank (1994-2000) where he established the Research Department, and Minister of Planning of Venezuela (1992-1993).
Featured work

Green intersections: the global embedding of climate change in policy

Driving Europe’s green industrial revolution
On-line only launch event for Bruegel Blueprint: Sparking Europe's new industrial revolution: a policy for net zero, growth and resilience

Sparking Europe’s new industrial revolution: A policy for net zero, growth and resilience
This book assesses what must be done to implement industrial policy in a way that will achieve overarching goals while minimising distortions.

Bruegel Annual Meetings, 6-7 September 2022
The Annual Meetings are Bruegel's flagship event which gathers high-level speakers to discuss the economic topics that affect Europe and the world.