#GrowthAcademy25 kicks off next week in Chicago. Revisit last year’s panel on Creative Destruction and the Middle-Income Trap ( and get ready for what’s next!. #EconomicGrowth.

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Katherine Stapleton, Economist in the Macroeconomics, Trade, and Investment Global Practice at the World Bank, is talking about green innovation, creative destruction, and growth. @KathAStapleton @wb_research @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics

María Marta Ferreyra, Senior Economist at the Global Engagement and Knowledge unit of the Education Global Practice @WorldBank, is discussing the importance of education for innovation and growth with a focus on higher education @wb_research @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics

Maria Vagliasindi, Lead Economist of the Infrastructure Practice Group @WorldBank, is discussing the challenges and opportunities in the energy transition for middle-income countries. @wb_research @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics

The World Development Report 2024 is launched. It analyzes strategies middle-income countries can adopt to avoid the middle-income trap. Access it at @IndermitGill @SomikCities @ufukakcigit @wb_research @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics

RT @ufukakcigit: Thrilled to announce the release of the World Development Report 2024 by the World Bank! This report explores strategies f….

Andrew Toole, Chief Economist at @USPTO, is discussing how to leverage intellectual property for innovation and growth. @Econtoole @wb_research @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics

Franziska Ohnsorge, Chief Economist for South Asia @WorldBank, is discussing the drivers behind South Asia’s growth success and threats on the horizon. @wb_research @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics

Roberto N. Fattal Jaef, Senior Economist @wb_research, is discussing the role of business dynamism in creative destruction and how to measure allocative distortions in middle-income countries. @rnfattaljaef @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics

Tatjana Kleineberg, Economist at @wb_research, is discussing the importance of efficient allocation of talent to unlock economic development. @TatjanaKleineb @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics

RT @UChi_Economics: @DILatUChicago @UChicagoSoc Thank you for following along for the first week of the inaugural @academy_gceg here at @UC….

Norman Loayza, Director of the Global Indicators Group at @WorldBank, is discussing economic growth from a practitioner’s perspective and data provided by his team such as B-Ready, Enterprise Survey, and Women, Business, and the Law. @NormanLoayza @wb_research @UChi_Economics

RT @ufukakcigit: @SomikCities @WorldBank @wb_research @academy_gceg @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics Day two at the World Bank headquarters….

William F. Maloney, Chief Economist for the Latin America and Caribbean region at @wb_research, is discussing the importance of micro-data in solving the productivity puzzle. @WilliamFMaloney @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics

Forhad Shilpi, Senior Economist at @wb_research, is talking about the importance of social mobility for fostering creative destruction. @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics

RT @ufukakcigit: Very excited to kick off the second week of the Growth Academy at the World Bank HQ, co-organized with the UChicago! Looki….

Ekaterina Vostroknutova, Lead Economist of the Growth Team at @wb_research, is talking about the indicators of competition and the nuances of developing successful industrial policies. @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics

Somik Lall, Senior Adviser to the Chief Economist @WorldBank, Director of the WDR 2024 and co-organizer of the Growth Academy, is kicking off the week 2 with an intro to WDR 2024 at the historic World Bank board room in DC @SomikCities @wb_research @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics

RT @ufukakcigit: 1/🚀 The first week of the Growth Academy, co-organized by the University of Chicago and the World Bank, was a great succes….