Asim Ijaz Khwaja

Videos

Pakistan: A Journey Through Time with Syed Babar Ali, Asim I. Khwaja & Atif Mian
Sound Economics can Enrich Pakistan
Fireside chat: Moving beyond macroeconomic stability in Pakistan
Conversation with Aslı Ü. Bâli
Examinando la educación en países en desarrollo - Asim Khwaja
Data to Address Inequality in Development with Rema Hanna, Zoe Marks, and Asim I. Khwaja
How bad is the Pakistani Economy? - Dr. Asim Ijaz Khwaja - Micro Economic Solutions -#TPE 229
The Big "Stuck" in State Capability: Q&A - Lant Pritchett, Adnan Khan, and Asim Khwaja

Learn More About Asim Ijaz Khwaja

Asim Ijaz Khwaja, Ph.D., is Director of the Harvard Center for International Development, the Sumitomo-Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development Professor of International Finance and Development at the Harvard Kennedy School, visiting Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, and the co-founder of the Center for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). His areas of interest include economic development, finance, education, entrepreneurship, political economy, public policy, and institutional and organizational design. Khwaja’s research combines extensive fieldwork, rigorous empirical analysis and theory to answer questions that are motivated by and engage with policy.

He has been published in leading economics journals, such as the American Economic Review and the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and has received coverage in numerous media outlets, such as The Economist, The New York Times, the Washington Post, the International Herald Tribune, Al-Jazeera, BBC and CNN.

Khwaja received BS degrees in economics and in mathematics with computer science from MIT, and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard. He was born in London, U.K. and lived in Kano, Nigeria and Lahore, Pakistan before moving to Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Asim Ijaz Khwaja is available to advise your organization via virtual and in-person consulting meetings, interactive workshops and customized keynotes through the exclusive representation of Stern Speakers & Advisors, a division of Stern Strategy Group®.

Define Successful Development With Powerful Collaboration

Development, both within and outside organizations is always a complicated process. How can business and government leaders boost the chances that development initiatives will be successful? According to Asim Ijaz Khwaja, director of the Harvard Center of International Development, prioritizing collaboration creates more impactful opportunities. In this revealing presentation, he’ll show how knowledge sharing in which participants are able to both teach and learn allows organizations to be truly responsive to people’s needs. Collaborating internally and externally unlocks the ability to not only attract powerful new ideas but to also quickly move on to alternatives if necessary. Audiences will learn frameworks for attracting and working alongside the talent best positioned to address big problems, enabling organizations to embark on mutually beneficial development programs.

The Next Phase of Education – Empowering New Talent Through Greater Access

The pandemic forced educational institutions to rethink a wide range of issues, from reconsidering traditional models of education such as in-person learning to larger overarching issues like access to education in the first place. As learning models evolve, how can organizations help empower the next generations through quality, accessible education? According to Asim Ijaz Khwaja, director of the Harvard Center of International Development, while educational demand has risen, supply has not. In this engaging presentation, he explains that education exists to better the lives of individuals by recognizing talent, a mission that has gotten clouded by institutional bureaucracy. Audiences will learn how modern educational systems can provide better access and develop more talent across a wider footprint, leading to more opportunities for both individuals and their communities.