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  International Investment Pushes Past and Present: Synthesizing and Concluding the Blog Series

  By Tim Hirschel-Burns This blog is part of a blog series on past large-scale international investment programs and the lessons Read more

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  The Safe Assets Under Central Bankers’ Pillows

  By Marina Zucker-Marques and Kevin P. Gallagher Last month, the world’s major central bankers converged upon Jackson Hole during a Read more

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  Coal to Clean Transition Pathways for Pakistan

  By Zainab Babar, Dr. Khalid Waleed Pakistan's power sector is a study in contradictions: real progress shadowed by unresolved structural Read more

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  Transitioning Coal-Fired Power Plants in Pakistan: Pathways for Early Retirement and Repurposing

  A new report released in collaboration with the Boston University Global Development Policy Center and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute Read more

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  Norm Defenders in a Multipolar Institutional Field: Transnational Environmental and Social Advocacy at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

  By Andrea Zhu Four decades ago, a transnational network of advocates took on the world’s largest development institution. Throughout the Read more

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  How Do Changes in a Country-Industry’s Relative Position in Global Value Chains Impact Labor Shares?

  By Lin Shi Understanding the income distribution among factors of production is crucial for examining countries’ long-run economic growths. Economists Read more

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  Global Development Policy Center – Annual Report 2026

  In its ninth year of operation, the GDP Center is proud to present the 2026 Annual Report. The report provides Read more

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  International Investment Pushes Past and Present, Part 4: The European Union

  By Tim Hirschel-Burns This blog is part of a blog series on past large-scale international investment programs and the lessons Read more