By Vidhu Mukundan On Thursday, March 28, Rohini Pande, renowned economist and the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and Director of the Economic Growth Center, Yale University, presented the 2024 Paul Streeten Distinguished Lecture in Global Development Policy. Pande’s lecture shared novel research examining how gender norms can enable female labor coercion within […]
By Manuel Cruz On Thursday, March 21, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center hosted Manuela Moschella, Professor of Political Science at the University of Bologna, to present the main ideas of her forthcoming book, “Unexpected Revolutionaries: How Central Banks Made and Unmade Economic Orthodoxy.” In her discussion, Moschella explained the institutional transformation of central […]
By Tim Hirschel-Burns In late January, the United Nations released the zero draft of the Pact for the Future, the outcome document of the Summit of the Future. The Summit of the Future is scheduled for September 22-23, 2024, ahead of the high-level General Debate of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. […]
By Niccolò Manych In the past, coal has been a pivotal driver of electrification and economic development. However, the social costs of coal-fired power plants—in terms of air pollution, public health and climate change—now outweigh the benefits and a rapid phase-down is required to adhere to the temperature limits set by the Paris Agreement. Consequently, […]
While Asia continues to grow, South America remains stagnant. There are multiple reasons for this, but one major obstacle is the lack of investment in infrastructure. Development bank support for infrastructure investments in South America could unlock unlimited growth and development opportunities for the region, the benefits of which would far exceed the initial costs. […]
By Ananya Agarwal Public servants worldwide face legal restrictions, to varying degrees, on their ability to leave the public sector to represent private interests for personal gain before the government in which they served. So-called “revolving door laws” often involve constraints on how a former official may interact with government (e.g., whether they can interact […]
Editor’s Note: Below is an excerpt of testimony submitted by Sandra Polaski to the United States of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade in May 2019 regarding the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. Official estimates of the impact of the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) on US employment and wages suggest that there will be […]
By Rachel Thrasher From February 26-29 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, member states of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will meet for the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13). Like many international institutions, the WTO faces the challenge of meeting its original mandate amid multiple global crises, and MC13 presents a vital opportunity for trade ministers […]