The Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center is proud to present the 2026 Summer in the Field Fellow: Luh Dewi. The GDP Center Summer in the Field Program provides a stipend to qualified graduate students to conduct field research or participate in otherwise unpaid internships for a dissertation project during the summer. The program enables […]
The Human Capital Initiative (HCI) is pleased to announce the fellows for the 2026 PhD Summer Fieldwork award to advance innovative, policy-oriented research and support PhD student-led projects that bridge evidence and policy to improve human capital outcomes globally. This fellowship engages PhD candidates currently advised by HCI Faculty Affiliates and provides summer funding to […]
“Señor Presidente Gustavo Petro Urrego: Le dirigimos esta carta a usted en calidad de economistas y académicos del derecho profundamente preocupados porque el sistema de arbitraje de inversión constituye un serio obstáculo para la construcción de sociedades prósperas, equitativas y sostenibles. Mientras Colombia se prepara para ser país coanfitrión de la Primera Conferencia Internacional para […]
By Tianyi Wu Development finance is at a critical inflection point: many low- and middle-income countries are facing mounting pressures just as traditional donors and creditors are retrenching, even though infrastructure needs and the demand for reliable financing of basic public services remain pressing. To examine this issue, the GDP Center hosted the “Development Finance […]
By Rebecca Ray In 2024, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) had a record trade deficit with China, amounting to 1.4 percent of regional GDP. At the same time, the region’s exports to China re showing signs of shifting down the value chain, as the top five LAC-China exports are now raw materials with no […]
By Molly Breen-Aronson On Thursday, October 23, Michael Greenstone, Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and Director of the Energy Policy Institute and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth at the University of Chicago, presented the 2025 Paul Streeten Distinguished Lecture in Global Development Policy. Professor Greenstone’s lecture shared a methodology for estimating […]