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A Revised Research Agenda on Trade and Access to Medicines in a Post-Pandemic World
By Rachel Thrasher As the World Trade Organization (WTO) member states prepare to meet in Abu Dhabi in February for Read more

Quantifying China’s Rise Within the Bretton Woods System
By Yaechan Lee China’s emergence as a critical player in the international economic order has considerably shaken up the existing Read more

FAQs: Data Analysis on Chinese Overseas Lending and Development Finance
By Oyintarelado Moses, Ishana Ratan and Lucas Engel From 2008-2021, China’s development finance institutions (DFIs), China Development Bank (CDB) and Read more

From Building Local Government Capacity to Improving Childhood Nutrition: Meet the 2024 Human Capital Initiative Core Faculty Members
By Maureen Heydt The Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) is pleased to announce the second cohort of Read more

Webinar Summary – A Crisis of Confidence? Reestablishing the Legitimacy of the International Monetary Fund and the Global Financial Safety Net
By Tim Hirschel-Burns On Tuesday, December 12th, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) hosted a webinar titled, Read more

GDP Center Round-up: 2023 Global China Database Updates
The Global China Initiative (GCI) manages a suite of five interactive public databases that collectively track hundreds of billions of dollars in Read more

GDP Center Round-Up: The 16th General Review of Quotas at the International Monetary Fund
By Sayuri Kataoka and Samantha Igo The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to conclude its 16th General Review of Read more

Around the Halls: A Year in Review and Look Ahead to 2024
The year 2023 is coming to a close as emerging market and developing economies continue to experience economic headwinds in Read more

GDP Center Round-Up: Fall 2023 Global Economic Governance Initiative Book Talk Series
By Sayuri Kataoka and Claire Paul The Fall 2023 Global Economic Governance Book Talk Series convened five distinguished scholars with Read more

Seminar Summary – Social Media and Support for Dominant Political Incumbents: Evidence from Uganda
By Sayuri Kataoka Initial optimism regarding the potential of social media to act as “liberation technologies” has been tempered by Read more