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Access to Green Finance Improves Compliance with Environmental Regulations in Bangladesh
By Nabil Haque Over the last three decades, rapid industrialization and its ensuing pollution have led to a significant decline Read more
Funding Feasibility: Expanding Renewable Energy and Energy Access in the SADC Region with Regional Prefeasibility Facilities
By Tsitsi Musasike, Jiaqi Lu, Adjeikai Adjei, Kudakwashe Ndhlukula, Eugenia Masvikeni, Kevin P. Gallagher and Maipelo Stroh The 2024-2025 policy Read more
Bretton Woods Revisited: Creating a Monetary and Economic Order Fit for the 21st Century
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Bretton Woods Conference, the following institutions have prepared this statement: Institute for Economic Justice Read more
Chart of the Week: What Trump-era Trade Tariffs on Solar Imports from China Tells Us About Biden’s New Tariff Strategy
By Ishana Ratan On May 14, 2024, the United States Trade Representative’s office revealed a new round of tariffs on Read more
Breathe Out: Modeling the Health Risks from Large-Scale Coal-Fired Power Plants in Indonesia
By Arden Radford Access to energy is key to human development, improving health and economic outcomes as well increasing overall Read more
Sovereign Debt and Environment Profiles: A New Interactive Database for Sustainable Debt on a Livable Planet
By Rebecca Ray and Jörg Haas Without a stepwise injection of capital into developing countries, meaningful progress on addressing climate Read more
GDP Center Round-Up: Spring 2024 Global Economic Governance Book Talk Series
By Daniella Luna and Samantha Igo The Spring 2024 Global Economic Governance Book Talk Series brought together four distinguished scholars Read more
Webinar Summary – A Thousand Cuts: Social Protection in the Age of Austerity
By Rachel Thrasher On Tuesday, May 7, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) hosted Alexandros Kentikelenis and Read more
Illuminating Insights: Chinese Infrastructure Projects Increase Economic Activity in the sub-Saharan African Region
By Yan Wang and Yinyin Xu Infrastructure investment is an indispensable driver of development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and many Read more
Seminar Summary – Parental Beliefs and Parental Investment: Evidence from Colombia
By Naomi Frim-Abrams On May 8, the Human Capital Initiative hosted Orazio Attanasio for the final session of the Human Read more