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No More Risky Business: How Latin America Can Stem Climate Risks in its Financial Regulatory Policy
By Maureen Heydt and Daniel M. Schydlowsky The Latin American economy has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Read more

Green Transformation in China: Structures of Endowment, Investment and Employment
By Yan Wang China’s economic growth and development over the past 40 years has been remarkable, lifting over 700 million Read more

Webinar Summary: Building a New Multilateralism for a Global Just Recovery
By Ember Larregui On Friday, April 9th, the Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center, in partnership with the United Read more

Why is the International Monetary System Hierarchical?
By Steffen Murau, Fabian Pape and Tobias Pforr The view that the international monetary system is hierarchical has become increasingly Read more

Trade and Access to Medicines in the COVID-19 Era: GDP Center Roundup
By Rachel Thrasher The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the existing challenges of equitable access to affordable medicines into sharp relief. Read more

Letter to the USTR and EU Trade Commissioner: Support Pandemic Recovery for Least Developed Countries
On April 22nd, 2021, members of the Boston University Global Development Policy Center's Working Group on Trade and Access to Read more

A Strict IP Rule in US Free Trade Agreements is Associated with Higher Drug Prices in Importing Countries
By Michael Palmedo All United States Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed in the past 20 years have required trading partners Read more

Chart of the Week: Comparing Global Vaccination Rates with Populations
By Rachel Thrasher and Özlem Ömer As a recent policy brief by the Boston University Global Development Policy Center shows, Read more

Webinar Summary: The IMF, COVID-19 and Climate Change
By Luma Ramos Amid the worst global recession since World War II, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 2021 Spring Meetings Read more

How Resource Misallocation and Fiscal Decentralization May Hinder China’s Economic Growth
By Sarah Sklar While China’s economic performance has been remarkable since reform and opening in the late 1970s, real GDP Read more