Regulating Capital Flows in Emerging Markets: the IMF and the Global Financial Crisis
By Kevin P. Gallagher and Yuan Tian. Review of Development Finance, June 2017. Read the paper
Category: TRADE AND INVESTMENT RULES
Trade in the Balance: Reconciling Trade and Climate Policy
Working Group on Trade, Investment and Climate Policy report (November 2016) This report provides timely insights about the alignment of climate and trade policy as the Paris Agreement enters into force and the next round of UN climate talks take place in Marrakech from November 7-18. The authors explore opportunities and barriers for alignment of […]
Renewable Energy Investment in Africa and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
By Miquel Muñoz Cabre and Mohamed Youba Sokona (November 2016) The working paper by Miquel Muñoz Cabre identifies up to USD 241 billion and 101 GW of likely renewable energy investments in Africa based on an analysis of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and renewables plans. These include plans for 34 GW of solar PV, 26.4 […]
Climate Finance and Developing Countries: The Need for Regime Development
By Henrik Selin (November 2016) The working paper by Henrik Selin analyzes the global climate finance regime set up to support mitigation and adaptation measures in developing projects with the goal of developed countries jointly mobilizing at least USD 100 billion a year from public and private sources by 2020. To institutionally strengthen this important […]
“Development Financial Institutions in the Global South” workshop
“Development Financial Institutions in the Global South” workshop GEGI and UNCTAD October 12, 2016
Launch of the Trade and Development Report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Launch of the Trade and Development Report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) GEGI and UNCTAD October 11, 2016
The U.S. And China Are Embracing A Greener Future At Home. Are They Doing The Same Abroad?
The U.S. And China Are Embracing A Greener Future At Home. Are They Doing The Same Abroad? Forbes GEGI quoted August 17, 2016
Big Banks Finance Water-Damaging, Climate-Warming Energy Projects
Big Banks Finance Water-Damaging, Climate-Warming Energy Projects Circle of Blue GEGI quoted August 8, 2016
Mission Creep The Emerging Role of International Investment Agreements in Sovereign Debt Restructuring
By Rachel Thrasher and Kevin Gallagher. May 2016. Read the paper
Europe’s Regulations at Risk: The Environmental Costs of the TTIP
The European Union and the United States are negotiating a proposed trade liberalization treaty, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Supporters of the treaty suggest that it will bring big economic gains to both Europe and America. The projected benefits of TTIP are based almost entirely on removal of bureaucratic and regulatory obstacles to […]