The Capstone Course on Global Development brings together participants of M.A. Global Development Programs from the Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies and the Department of Economics to develop skills in development project work. The Capstone Course combines theoretical lectures with student-led research on real-world challenges. A group of student researchers investigated the challenges […]
Eight months into COVID-19, what is the status of the international investment regime and access to essential medicines? The GDP Center’s Working Group on Trade and Access to Medicines will host a panel discussion on trade, investment regime, and access to essential medicines. The event is co-sponsored by the South Centre, the intergovernmental organization of […]
By Xia Li Physical climate risks, such as wildfire, heat, water stress, excess rainfall, sea level rise, hurricane and typhoons, are having impacts on firms across industries, from business interruptions to increased losses. California’s largest utility company Pacific Gas and Electric Company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2019 as climate change dramatically increases the risk […]
As part of the Human Capital Initiative (HCI), Pardee School Professor Rachel Brulé will present her new book “Women, Power, and Property: The Paradox of Gender Equality Laws in India,” in a webinar moderated by the HCI Associate Director and Questrom School of Business Professor Patricia Cortes. Quotas for women in government have swept the […]
In a new working paper, the Director of the Global Development Policy Center, Kevin P. Gallagher, and Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, Yan Wang discuss debt sustainability in the Southern Africa region and the role of China as a lending partner and lay out policy options for alleviating the debt burden. Countries within the Southern African […]
In a new policy brief, Kevin P. Gallagher, Director of the Global Development Policy Center, and William N. Kring, Assistant Director, together with Haihong Gao, Ulrich Volz, and José Antonio Ocampo discuss the shortcomings of the current global financial safety net. After outlining the dysfunctions of the current financial system, the authors propose a set […]
The past two decades have witnessed China’s rise as the world’s leading provider of official development finance (ODF) for energy. However, the overwhelming majority of the Chinese ODF has flown to fossil fuels projects, with solar and wind power representing 2.6 percent the total for electric power worldwide and 1.1 percent of the total for […]
As part of the Fall 2020 Global China Research Colloquium, Dr. Bruce Larson, Dr. Jeffrey Geddes and Arden Radford will present on the social costs of 21st century coal-fired power, based on evidence from a Chinese-financed power plant in Pakistan. Speakers: Dr. Bruce Larson, Professor of Global Health, Boston University Dr. Jeffrey Geddes, Assistant Professor, […]
By Maureen Heydt On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) hosted a webinar to launch the new book from Henrik Selin, “Mercury Stories: Understanding Sustainability through a Volatile Element,” co-authored with Noelle Eckley Selin. The book is an interdisciplinary analysis of human interactions with mercury through history that sheds light on […]
As part of the Fall 2020 Global China Research Colloquium,Meir Alkon will present on the political economy of China’s overseas energy investments. Alkon is a Harvard Environmental Fellow at the Department of Government and the Harvard University Center for the Environment. He is also a Non-Resident Fellow at the Global China Initiative with the Global […]