By Sayuri Kataoka The Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center is pleased to present the 2023-2024 cohort of Global Economic Governance Fellows. These four excellent scholars join the GDP Center from various backgrounds and universities, including Stony Brook University, American University and Syracuse University. They have or will be completing doctoral degrees in disciplines […]
By Claire Paul After a summer of research and professional development, the 2023 Summer in the Field Fellows have completed their fellowships. The Summer in the Field Program, sponsored by the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, provides stipends of $6,000-$8,000 to a select group of qualified Boston University graduate students to participate in unpaid internships […]
A new update to the China’s Global Energy Finance (CGEF) Database, managed by the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, estimates that from 2000-2022, China’s two development finance institutions (DFIs)—the China Development Bank (CDB) and the Export-Import Bank of China (CHEXIM) — have provided 331 loans, totaling $225 billion for 65 foreign governments for energy […]
By Zara C. Albright Global annual new energy generation capacity will need to be 90 percent renewable between 2022-2030 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Significant increases in the production of transition materials, especially lithium and copper, are necessary to support this growth and will likely lead to a commodity boom for such […]
By Richa Jindal Racism has a global historic root that has both been propagated in various forms. Often, people who propagate racism are situated in positions of power; their actions can therefore negatively impact vulnerable communities, which have suffered economically and socially by racial suppression. Historically, racism has also defined and dictated the socio-economic status […]
By Ishana Ratan On Thursday, October 12, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) hosted a webinar discussion on the impacts and implications of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in its 10 years of shaping global development. Oyintarelado Moses, Data Analyst and Database Manager, and Rebecca Ray, Senior Academic Researcher, presented key […]
By Rachel Thrasher On October 5, 2023, the Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center hosted Jerome Roos, Fellow in International Political Economy at the London School of Economics & Political Science, to discuss the main ideas of his book, “Why Not Default? The Political Economy of Sovereign Debt.” The event, which was the third […]
As pandemic fears gripped investors in March 2020, foreign officials, US leveraged funds and US bond funds all dumped US bonds. This massive selling severely strained the working of the US bond market. In a new book chapter in Fault Lines after COVID-19: Global Economic Challenges and Opportunities, Robert N. McCauley discusses the response of […]
By Lucas Engel and Oyintarelado Moses Ten years have passed since Chinese leader Xi Jinping introduced plans for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a global infrastructure platform to increase connectivity, economic integration, growth and cooperation across the globe. To mark this anniversary, researchers at Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) have synthesized […]
To mark the tenth anniversary of China’s historic Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) will be held in Beijing in mid-October, with several international leaders scheduled to attend. The BRI is an ambitious global infrastructure platform to expand connectivity, economic integration, growth and cooperation across the […]