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Seminar Summary – The Inclusion Trap: Evidence from the Elite Civil Service
By Naomi Frim-Abrams On April 9th, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center hosted Shaheen Naseer, a Postdoctoral Researcher at Read more
Five Topics to Watch at the Fourth China-CELAC Forum
By Julie Radomski, Zara Albright and Rebecca Ray As Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) leaders prepare for the upcoming China-CELAC Read more
Capitalizing on Low-Carbon Technology Trade for Developing Countries
By Praveena Bandara Since the beginning of this year, the US has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement, cut back on Read more
Developing Countries Locked Out of Low-Carbon Technology Trade
A new class of low-carbon goods and services forms the essential inputs for the global transition to lower-carbon and climate-resilient Read more
No New Coal: A Shift in the Composition of China’s Overseas Power Plant Portfolio?
In September 2021, Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged that China would stop financing new overseas coal-fired power plants and Read more
PBOC Swap Lines and the IMF in the Global Financial Architecture: Competition or Cooperation?
By Julian Watrous and Stephen Paduano The last two decades have seen a fundamental shift in global sovereign lending patterns. Read more
The Lender of First Resort? Chinese Swap Lines, the IMF and the Changing International Financial Architecture
Since its founding, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has in theory sought to act as the international “lender of last Read more
10 Charts to Illustrate a Structuralist Perspective of Developing Economies’ Debt
By Nathalie Marins Over the past few years, public debt has returned to the spotlight, especially in developing economies. Once Read more
Balance of Payments and Economic Policy in Developing Economies
The concept of policy space, especially fiscal space, has become increasingly important as policymakers strive to balance the need for Read more
GDP Center Round-up: 2025 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings
By Samantha Igo From April 21-26, 2025, all eyes in the global economic governance space will turn to Washington, DC Read more