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Indigenous Languages and the Law: Exploring New Directions in Deportation History in Latin America – Q&A With Rachel Nolan
By Samantha Igo Rachel Nolan, a Core Faculty Member of the Human Capital Initiative at the Boston University Global Development Read more
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By Praveena Bandara Since the beginning of this year, the US has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement, cut back on Read more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
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
Back to the Future: How the Pre-OECD Global Tax Landscape Offers Lessons for Today
At a time when developing countries need to ramp up investment to achieve development and climate goals, tax revenue is Read more