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GDP Center Round-Up: 2024 Summer in the Field Research Outcomes
By Akanksha Goyal With research projects spanning from Ghana to Greece, the 2024 cohort of Summer in the Field Fellows Read more
Summer in the Field: Why People Don’t Register Deaths in Ghana
By Vasudha Ramakrishna Funerals are big events in Ghana, very extravagant and expensive, with people often borrowing heavily to carry Read more
Back in Action: The Ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Sees Renewed Relations and Development Prospects
By Tianyi Wu For those suggesting China has disengaged from its cooperation with Africa, Chinese leader Xi Jinping sent a Read more
Weighing the Costs and Benefits: Sustainability Premium for the Early Retirement of Coal Plants with Evidence from Indonesia
By Bahar C. Erbas, Niccolò Manych, Kevin P. Gallagher and Rishikesh Ram Bhandary Retiring coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) is an Read more
Sustainability Premium for the Early Retirement of Coal Plants with Evidence from Indonesia
For fulfilling climate commitments and attaining net-zero emission goals, there is a global effort to retire coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) Read more
Summer in the Field: Understanding Gendered Mobility in Urban Ethiopia – Insights from a Pilot Study
By Seynedhee Avenie Imagine navigating a bustling city like Addis Ababa, where the aroma of coffee and teff mingles with Read more
Open Letter to the International Monetary Fund Board of Directors on the Need for Significant Reform of the Rate of Charge and Surcharge Policies
"Dear International Monetary Fund Board of Directors, This Friday October 11, 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to announce Read more
Seminar Summary – The Politics of Exit: Emigration, Collective Action and Agrarian Reform in Mexico
By Naomi Frim-Abrams On September 25, 2024, the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) hosted Emily Sellars from the Department of Political Read more
It’s the IMF’s Turn: An Evolution for Development and Climate Change Goals
By Marilou Uy and Rishikesh Ram Bhandary Policymakers, especially from the Global South, now agree that achieving both climate goals Read more
IMF 2030: A Transformative Action Agenda for Achieving Climate and Development Goals
With just six years until 2030, there is an urgent need to unlock investments and mobilize affordable climate finance in Read more