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Health System Lessons From the Global Fund-Supported Procurement and Supply Chain Investments in Zimbabwe: A Mixed Methods Study
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), together with its Zimbabwean national and international stakeholders, has Read more
Chart of the Week: What Trump-era Trade Tariffs on Solar Imports from China Tells Us About Biden’s New Tariff Strategy
By Ishana Ratan On May 14, 2024, the United States Trade Representative’s office revealed a new round of tariffs on Read more
Breathe Out: Modeling the Health Risks from Large-Scale Coal-Fired Power Plants in Indonesia
By Arden Radford Access to energy is key to human development, improving health and economic outcomes as well increasing overall Read more
Incremental PM2.5 Ambient Concentrations and Mortality Risks from Proposed, Large-scale Coal-fired Power Plants in Indonesia: A Modelling Analysis
Indonesia remains one of the world’s largest producers of coal, both for export and domestic energy generation. A reliance on Read more
Sovereign Debt and Environment Profiles: A New Interactive Database for Sustainable Debt on a Livable Planet
By Rebecca Ray and Jörg Haas Without a stepwise injection of capital into developing countries, meaningful progress on addressing climate Read more
Africa’s Chronic Liquidity Challenges and the Role of Special Drawing Right Allocations
Overlapping global shocks faced by African countries have caused severe liquidity challenges in recent years. Many countries are currently experiencing Read more
GDP Center Round-Up: Spring 2024 Global Economic Governance Book Talk Series
By Daniella Luna and Samantha Igo The Spring 2024 Global Economic Governance Book Talk Series brought together four distinguished scholars Read more
Webinar Summary – A Thousand Cuts: Social Protection in the Age of Austerity
By Rachel Thrasher On Tuesday, May 7, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) hosted Alexandros Kentikelenis and Read more
Illuminating Insights: Chinese Infrastructure Projects Increase Economic Activity in the sub-Saharan African Region
By Yan Wang and Yinyin Xu Infrastructure investment is an indispensable driver of development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and many Read more
Direct Impacts and Spatial Spillovers: The Impact of Chinese Infrastructure Projects on Economic Activities in sub-Saharan Africa
Amid a weak and uneven economic recovery in the Global South, regional development and infrastructure investment seem to be critical Read more