By Maureen Heydt The Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) is a policy-oriented research center working to advance financial stability, human well-being and environmental sustainability across the globe through rigorous interdisciplinary research, policy engagement and strategic communications. There are two aspects that make the GDP Center unique among development-oriented centers across other academic […]
The Boston University Global Development Policy Center’s (GDP Center) mission is to advance policy-oriented research for financial stability, human well-being and environmental sustainability. The GDP Center is a University-wide research center in partnership with the Frederick S. Pardee School for Global Studies and the Office of Research at Boston University. The ambition of the GDP […]
The Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) is a University-wide research center in partnership with the Frederick S. Pardee School for Global Studies and the Office of Research at Boston University. In its sixth year of operation, the GDP Center is proud to present the 2023 Annual Report. The report provides an overview of […]
The Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of Human Capital Initiative (HCI) Faculty Affiliates. These six full-time BU faculty members represent diverse departments across the University, including the Department of Earth and Environment, the Department of Economics, the Pardee School of Global Studies and the Department of […]
With significant investment, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region could attain full energy access and 53 percent renewable energy (RE) capacity by 2040 while on its way towards zero-carbon growth. However, there is increasing concern that SADC countries have become economically vulnerable and increasingly unable to take on more external debt due to the […]
By Maureen Heydt On Wednesday, March 23, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, the Institute for Economic Development and the Department of Economics will host the third Paul Streeten Distinguished Lecture in Global Development Policy. The 2022 Distinguished Speaker is Dani Rodrik, renowned economist and Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John […]
The Global Development Policy Center’s (GDP Center) mission is to advance policy-oriented research for financial stability, human wellbeing and environmental sustainability. The GDP Center is a university-wide research center in partnership with the Frederick S. Pardee School for Global Studies and the Office of Research at Boston University. The ambition of the GDP Center is […]
The Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center is a university-wide research center in partnership with the Frederick S. Pardee School for Global Studies and the Office of Research at Boston University. In its first year of operation, the GDP Center is proud to present the 2018 Annual Report. The report provides an overview of the […]
The Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center is a university-wide research center in partnership with the Frederick S. Pardee School for Global Studies and the Office of Research at Boston University. In its fourth year of operation, the GDP Center is proud to present the 2021 Annual Report. The report provides an overview of […]
Request for Proposals Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for faculty-led research papers in global development policy. Founded on September 1, 2017, the GDP Center is a Boston University-wide center in partnership with the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and the Vice President […]