Tag: GDP Center

Meet the 2024 GDP Center Faculty Steering Committee

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 […]

Global Development Policy Center – Strategic Plan, 2023-2028

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 […]

Global Development Policy Center – Annual Report 2023

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 […]

From Rural Resilience to Migration Management: Meet the 2023 Human Capital Initiative Faculty Affiliates

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 […]

Renewable Energy Transitions in a Period of Debt Distress in Southern Africa: The Role of Development Finance Institutions

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 […]

Celebrating Interdisciplinary Development Research and Policy Engagement with the Annual Paul Streeten Distinguished Lecture

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 […]

Global Development Policy Center – Strategic Plan, 2018-2023

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 […]

Global Development Policy Center – Annual Report 2018

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 […]

Global Development Policy Center – Annual Report 2021

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 […]

Call for Proposals: Collaborative Grants on Global Development Policy

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 […]