Heine Publishes Op-Ed Advocating for Active Non-Alignment
“As the world stumbles towards the Second Cold War, developing nations realize that if they want to safeguard their autonomy, the last thing they need to do is to align themselves with either of the great powers.”
GDP Center Hosts Annual Paul Streeten Distinguished Lecture in Global Development Policy
In his remarks, Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard University, discussed the importance of development strategy as opposed to particular policies and called for a “good jobs” development model.
GDP Center Releases New Findings from China’s Global Energy Finance Database
If and when Chinese development finance for overseas energy activity increases again, it should be directed towards cleaner sources of energy to match the trends in foreign direct investment, policy announcements, and global goals for mitigating climate change.
Brulé and Karra Reflect on the State of Human Capital Development
Professors Brulé and Karra share their thoughts on the impacts COVID-19 has had on global health and gender inequality and offer predictions for the future.
Gallagher Discusses New Book on Revamping Global Economic System
“[A Bretton Woods–era convening] might seem impossible today, but we are arguing that we have to have that kind of moment because it’s almost equally impossible to face the consequences of not having any action.”
Gallagher and Springer Argue for Renewed U.S.-China Collaboration
“Although U.S.-China relations are in a current freeze, the anniversary of Nixon’s visit to China merits reflection on how initiatives like B3W and the BRI could set a new tone for the next 50 years of US-China relations.”
Gallagher Coauthors Article on Chinese Energy Finance
Professor Gallagher and fellow researchers deploy novel data to perform the first econometric analysis to examine the determinants of Chinese overseas financing for electric power plants.
GDP Center Launches National Climate Funds Tracker
The first-of-its-kind NCF Tracker identifies 46 funds across 39 countries, showing how these funds vary by host country, legal design, scope, mobilized finance, and the level of success in attracting resources from multilateral climate funds.
Mehrling Publishes Policy Brief on International Liquidity Provision
Professor Mehrling argues the international system is tiered, one that is a global dollar system, with the Fed operating as the de facto global central bank providing international lender of last resort support to the system.
Gallagher Publishes Op-Ed on Global Energy Financing
“Without private financial institutions buying into defunding coal energy production, we will not meet our global climate and development goals.”
Gallagher Co-Authors Policy Brief on Consequences of IMF Surcharges
“The IMF should suspend these surcharges immediately to give member states this breathing space, and to give the IMF the incentive to rethink its business model.”
GDP Center Joins Task Force on Climate, Development, and the IMF
Over the next 18 months, the Task Force will engage in and utilizes rigorous, empirical research to advance IMF policies that align international financial stability and growth with global climate goals
Gallagher and GDP Center Researchers Comment on China’s Foreign Coal Investment
Professor Gallagher offered comments on President Xi Jinping’s announcement that China will end its support for new coal power projects overseas in multiple global publications including Associated Press, Forbes, Quartz, The New York Times, The Independent, and Aljazeera.
Gallagher & GDP Center Researchers Publish Articles in “Nature“
“While the World Bank’s development projects are not without their risks to biodiversity and Indigenous communities, the approach to environmental and social risk management taken by China as the world’s largest bilateral lender has global ramifications.”
Karra Publishes Working Paper on Unmet Contraceptive Needs
“Under Karra’s methodology, measures of unmet need among different populations of women are on average five to six percentage points higher than the standard measures of unmet need that are currently used by the DHS.”
GDP Center Publishes Paper on Debt Relief & Green Development
Co-authored by the GDP Center, the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Centre for Sustainable Finance at SOAS, University of London, the report proposes an ambitious blueprint for designing debt relief to secure green, resilient and inclusive development.
GDP Center Launches New Paper on EU-MERCOSUR FTA
The EU-MERCOSUR free trade agreement would represent the largest trade deal for both blocs in terms of number of citizens involved, but is likely to be a step toward less productive, more unequal and more vulnerable economies in both blocs.
GDP Center Hosts Webinar on Debt Relief for Middle-Income Countries
The GDP Center, ISPI, and T20 National Coordinator and Chair, brought together varied proposals from MICs and the international community to address the MICs’ external debt challenges.
GDP Publishes Policy Brief on the Need for IMF Climate Strategy
The IMF has so far paid minimal and uneven attention to climate risks. If the IMF does not incorporate climate risks now, it won’t be able to change course for another 7-10 years.
GDP Center Hosts Book Launch for Women, Power, and Property
“New rights can make everyone better off, because they expand the pie of resources households have access to, if they enable daughters to negotiate.”