Publications

The primary role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to promote stability of the international monetary system, the system of exchange rates and international payments that enables countries t...chevron_right

After what seemed a promising start, there is now a palpable sense in the aid community that ambitious plans for US aid reform have stalled. President Obama pledged to elevate development, and his adm...chevron_right

In this paper the author says Iraq’s oil industry has an opportunity to introduce an oil dividend based on expanding production. The predicted rise in revenues will allow the government to allocate a ...chevron_right

In this analysis, the authors take US military involvement in development as a given and concentrate on providing recommendations for it to operate more efficiently and effectively. The recommendation...chevron_right

Acknowledging that tensions have arisen between the development community and the US military in Afghanistan, the authors discuss the scope for improving the US military’s capabilities in carrying out...chevron_right

Utilizing the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) Progress Index and newly available data for 2009 and 2010, this paper outlines updated trends of how individual countries are faring with regard to the ...chevron_right

This paper argues that whether government borrowing is a good investment or a way to avoid hard choices depends on how the capital is deployed. Using new long-term debt to build highways and power pla...chevron_right

In May 2011, the Center for Global Development launched an online survey of the global development community on three issues: the selection process for the IMF’s managing director, criteria for rating...chevron_right

This paper reports on the first randomized evaluation of a cash transfer program delivered via the mobile phone. Conditional and unconditional cash transfers have been effective in improving developme...chevron_right

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, and mental illnesses are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Surprisingly, the burde...chevron_right

There is sharp disagreement on whether the various dimensions of poverty and well-being can be aggregated into a single, multidimensional index in a meaningful way. Is aggregating dimensions of pover...chevron_right

Independent impact evaluation is crucial to determine whether development interventions are effective; however, surprisingly few of these studies were conducted until recently. One organization that h...chevron_right

Large numbers of people born in poor countries would like to leave those countries, but barriers prevent their emigration. Those barriers, according to economists’ best estimates to date, cost the wor...chevron_right

Celebrated by academics, multilateral organizations, policymakers and the media, Mexico’s Progresa/Oportunidades conditional cash transfers program (CCT) is constantly used as a model of a successful ...chevron_right

This paper proposes a way of classifying and distinguishing the range of incentive programs being debated today, emphasizing two particular dimensions: the agent whose behavior the incentive seeks to ...chevron_right