Publications

This proposal focuses on better ways for donors to support business reforms. Along with other current work on transferring energy technology and catalyzing private capital flows, the focus on the busi...chevron_right

Inclusive growth is widely embraced as the central economic goal for developing countries, but the concept is not well defined in the development economics literature. Since the early 1990s, the focus...chevron_right

This paper examines the potential benefits and costs of providing duty-free, quota-free market access to the least developed countries (LDCs), and the effects of extending eligibility to other small a...chevron_right

During the 1990s, the World Bank and several donor partners provided a “surge” in external aid to support Pakistan’s social sectors. Despite the millions of donor dollars spent, the program failed. Po...chevron_right

Until recently, India’s intransigent negotiating posture has conveyed the impression that it will not accept any carbon emissions limits without full compensation and more stringent carbon limitation ...chevron_right

Paul Romer argues that the principal constraint to raising living standards in this century will come neither from scarce resources nor limited technologies. Rather it will come from our limited capa...chevron_right

This paper argues that we cannot continue with business as usual in the face of the vast financing needs in the education sector. The current funding arrangements have demonstrated limitations, and ma...chevron_right

This paper explores the impact of international financial integration on credit markets in Latin America. Using a cross-country dataset covering 17 Latin American countries between 1996 and 2008, the ...chevron_right

This paper presents lessons derived from the crisis, not only for the region itself, but also for other developing countries that might seek economic growth in the context of greater integration to t...chevron_right

This paper argues that every rich country should consider its immigration policy to be part of its international development policy, and vice versa. A development policy that includes migration will b...chevron_right

This paper builds an analytical framework that models predation (banditry) and production as part of the choice of a rational utility-maximising agent. Aggregating this choice up for society produces ...chevron_right

This paper assesses the economics of adaptation to extreme weather events and the future impact of education and female empowerment on community vulnerability. The authors also examine how climate cha...chevron_right

This paper examines how the lack of recognition of Somaliland by the international community, and the consequent ineligibility for foreign financial assistance, has shaped the region's political devel...chevron_right

This publication examines whether foreign military assistance strengthens or further weakens fragile states facing internal conflict. The authors address this question by estimating how US military ai...chevron_right

In this report, the authors examine the concept of impact investments, which target social and environmental issues not directly serviced by existing international development efforts or investment op...chevron_right