Publications

Over the past decade, governments and private funders have worked tirelessly to increase access to drugs in developing countries, particularly for malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (TB). Indeed, in recen...chevron_right

To what extent do the major funders of HIV/AIDS programs in developing countries use past performance to guide decisions about future funding? This question is important for those concerned with the e...chevron_right

Today the National Food Authority (NFA), the rice buying authority for the Philippines, held its first of three December tenders, with announced purchasing efforts for the month to total 1.8 million m...chevron_right

As the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting convenes this month in Copenhagen, Denmark, intellectual property (IP) rights remain a highly contentious issue that threa...chevron_right

This paper assesses the effects of a community-driven reconstruction (CDR) project carried out by the International Rescue Committee in northern Liberia using a randomized field experiment. The author...chevron_right

This publication examines the effects of aid on the growth of manufacturing. It finds that aid inflows have systematic adverse affects on a country's competitiveness, as reflected in the lower relativ...chevron_right

This publication presents the findings of a CGD survey undertaken by members of the development community in the run-up to the Copenhagen climate conference. The survey covers three main issues: actio...chevron_right

This publication examines which countries the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors are likely to select to receive financial assistance in 2010. Using three key reports released b...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of the arrears clearance and debt relief processes in Zimbabwe. It argues that overcoming the debt issue is a critical step in the eventual economic recovery of the cou...chevron_right

This paper examines the role of development in the climate change debate. The authors suggest some principles for determining equitable distribution of emission cuts between developed and developing c...chevron_right

This paper examines the effects of climate change mitigation policies on the manufacturing sector of developing countries. The authors use a statistical model to measure positive and negative external...chevron_right

This paper examines the effects of carbon trade border taxes on the economies of producing countries. The authors use a statistical model to calculate different scenarios that outline the effects of s...chevron_right

This paper sheds light on two problems in the Penn World Table (PWT) GDP estimates. First, the authors show that these estimates vary substantially across different versions of the PWT despite being d...chevron_right

This paper examines FORMA (Forest Monitoring for Action), a prototype system based on remotely sensed data, for the monitoring of deforestation globally. It concludes that the system can support the a...chevron_right

This paper examines whether poor countries' debt situations have stabilized or whether systemic risks of debt distress remain, four years after large-scale debt cancellation. The author assesses new l...chevron_right