Publications

This paper spotlights the US Treasury Department's violation of US law in its aid dealings with Tanzania. It notes that Section 596 of Public Law 106-429 requires US executive directors at the interna...chevron_right

This report scrutinizes World Bank research purporting to show that globalization has helped the global poor. It criticizes the universal applicability of World Bank and International Monetary Fund (I...chevron_right

This paper looks at what 'free trade' means for the American economy. It points out that economists can show that trade leads to gains in gross domestic product (GDP). However, argues the author, the ...chevron_right

This paper examines the logic of the NAIRU or the non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment doctrine and describes the process through which the theory came to dominate thinking in the economic...chevron_right

In this testimony before the US Congress, Rock Creek Global Advisers Vice President Clay Lowery describes 1) the core functions of the IMF, 2) the reform package negotiated by IMF members in 2010, and...chevron_right

This paper discusses the proposed targets for under-five mortality rates in the post-2015 global development agenda and how they could be inappropriate for sub-Saharan Africa and other regions if they...chevron_right

In light of the debate about what sector can provide the fastest path out of poverty for developing countries, this paper looks at the five important criteria any sector must exhibit in order to lead ...chevron_right

This paper examines the effects of aerial spraying of herbicides, particularly Glyphosate, on human health though an analysis of data from Colombia. The authors argue that their results show that expo...chevron_right

This essay examines the history and achievements of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as well as the proposals for the post-2015 global development agenda that will replace the MDGs. The auth...chevron_right

This essay addresses the challenges likely to be faced by corporations and non-governmental organizations as they collaborate to implement the commitments they have made to create deforestation-free c...chevron_right

This essay discusses the financial restructuring of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that was proposed by Management in 2014. The authors argue that this restructuring is a useful step for the bank, p...chevron_right

This paper puts forward the idea of a Financial Secrecy Index (FSI), which would rank countries and jurisdictions according to the contribution they make to the lack of transparency in global financia...chevron_right

This paper discusses how governments, donors and public sector agencies attempt to create incentives for private sector actors to invest capital in tackling international development challenges. The a...chevron_right

This paper makes new estimates of global poverty and inequality in 2012 using both ‘old’, 2005 and ‘new’, 2011 purchasing power parity (PPP) price data in order to assess systematically what differe...chevron_right

This paper examines whether a monitoring system that uses mobile phones can be used to review the performance of teachers in adult education programs in developing countries. In particular, the author...chevron_right