Publications

This paper argues that the existing tools used to determine whether the poor are helped or hurt by taxes and cash transfer systems, have a significant problem. Indeed, the authors contend that such to...chevron_right

This essay discusses the global trends that will shape the future of international development cooperation and the implications of these trends for development policy. In particular, the author argues...chevron_right

This essay argues that the middle class is good for good government and discusses what this means for the future of good government in middle- and low- income countries. The author contends that as lo...chevron_right

This paper argues that despite the extent to which the global financial sector has expanded since the foundation of the World Bank, there is still a role for the institution and that it is complementa...chevron_right

This paper discusses the findings of a project that analyzed whether mobile phone-based surveys are a feasible and cost-effective approach for gathering statistically representative information in low...chevron_right

This paper addresses what constitutes the definition of a replication test in economics. To do this, the author first provides a definition of replication and then contrasts it with previous definitio...chevron_right

This essay is an account by Zimbabwe's Minster of Finance between 2009 and 2013 of his term in office and his part in the efforts to deal with the effects and causes of the economic decline that affec...chevron_right

This paper argues that mainstream development agencies in the West have become increasingly irrelevant to the developing world and looks at how this state of affairs has come to pass. The author conte...chevron_right

This paper examines the degree of wage convergence between the US and Mexico during 1988-2011 in light of the liberalization of the mobility of goods, services, and capital between the two countries b...chevron_right

In light of the World Banks’s approaching 75th anniversary in 2019, this paper examines what courses of action the Bank could take to adapt to shifting global development priorities. It also considers...chevron_right

This paper discusses the factors that affect the resilience of emerging market economies to difficult external economic conditions, especially if such conditions are prolonged. In general, the author ...chevron_right

This paper uses case studies to examine the progress made in results-based aid (RBA) programs, or foreign assistance programs in which one government disburses funds to another for achieving an outcom...chevron_right

This essay discusses the disagreement between Washington and Beijing over the latter's establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The author explains that the main reason for th...chevron_right

This paper discusses the effectiveness of the UK's oversees aid program. In particular, the author defends the record of the country's aid program from its various critics, contending that although th...chevron_right

This brief discusses the Commitment to Development Index (CDI) 2014, which ranks countries in terms of the effectiveness of their aid programs. The authors assess the importance of the index as well a...chevron_right