Publications

This paper talks about the effect of economic development on international migration. To do so, the author first examines conventional economic theory on the topic and how it suggests that rising inco...chevron_right

This paper uses data from 126 countries over the period between 1995 and 2009 to examine a number of potential explanations for changes in health spending as well as its composition. The authors argue...chevron_right

This is a transcript of a testimony given by CGD’s Todd J Moss before the US Congress Subcommittee on Energy and Power on the role of US policy in promoting international access to energy. Among other...chevron_right

This transcript is of a testimony before the United States International Trade Commission by CGD's Arvind Subramanian on India’s trade, investment, and industrial policies and US-India economic relati...chevron_right

This paper examines whether African firms are creating fewer jobs than those located elsewhere and, if so, why. Using data from 41,000 firms across 119 countries the authors find that African firms te...chevron_right

Interdicting cocaine traffic from Colombia is an unalloyed good, right? Not according to Juan Castillo and his colleagues. From 2006-2010, successful interdictions led to higher deaths and violence in neighboring Mexico. It appears that disrupting the trafficking system incentivized local actors to ‘flex their muscles’ while they could.chevron_right

This paper talks about research on remittances, payments, and development and argues that researchers should change the way they perceive them. Indeed, the authors say that rather than considering rem...chevron_right

This paper examines why high productivity firms and low-productivity companies have not better supported the creation of a 'middle' market in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The authors argue that it is mai...chevron_right

This paper discusses the growth in the numbers of skilled Mexican workers migrating to the US. The author questions whether this is a temporary trend produced by the recent crisis or an indication of ...chevron_right

This paper examines how commodity price shocks drive maize producers in Mexico to plant drug crops, particularly marijuana and opium poppies. Such economically-driven behavior, the paper concludes, re...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the potential for regional cooperation in Latin America in the areas of finance, trade and infrastructure. More precisely, the author identifies the following six priority areas in...chevron_right

Drawing on analysis of firm-level competitiveness constraints and US trade capacity building programs, this paper outlines a number of policy recommendations on how to increase US support for trade-ba...chevron_right

This is a transcript of a testimony given by CGD’s Arvind Subramanian before the US Congress Sub-Committee on Monetary Policy and Trade on the global impact of the US Federal Reserve’s quantitative ea...chevron_right

This paper examines the role of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). The authors argue that without serious changes in the IBRD’s financial structure and lending practices...chevron_right

This paper introduces and explains various aspects of the Cash on Delivery (COD) aid approach. This includes what COD is, what its advantages are, where it has been applied, and how a recipient govern...chevron_right