Publications

This paper updates the distribution of global poverty data and makes projections up to 2020. The author asks the question: Do the world’s extreme poor live in poor countries? It is argued that many of...chevron_right

This paper considers whether the direct and automatic distribution of oil rents to citizens is a viable option in Venezuela. Despite the high price of oil, the Venezuelan economy is stagnant. The auth...chevron_right

Integration of the global economy has outpaced the ability of international institutions to address key market failures—inequality, volatility, and inadequate provision of global public goods—undermin...chevron_right

The Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA) database provides information on the carbon dioxide emissions, electricity production, corporate ownership, and location of more than 60,000 power plants in ov...chevron_right

This paper looks at how the middle class has changed in eight Latin American countries over the last two decades. The population share of the middle class increased from 20 to 30 percent, and its inco...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the causal relationship between shocks to renewable natural resources, such as agricultural and forest lands, and the intensity of the Maoist conflict in India. Conducting an econo...chevron_right

This brief presents a framework for increasing the efficiency of malaria-control initiatives that addresses where to intervene, what interventions are best, and how to deliver them most effectively. M...chevron_right

Ghana's largest and most important creditor for the past three decades has been the International Development Association (IDA), the soft loan window of the World Bank. However, Ghana's rapid economic...chevron_right

This paper introduces Energy+ country performance ratings (ECPR) showing the progress of 153 countries in reducing the CO2 emissions intensity of energy consumption for the period from 2001 to 2010. A...chevron_right

This paper examines the implications of the change in distribution of power among countries and the bypassing of global governance institutions by private and semiprivate initiatives for the future of...chevron_right

In March 2009, the Obama administration announced its intention to significantly increase civilian assistance to Pakistan. Underlying this new push was a realization that Pakistan’s ability to grow ec...chevron_right

This report suggests that large efficiency gains in health care systems can be made by introducing rules, processes and agencies with the sole function of evaluating and assessing priorities. It draws...chevron_right

Central America remains one of the most impoverished regions on the planet. What should official donors and the private sector be doing to alleviate poverty and boost economic development?chevron_right

Many reform initiatives in developing countries fail to achieve sustained improvements in performance because they are merely isomorphic mimicry. In addition, the flow of development resources and leg...chevron_right

In 2007, the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India began rolling out the Aarogyasri health insurance to reduce catastrophic health expenditures in households ‘below the poverty line.’ The authors ...chevron_right