Publications

In this paper, the author focuses on understanding why long-term development is often subjugated to other objectives in the day-to-day planning processes of the US government. She proposes one way to ...chevron_right

The combination of relatively high American barriers to trade in textiles and apparel and the importance of the sector to the Pakistani economy make increased market access a potentially powerful tool...chevron_right

This essay lays out the evidence on growing income disparities between the global rich and the global poor that are at the heart of a narrative of crisis. And it chronicles the failed search for a sil...chevron_right

In July 2010, the US Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, legislation that included a provision requiring oil, gas, and mining companies to publish how much t...chevron_right

Robert Solow's model of exogenous growth driven by the global diffusion of technology is out of fashion because it ill fits the empirical evidence. Today, economic growth is considered endogenous, and...chevron_right

Rice production in Africa has tended to be low-yielding, geographically dispersed, and uncompetitive against low-cost Asian imports, even when protected by high freight costs and substantial trade bar...chevron_right

This paper attempts a comprehensive accounting of climate change vulnerability for 233 states, ranging in size from China to Tokelau. Using the most recent evidence, it develops risk indicators for th...chevron_right

This paper studies the effect of increased access to antiretroviral therapy on risky sexual behavior, using data collected in Mozambique in 2007 and 2008. The survey sampled both households of randoml...chevron_right

The major risks for emerging market economies in 2011 will come not from the policies and actions of the countries themselves, but from developments in advanced economies. There are three major risks:...chevron_right

This paper argues that countries seeking to manage new resource wealth should consider distributing income directly to citizens as cash transfers. Beyond serving as a powerful and proven policy interv...chevron_right

In this essay, the authors suggest five possible indicators that illustrate the type of measurable targets that could help the US and Pakistan meet shared goals for effective and transparent developme...chevron_right

The Center for Global Development Working Group on the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) Leadership Transition recommends that UNFPA narrow its focus to again become one of the most important a...chevron_right

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair outlines his vision for building strong African leadership – and what the development community must do to make country ownership a reality.chevron_right

This analysis draws upon the first two Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) reports and country indicator performance to predict which countries the MCC board will select as eligible to apply for FY...chevron_right

This paper asks why the tragic American impasse in reducing carbon emissions has occurred, while the EU has succeeded in implementing carbon regulation. Both cases have involved negotiations between r...chevron_right