Upcoming Event
February
10
2026
Children & Families
City solutions for young children and families
The global economy is on an unsustainable path characterized by widening economic and social inequities, environmental degradation, and increasing concentration of poverty and deprivation that threaten global peace and prosperity.
The Global Economy and Development program at Brookings generates actionable insights and tools that address shared economic and social challenges. We collaborate with local, national, and global policy actors and communities to achieve a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous world for all.
Latest work
Artificial Intelligence
What the research shows about generative AI in tutoring
Global Trade
Can zero-tariff policy rebalance China-Africa trade?
Public Health
An overlooked way to close Africa’s health gaps
Experts
Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly
Vice President and Director
- Global Economy and Development,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
John W. McArthur
Director
- Center for Sustainable Development,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
Pierre Nguimkeu
Director
- Africa Growth Initiative,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
Rebecca Winthrop
Director
- Center for Universal Education,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
Sarah E. Mendelson
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development
