2025
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.

May
272025
Opportunities for large-scale job creation and structural transformation in Africa
The Brookings Institution, Washington DC
Tuesday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT
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Richard Carey, Li Xiaoyun, Poonam Muttreja, Jean-Michel Severino
May 16, 2025

Jennifer Doleac, Anna Harvey, Jonathon Attridge, Erin Dalton, Dan Kreisman, Weston Merrick, Anthony F. Pipa, Jenni Owen, Jim Sullivan
May 16, 2025

Michael Lokshin
May 16, 2025

Nathalie Delapalme
May 15, 2025
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