Global Economy and Development

German Economy and Technology Minister Michael Glos presents the annual economy report during a news conference in Berlin January 21, 2009. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY) - BM2E51L0X5S01

What’s wrong with political leaders citing research?

Monday, July 16, 2018

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir is welcomed by supporters on his return from peace talks in Kampala, at the Juba Airport, South Sudan July 9, 2018. Picture taken July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu - RC1DE4791970

Africa in the news: South Sudan peace breaks down, Ethiopia-Eritrea peace cemented, and major energy projects make progress

Christina Golubski

Saturday, July 14, 2018

A family relaxes at home

How having unemployed parents affects children’s future well-being

Milena Nikolova and Boris Nikolaev

Friday, July 13, 2018

A severely acute malnourished and internally displaced Congolese child is screened at the Tshiamala general referral hospital of Mwene Ditu in Kasai Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 15, 2018. Picture taken March 15, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RC1D8FC05450

Counting who gets left behind: Current trends and gaps on the Sustainable Development Goals

Homi Kharas, John McArthur, and Krista Rasmussen

Friday, July 13, 2018

The Stanley hotel in central Nairobi March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Noor Khamis - D1AESRDWXOAB

Figure of the week: Hotel revenues and growth in South Africa, Nigeria, Mauritius, Kenya, and Tanzania

Friday, July 13, 2018

Schoolgirls queue up to receive money from authorities at a government school in Mumbai April 25, 2008. Girls attending state-run schools in India's financial capital of Mumbai are ending the school year a little richer than they began it. For each day a girl showed up in classes, city authorities are paying her 1 rupee -- about 2 U.S. cents. Boys continue to take nothing home besides their homework. Picture taken April 25, 2008 REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA)Also see: GF2E46U0SUZ01 - GM1E44S1ESO01

World’s first development impact bond for education shows successful achievement of outcomes in its final year

Izzy Boggild-Jones and Emily Gustafsson-Wright

Friday, July 13, 2018

A worker driving a forklift stacks containers in a yard at Port Botany's container handling facility located in Sydney, Australia, March 2, 2016. Picture taken March 2, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray - GF10000371752

Unpacked: The US-China Trade War

Thursday, July 12, 2018

A Chinese engineer and a local construction worker work on a section of the Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) in Emali, Kenya October 10, 2015. The China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) tasked with the construction work at a cost of 3.8 billion U.S. dollars is due for completion in mid-2017. REUTERS/Noor Khamis - D1AERZDORFAA

American companies and Chinese Belt and Road in Africa

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Contractors are seen working at the construction of Karuma 600 megawatts hydroelectric power project under construction on River Nile, Uganda February 21, 2018. REUTERS/James Akena - RC1A39E61A70

How the BUILD Act advances development

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

An Iraqi works at a car repair shop east of Mosul, Iraq April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem - RC1B5D9D6CE0

Do social protection programs improve life satisfaction? Lessons from Iraq

Talajeh Livani and Carol Graham

Tuesday, July 10, 2018