Global Economy and Development

Men walk on a road under construction.

How has the MCC responded to the challenges of COVID-19?

Alexia Latortue and David Dollar

Monday, April 12, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Mohamed Bazoum sits at his pollitical party headquarters in Niamey, September 14, 2013. The ruling party's candidate, Bazoum, will enter Sunday's presidential run-off vote as the favourite to succeed outgoing Mahamadou Issoufou REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo

Africa in the news: Updates on natural resources, and politics in Niger, Djibouti, Benin, and Chad

Christina Golubski, Leo Holtz, and Tamara White

Saturday, April 10, 2021

A child attends a class at the Wangata commune school during a vaccination campaign against the outbreak of Ebola, in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe - RC1B068B55A0

The COVID-19 cost of school closures in earnings and income across the world

George Psacharopoulos, Victoria Collis, Harry Patrinos, and Emiliana Vegas

Friday, April 9, 2021

Children sit cross-legged learning together in a classroom.

Building back better: The promise of the American Rescue Plan for education

Helen Shwe Hadani and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Friday, April 9, 2021

Women shop at Kourosh mall in western Tehran, Iran June 22, 2019. Picture taken June 22, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/Wana News agency/via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Iran’s middle class and the nuclear deal

Djavad Salehi Isfahani

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Shops and galleries line Butler Street in Saugatuck, Michigan, on September 4, 2011

Making America a better place for all: Sustainable development recommendations for the Biden administration

Anthony F. Pipa

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

African business people holding a meeting

Figure of the week: Trends in mergers and acquisitions in Africa

Leo Holtz and Christina Golubski

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Financial stock exchange market display screen board on the street

The global economy’s uneven recovery

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

A motorcyclist rides through a flooded road during the presidential election in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 30, 2018. REUTERS/Olivia Acland

Climate adaptation and the great reset for Africa

Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Worker on forklift looking at camera

Making well-being a policy priority: Lessons from the 2021 World Happiness Report

Tuesday, April 6, 2021