Global Economy and Development

A man looks behind as he drives a truck transporting rubber for sale in Nsuaem, Ghana November 24, 2018.Picture taken November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Pathways to structural transformation of the Ghanaian economy—and some roadblocks

William Baah-Boateng and Eric Kofi Twum

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Women workers inspect shoes at a Bata shoe factory in Abuja, Nigeria January 13, 2020. Picture taken January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Figure of the week: The AfCFTA’s effects on trade and wages in Africa

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

DAKAR, SENEGAL - APR 23, 2017: Unidentified Senegalese people stand in front of the truck at the port of Dakar, the capital of Senegal

Removing impediments to export-led growth in Senegal: Groundnuts, fishing, textiles, fruits, and vegetables

Stephen Golub and Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Lee Ausage tests out laptop he received from State Schools' Relief, at Dandenong South Primary School in Melbourne, Thursday, May 14, 2020. (AAP Image/Daniel Pockett) NO ARCHIVINGNo Use Australia. No Use New Zealand.

Wages and GDP lost due to COVID-19 school closures

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

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Happy children in India

The happy classroom: Insights from our study of schools in Delhi, India

Esther Care, Vishal Talreja, Aynur Gul Sahin, and Sreehari Ravindranath

Friday, August 14, 2020

School child wearing mask

Adapting to learning needs in the wake of COVID-19 using data and evidence

Molly Curtiss Wyss

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Orlando skyline at night

A conversation with Chris Castro, director of sustainability and resilience for Orlando

Anthony F. Pipa, Max Bouchet, and Landon Webber

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Bristol City Center Aerial View in England UK

A conversation with Marvin Rees, mayor of Bristol

Anthony F. Pipa, Max Bouchet, and Landon Webber

Friday, August 7, 2020

Phone with TikTok app open, over U.S. and Chinese flags

Why is the Trump administration banning TikTok and WeChat?

Friday, August 7, 2020

Ayak Chol Deng, 31, an epidemiologist, spoken word poet, activist, and a founding member of Ana Taban, poses for a photograph at her home in Juba, South Sudan, April 20, 2017. Deng was born in a refugee camp in Gambela, briefly lived in Cuba as a child, and then studied and lived in Kharoum, Sudan and Nairobi, Kenya. She is divorced and a mother of three. "I hope for better serviced institutions, better opportunities for youth, a country where I don't need to be from a specific tribe," said Deng. In one of her poems, she writes: "Heal this spirit that's broken, piece together pieces of me, my affiliation, or tongue, colour, politics, restore what’s human in me, peace, come find me, enrich this fist choking, un-taint my disputes, resonating, unhinge my words, elevating, unleash a conciliation, everlasting, peace, come find me." REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu SEARCH "CAMPEANU ANA TABAN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Taking distance learning ‘offline’: Lessons learned from navigating the digital divide during COVID-19

Angelica Towne Amporo and Hawah Nabbuye

Friday, August 7, 2020