Global Economy and Development

Women and leadership: A conversation with Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

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Proposals for US climate leadership and managing built environment risks and costs

Nathan Hultman, Joseph W. Kane, and Fred Dews

Friday, March 12, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he takes part in a Munich Security Conference virtual event from the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

America’s return to the world

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Two men working on a computer

Facilitating the transformational AfCFTA: Tools for eliminating bottlenecks

Benedict Okey Oramah

Thursday, March 11, 2021

An employee of a money changer holds a stack of Indonesia rupiah notes before giving it to a customer in Jakarta, October 8, 2015. Most emerging Asian currencies dipped on Thursday as traders booked profits from recent gains and waited on minutes of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting for any clues on the timing of a U.S. interest rate hike. REUTERS/Beawiharta

The problem with linking debt forgiveness to the Sustainable Development Goals

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Illustration of power plant and euros in the sky

Climate finance: What are the ‘known unknowns’?

Homi Kharas and Andrew Rogerson

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

The role of youth in preserving democracies in times of crisis: A shared goal of the United States and Africa

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Woman walks past trucks waiting in a 10km queue to cross the Kenyan-Ugandan border in the town of Busia, Kenya November 14, 2020. Picture taken November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

How have lockdown policies affected international trade? Evidence from Kenya

Addisu Lashitew and Majune K. Socrates

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Parked trucks wait in a 10km queue, to cross the Kenyan-Ugandan border from the town of Busia, Kenya November 14, 2020. Picture taken November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

The effect of lockdown policies on international trade: Evidence from Kenya

Addisu Lashitew and Majune K. Socrates

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Proud young girls

Inspiring the next generation of women leaders

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Monday, March 8, 2021