Developing Economies

A trader points to a stock chart on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing bell in New York July 2, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS) - GM1EA730CVB01

Evidence-based policy mistakes

Saturday, December 2, 2017

A young girl reads the day's lessons at a school near Xia Xia, Mozambique on April 26, 2005. Children are taught from an early age on the dangers and how to prevent HIV/AIDS. Some 470,00 AIDS orphans live in Mozambique. This photo is part of an exhibition to be opened in Ottawa, Canada on December 1, 2005 as part of World Aids Day. The photos are the work of Photosensitive, a group of Canadian photographers who donate their time to photograph social issues, and in conjunction with the Canadian Coalition on HIV/AIDS. Picture taken April 26, 2005. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/Photosensitive/Andy Clark - RP2DSFHDXNAB

Future Development Reads: Surprises, support, and surveys on economics and poverty

Shanta Devarajan

Saturday, December 2, 2017

A pedestrian holding an umbrella walks past a stock quotation board showing various countries' stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo May 30, 2013. The Nikkei share average fell below 14,000 on Thursday with a drop in U.S. stocks and a stronger yen hurting sentiment, while caution over the recent volatility in the Japanese market is keeping investors risk-averse. REUTERS/Yuya Shino (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS) - GM1E95U0R0101

4 reflections on the current state of the world

Shanta Devarajan

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

A farmer walks in a village built inside the protected Gouin-Debe forest in Blolequin department, western Ivory Coast August 17, 2015. Picture taken August 17, 2015. To match Insight IVORYCOAST-COCOA/ENVIRONMENT REUTERS/Luc Gnago - GF10000230392

Scalable solutions in fragile states

Larry Cooley and Jonathan Papoulidis

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Thai forensic experts collect DNA sample from a confiscated elephant tusk, coming from Malawi, after a news conference at the Customs of Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha - RC167C22A220

On the vices and virtues of trophy hunting

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, November 27, 2017

Employees work on the manufacturing line at the United Aryan Export Processing Zone textile factory in Nairobi, Kenya April 13, 2017. Picture taken April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC116416CF10

3 things to know about Africa’s industrialization and the Continental Free Trade Area

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Africa’s expanding middle class

Haroon Bhorat, Homi Kharas, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

A Cambodian soldier serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) waves the U.N flag during a send-off ceremony at Pochentong Air Base in Phnom Penh December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - GM1E8CJ10FN01

State fragility is key to reaching the last mile in ending poverty

George Ingram and Jonathan Papoulidis

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Workers walk near a cargo ship at the Beira port in Mozambique, February 15, 2013. Mozambique has named miner Rio Tinto as one of six preferred bidders for a new $3 billion railway and port development project to boost coal exports, the country's transport minister said on April 10, 2013. Picture taken February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Agnieszka Flak (MOZAMBIQUE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS TRANSPORT) - GM1E94B0R0W01

Figures of the Week: Sub-Saharan African countries implement e-governance initiatives

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Young entrepreneurs look at their computers at a resting area inside the University Students Venture Park, in Shanghai, China, July 29, 2015. The University Students Venture Park in northern Shanghai was designed as an incubator for college students considering a startup. The lobby is decked out in a sunny palette and garnished with inspiring slogans about creativity; outside a large sign reads "Dream Community". Picture taken July 29, 2015. To match INSIGHT CHINA-ENTREPRENEURS/ REUTERS/Aly Song - GF10000241676

Future Development Reads: 6 surprising findings in development economics

Shanta Devarajan

Friday, November 3, 2017