Economic Development

Amazon HQ2

A better way to attract Amazon’s jobs

Amy Liu

New York Times Tuesday, February 19, 2019

An employee inspects Kenya Cane spirit bottles on a conveyor belt at the East African Breweries Limited factory in Ruaraka factory in Nairobi, Kenya April 6, 2018. Picture taken April 6, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RC18A50BF7B0

Africa in focus

The Japanese philosophy of kaizen offers opportunity for industrial development in Africa

Jin Kimiaki, Keijiro Otsuka, and Tetsushi Sonobe

Friday, February 15, 2019

The Avenue

The coming digital divide: What to do, and not do, about it

Blair Levin

Friday, February 15, 2019

Fork-lift machines are seen idle at Dangote tomatoes processing factory along the Kano-Zaria road in Kano, northwest Nigeria August 21, 2017. Picture taken August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye. - RC1F842D65B0

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: Africa’s business potential

Payce Madden

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Reports

Climate Change

How the geography of climate damage could make the politics less polarizing

Mark Muro, David G. Victor, and Jacob Whiton

January 29, 2019

Technology & Innovation

Automation and Artificial Intelligence: How machines are affecting people and places

Mark Muro, Robert Maxim, and Jacob Whiton

January 24, 2019

Demographics & Population

Why midsized metro areas deserve our attention

Alan Berube

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Workforce Development

Advancing opportunity in Central Indiana

Chad Shearer, Isha Shah, and Mark Muro

December 18, 2018

A 'for sale' is seen outside a single family house in Uniondale, New York, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - S1BETFTCVJAB

Housing Markets & Finance

The Goldilocks problem of housing supply: Too little, too much, or just right?

Jenny Schuetz

December 14, 2018

Blog Posts

People walk on a street of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago - RC1B61115AA0

Africa in focus

Debt management in a challenging environment: Lessons from Côte d’Ivoire

Adama Koné

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

The Avenue

Stakes are high for cities and regions ahead of an unsettled 2020 census

Alan Berube

Thursday, February 7, 2019

A woman casts her vote at a polling unit in Daura, northwest Nigeria March 28, 2015. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - GF10000042218

Africa in focus

Nigeria’s 2019 presidential elections: A chance to think globally and act locally

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

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Events

2018

Oct

Past Event

Building Opportunity For All

8:50 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2018

Oct

Past Event

Development Seminar | Engaging private practitioners to improve tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in urban India

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

Development Seminar | Feminist engagement with post-colonial developments

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

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Related Books

Under-Rewarded Efforts: The Elusive Quest for Prosperity in Mexico

By Santiago Levy

2018

Open for Business

By Richard Feinberg

2016

Circus Maximus

By Andrew Zimbalist

2016

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Multimedia

Brookings Now

An economic agenda for the forgotten Americans in a divided nation

Brennan Hoban

Monday, October 15, 2018

Up Front

Using technology to improve the efficacy of school feeding programmes

Prerna Sharma

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Up Front

Measuring new indicators of growth

Shruti Godbole

Friday, July 6, 2018

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Economic Development

A better way to attract Amazon’s jobs

The Japanese philosophy of kaizen offers opportunity for industrial development in Africa

The coming digital divide: What to do, and not do, about it

Figures of the week: Africa’s business potential

Reports

How the geography of climate damage could make the politics less polarizing

Automation and Artificial Intelligence: How machines are affecting people and places

Why midsized metro areas deserve our attention

Advancing opportunity in Central Indiana

The Goldilocks problem of housing supply: Too little, too much, or just right?

Blog Posts

Debt management in a challenging environment: Lessons from Côte d’Ivoire

Stakes are high for cities and regions ahead of an unsettled 2020 census

Nigeria’s 2019 presidential elections: A chance to think globally and act locally

Events

Building Opportunity For All

Development Seminar | Engaging private practitioners to improve tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in urban India

Development Seminar | Feminist engagement with post-colonial developments

Related Books

Under-Rewarded Efforts: The Elusive Quest for Prosperity in Mexico

Open for Business

Circus Maximus

Multimedia

An economic agenda for the forgotten Americans in a divided nation

Using technology to improve the efficacy of school feeding programmes

Measuring new indicators of growth

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