Economic Development

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Global Economy

October 2019 update to TIGER: Sliding into synchronized stagnation

Eswar Prasad and Ethan Wu

Sunday, October 13, 2019

The Avenue

Broadband adoption is on the rise, but states can do much more

Lara Fishbane and Adie Tomer

Thursday, October 10, 2019

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Upcoming Event

Economic adjustment in conflict-affected and fragile states in Africa: Lessons from Somalia

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM EDT

Development Seminar | Economic openness across India: the opportunities, challenges and risks

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

Reports

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Report

Supporting small informal businesses to improve the quality of jobs in Africa

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

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Report

Has the dollar lost ground as the dominant international currency?

Eswar Prasad

Friday, September 20, 2019

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Global Trade

A WTO reform agenda

Joshua P. Meltzer

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Global Trade

How global cities are innovating to leverage foreign investment

Max Bouchet, Rachel Barker, and Marek Gootman

September 11, 2019

Technology & Innovation

Ideas for Pennsylvania Innovation: Examining efforts by competitor states and national leaders

Robert Maxim and Mark Muro

August 13, 2019

Blog Posts

The Avenue

Restrictive zoning is impeding DC’s goal to build more housing

Jenny Schuetz

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

The Avenue

How a Houston, Texas neighborhood center is using diversity to strengthen a neighborhood

Anna Brinley and Ann Hilbig

Friday, October 4, 2019

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Africa in focus

Africa in the news: UNGA, Zimbabwe, and Sudan updates

Dhruv Gandhi

Saturday, September 28, 2019

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Experts

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Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Multimedia

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Economic Development

The story of Vietnam’s economic revolution

David Dollar and Madame Pham Chi Lan

Monday, September 30, 2019

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U.S. Economy

The geography of prosperity: How to help the areas lagging behind

Jay Shambaugh and David Dollar

Monday, July 22, 2019

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Global Trade

Chinese perspectives on trade and the economic tension with the US

David Dollar and Yiping Huang

Monday, June 24, 2019

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Reports

Youth employment through industries without smokestacks: Workshop 2

Building Opportunity For All – San Francisco

Development Seminar | Moving India to a new growth trajectory

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative