Global Development

A man walks inside the World Trade Center after the government announced that private and state companies will reopen their offices after almost two months of lockdown amidst concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Colombo, Sri Lanka May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Report

Social and economic impact of COVID-19

Eduardo Levy Yeyati and Federico Filippini

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Sex workers wait in a queue to receive free rations at G B Road, kamla market during the distribution.Under the programme 'Seva Hi Sangathan' BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) is distributing free food rations across India, helping those in need amid Coronavirus crisis. (Photo by Pradeep Gaur / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Future Development

Bureaucratic solutions to problems of targeting social assistance

Michael Lokshin and Nithin Umapathi

Monday, June 7, 2021

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks at a meeting of finance ministers from across the G7 nations ahead of the G7 leaders' summit, at Lancaster House in London, Britain June 4, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS

Order from Chaos

Around the halls: What to watch in Biden’s week of summits in Europe

Pavel K. Baev, Célia Belin, James Goldgeier, Samantha Gross, Syaru Shirley Lin, Suzanne Maloney, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Patrick W. Quirk, Douglas A. Rediker, Constanze Stelzenmüller, and Thomas Wright

Monday, June 7, 2021

A girl plays hopscotch as people line up to vote in the first round of 2017 French presidential election at a polling station in Marseille, France, April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1DF78E8BB0

Global Development

Social and development impact bonds by the numbers

Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Izzy Boggild-Jones, Onyeka Nwabunnia, and Sarah Osborne

Monday, June 7, 2021

Reports

Daily wage laborers and homeless people wait in a queue to receive free food during a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease in New Delhi. (Photo by Amarjeet Kumar Singh / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Report

Extreme poverty in the time of COVID-19

Homi Kharas and Meagan Dooley

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

A worker from a telecommunications company inspects a 5G technology device connected to an experimental 5G network, in Santiago, Chile March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Report

Bridging the global digital divide: A platform to advance digital development in low- and middle-income countries

George Ingram

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

A person receives a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, during mass vaccine inside of Hermanos Lopez Rayon sports center, a designated priority vaccination center for elderly over 60 years in the Uruapan town. On March 10, 2021 in Michoacan, Mexico (Photo by Eyepix/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Report

Pandemic preparedness and response: Beyond the WHO’s Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator

Kaushik Basu, Lawrence Gostin, and Nicole Hassoun

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

A worker sorts baobab fruit at the Bioessence factory, a cosmetic and nutrition company using baobab and shea products, in Dakar June 19, 2013. Bioessence exports many of its products to the United States. REUTERS/Joe Penney (SENEGAL - Tags: BUSINESS)

Report

Employment creation potential, labor skills requirements, and skill gaps for young people: A Senegal case study

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Fatou Gueye, Assane Beye, Abdou Khadir Dia, and Massaer Mbaye

Monday, April 5, 2021

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - January 30 2014: Raw Coffee Bean sorting and processing in a factory

Report

Youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa: Progress and prospects

Louise Fox and Dhruv Gandhi

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Blog Posts

Tegucigalpa, Honduras.- In the photos taken on January 15, 2021, people work at a food plant in Tegucigalpa. Honduras received 323.5 million dollars of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the third quarter of 2020, 75.9% higher than the same period of 2019, according to the Central Bank (BCH).

Future Development

Declining foreign direct investment can’t contribute much to sustainable development

Simon J. Evenett and Johannes Fritz

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Homeless people wait in a queue to receive free food during a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),in New Delhi. (Photo by Amarjeet Kumar Singh / SOPA Imag/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Future Development

Long-run impacts of COVID-19 on extreme poverty

Homi Kharas and Meagan Dooley

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Shoppers are seen outside a grocery store in the Kasanchiz area of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie

Future Development

Social assistance in Ethiopia during COVID-19

Ashwini Deshpande, Addis Kassahun Mulat, Wenhui Mao, and Mohamed Mustafa Diab

Friday, May 28, 2021

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