Global Inequality

Technology & Innovation

Exporting the surveillance state via trade in AI

Martin Beraja, Andrew Kao, David Y. Yang, and Noam Yuchtman

Thursday, January 12, 2023

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Democracy in Asia: Addressing challenges to democratic governance

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Washington, DC

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Key tensions in refugee education

Maysa Jalbout and Katy Bullard

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Africa in Focus

Africa’s informal cities need more than green infrastructure to weather the effects of climate change

Louise Fox and Danielle Resnick

Monday, November 14, 2022

Reports

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Renewing global climate change action for fragile and developing countries

Landry Signé and Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Monday, November 14, 2022

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An inclusive future? Technology, new dynamics, and policy challenges

David Autor, Kaushik Basu, Zia Qureshi, and Dani Rodrik

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Close-up of calculator on Indian rupee banknotes on table.

Report

A bad deal for development: Assessing the impacts of the new inclusive framework tax deal on low- and middle-income countries

Julie McCarthy

Monday, May 16, 2022

China

How China’s human capital impacts its national competitiveness

Ryan Hass, Kevin Dong, Jude Blanchette, and Briana Boland

Monday, May 16, 2022

The touristic and empty Serrano Square in the Palermo neighborhood with a delivery Rappi waiting for the next course. Argentina extended their lockdown through July 17, leaving the country's tourism industry reeling. Buenos Aires, Argentina - July 6, 2020.La place Serrano, vide dans le quartier touristique de Palermo. Une livreuse Rappi est assise en attendant la prochaine commandeL Argentine a prolonge le confinement jusqu au 17 juillet, impactant fortement l industrie du tourisme. Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 juillet 2020.NO USE FRANCE

Report

Pandemic divergence: A short note on COVID-19 and global income inequality

Federico Filippini and Eduardo Levy Yeyati

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Blog Posts

Future Development

The forgotten 3 billion

Wolfgang Fengler, Homi Kharas, and Juan Caballero

Friday, October 21, 2022

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Future Development

Helping families cope with price shocks—without subsidies

Mamta Murthi, Michal Rutkowski, and Ugo Gentilini

Friday, October 7, 2022

Santiago, Chile - February 11, 2020: Protesters on the streets around Plaza de Italia during recent demonstrations against inequality in Santiago de Chile.

Future Development

Is the risk of crime against businesses greater in more unequal countries?

Addisu Lashitew, Sorin Krammer, and Jonathan Doh

Monday, August 1, 2022

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Events

2022

Jun

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An inclusive future? Technological change and public policy

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

How can democracies harness technology to promote inclusive economic growth and development?

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT

Public health in Africa: Ensuring equal access and self-sufficiency

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST

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There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century

By Fiona Hill

2021

Declining Inequality in Latin America

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2010

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Experts

Julie McCarthy

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development

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Multimedia

Signage for Sarafu on the streets of Mukuru Kayiaba slum in Nairobi, Kenya, July 28, 2020. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Kagondu Njagi

Podcast Episode

Challenges in the post-COVID global economic recovery

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Fred Dews

Friday, March 4, 2022

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Podcast Episode

Investment in science and technology is key to an Africa economic boom

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Landry Signé, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Indian teacher and students wearing protective face mask attend their class at a government girls school after the Rajasthan government allowed schools to reopen for VIth to VIIIth classes in Beawar. (Photo by Sumit Saraswat/Pacific Press/Sipa USA) (Photo by Sumit Saraswat/Pacific Press/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

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Reimagining teaching and learning spaces

Zia Khan, John W. McArthur, Elizabeth M. King, and Urvashi Sahni

Thursday, January 20, 2022

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Global Inequality

Exporting the surveillance state via trade in AI

Democracy in Asia: Addressing challenges to democratic governance

Key tensions in refugee education

Africa’s informal cities need more than green infrastructure to weather the effects of climate change

Reports

Renewing global climate change action for fragile and developing countries

An inclusive future? Technology, new dynamics, and policy challenges

A bad deal for development: Assessing the impacts of the new inclusive framework tax deal on low- and middle-income countries

How China’s human capital impacts its national competitiveness

Pandemic divergence: A short note on COVID-19 and global income inequality

Blog Posts

The forgotten 3 billion

Helping families cope with price shocks—without subsidies

Is the risk of crime against businesses greater in more unequal countries?

Events

An inclusive future? Technological change and public policy

How can democracies harness technology to promote inclusive economic growth and development?

Public health in Africa: Ensuring equal access and self-sufficiency

Related Books

There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century

Declining Inequality in Latin America

Experts

Julie McCarthy

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development

Multimedia

Challenges in the post-COVID global economic recovery

Investment in science and technology is key to an Africa economic boom

Reimagining teaching and learning spaces

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