Designing a Trust Fund to Incentivize More Women Peacekeepers
Designing a Trust Fund to Incentivize More Women PeacekeepersBlog Post7/25/17A few months ago, I wrote a note calling for financial incentives to increase the number of women in (military) peacekeeping...
View ArticleStop Blaming Poor Countries’ Poverty on Corruption — Sometimes It’s Just Bad...
Stop Blaming Poor Countries’ Poverty on Corruption — Sometimes It’s Just Bad Luck (Quartz)CGD in the NewsFrom the op-ed:
View ArticleHow Financial Incentives Can Boost the Number of Women Peacekeepers (News...
How Financial Incentives Can Boost the Number of Women Peacekeepers (News Deeply)CGD in the NewsFrom the op-ed:
View ArticleConcerned About US Safety? Focus On More Than the Military for National...
Concerned About US Safety? Focus On More Than the Military for National Security (International Policy Digest)CGD in the NewsFrom the article:
View ArticleA Reason for Happier Meals at McDonald's: Fewer Antibiotics in Your Chicken
A Reason for Happier Meals at McDonald's: Fewer Antibiotics in Your ChickenBlog Post8/31/17McDonald's has just gone global with its commitment to serve chicken free from antibiotics that are critically...
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Norms and Reform: Legalizing Homosexuality Improves Attitudes - Working Paper...
Norms and Reform: Legalizing Homosexuality Improves Attitudes - Working Paper 465Publications10/4/17This analysis examines the relationship between legal reform and social norms surrounding...
View ArticleNew Study: Social Attitudes Toward Gays and Lesbians Rapidly Changing in...
New Study: Social Attitudes Toward Gays and Lesbians Rapidly Changing in Developing WorldPress ReleaseWashington – Today, Center for Global Development senior fellow Charles Kenny and researcher Dev...
View ArticleAttitudes Toward Gays and Lesbians Are Changing in the Developing World Too
Attitudes Toward Gays and Lesbians Are Changing in the Developing World TooBlog Post10/19/17Improving rights for gays and lesbians is a critical human rights issue. Even where it is not illegal, gays...
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Estimating the SDGs' Demand for Innovation - Working Paper 469
Estimating the SDGs' Demand for Innovation - Working Paper 469Publications10/26/17How much innovation will be needed to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals? Our results suggest that...
View ArticleThe (Sometime) Tyranny of (Somewhat) Arbitrary Income Lines
The (Sometime) Tyranny of (Somewhat) Arbitrary Income LinesBlog Post10/30/17As Lant Pritchett reports, the World Bank has introduced two new poverty lines: $3.20 for lower middle income countries, and...
View ArticleWomen in Fintech: Steps towards Gender Equality in a Most Unequal Sector
Women in Fintech: Steps towards Gender Equality in a Most Unequal SectorBlog Post10/30/17On October 4, CGD convened a private roundtable on women and financial technology in development alongside...
View ArticleThe IMF: Crawling the Walk on Gender?
The IMF: Crawling the Walk on Gender?Publications11/2/17Under managing director Christine Lagarde, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has become a champion for gender equality. This note examines...
View ArticleUS Backs Away from Its Commitment to Extractive Industry Transparency
US Backs Away from Its Commitment to Extractive Industry TransparencyBlog Post11/7/17The US Department of the Interior announced last week that the United States would no longer seek to comply with the...
View ArticleCanada’s Feminist Foreign Policy: Building on a Strong Start
Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy: Building on a Strong StartBlog Post12/11/17The Canadian government has made some impressive steps towards prioritizing gender and women’s rights in international...
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Meeting the Sustainable Development Goal Zero Targets: What Could We Do? -...
Meeting the Sustainable Development Goal Zero Targets: What Could We Do? - Working Paper 472Publications12/13/17The Sustainable Development Goals are an ambitious set of targets for global development...
View ArticleFifteen Years Isn’t That Long: The SDGs and Holistic Development
Fifteen Years Isn’t That Long: The SDGs and Holistic DevelopmentBlog Post12/15/17Do the fifteen year targets of the SDGs stand in the way of their vision of integration and sustainability? If you...
View Article9 Ways The World Got A Lot Better In 2017 (Vox)
9 Ways The World Got A Lot Better In 2017 (Vox)CGD in the NewsFrom the article:It seemed awful. But overall, it was a great year for humanity.
View ArticleA Year In Charts: From Bitcoin To Trump And Chess Playing Robots (Financial...
A Year In Charts: From Bitcoin To Trump And Chess Playing Robots (Financial Times)CGD in the NewsFrom the article:
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Inside the Portfolio of the International Finance Corporation: Does IFC Do...
Inside the Portfolio of the International Finance Corporation: Does IFC Do Enough in Low-Income Countries?Publications1/17/18IFC’s portfolio is not focused where it could make the most difference. Low...
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Comparing Five Bilateral Development Finance Institutions and the IFC
Comparing Five Bilateral Development Finance Institutions and the IFCPublications1/17/18Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)—which provide financing to private investors in developing economies—have...
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