The International Finance Corporation’s Mission Is Facilitating Risky...
The International Finance Corporation’s Mission Is Facilitating Risky Investments—So Why Is It Taking on Less and Less Risk?Blog Post1/17/18The IFC is designed to catalyze investments in countries that...
View ArticleAid Transparency and Private Sector Subsidies at the IFC
Aid Transparency and Private Sector Subsidies at the IFCBlog Post1/17/18Vijaya Ramachandran, Ben Leo, Jared Karlow and I have just published two papers looking at where and in what capacity the IFC,...
View ArticleIt’s Time for a Code of Conduct on Transparency for Financiers Backing PPPs
It’s Time for a Code of Conduct on Transparency for Financiers Backing PPPsBlog Post1/23/18Public-Private Partnership models continue to proliferate, backed by multilateral development banks old and...
View ArticleIs the IFC Taking On Even Less Risk Than We Suggest? Our Readers Respond
Is the IFC Taking On Even Less Risk Than We Suggest? Our Readers RespondBlog Post1/25/18Since the publication of our paper on the IFC’s project portfolio last week, we have received several helpful...
View ArticleChart of the Week #4: Angus Deaton and the Location of Poverty
Chart of the Week #4: Angus Deaton and the Location of PovertyBlog Post1/26/18On Wednesday, Angus Deaton published an op-ed in the New York Times that paints a compelling picture of the depth of...
View ArticleInside the IFC's Portfolio: The IFC Responds
Inside the IFC's Portfolio: The IFC RespondsBlog Post2/2/18IFC Spokesman Frederick Jones has replied to our blog on the IFC’s risk appetite. First off, thanks to Fred and the IFC for replying. The...
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Measures of Global Public Goods and International Spillovers - Working Paper 474
Measures of Global Public Goods and International Spillovers - Working Paper 474Publications2/5/18This paper attempts a first-cut listing of global public goods and international spillover activities,...
View ArticleYes, the IFC Should Do More in Middle Income Countries. But Which Ones?
Yes, the IFC Should Do More in Middle Income Countries. But Which Ones?Blog Post3/1/18Moving beyond low income countries makes sense for an institution focused on ending extreme poverty. But does the...
View ArticleAssessing the Gender Gap at Nonprofits in Global Development
Assessing the Gender Gap at Nonprofits in Global DevelopmentBlog Post3/5/18Last year on International Women’s Day, we talked about labor and financial equality as a prerequisite for women’s...
View ArticleHow Prevalent Is the “Euromanel”?
How Prevalent Is the “Euromanel”?Blog Post3/16/18Christal Morehouse, Alla Volkova, and Silvia Fierăscu of The Open Society Foundation (OSF) have just issued a fascinating report on the gender breakdown...
View ArticleThe U.N. Set 17 Goals To Make The World A Better Place. How's It Doing? (NPR)
The U.N. Set 17 Goals To Make The World A Better Place. How's It Doing? (NPR)May 3, 2018From the article:
View ArticleCan The World Bank 'Sell' Anticorruption? (Devex)
Can The World Bank 'Sell' Anticorruption? (Devex)May 14, 2018From the article:
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Chart of the Week: Taxing the Poor to Give to the Bureaucrat?
May 15, 2018Chart of the Week: Taxing the Poor to Give to the Bureaucrat?The world’s poorest people have been getting richer recently. But they remain incredibly poor. The 10 percent of the world’s...
View ArticleBig Gender Gap At The Top Of U.S. Non-Profits Working In Global Development...
Big Gender Gap At The Top Of U.S. Non-Profits Working In Global Development (Giving Compass)May 15, 2018From the article:
View ArticleOpinion: The Development Credit Authority Needs To Stay In USAID (Devex)
Opinion: The Development Credit Authority Needs To Stay In USAID (Devex)May 16, 2018From the article:
View ArticleWhat America Sells To The World (NPR)
What America Sells To The World (NPR)May 16, 2018Episode introduction:
View ArticleSpeeding Sustainable Development: Integrating Economic, Social, and...
Speeding Sustainable Development: Integrating Economic, Social, and Environmental Development - Working Paper 484Publications5/23/18This paper discusses the role for policy integration to speed...
View ArticleA Radical Proposal To Fight Poverty In The Developing World: Tax The Rich...
A Radical Proposal To Fight Poverty In The Developing World: Tax The Rich More Than The Poor (Vox)May 24, 2018From the article (op-ed by Charles Kenny and Justin Sandefur)
View ArticleThe U.N. Goal That Doesn't Get A Lot Of Respect (NPR)
The U.N. Goal That Doesn't Get A Lot Of Respect (NPR)June 6, 2018Of the U.N.'s 17 goals to make the world a better place by 2030, one goal gets much less respect than the others....
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Myths, Challenges, and (Maybe?) a Consensus around Commercial Confidentiality...
July 25, 2018Myths, Challenges, and (Maybe?) a Consensus around Commercial Confidentiality in Government Contracts: Grist for a New CGD Working GroupLast week, the Open Contracting Partnership released...
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