Foreign Policy as Migration Policy: Tackling the Complex Drivers of Child...
Foreign Policy as Migration Policy: Tackling the Complex Drivers of Child Migration from the Northern TriangleEvent9/13/17In 2014, unprecedented numbers of children and families began crossing the...
View ArticleHow to Do Development Better
How to Do Development BetterEvent9/25/17Effectiveness sounds dull. But what if an extra dollar or rupee in a budget could feed ten people instead of one? Or if $100,000 of international aid spending...
View ArticleMalaria Control: A Critical Investment for Saving Lives in Africa
Malaria Control: A Critical Investment for Saving Lives in AfricaEvent9/27/17This event will serve as an opportunity to discuss and celebrate the launch of a special supplement to the American Journal...
View ArticleLost Human Capital: Teacher Knowledge and Student Achievement in Africa
Lost Human Capital: Teacher Knowledge and Student Achievement in AfricaEvent9/28/17Can teacher quality explain the low learning levels observed in many African countries? Survey data spanning seven...
View ArticleSocietal Platforms: Building beyond Aadhaar for Sustainable Development
Societal Platforms: Building beyond Aadhaar for Sustainable DevelopmentEvent10/13/17CGD, in partnership with the World Bank Group, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Omidyar Network, is delighted...
View ArticleHow Should Donors Decide? Allocation Rules to Guide Aid Spending in Global...
How Should Donors Decide? Allocation Rules to Guide Aid Spending in Global HealthEvent10/18/17In recent years, there has been tremendous progress in improving the treatment and prevention of diseases,...
View ArticleRohingya Crisis: How Can the US and Humanitarian Groups Respond?
Rohingya Crisis: How Can the US and Humanitarian Groups Respond? Event9/29/17Long-simmering conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine state has exploded in recent weeks, leading to the rapid flight of more than...
View ArticleAddressing the Challenges Facing the Global Humanitarian System: A...
Addressing the Challenges Facing the Global Humanitarian System: A Conversation with Mark Lowcock, the UN’s New Head of Humanitarian CoordinationEvent10/13/17With more than 145 million people in need...
View ArticleStitching Together the New Silk Road: How Governments and Institutions Can...
Stitching Together the New Silk Road: How Governments and Institutions Can Make the Belt Road Initiative a Success for Developing CountriesEvent10/12/17China's Belt Road Initiative aims to connect...
View ArticleHow Can We End Violence Against Women and Girls? What We Need and What We Know
How Can We End Violence Against Women and Girls? What We Need and What We KnowEvent10/12/17One in three women around the world has experienced violence in their lifetime. It is the single most common...
View ArticleWhat's In, What's Out? Designing Benefits for Universal Health Coverage
What's In, What's Out? Designing Benefits for Universal Health Coverage Event10/11/17A new contribution from the Center for Global Development and the International Decision Support Initiative...
View ArticleHealth in a Time of Austerity – Can Fiscal Measures Help?
Health in a Time of Austerity – Can Fiscal Measures Help? Event10/26/17In many countries, it is difficult to raise taxes and therefore difficult to increase spending on health care. Nevertheless, many...
View ArticlePriority Setting for Universal Health Coverage: Challenges and Potential...
Priority Setting for Universal Health Coverage: Challenges and Potential SolutionsEvent11/1/17 The Center for Global Development—with Results for Development—is pleased to host this year's Philip A....
View ArticleSaving for (No) Sex: The Effects of Precautionary Savings on Transactional Sex
Saving for (No) Sex: The Effects of Precautionary Savings on Transactional SexEvent10/24/17Transactional sex (sex for money) is a common risk-coping behavior in sub-Saharan Africa and is believed to be...
View ArticleCan Digital Currencies Improve Financial Access?
Can Digital Currencies Improve Financial Access?Event10/23/17As the evidence of mobile money’s ability to improve financial access continues to grow, some in the development community are exploring...
View ArticleDigital Revolutions in Public Finance
Digital Revolutions in Public Finance Event11/7/17The IMF Fiscal Affairs Department is launching a new book entitled Digital Revolutions in Public Finance. Offering the first detailed assessment of the...
View ArticleHow Should We Measure Women’s Economic Empowerment?
How Should We Measure Women’s Economic Empowerment? Event11/15/17The terminology describing economic programs for women has changed: actions to ‘empower women economically’ have replaced efforts to...
View ArticlePromoting Higher and More Inclusive Growth in MENA
Promoting Higher and More Inclusive Growth in MENA Event11/16/17What are the challenges and opportunities for growth in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAP) region? In his...
View ArticleThe Third Annual Birdsall House Conference on Women: Reproductive Choices to...
The Third Annual Birdsall House Conference on Women: Reproductive Choices to Life Chances: The Links between Contraception and Women’s Economic Empowerment Event12/7/17The Birdsall House Conference...
View ArticleRethinking Global Development Policy for the 21st Century
Rethinking Global Development Policy for the 21st CenturyEvent11/8/17Webcast of former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers' keynote at the Center for Global Development’s annual Global Development...
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