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WORKING PAPERS
September 29, 2011
Agriculture can serve as an important engine for economic growth in developing countries, yet yields in these countries have lagged far behind those in developed countries for decades. One potential mechanism for increasing yields is the use of improved agricultural technologies, such
as fertilizer...
Multimedia
August 09, 2011
It’s not often that the United Nations sees fit to officially declare a food crisis a famine. That’s a testament to the severity of the ongoing suffering in Somalia, a disaster of biblical proportions that has already claimed the lives of tens of thousands. But evidence abounds that famines are ...
Blog Post
July 27, 2011
As Congress looks for cost savings, a logical first step would be to compare the various investments the USG makes to figure out what gets taxpayers the highest returns. One debate is bilateral versus multilateral, and the administration has signaled a preference toward the latter wherever possi...
Blog Post
June 20, 2011
This is a joint post with Jenny Ottenhoff
The House Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade showed tremendous bipartisan support for a strong U.S. role in the multilateral development banks (MDBs) at last week’s hearing with Lael Brainard, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Int...