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Blog Post
February 28, 2023
Sri Lanka's default on its debt in 2022 caused alarm among investors and development economists alike, and raised questions about the factors underlying the country's economic downfall. In this blog, we examine the reasons for Sri Lanka's default and the challenges that lie ahead.
Blog Post
February 27, 2023
Strengthening women’s land rights has important policy consequences for poverty reduction and gender equality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is an issue that is also in alignment with realizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of ending all forms of poverty and achieving gender equality ...
Blog Post
February 16, 2023
Launched in January 2023, the new US Strategy on Global Women’s Economic Security is the first of its kind to apply across federal agencies. Women’s economic security is a critical element of broader gender equality and a foundation for the well-being of households, communities, and countries
Blog Post
February 07, 2023
President Biden is scheduled to deliver his second State of the Union address tonight. Historically, these speeches have focused on domestic policy and leading national security issues, yielding limited airtime for international development. But, on occasion, past presidents of both parties have spo...
Blog Post
December 19, 2022
One in five people on the planet live in countries at risk of debt distress. Yet the leaders and institutions that understand the challenge and could address it are instead virtue signaling and pointing the finger at others who share responsibly for a solution. We need a different approach—one that ...
WORKING PAPERS
November 29, 2022
We study whether providing affordable childcare improves women's economic empowerment and child development, using data from a sample of 1,990 women participating in a public works program in Burkina Faso. Out of 36 urban work sites, 18 were randomly selected to receive community-based childcare cen...
Blog Post
November 29, 2022
Research and policymaking relating to childcare often occurs in siloes and because of this, few studies connect the vision of caring for children with the vision of encouraging women’s employment and economic wellbeing. In a new paper, we bridge this gap to examine whether community-based childcare...
Blog Post
November 21, 2022
In Brazil, the number of children in daycare programs is increasing rapidly. Studies show that publicly provided daycare can benefit children’s nutrition and yield short-term benefits to children’s cognitive development, without having adverse impacts on children’s behavioral development. It can als...