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Jul
9
2024
HYBRID
Washington, DC
9:00—5:00 PM EDT
March 15, 2024
The World Bank Group’s Annual Conference on Development Economics—ABCDE—is a key forum to stimulate an exchange of ideas between leaders in global policy discussions and policymakers from the Bank’s member countries. The 2024 ABCDE will be co-sponsored by the Center for Global Development.
Feb
28
2024
HYBRID
Washington, DC
10:00—11:30 AM ET / 3:00-4:30 PM GMT
January 25, 2024
How can the intersection of gender and diversity in international financial institution (IFIs) leadership foster more effective and inclusive development outcomes? In the second session of our Gender in IFIs series, we explore the internal culture and external complexities of the international devel...
Nov
29
2023
HYBRID
Washington, DC
9:00—2:00 PM ET / 14:00—18:45 GMT
October 25, 2023
Join us for this year's 9th Annual Birdsall House Conference on Gender Equality, where we will shine a spotlight on the theme, "Women on the Rise: Breaking Barriers in International Financial Institutions." This conference promises to be a thought-provoking exploration of the challenges women face, ...
Apr
11
2023
VIRTUAL
4:30—6:00 PM ET
March 29, 2023
We are at a pivotal moment as the WBG is updating their 2016-2023 Gender Strategy amidst numerous crises and setbacks to gender equality. Gender-responsive social protection will be critical to preventing further setbacks and advancing gender equality during these crises.
May
28
2020
9:30—11:00 AM ET
May 19, 2020
Many are focused on the response of governments to the pandemic and its economic impact, and the scale of support needed from the IMF and development banks, both multilateral and bilateral. But the private sector must lead as well, not just in the recovery phase but also in crisis response. Its capa...
Nov
6
2014
12:00—1:30 PM
October 29, 2014
Education programs in rural areas of developing countries are often implemented through local agents, such as community teachers. With this knowledge, Jenny Aker and co-author Christopher Ksoll tested mobile phone monitoring systems to see if they could improve learning outcomes as part of an adult ...
Mar
15
2012
4:00—5:30 PM
March 02, 2012
The Center for Global Development presents
Fostering Innovation Success: Road Safety in Kenya
Thursday, March 15, 2012
4:00pm–5:30pm
Featuring
Michael Kremer
Scientific Director, Development Innovation Ventures
U.S. Agency for International Development
Presenting the Road Safety Camp...
Apr
23
2010
12:00—1:30 PM
April 16, 2010
Abstract: We investigate one of the world's most pernicious forms of exploitation: child soldiering. Most theories can be captured by a principal-agent model that incorporates punishments, indoctrination, and
age-varying productivity. For rebel leaders, we show it is almost always optimal to coerce...
May
12
2009
12:00—1:30 PM
April 30, 2009
Abstract: In economies with weak enforcement of traffic regulations, drivers who adopt excessively risky behavior impose externalities on other vehicles, and on their own passengers. In light of the difficulties of correcting inter-vehicle externalities associated with weak third-party enforcement, ...
Feb
23
2005
12:00—1:30 PM
July 22, 2005
James Habyarimana, Research Fellow, Center for Global Development and Assistant Professor, Georgetown University presented Sense and Absence: Evidence on Teacher Shocks, Absenteeism and Educational Achievement from Zambia. Renos Vakis, Economist, Social Risk Management Unit, (Human Development Netwo...