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December 18, 2012
As the year draws to a close, we at the Center for Global Development pause from our regular newsletters to thank you for your interest in our work and mission. We will be back in January with the weekly development updates and invitations to the lively, informative events that you have come to ...
Blog Post
December 12, 2012
This is a joint post with Ben Leo, former CGD research fellow and now Policy Director at ONE.
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is the best US development agency you’ve probably never heard of. Known as OPIC, it’s often mistakenly confused with the oil cartel. But if you care about...
Blog Post
December 10, 2012
This post originally appeared on Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs' Policy Innovations blog.
Imagine the United States sending low-calorie food aid to Ethiopia in response to the global obesity epidemic. Absurd, right? Even if global waistline trends are worrisome, Ethiopians ...
Multimedia
December 07, 2012
In this episode, Owen talks to fellow CGD Senior Fellow Michael Clemens about the relationship between migration and development.
Michael talks about the impact of migration on migrants themselves, and how micro-data has been used to expose a significant inequality of opportunity based on location....
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December 04, 2012
Corrupt, mismanaged, and seemingly hopeless: that was the generally held view of Nigeria in the early 2000s. Then Nigeria implemented a sweeping set of economic and political reforms, repositioning Nigeria’s economy in ways that helped create a more diversified springboard for steadier long-te...
Blog Post
November 29, 2012
Republicans in the US House of Representatives have proposed a step toward immigration reform. The bill would change who can receive an annual block of 55,000 US permanent resident visas. Currently those visas go to people from countries with relatively low rates of immigration to the US via a lotte...
Blog Post
November 29, 2012
The Washington Post reported yesterday that India will, starting Jan 1st in 51 districts, pay cash directly into the accounts of poor families as it begins unraveling its convoluted web of food, fuel and other subsidies. India’s been toying with this idea for a while, so it’s good news that it’ll fi...