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WORKING PAPERS
December 28, 2011
This report summarizes recent trends in large-scale tropical forest clearing identified by FORMA (Forest Monitoring for Action). FORMA produces indicators that track monthly changes in the number of 1-sq.-km. tropical forest parcels that have experienced clearing with high probability. This report a...
Multimedia
December 23, 2011
Most low-income countries (LICs) recovered swiftly from the 2008-9 global crisis and have grown strongly since early 2010. But progress in rebuilding macroeconomic buffers has been slow, and the LICs are now less well prepared to deal with external shocks than they were before the crisis. At a time ...
Multimedia
December 20, 2011
Senior Fellow Liliana Rojas-Suarez was interviewed by CNN en Español on dealing with the current banking problems in Europe. With the escalation of the banking problems, some countries, such as Greece, need a comprehensive restructuring of their banking systems, while many others need a TARP-like p...
WORKING PAPERS
December 19, 2011
David Wheeler and co-authors use detailed monthly data from FORMA (Forest Monitoring for Action) to determine the factors that contribute to deforestation in Indonesia. Their results highlight the importance of incorporating economic dynamics into financial compensation arrangements for forest conse...
Dec
14
2011
2:00—3:30 PM
November 30, 2011
The Center for Global Development presents
Global Risks for Low-Income Countries:
Views on the IMF Perspective
Opening Remarks
Min Zhu
Deputy Managing Director
International Monetary Fund
Presentation of Report Key Findings
Hugh Bredenkamp
Deputy Director, Strategy, Policy and Revi...
Multimedia
November 10, 2011
In this short video clip, CGD senior fellows David Wheeler and Arvind Subramanian tell how CGD influenced the World Bank to stop financing coal-burning power plants through the Clean Tech Fund and instead focus on solar thermal power. Drawing on Wheeler’s research, Wheeler and others in CGD...
Nov
1
2011
8:30—10:00 AM
October 26, 2011
The Center for Global Development presents
a Massachusetts Avenue Development Seminar (MADS)* on
Climate Treaties and Approaching Catastrophes
Featuring
Scott Barrett
Columbia University
Hosted by
David Wheeler
Center for Global Development
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
8:30am--10:00am
at...