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Jan
13
2009
2:00—3:30 PM
December 31, 2008
Are policies to encourage biofuels part of the solution to global warming? Or do their environmental costs outweigh their benefits? IFPRI senior research fellow Antoine Bouet uses a global trade model to examine the impact of trade, subsidy, and mandate policies that the European Union uses or could...
Jan
12
2009
12:30—2:00 PM
December 31, 2008
The Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) is a multisectoral initiative designed to help resource rich developing countries improve their governance. Although adherence is voluntary, participating governments are required to publish resource revenues and firms operating in these countr...
BRIEFS
November 04, 2008
The United States can play an important role in
promoting global development while simultaneously advancing
American interests and prosperity. Intellectual property (IP) rights, such as patents and
copyrights, provide protection against unauthorized copying and
are therefore fundamental to creat...