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Dec

18

2:00—3:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

The International Migration of Women: Future Directions for Research and Policy

The current share of women in the world's international migrant population is close to one half. Despite the great number of female migrants, there has until recently been a striking lack of gender analysis in the economic literature on international...

Dec

17

2:30—4:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

The Best Things in Life are (Nearly) Free: Technology, Knowledge and Global Health

Abstract: This paper argues that there are two major factors underlying improved global health outcomes. These are, first, the discovery of cheap (and some free) technologies that can dramatically improve health outcomes and, second, the adoption of...

Dec

14

2:00—4:00 PM

Hilton Washington Embassy Row, The Consulate Ballroom, 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20036

Power and Roads to Africa: A Tanzanian Perspective

President Kikwete will offer his perspective on infrastructure obstacles to growth in Tanzania, including how the donor community, private sector, and African governments can work together to find new and innovative ways to bring power and roads to A...

Dec

11

2:30—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20036

Institutions to Limit Patronage Politics in Africa: A Pioneering Approach from Ghana

Abstract: Analyses of how coveted central government resources in Africa are transferred to different regions within a country have shown widespread patronage, ethnic cronyism and pork barrel politics. Politics as the basis of relative development be...

Dec

4

2:00—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

The Impact of Early Childhood Nutrition on Education: Evidence from a Randomized, Three-decade Longitudinal Study in Guatemala

Early childhood nutrition is thought to have important effects on education, broadly defined to include various forms of learning. We advance beyond previous literature on the effect of early childhood nutrition on education in developing countries b...

Dec

3

12:30—2:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

Policies and Innovations for Improving Access to Financial Services in Latin America: What Works and What Doesn't?

Access to financial services in Latin America remains low and has improved little in recent years, despite a favorable international financial climate, sound macroeconomic policies and ample liquidity in most countries. Why hasn't the sharp decline i...

Nov

29

4:00—6:00 PM

Jurys Washington Hotel, Doyle A, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Which Countries Will the Millennium Challenge Corporation Choose in 2008?

On December 12th, the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will announce which countries will be eligible to apply for funding in 2008. With funding tight, new countries passing the eligibility indicators test, nine of sixteen countries with s...

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18

2:00—3:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

Dec

17

2:30—4:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

Dec

14

2:00—4:00 PM

Hilton Washington Embassy Row, The Consulate Ballroom, 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20036

Dec

11

2:30—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20036

Dec

4

2:00—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

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3

12:30—2:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

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29

4:00—6:00 PM

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18

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17

2:30—4:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

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14

2:00—4:00 PM

Hilton Washington Embassy Row, The Consulate Ballroom, 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20036

Dec

11

2:30—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20036

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4

2:00—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

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3

12:30—2:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

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29

4:00—6:00 PM

Jurys Washington Hotel, Doyle A, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

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