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Some Thoughts on Haiti’s Suffering and Courage

Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla Feb 3, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Too Much of a Good Thing? Making the Most of your Disaster Donations

Laura Freschi Jan 20, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

The Minister's Ceiling to "Foreign Born" Students in Italian Schools

Paolo Manasse Jan 14, 2010

Latin America Economonitor

Outlook for Mexico in 2010

Alejandro Schtulmann Jan 12, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

East vs. West

Walter Molano Jan 11, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Two BRICs: India vs. Brazil

Rebecca Wilder Jan 10, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Half-Truths, Lies and Poverty

Abraham M. George Dec 22, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Ten Ways to Move the Budget Back Toward a Sustainable Path

Jeffrey Frankel Dec 7, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Hopeless Cause of the Week: Save Madagascar!

William Easterly and Laura Freschi Nov 20, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

Pictures of Pollution in China

China Economist Nov 18, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

What Must We Do to End World Poverty? At Last, an Answer

William Easterly Oct 19, 2009

Latin America Economonitor

Desertion, Low Morale, and Readiness: Assessing the Mexican Army’s Involvement in the War Against the Cartels and its Impact on Capabilities for Traditional Responses

Alejandro Schtulmann Sep 29, 2009

Latin America Economonitor

USA and Argentina - Alan Beattie's Final Response

Alan Beattie Sep 16, 2009

Peterson Institute for International Economics Monitor

Climate Change—Winning the Narrative

Arvind Subramanian Sep 16, 2009

Latin America Economonitor

USA, Argentina and Alan Beattie: Wrong Starting Point. Final Act (At least on my part…)

Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla Sep 3, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

USA, Argentina and Alan Beattie: Wrong Starting Point. Act II

Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla Aug 24, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

Where is India in Internet adoption?

Ajay Shah Aug 24, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Five Simple Principles for Scaling up in Aid

William Easterly Aug 19, 2009

Daily Digest

News

Development: Crisis Could Open Doors for Change, Says UNCTAD

Global Issues  Thalif Deen Feb 8, 2010

News

Development: South-South Cooperation Key to MDGs

Global Issues  Feb 5, 2010

News

Rwanda: 2009 Investments to Create 11,000 Jobs

allAfrica  Feb 5, 2010

News

It is the poor who pay for the weak renminbi (Financial Times)

Center for Global Development  Feb 3, 2010

News

EU was world's largest aid donor in 2008

Probe International  Jul 13, 2009

News

Clinton Says Development Aid 'Central Pillar' of US Foreign Policy

VOA News  David Gollust Jan 6, 2010

Analysis

Foreign Aid & the Global Economic Crisis

Asia Foundation  V. Bruce J. Tolentino Apr 1, 2009

Analysis

Why Failing to Complete the Green Revolution Could Bring the Next Famine

Foreign Affairs  Carlisle Ford Runge and Carlisle Piehl Runge Feb 4, 2010

Research

What are the links between aid volatility and growth ?

World Bank  Anil Markandya et al Feb 1, 2010

Analysis

The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Millennium Development Goals in Latin America

UNU-WIDER  Rob Vos and Marco V. Sánchez Feb 3, 2010

Analysis

Official Development Assistance (ODA)

African Economic Outlook  Jan 20, 2010

Analysis

US and Foreign Aid Assistance

Global Issues  Apr 13, 2009

Analysis

Factsheet: Where are the gaps?

Millennium Development Goals: End Poverty 2015  Sep 1, 2009

Analysis

Strengthening the Global Partnership for Development in a Time of Crisis

MDG Gap Task Force Report 2009  Feb 9, 2010

Analysis

Aid Orphans: Whose Responsibility?

OECD  Andrew Rogerson and Suzanne Steensen Oct 1, 2009

Research

New structural economics : a framework for rethinking development

World Bank  Justin Yifu Lin Feb 1, 2010

News

Guinea Brutality Set Stage for Surprising Calm

New York Times  Adam Nossiter Feb 2, 2010

Blogs

No, really, cancel Haiti's debt

FP Passport  Annie Lowrey Feb 1, 2010

News

Britain and US pledge to support Yemeni government

Telegraph  Duncan Gardham Jan 27, 2010

Analysis

Middle East Review of 2009

Telegraph  Richard Spencer Dec 16, 2009

Blogs

An oil purse is a curse, of course?

Aid Watch  Adam Martin Feb 1, 2010

Analysis

Saudi Arabia & Africa: Is There Such a Thing as Agro-Imperialism?

New York Times  Andrew Rice Nov 16, 2009

Opinions

A Time and Place for Russia

New York Times  Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky Jan 28, 2010

News

Political Uncertainty Grips a Russian Republic

New York Times  Ellen Barry Feb 1, 2010

News

Russians Rally ’Round a Falling Enclave

New York Times  Michael Schwirtz Feb 1, 2010

Analysis

Nigeria: Housing for the public

Oxford Business Group  Feb 1, 2010

News

Haiti’s Disasters: Natural and Man-Made

The Journal of the American Enterprise Institute  Dec 31, 2009

Analysis

Desalination: Status and Federal Issues

Congressional Research Reports for the People  Dec 30, 2009

News

SMEs in the Middle East: Big gains from growth of small business

Financial Times  Robin Wigglesworth Jan 30, 2010

Research

The Global Financial Crisis and Workers' Remittances to Africa: What's the Damage?

IMF  Chami, Barajas, Ralph, Adolfo, Fullenkamp, Connel, Garg and Anjali Jan 1, 2010

News

Weak infrastructure plans limit Africa financing: AU

Reuters  Duncan Miriri Jan 29, 2010

News

Nigeria: Stagnation Stirs Everything Up

Economist  Jan 28, 2010

Research

The economics of renewable energy expansion in rural Sub-Saharan Africa

The World Bank  Uwe Deichmann et al Jan 1, 2010

Analysis

Jobs, Skills and Incomes in Ghana: How was poverty halved?

CSAE  Nicholas Nsowah-Nuamah, Francis Teal and Moses Awoonor-Williams Jan 1, 2010

News

The new Afghan plan: buy off Taliban

The Independent  Andrew Grice and Katherine Butler Jan 28, 2010

Opinions

India’s poverty curse

Financial Times  Kunal Kumar Kundu Jan 28, 2010

News

Karzai Says It Will Take Years to Train Afghan Forces

The New York Times  Alan Cowell and John F Burns Jan 28, 2010

News

Taliban soldiers to be offered trust fund

Financial Times  James Blitz Jan 28, 2010

Analysis

ANALYSIS-Africa ponders how to manage new wealth

Reuters  Natsuko Waki Jan 26, 2010

Analysis

Africa rising

Reuters  Ed Cropley and Ben Hirschler Jan 26, 2010

News

Families Struggle to Afford Food, Survey Finds

New York Times  Jan 26, 2010

News

Japan's temps may get new deal, of sorts

Asia Times  Scott North Jan 26, 2010

News

Zimbabwe's farmers flounder

iafrica  Dingani Masuku Jan 21, 2010

Research

What constrains Africa's exports ?

World Bank  Caroline Freund and Nadia Rocha Jan 1, 2010

Blogs

Food Prices and the Inflation Tax

World Bank  Eliana Cardoso Jan 25, 2010

News

Chinese stake in African Minerals

Financial Times (subscription)  William MacNamara Jan 25, 2010

Analysis

Parametric estimations of the world distribution of income

VoxEU  Xavier Sala-i-Martin and Maxim Pinkovskiy Jan 22, 2010

Analysis

UAE: A Year In Review 2009

Oxford Business Group  Jan 8, 2010

Research

Policy Principles for Expanding Financial Access

Center for Global Development  CGD Task Force on Access to Financial Services Sep 30, 2009

Research

Intellectual Property Rights and Climate Change: Principles for Innovation and Access to Low-Carbon Technology

Center for Gloval Development  Thomas. J. Bollyky Dec 11, 2009

Research

Medium-term business cycles in developing countries

World Bank  Loayza, Serven, Norman, Comin, Diego, Pasha, Farooq and Luis Jan 21, 2010

Research

Dysfunctional finance : positive shocks and negative outcomes

World Bank  Karla Hoff Jan 1, 2010

News

Morales deplores US 'occupation' of Haiti

The Washigton Post  Carlos Valdez Jan 20, 2010

Analysis

The Impact of the Boom in Global Finance on Developing Countries

Global Economic Prospects 2010, World Bank  Jan 21, 2010

News

Rush to restore cash flow to Haiti’s economy

Financial Times  Krishna Guha Jan 18, 2010

News

President’s bid to revive Haiti also in ruins

Financial Times  David Blair Jan 18, 2010

News

Efforts to channel Haiti donations pay off

Financial Times  Andrew Jackin Jan 19, 2010

Analysis

Nigeria: A year in review 2010

Oxford Business Group  Jan 19, 2010

News

Haiti experiences a hotel boom

Miami Herald  Jacqueline Charles Jan 8, 2010

Research

UN Human Development Index, 2009

UNDP  Jan 18, 2010

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa: a challenging new frontier

Credit Agricole  Jan 1, 2010

News

From Haiti's ruins, a chance to rebuild a nation

Washington Post  Alec MacGillis Jan 17, 2010

Analysis

Infrastructure and economic growth in Egypt

World Bank  Norman V. Loayza and Rei Odawara Jan 1, 2010

Analysis

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Background and Legislative Issues

Congressional Research Service  Dec 1, 2009

Opinions

India's Internal Security Dilemma

World Politics Review  Mayank Bubna and Raj Shukla Jan 14, 2010

Analysis

Court Bestows Executive Powers on Nigeria's Vice-President

Global Insight  Jan 14, 2010

News

Earthquake Compounds Haiti’s Economic Damage: Chart of the Day

Bloomberg  David Wilson Jan 13, 2010

Opinions

Haiti economy: Devastated

Economist Intelligence Unit  Jan 13, 2010