CGD in the News
Better Safety in Bangladesh Could Raise Clothing Prices by About 25 Cents (The Atlantic)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott is quoted in The Atlantic on price competition and worker safety.
Brazil in Tight Race with Mexico to Head WTO (Financial Times)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott is quoted in the Financial Times on the future of the World Trade Organization with new Latin American leadership.
Further Thoughts on the Bangladesh Factory Disaster (Slate)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott's Q&A on worker safety following the recent Bangladesh factory collapse for the Washington Post is featured in a Slate article.
The Cotton Wars (NPR)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott discusses the World Trade Organization's regulations on US cotton subsidies on NPR radio show "Planet Money".
Cutting Off Trade Would Hurt Workers (New York Times)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott contributes to The New York Times "Room for Debate Series" on labor standards and trade sanctions.
Fast, Cheap, Dead: Shopping and the Bangladesh Factory Collapse (Time)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott's interview for the Washington Post is referenced in a Time piece on labor standards following the recent collapse of a factory in Bangladesh.
Poor Countries Can Keep Workers Safe and Still Escape Poverty (Washington Post)
Senior Fellow Kimberly Ann Elliott is featured in Washington Post Wonkblog interview on how companies in the developing world can inexpensively improve work conditions.
New WTO head set to hail from global south (The Guardian)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott is quoted in The Guardian on the future head of the World Trade Organization.
Obama's Budget Fixes America's Wacky Food Aid Program-Sort Of (The Atlantic)
Senior Fellow Kimberly Ann Elliott is quoted in The Atlantic on Congressional response to food aid reforms in Obama's proposed 2014 budget.
One of These 9 People Will Lead the World Trade Organization (Washington Post)
Senior Fellow Kimberly Ann Elliott's recent blog post and Vice President Lawrence MacDonald's interviews of WTO candidates are featured in a Washington Post piece on the positions of the potential new leaders of the WTO and their likelihood of selection.