CGD in the News
Is It Crazy to Think We Can Eradicate Poverty? (New York Times)
President Nancy Birsdall, Senior Fellow Lant Pritchett, and Visiting Fellow Scott Morris are quoted in a New York Times piece on the feasibility of eradicating poverty.
Why Ending Extreme Poverty Isn't Good Enough (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Senior Fellow Charles Kenny writes his weekly column in Bloomberg Businessweek on why the global community should fight poverty until all people live on a decent income, not until extreme poverty has been eradicated.
If People Could Immigrate Anywhere, Would Poverty Be Eliminated? (The Atlantic)
Senior Fellows Michael Clemens and Lant Pritchett are quoted in The Atlantic on the economic benefits of open borders.
The "Crime" of Working in America: Immigration Laws Need to Catch Up to Reality (Quartz)
Senior Fellow Lant Pritchett writes a piece for Quartz on immigration policy in the US.
The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers (Foreign Policy)
Nancy Birdsall, Andy Sumner, Arvind Subramanian and Lant Pritchett were featured in Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers list.
For Egypt, a Fresh Start, With Cities (New York Times)
CGD research by senior fellow Michael Clemens and non-resident fellow Lant Pritchett was mentioned, and non-resident fellow Paul Romer was quoted in a New York Times article on Egypt's urban stagnation.
Let Them Come
Sanjay Suri of IPS reviewed CGD's latest book, Let Their People Come: Breaking the Gridlock on International Labour Mobility, on labor mobility and the potential positive effects in both developing and developed countries.
Migrating To Modernity [WP]
Sebastian Mallaby of the Washington Post cites, Let Their People Come, a new CGD book by Lant Pritchett in this recent Washington Post editorial looking at labor migration in terms of debt relief and aid for developing nations.