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.
Future Workers Don't Have a Clear Path to Citizenship Under Senate Bill (ABC)
Senior Fellow Michael Clemens is quoted in an ABC article on important missing migration data in wake of negotiations surrounding the new Senate immigration reform.
Why Immigration May Not Have a Big Impact on Wages (National Journal)
Senior Fellow Michael Clemens is quoted in National Journal on the impact of immigration on US prices and purchasing power.
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.
Alex Cobham Comments on Luxembourg's Banking Transparency (BBC Radio)
On BBC's Up All Night live radio program, CGD's Alex Cobham discusses the implications of Luxembourg's announcement to consider greater banking transparency.
Possibility of Eradicating Tax Havens (BBC Radio)
Shortly after French President Francois Hollande called for the eradication of all tax havens, Research Fellow Alex Cobham discusses the likelihood and implications of the President's wish on BBC's Up All Night live radio program.
Drug Donations are Great, but Should Big Pharma be Calling the Shots? (The Guardian)
Director of Global Health Policy and Senior Fellow Amanda Glassman is quoted in The Guardian on financing pharmaceuticals and vaccines in the developing world.
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.
Give Sam Walton the Nobel Prize (Foreign Policy)
Senior Fellow Charles Kenny writes an op-ed on how Walmart may have done more for poor consumers around the world than any other business in American history.
Immigrants Pay Lower Fees to Send Money Home, Helping to Ease Poverty (New York Times)
President Nancy Birdsall is quoted in The New York Times on how reducing the cost of sending remittances can help the world's poor.