Multimedia

The Banking Crisis in Mexico and the U.S. (slidecast)

7/31/09

In this presentation, CGD senior fellow Liliana Rojas-Suarez compares the most important features of the Mexico’s banking crisis in the mid-1990s and the current crisis in the United States. The presentation reveals large similarities in the causes of the crises. In particular the root cause of both crises can be found in significant regulatory deficiencies in the context of an expansionary monetary policy. When comparing the resolution processes, key similarities between the two crises, especially with respect to political constraints and indecisive policy reactions are also found.

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Beyond Gender as Usual (slidecast)

7/20/09

At a recent launch event for a new report Beyond Gender as Usual: How HIV/AIDS Donors Can Do More for Women and Girls released by the Center for Global Development and the International Center for Research on Women, director of CGD's HIV/AIDS Monitor Nandini Oomman and HIV/AIDS scientist Kim Ashburn's present thier findings.

Interview with Tom Bollyky on Legal and Ethical Issues in Global Health

7/19/09

CGD vice president, communications and policy outreach Lawrence MacDonald interviews CGD visiting fellow Tom Bollyky on the legal and ethical issues that arise during the discovery, development, and delivery of essential medical technologies to the developing world.

Beyond Lending Book Launch (Event)

6/1/09

In this video, CGD non-resident fellow Guillermo Perry launches his book "Beyond Lending," providing a timely reminder that multilateral development banks should move beyond lending to provide innovative risk-management tools for developing countries to manage volatility in pursuit of sustained growth.

Brain Drain or Gain (Event)

5/18/09

The World Bank's David McKenzie presents research on "brain drain" with remarks from CGD research fellow Michael Clemens.

Michael Clemens Presents New Ideas for Migration

4/27/09

The New Ideas in Development After the Financial Crisis Conference, sponsored by CGD and the Bernard L. Schwartz Forum on Constructive Capitalism, examined the implications of the global financial crisis on existing development strategies.

In this audio recording, CGD research fellow Michael Clemens presents his new ideas for migration.

Africa’s Private Sector Book Launch (Event)

4/8/09

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Interview with Ruth Levine and Alan Whiteside on UNAIDS (Interview)

3/26/09

In this video, CGD vice president for programs and operations, and senior fellow Ruth Levine and director of the Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Alan Whiteside discuss a new CGD report UNAIDS: Preparing for The Future.

What Would the Poor Say: Debates in Aid Evaluation (Presentation)

2/20/09

In a presentation delivered at NYU's Aid Watch Conference, CGD president Nancy Birdsall, in a session on accountabilty, spoke about Cash on Delivery Aid, a way for donors to transfer money that could make aid-dependent governments accountable for outcomes to their citizens -- instead of for inputs to their donors.

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Desmond Bermingham Describes His Research on the Fast Track Initiative (Interview)

2/19/09

In this short video, Center for Global Development visiting fellow Desmond Bermingham discusses his research on the Education for All -- Fast Track Initiative.

John Simon Joins the Center for Global Development (Interview)

2/17/09

In this video, Center for Global Development visiting fellow John Simon talks about his upcoming work on the Emerging Africa Project.

CGD Special Discussion with David Gergen on Obama's Global Development Policy (Event Video)

1/17/09

Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, editor-at-large at U.S. News & World Report, and a senior political analyst for CNN, David Gergen joined CGD president Nancy Birdsall, and CGD senior fellows who authored essays in our recent book, The White House and the World: A Global Development Agenda for the Next U.S. President, for a lively discussion of the prospects for improved U.S. development policy under President Barack Obama.

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