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WORKING PAPERS
December 12, 2008
Senior fellow David Wheeler and Kevin Ummel argue for rapid, very large-scale deployment of existing solar thermal technology. Using maps of solar radiation and project finance calculations, they show that with modest subsidies solar power generated in North Africa and the Middle East could meet th...
Jun
23
2008
2:00—4:00 PM
June 19, 2008
This research seminar will focus on noted economist Al Harberger's theory of "sterilization by the people." Large, continuing inflows of foreign exchange in China from foreign direct investment and in Russia from oil sales have not been followed by higher rates of inflation and faster real exchange ...
Jan
31
2008
12:30—2:00 PM
January 23, 2008
Central to the issue of growth in Africa is the development of the private sector. Without the creation of jobs and businesses, there is no real chance for many Africans to raise their standardsof living or their quality of life. From extensive surveys of private sector businesses carried out over t...
Jan
30
2008
2:00—4:00 PM
January 15, 2008
As part of CGD's ongoing study of the causes and consequences of corruption and their impact on developing countries, Non-Resident Fellow Ted Moran has, in consultation with a group of experts, investigated possible loopholes in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the OECD Convention on Combating ...