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May
8
2024
VIRTUAL
9:00—10:15 AM ET / 2:00-3:15 PM BST
April 19, 2024
This event will center on the well-being of aging populations in Asia, a demographic set to expand significantly in the coming years. Recognizing the four pivotal dimensions of well-being—health, employment, economic stability, and social involvement—the discussion will delve into the policy reforms...
Apr
3
2024
VIRTUAL
9:00—10:00 AM ET / 2:00-3:00 PM GMT
March 18, 2024
This panel discussion, taking place alongside the launch of the World Bank’s April 2024 South Asia Development Update, will examine whether the region can remain an economic star, and explore the risks to the outlook, including from climate change.
Blog Post
March 13, 2024
When world leaders gather in September for this year’s UN General Assembly, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will be on the agenda. For people like me who care passionately about this issue, this is a welcome opportunity to address a global problem with a global solution. Ahead of September, we need t...
Feb
28
2024
IN PERSON
11:00—12:15 PM
February 28, 2024
In recent years, countries have imposed restrictions on the cross-border movement of data as a means of protecting privacy and encouraging the growth of domestic tech sectors. The impacts of such measures on consumers, particularly those living below the international poverty line, have garnered lit...
Blog Post
February 22, 2024
The process of discovering, producing, buying, and consuming antibiotics is riddled with market and government failures. To solve antibiotic resistance, it’s not enough to solve just some of these. If we fix the market failures that reduce the number of new antibiotics that are discovered, but not t...
WORKING PAPERS
February 22, 2024
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) already contributes to almost five million deaths per year. Without action, this number will likely rise substantially. We provide the first comprehensive assessment of the economic drivers of ABR, arguing that ABR in large part arises from extensive unresolved market (an...
Dec
5
2023
VIRTUAL
8:30—10:00 AM ET / 1:30-3:00 PM GMT
November 21, 2023
This conversation will address important questions about the topic of a common African market: How is the digital and innovation-driven economy being prioritized by the AfCFTA? What should it look like in the Common African Market? What is the role of trade facilitation and supply chains in trade an...
Dec
6
2023
VIRTUAL
11:00—12:00 PM ET / 4:00-5:00 PM GMT
November 07, 2023
Emerging markets and developing economies are severely affected by global shocks and rising volatility of capital flows. Policy responses to address these shocks have varied significantly across countries. What can we learn from recent experiences? Do flexible exchange rates always provide full insu...
Nov
9
2023
VIRTUAL
10:00—11:00 AM ET / 3:00-4:00 PM GMT
October 18, 2023
This event will present the recently launched "Equality within Our Lifetimes" package of data that “systematically analyzes where the world stands, how far we’ve come, and how far we have to go when it comes to adopting laws and policies that are critical to advancing gender equality in the economy ...