September 9, 2020
Measuring ODA: Four Strange Features of the New DAC Debt Relief Rules
This blog briefly describes the OECD DAC's new rules for debt relief, and four features that may not satisfy critics of the new system.
CGD Policy Blogs
September 9, 2020
Paving the Way for Green Investment in Emerging Market and Developing Economies
As the world looks to recover from the economic crisis induced by COVID-19, there is an enormous opportunity to choose a “green” recovery—one that sets the stage for sustainable growth over the medium and long term.
September 8, 2020
World Bank’s Refugee Policy Review Framework Brings Greater Understanding and Mutual Accountability
The World Bank’s Refugee Policy Review Framework could not come soon enough. This new tool will offer a systematic review of refugee policies and institutional environments in countries eligible for the Bank’s financing for low-income refugee hosting countries—the IDA Window for Hosts Communities and Refugees (WHR).
September 3, 2020
What Works in Edtech?
Edtech obviously has its limits as a replacement for school during pandemic-response closures. But for governments that do want to invest in edtech, where should they start? In this blog, we focus on the household-based interventions that could be most impactful during the current crisis
September 3, 2020
Digital Technology to Scale Up COVID-19 Social Assistance: What Have We Learned?
In response to COVID's economic disruption, many countries launched unprecedented relief packages to cushion the economic and social impact of the pandemic. Social protection measures have grown exponentially. In a new policy paper, we draw on early evidence from selected countries on the use of digital technology to implement these government-to-people (G2P) social transfer programs. Our review suggests that an important objective for policymakers in the post-COVID period will be to build on the capabilities developed during the crisis to strengthen social protection and payment systems and render them more inclusive, effective, and sustainable.
September 2, 2020
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Teacher Labor Markets
Even aside from their obvious, critical role in educating the next generation, there are a host of other reasons to care about teachers. In a new working paper, we look at why should you care about teacher labor markets, from the interaction between the wages offered and recruitment numbers targeted by employers to the decision by students and workers to seek to become teachers. Here are three reasons why.
August 28, 2020
Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic: What We Knew, What We Now Know, and What We Still Don’t Know
Evidence of the impact of COVID-19 on mental health is growing. And yet there is still a lot we don’t know about the pandemic’s effect on people’s mental health.
August 27, 2020
How Big Are the Impacts of International Education Interventions?
How big is a big effect size? In a new paper, David Evans and Fei Yuan examine more than 150 randomized controlled trials in low- and middle-income countries and standardize the effect sizes to provide a better understanding of the real impact of learning outcomes.
August 27, 2020
Honoring Elaine Wolfensohn’s Life and Legacy
As the current and former leaders of the Center for Global Development, we express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the late Elaine Wolfensohn. Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn have been friends and supporters of CGD since its inception.
August 25, 2020
Virtual Teacher Coaching May Not Be the Solution We Hoped For
How can we help teachers to upgrade their pedagogical skills? Teacher coaching is a promising and increasingly popular candidate. Teacher coaching means teachers receive feedback in their place of work on specific things they can do better, not some general theory of pedagogy that’s completely disconnected from their day-to-day practice.
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