Ideas to action: independent research for global prosperity
Research
Innovative, independent, peer-reviewed. Explore the latest economic research and policy proposals from CGD’s global development experts.
POLICY PAPERS
May 09, 2024
CGD NOTES
May 07, 2024
WORKING PAPERS
April 23, 2024
WORKING PAPERS
May 01, 2024
All Research
Filters:
Experts
Facet Toggle
Topics
Facet Toggle
Publication Type
Facet Toggle
Time Frame
Facet Toggle
Research
MCC MONITOR ANALYSIS
July 25, 2007
This note examines how countries are selected to receive funding under the Millennium Challenge Account. The authors argue that while the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s proposed selection process is a reasonable starting point, there are several simple steps that could be taken to improve the sy...
MCC MONITOR ANALYSIS
July 25, 2007
In this MCA Monitor analysis, Steve Radelet uses the MCC’s recently-released data to predict which countries are most likely to qualify for funding from the Millennium Challenge Account during the first year. The MCC Board is expected to meet in early May to officially announce the countries that wi...
MCC MONITOR ANALYSIS
July 25, 2007
On May 6, the Millennium Challenge Corporation announced the selection of 16 countries eligible to apply for funding under the Millennium Challenge Account. This note examines the seven cases in which the Board used its discretion to either include countries that did not meet the indicators test, or...
MCC MONITOR ANALYSIS
July 25, 2007
This note reviews the President’s 2005 international affairs budget request and offers insight into the potential MCA allocations in the context of the broader development assistance budget. The authors note that requested funding for the MCA is lower than promised and may be indirectly coming at t...
MCC MONITOR ANALYSIS
July 25, 2007
On August 31, 2004, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) announced some modest changes in the process it will use to select countries for MCC eligibility in FY 2005. This note appraises those changes, focusing on the "school completion rate" and "inflation" indicators.
MCC MONITOR ANALYSIS
July 25, 2007
In September, the Millennium Challenge Corporation named seven countries as eligible for the MCA Threshold Program: Albania, East Timor, Kenya, Sao Tome e Principe, Tanzania, Uganda and Yemen. This paper reviews the selection process and the countries selected, and offers recommendations for improvi...