Asia

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CGD NOTES
Primary Education Stipends in Bangladesh: Do Mothers Prefer Digital Payments over Cash?
Alan Gelb et al.
May 14, 2019
Bangladesh, a country of 165 million people bordering India and Myanmar, is undergoing a rapid economic and social transformation. Bangladesh is also witnessing a digital revolution. 
Blog Post
Six Ways Pakistan Can Make the Most out of PM Imran Khan’s Stand on Refugees in the Formal Economy
Cindy Huang
and
Jimmy Graham
March 01, 2019
In announcing that refugees will be able to open bank accounts and participate in the formal economy, Imran Khan’s government has taken an important first step towards ensuring that refugees can access the formal labor market in Pakistan. Here we outline how to ensure the potential benefits ar...
Blog Post
Learning Equity Requires More Than Equality
Maryam Akmal
and
Michelle Kaffenberger
February 27, 2019
Recent results from PISA-D reveal that there is a learning crisis at the top—in many countries even the middle class and “statistical elites” are failing to reach international standards for learning. 
WORKING PAPERS
Learning Equity Requires More than Equality: Learning Goals and Achievement Gaps between the Rich and the Poor in Five Developing Countries - Working Paper 504
Maryam Akmal
and
Lant Pritchett
February 27, 2019
Achieving some absolute standard of learning for all children is a key element of global equity in education. Using the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) data from India and Pakistan, and Uwezo data from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda that test all children of given ages, whether in sc...
Blog Post
Parting Words: Stephen Groff on His Tenure at the Asian Development Bank
Scott Morris
February 15, 2019
With Jim Kim’s abrupt departure from the World Bank, there has been a swirl of commentary on questions of legacy, the best of which aim to answer the question, “how is the bank doing?” For large multilateral institutions like the World Bank, that’s a frustratingly difficult q...
BRIEFS
Toward Medium-Term Solutions for Rohingya Refugees and Hosts in Bangladesh: Mapping Potential Responsibility-Sharing Contributions
Cindy Huang
and
Kate Gough
February 07, 2019
Bangladesh is providing a significant global public good by hosting nearly one million Rohingya refugees, including 700,000 who fled violence carried out with “genocidal intent” in 2017. The international community has an opportunity to recognize Bangladesh’s contributions through ...
Blog Post
MCC’s Next Move: Forecasting FY2019 and the Shift to Regional Programming
Sarah Rose
and
Drew D’Alelio
December 06, 2018
On December 11, MCC will hold its end of the year board meeting to select which countries will be eligible for MCC’s FY2019 funds. As we do every year, CGD has been monitoring how countries perform on MCC’s scorecards, and examining the political climates and—where relevant—p...