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Britain's Aid Budget: Money Well Spent? – Owen Barder on BBC

November 29, 2016
Today we present a slightly unusual edition of the CGD Podcast. We are bringing you highlights of an excellent discussion held at CGD's offices in London which involved, among others, CGD’s Owen Barder. It was a special edition of the Radio 4 program The World Tonight, organized and b...
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Beyond Brexit: Smarter Labour Policy to Boost Trade, Productivity, and Welfare

November 15, 2016
Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has assured people that post-Brexit labour policy will be about the “cream of the crop,” making sure that high-skilled workers won’t face excessive red tape or heavy-handed visa rules if they want to work in the UK. The “migration ...
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Beyond Brexit: How Will EU Overseas Development Assistance Be Affected?

October 28, 2016
The EU faces a substantial drop in its development resources following Brexit. Still, the amount will depend on how “hard” that exit is, and the UK’s ongoing involvement in voluntary EU-level arrangements. Here we assess the potential size of the Overseas Development Assistance (OD...
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Beyond Brexit: Why Improving Market Access for Poor Countries is a Win-Win

October 27, 2016
Unless the UK government takes action to prevent it, Brexit could penalize some of the world’s poorest countries.