Elections

Following the UK general election, CGD's Ranil Dissanayake speaks with Stefan Dercon from the Blavatnik School of Government (and CGD) and Laura Chappell from the Institute for Public Policy Research about the unique challenges presented by today's development landscape, the key drivers of economic ...

On this episode of the CGD Podcast, Anita Käppeli speaks with several guests with close ties to the European Parliament who can offer insight on what June's elections will bring for development policy.

On July 30, Zimbabweans will vote for the first time ever without Robert Mugabe on the ballot. Even before election day, there are very serious concerns about the validity of the vote. Vanguard Africa’s Jeffrey Smith and I wrote in the Mail & Guardian about eight reasons to ...

I spoke at the 30th Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, hosted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). This year’s seminar focused on the role of fiscal policy in achieving more inclusive and equitable economic growth to meet the 2030 agenda of the SDGs...