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POLICY PAPERS
Improving Global Health Supply Chains through Traceability
Michael Pisa
and
Denise McCurdy
February 25, 2019
In many low- and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) where disease burdens are highest, health supply chains function poorly, resulting in frequent stockouts and a high prevalence of substandard and even falsified medications. In response to these concerns, the global health initiatives have stepp...
CGD NOTES
Women and the Future of Work: Fix the Present
Charles Kenny
February 14, 2019
There is a lot we don’t know about what automation will mean for jobs in the future, including its impact (if any) on gender inequality. This note reviews evidence and forecasts on that question and makes four main points.
Blog Post
Shahid Yusuf on Sounds Robotic: A CGD Podcast
Charles Kenny
February 13, 2019
In this episode of Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Shahid Yusuf, who argues that the old path to rapid growth—manufacturing export goods—is less and less of an option for poorer countries, and there isn’t a clear new path to replace it.
Blog Post
Firms that Profit off Gender Apartheid Must Be Held Accountable
Charles Kenny
February 11, 2019
I wrote last week that with an Administration and Congress both prioritizing gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, now was a good time to put in place legislation that would leverage the power of US-based multinational enterprises to encourage gender equality in the workp...
Blog Post
Overcoming the “Know Your Customer” Hurdle with E-KYC
Michael Pisa
and
Jim Woodsome
February 07, 2019
In our recent paper published by GSMA, we examined two approaches to conducting customer identification, verification, and due diligence (collectively referred to as “know your customer” or KYC) that make it easier for financial service providers to take on new customers: tiere...
Blog Post
The Politics of Big Data with Yuen Yuen Ang – CGD Podcast
Holly Shulman
February 07, 2019
Associate Professor of Political Science Yuen Yuen Ang on how to make your data more meaningful, the dangers of big data in cases of oppression, and whether political freedom is really a requirement for technological development.
Blog Post
Yuen Yuen Ang on Sounds Robotic: A CGD Podcast
Charles Kenny
February 07, 2019
 In this episode of Sounds Robotic, we discuss how you can make your data more meaningful, the dangers of big data in cases of oppression, and whether political freedom is really a requirement for technological development.