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WORKING PAPERS
June 10, 2024
The IMF was not included in the recent review of multilateral development banks’ capital adequacy frameworks that proposed reforms to allow them to expand their lending to developing countries. The paper considers whether this review contained lessons for the IMF despite its distinct role and financ...
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June 10, 2024
Gavi’s new CEO, Dr. Sania Nishtar, has taken the helm at a critical time. Gavi is embarking on its new five-year strategy, known as "Gavi 6.0," and preparing to launch its next replenishment campaign.
To help shape the new CEO’s agenda, the Center for Global Development has curated a new virtual ...
CGD NOTES
June 06, 2024
Most foreign aid comes in one of two forms: either we pay a person or an institution today in exchange for delivering some beneficial activity in the future, or we observe something bad happen to them and then give them support to recover from it. In this note, I identify a broad family of alternati...
CGD NOTES
June 05, 2024
This paper reviews PSW performance and, based on our findings, offers recommendations to strengthen performance going forward. Our review is based on key indicators of success, including usage rates (commitments and disbursements), whether PSW investments have helped spur higher levels of IFC and MI...
WORKING PAPERS
June 05, 2024
This study investigates the link between Southwest US border crossings and labor market tightness, measured by the job openings to unemployed ratio, over nearly 25 years (2000–2023). Analyzing monthly data, it finds a strong positive correlation, suggesting that increased border crossings align with...
CGD NOTES
May 23, 2024
Developed countries committed to provide or mobilise $100 billion (bn) per year in climate finance by 2020. Although that goal was missed, the OECD suggested last year that it was likely that the goal had been met in 2022. In this note, we use newly available bilateral and multilateral finance data ...