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Jan
12
2011
12:00—1:30 PM
December 21, 2010
The Center for Global Development and The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies present
a Massachusetts Avenue Development Seminar (MADS)* on
Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development, and Growth
Featuring
Justin Wolfers
University of Pennsylvania & Brooking...
Dec
7
2010
3:00—4:30 PM
November 30, 2010
The G-20 can play an important role in the aftermath of the crisis by making medium-term growth and development issues the center of the G-20 agenda. The book proposes key areas for G-20 action on aid for trade, infrastructure and sustainable development, food security, and financial inclusion in or...
Dec
7
2010
2:30—4:00 PM
November 30, 2010
On Tuesday, December 7, 2010 the Center for Global Development was pleased to host a discussion on which countries the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) board of directors is likely to select as eligible for FY2011 funding. This deliberation marks the eighth round of the MCC eligibility se...
Dec
13
2010
4:00—5:30 PM
November 30, 2010
On Monday, December 13, 2010 The Center for Global Development was delighted to host More than Money: Impact Investing for Development. The event featured author John Simon, Visiting Fellow at the Center for Global Development. Wendy Abt, Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID Bureau of Economic Gr...
Dec
9
2010
2:00—3:30 PM
November 30, 2010
 On Thursday, December 9, 2010 The Center for Global Development was pleased to host The Global Implications of India’s Microcredit Crisis. The event featured presentations by David Roodman, Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development; Stephen Rasmussen, Technology Program Manager, C...
Dec
7
2010
12:00—1:30 PM
November 29, 2010
 
On Tuesday, December 7, 2010 the Center for Global Development and The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies hosted a Massachusetts Avenue Development Seminar (MADS)* entitled Unintended Consequences of Laws to Protect the Poor: How Restrictions on the Sale, Rental, and Us...
Dec
1
2010
4:00—6:00 PM
November 12, 2010
 
On Wednesday, December 1, 2010 the Center for Global Development honored Publish What You Pay, the 2010 winner of the Commitment to Development Award, sponsored jointly by the Center for Global Development (CGD) and Foreign Policy Magazine. Publish What You Pay is a global civil society ...
Nov
12
2010
3:30—5:00 PM
November 09, 2010
Tobacco use is arguably the greatest threat to global health. Tobacco use and secondhand smoke kill more people annually than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Yet, tobacco use is also one of the most preventable threats to global health. Cost-effective evidence-based tobacco control pro...
Nov
17
2010
12:00—1:30 PM
November 08, 2010
On Wednesday, November 17, 2010 The Center for Global Development hosted a brownbag seminar entitled Does access to Information Technology change health behaviors in Africa? The seminar featured Julian Jamison, Senior Economist in the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Berk Ö...