POLICY RESEARCH
for a better world.
The Boston University Global Development Policy Center is a policy-oriented research center working to advance financial stability, human well-being and environmental sustainability across the globe.
Latest Research and Commentary
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IMF Lending Returns to Low Levels While the PBOC Continues as the Largest Provider of Currency Swaps: Insights from the Updated Global Financial Safety Net Tracker
By Marina Zucker-Marques, Laurissa Mühlich, and Barbara Fritz In a world beset by lower growth prospects, unprecedented uncertainty in international Read more
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Green Developmental Statecraft: The International Dimension of Green Structural Transformation in the Global South
Over the past 12 months, efforts to tackle a warming planet have lost momentum. There has already been a dialing Read more
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Still Constraining Climate Policy: Assessing the Climate-Related Industrial Policy Landscape in Five Figures
By Rachel Thrasher and Praveena Bandara The consensus around the urgent need for climate policy continues to grow. In a Read more
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Climate-Related Industrial Policies: Opportunities and Obstacles in the Global Trade and Investment Regime
Advanced economies that have criticized industrial policy in the past, are now increasingly turning to those tools in response to Read more
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The Role of Climate-Positive Policies in Unlocking Finance for Inclusive Green Industrialization in Africa
Although Africa is responsible for less than 4 percent of total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and bears the brunt Read more
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The Impact of Climate-Related Investments on Fiscal and Debt Sustainability Across Africa
Climate change is a global environmental crisis that has perpetuated economic and fiscal challenges for countries all over the world. Read more
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Global Development Policy Center – Annual Report 2025
The Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) is a policy-oriented research center working to advance financial stability, human Read more
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Call for Papers: The Role of Special Drawing Rights for Global Stability and Sustainable Economic Transformation
The Boston University Global Development Policy Center, the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) and Institute of Global Politics (IGP) at Columbia Read more