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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Development Finance and Critical Minerals: Opportunities for Supporting Sustainability and Inclusion through Patient Capital
Robust environmental and social risk management (ESRM) frameworks are posited as tools that can, if effectively implemented, contribute to more Read more
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Excess US Deaths Before, During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mortality rates decreased more slowly in the US than in other high-income countries (HICs) between 1980 and 2019, resulting in growing Read more
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How Mexico Can Design a USMCA Where Development Matters
By Tim Hirschel-Burns and Rachel Thrasher It is a fraught moment for North American trade policy. Over the last few Read more
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Norms and Troubled Sovereign International Debt
Troubled sovereign international debt is a global governance challenge, requiring solutions balancing the interests of the global economy, creditors, and Read more
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The Role of Ideas in Economic Policy: The Global Sovereign Debt Regime
By Leslie Elliott Armijo and Prateek Sood Ideas matter for choices about economic policy. Unexamined assumptions may bound the scope Read more
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Debt Sustainability Analysis as if Development Really Mattered
To achieve the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and avoid the catastrophic consequences of climate inaction, emerging market Read more
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Ending the Era of Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Most of the world’s countries have renewed their interest in leveraging industrial policies to address concerns about global competitiveness, economic Read more
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Reducing Emissions and Air Pollution from Informal Brick Kilns: Evidence from Bangladesh
In many low- and middle-income countries, it is commonly believed that weak state and regulatory capacities limit the ability to Read more