Once upon a time in the world of development finance, it was assumed that simply investing in developing economies was enough—that the flow…
Decades of low inflation led to widespread use of dollar-denominated financial instruments with fixed interest rates and long maturities.…
Russia possesses enormous reserves of oil, natural gas, and coal, and its size and geographic location put it in close proximity to some of…
The international community has historically maintained hope that advances in science and technology offer humanity a wide range of options…
Money is essential for electoral politics yet its use and abuse often raises problems of graft, corruption, and cronyism. To throw new…
This paper provides evidence that the personality traits of policy actors matter for policy outcomes in the context of two large-scale…
In many countries, polling day ends with disputes about ballot-box fraud, corruption, and flawed registers. Which claims are legitimate?…
Book abstract: In the years following the global financial crisis, many low-income countries experienced rapid recovery and strong economic…
In a much-publicized statement apparently aimed at China, during her recent visit to Africa U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned…