Prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine was already advancing a vision of digital governance designed to streamline interactions…
A conversation between MEI Faculty Chair Professor Tarek Masoud and Micah Goodman, Israeli scholar, author, philosopher and…
As part of the preparatory activities for the UN’s International Conference on Financing for Development (Ff4D), to be held in Seville,…
Students often ask me how they can build a career in international development, a field that offers vast opportunities to create meaningful…
On The Design of Effective Sanctions: The Case of Bans on Exports to Russia
CID Faculty Working Paper No. 417
Ricardo Hausmann, Ulrich…
We analyze the effects of bans on exports at the level of 5000 products and show how our results can inform economic sanctions against…
The Ukraine war has focused minds on win-win policies from ending coal and oil subsidies to raising petrol taxes on petrol
Cutting Putin’s Energy Rent: ‘Smart Sanctioning’ Russian Oil and Gas
CID Faculty Working Paper No. 412
Ricardo Hausmann, Agata Łoskot-…
Oil and gas exports represent Russia’s key geopolitical strength, as well as its major source of hard currency revenues (1–3). At current…
Following the Russian aggression against Ukraine, major sanctions have been imposed by Western countries, most notably with the aim of…