Understandings of what is unique and consequential about ‘social’ development vis-à -vis other sectoral domains have evolved considerably…
How does globalization influence the spread of infectious diseases, and what insights can we draw from historical pandemics to inform…
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When India’s Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) was founded in 1972, they understood that the informal sector was not going to go…
Former diplomats see unnecessary deaths, lost opportunities for American corporations, workers, and diminished geopolitical influence.Many…
I wanted to very briefly touch on my topic, which is technology, policy, and jobs. I'd like to talk about the employment dimension of…
“When you see a country with amazing opportunities yet so many challenges and so many difficulties, it is not too much to call it a paradox…
We examine changes in the spatial distribution of good jobs across US commuting zones over 1980-2000 and 2000-2021. We define good jobs as…
Home-visitation programs have improved child development in low- and middle-income countries, but they are costly to scale due to their…
In the World Bank Enterprise Survey, the share of entrepreneurs who are women first rises and then falls with national income, which…
Firms are key to economic development, and CEOs are key to firm productivity. Are firms in countries at varying stages of development led…