Figuring out how to get things done is a major constraint to African development The post on African elites’ lack of ambition ...

Investing more in agriculture, especially with external financing, offers the biggest gains in raising incomes and reducing ...

Economic modelling suggests that a basic income grant for all individuals aged between 18 and 59 could significantly reduce ...

The World Bank acknowledges problems in using HCES 2022-23 data for poverty and inequality measurements, given the substantial changes it underwent, but it has still used it. This is strange.

It is unavailable for children younger than 15 who are not related to the householder, people living in institutional group quarters and people living in college dormitories or military barracks. Due ...

This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews the first Annual Progress Report (APR) on Somalia’s Ninth National Development Plan (NDP9).1 NDP9 is a nationally owned and comprehensive strategy for ...

The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Somalia (January–March, 2025) shows a sharp rise in food insecurity and malnutrition.1 About 3·4 million people are ...

The world has seen extraordinary social and economic progress over the past three decades. Yet, most people are dissatisfied with their lives: 60 per cent of the world’s population are struggling and ...

In a significant step toward strengthening evidence-based economic planning, the Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development (MoPIED), through its Economic Development Directorate, ...

We explore the diverse experiences and opinions of Asian Americans and immigrants of Asian origin with in-depth surveys and other research. Our work focuses on capturing the attitudes and experiences ...

Primarily, her work combines empirical methods and quantitative structural models to address questions of trade policy, trade barriers, global production, poverty and inequality reduction, and fiscal ...