report August 24, 2021 Climbing a High Ladder – Development in the Global Economy Climbing a High Ladder – Development in the Global Economy... By Brookings Institute, External Book Brookings Institute
report August 23, 2021 Ed tech and educational opportunity during the COVID-19 school closures The purpose of this study is to identify gaps and challenges in the use of education technology (ed tech) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu during COVID-19. Specifically, we investigated how use of ed tech differed by type of school (government or private), household socioeconomic status, and student gender—and how it changed during the COVID-19 school closures. Ultimately, we wanted to... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report August 23, 2021 How has education technology impacted student learning in India during COVID-19? India has been one of the hardest-hit countries by COVID-19. Beyond the staggering impact on human life, COVID-19 has greatly disrupted access to education in India, with 247 million primary and secondary school students out of school. While school systems in India and across the world have made efforts to reach students at home through various means, recent estimates... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report August 21, 2021 Africa in the news: Zambian election, impacts of the Taliban’s Afghanistan takeover, and health updates Zambian opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential election On Monday, Zambia’s electoral commission declared opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema the winner of the southern African nation’s recent presidential election. Hichilema garnered 2.8 million votes, or 50.1 percent of the total, narrowly eclipsing the 50 percent mark needed to win without recourse to a second round. Addressing the nation on Monday, the current... By Brookings Institute, Post, Uncategorized Brookings Institute
report August 20, 2021 20210820 AP Douglas A. Rediker [Even if the Taliban could get money from the IMF...the process] would take, I think, months at the earliest, if at all. [...] The U.S. still retains a lot of political heft in the global, political and economic systems to twist some arms. The Taliban are not going to be popular.... By Brookings Institute, Media Mention Brookings Institute
report August 20, 2021 The COVID boom we could do without Before Covid-19, the value of mergers and acquisitions in Australia hit its peak during the global financial crisis. More than $348 billion of deals were made in a single year as struggling companies were snapped up by their rivals. The trend has shown no signs of declining since the pandemic set in, with the 2020 figure topping $372 billion. Correcting... By Brookings Institute, Op-Ed Brookings Institute
report August 20, 2021 A proposal for long-term COVID-19 control Introduction Four successive waves of COVID-19 have buffeted the United States for the past year and a half. With each wave, we have bet on different measures to push us through: First, public health measures, then drugs and treatments, and now, with our fifth wave, we hold out hope for vaccine-led recovery. But from the outset, we have underestimated this... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report August 20, 2021 Figure of the week: Potential for youth and female employment in industries without smokestacks Africa’s youth population continues to grow rapidly: In fact, the World Bank predicts that people under the age of 25 are set to comprise 50 percent of the population of sub-Saharan Africa by 2050. Such growth has created now-urgent demand for employment that must be met for Africa to reduce poverty. To examine new strategies for job creation for... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report August 19, 2021 Is the BBI ruling a sign of judicial independence in Kenya? On May 23, 2021, a special five-judge bench sitting at the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi declared unanimously that the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was unconstitutional. The High Court’s judgment, argued journalist and commentator Ferdinand Omondi, “is arguably the most significant ruling by Kenyan courts since President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election win was nullified in 2017.” Notably, the... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report August 19, 2021 Mainstreaming the outcomes mindset of results-based financing Today there are over 200 registered impact bond transactions globally and 19 transactions in low- and middle-income countries. Over the last decade, impact bonds have gained momentum through repeatedly demonstrating their effectiveness. The very first development impact bond (DIB) on girls’ education generated a more than 60 percent improvement in literacy outcomes in just three years in the Indian... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
