report September 7, 2021 American leadership in advancing the sustainable development goals The sustainable development goals (SDGs) reflect a commitment to equity, justice, and environmental resilience. Across the country, Americans share this commitment as they build a transformative economic recovery out of COVID-19 that addresses the historic legacy of racial inequities... By Brookings Institute, Event Brookings Institute
report September 3, 2021 Can national statistical offices shape the data revolution? In recent years, breakthrough technologies in artificial intelligence (AI) and the use of satellite imagery made it possible to disrupt the way we collect, process, and analyze data. Facilitated by the intersection of new statistical techniques and the availability... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report September 3, 2021 COVID-19 impacts on foreign direct investments in sub-Saharan Africa In June of this year, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its 2021 World Investment Report, in which it focuses on investing in a sustainable recovery from the pandemic. The report itself looks at how... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report September 1, 2021 Accelerating COVID-19 vaccinations in Africa The rapid spread of the delta variant of COVID-19 has made the successful rollout and uptake of vaccinations against the disease around the world more urgent than ever. Through regional cooperation and tough national actions, among other factors, the... By Brookings Institute, Event Brookings Institute
report August 31, 2021 Renewing US rural prosperity: Federal policy in the Biden administration Amid 21st-century shifts in the global and U.S. economy, demographics, and climate, federal leadership must modernize to improve its coherence, effectiveness, and ability to support rural communities. The Biden administration’s public commitment to “rebuild rural” represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity... By Brookings Institute, Event Brookings Institute
report August 31, 2021 Which will be the top 30 consumer markets of this decade? 5 Asian markets below the radar Despite COVID-19, the global consumer class—those who are middle class or rich—is rising fast. In an earlier post, we showed that we are experiencing a truly secular shift in the size of this global consumer class. COVID-19 is a... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report August 30, 2021 How Chile implemented its computer science program Computer science (CS) education helps students acquire skills such as computational thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration. It has been linked with higher rates of college enrollment (Brown & Brown, 2020; Salehi, Wang, Toorawa, & Wieman, 2020), and a recent randomized... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report August 30, 2021 How Chile implemented its computer science education program Computer science (CS) education helps students acquire skills such as computational thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration. It has been linked with higher rates of college enrollment (Brown & Brown, 2020; Salehi, Wang, Toorawa, & Wieman, 2020), and a recent randomized... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report August 30, 2021 The role of fiscal decentralization in promoting effective domestic resource mobilization in Africa The lingering economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting sub-Saharan Africa’s traditional financial inflows, revealing the heightened need to strengthen domestic resource mobilization and improve tax administration in the region. This unprecedented shock to the world economy has... By Brookings Institute, Post, Uncategorized Brookings Institute
report August 30, 2021 Why did state-building efforts in Afghanistan fail? Afghanistan has received enormous amounts of foreign aid over the years, but despite the investment of funds and various efforts to build state capacity, the government quickly fell to the Taliban after the withdrawal of U.S. forces. To discuss... By Afghanistan, Brookings Institute Brookings Institute
report August 28, 2021 Africa in the news: South African economy, energy production, and Nigerian foreign relations updates New definition measures South Africa’s GDP 11% higher than previously thought This week, authorities in South Africa announced that the country’s economy is 11 percent larger than previous estimates after Statistics South Africa altered its method for calculating gross domestic... By Brookings Institute, Post, Uncategorized Brookings Institute
report August 27, 2021 Figure of the week: A case study comparison of industries without smokestacks in South Africa and Uganda Unlike developing countries in Asia, African countries are not relying on export-led manufacturing to drive structural transformation but instead pivoting to service-oriented sectors. While many services are less productive and absorb less low-skilled labor than manufacturing, certain subsectors, according... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report August 27, 2021 Building a more stable financial system: Unfinished business Twice in this still-young century central banks have had to take steps, unprecedented in size and scope, to limit the economic fallout from financial instability. While we can’t expect a financial system to withstand an overnight shut down of... By Brookings Institute, Financial Regulation Brookings Institute
report August 26, 2021 The future of money: The end of cash and the rise of digital currencies Are we heading for a cashless future? Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at Brookings and author of the forthcoming book, “The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance,” thinks so. Credit card and cell... By Brookings Institute, Financial Regulation Brookings Institute
report August 26, 2021 The future of money: The end of cash and the rise of digital currencies Are we heading for a cashless future? Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at Brookings and author of the forthcoming book, “The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance,” thinks so. Credit card and cell... By Brookings Institute, Financial Regulation Brookings Institute
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... 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... 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... 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... By Brookings Institute, Media Mention Brookings Institute
