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... 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... 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... 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,... 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)... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report August 19, 2021 Markets don’t reward sustainable borrowers. Here’s a solution. The weight of research shows that businesses and households with good environmental credentials are also better borrowers. They are less likely to default on their loans and less likely to be late on their repayments.In a well-functioning market where... By Brookings Institute, Op-Ed Brookings Institute
report August 19, 2021 Does West Africa need a single currency? Over a decade ago, the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional trade bloc of 15 countries with a total population of roughly 400 million, committed to establishing a monetary and currency union by the... By Brookings Institute, West Africa Brookings Institute
report August 18, 2021 Roundtable on the replenishment of the IDA-20 On Wednesday June 16, the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative convened a consultation with multilateral institution leaders representing Africa in preparation for the IDA-20 replenishment meetings. The purpose of this consultation was to offer recommendations for securing a robust IDA-20... By Brookings Institute, Event Brookings Institute
report August 17, 2021 Governments must help manage the risks of fintech The writer’s next book is ‘The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution is Transforming Currencies and Finance’Financial innovation sometimes brings great rewards. It can make the financial system more accessible to underserved segments of the population and improve... By Brookings Institute, Technology & Innovation Brookings Institute
report August 17, 2021 Where are the Biden financial regulators? Seven months into the Biden administration and despite rising attention to a host of diverse issues in financial regulation and monetary policy—notably concerns about inflation, central bank digital currencies, retail investing, stablecoins—the president has shown little appetite for filling... By Brookings Institute, Financial Regulation Brookings Institute
report August 16, 2021 Around the halls: The Taliban retakes Afghanistan Nearly 20 years after the United States intervened in Afghanistan to remove the Taliban from power, and in the wake of President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of U.S. troops, the Taliban’s stunningly rapid reconquest of the country reached its denouement... By Afghanistan, Brookings Institute Brookings Institute
report August 16, 2021 Policymaker’s Journal: From New Delhi to Washington DC This book charts the course of Kaushik Basu’s career over seven years, as he moved out of the cloisters of academe to the frenetic world of policymaking, first in India as Chief Economic Adviser to the Indian Government and after that... By Brookings Institute, External Book Brookings Institute
report August 16, 2021 Digital technology and African smallholder agriculture: Implications for public policy COVID-19 has exacerbated challenges to Africa’s food and agriculture sector and to its millions of smallholder farmers. At the same time, the pandemic has accelerated innovative efforts to develop and deploy the transformative power of digital technology to address... By Brookings Institute, Post, Uncategorized Brookings Institute
report August 14, 2021 Africa in the news: Ethiopia updates, Zambia elections, and Africa’s many Olympic achievements War in Tigray continues, and Ethiopia rejects Sudan’s mediation attempts Ethiopia’s conflict in Tigray has escalated after the government, on August 6, warned that it could deploy its “entire defensive capability” in the region. In fact, on August 10, the... By Brookings Institute, Post, Uncategorized Brookings Institute
report August 13, 2021 Why it’s harder for American workers to get ahead, and what we can do about it On this 400th episode of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast, Marcela Escobari, a senior fellow in Global Economy and Development at Brookings, talks about her new report on how to tackle the worker mobility crisis in the U.S. economy. In... By Brookings Institute, Podcast Episode Brookings Institute
report August 12, 2021 Remote work wanted? Analyzing online job postings during COVID-19 In early 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic started to affect the health of millions around the world, epidemiologists and public health experts pointed to social distancing as the key measure to control the spread of the virus. From... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report August 12, 2021 Remote work wanted? Evidence from job postings during COVID-19 Abstract As the COVID-19 pandemic pushed firms to comply with social distancing guidelines, the relative demand for work that could be performed from home was expected to increase. However, while employment in “remotable” occupations was relatively resilient during the pandemic,... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report August 11, 2021 The carbon price conundrum With less than three months until the United Nations climate change summit (COP26) in Glasgow in November, formal and informal discussions and pre-negotiations are now in full swing. A new U.S. administration recognizes the urgency of the situation, and... By Brookings Institute, Op-Ed Brookings Institute
report August 11, 2021 Sustainable Development Spotlight: Make progress on gender equality with more data transparency By Brookings Institute, Podcast Episode Brookings Institute
report August 11, 2021 Nigeria’s Twitter ban is a misplaced priority In early June 2021, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter after the platform deleted one of his tweets and temporarily suspended his account. The tweet pertained to Nigerian secessionists and to treating “those who misbehave... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
