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November 16, 2020
COVID-19 in Kenya: Indices on County Healthcare Capacity and Populations at Risk
By: Harvey Galper, Reehana Raza -
April 17, 2020
How Developing Countries Can Manage the COVID-19 Economic Impact
By: Matthew Eldridge -
March 01, 2020
Preferential Trade Agreements vs. Multilateralism: In the New Trump-World, Does Canada Face an Impossible Choice?
By: Judit Fabian -
January 28, 2020
Why Are Women Opting Out of India’s Growing Economy?
By: Alex Tammaro, Alex Katz -
November 07, 2019
Kenya’s Optimistic Revenue Forecasts Are Causing Problems, but Better Tools Can Help
By: Cade McCurdy, Harvey Galper, Reehana Raza -
September 16, 2019
Creative Financing Could Help Cities Like Portland, Maine, Integrate Asylum Seekers and Tackle Other Challenges
By: Matthew Eldridge, Charles Cadwell -
August 06, 2019
How Can We Minimize the Disruption of Political Transition in Developing Countries?
By: Reehana Raza, Karuti Kanyinga, Akanshaka Ray -
April 26, 2019
Gender Norms and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Low-Income Countries: What We Learned by Reviewing the Evidence
By: H. Elizabeth Peters, Shirley Adelstein, Robert Abare -
February 05, 2019
Is there a right way to accommodate rapid urban growth in developing countries?
By: Matthew Eldridge -
January 07, 2019
Greater transparency is still possible for single-party democracies in Africa
By: Fenohasina Rakotondrazaka Maret, Jacques Lévesque -
December 10, 2018
Digital payments in transportation can help developing cities drive economic growth
By: Ammar A. Malik -
November 16, 2018
Can the private sector help address the global refugee crisis?
By: Ammar A. Malik, Janet Malzahn -
October 17, 2018
High-Tech Humanitarians: Airtel Uganda’s Partnership with DanChurchAid
By: Patrick Meagher, Ammar A. Malik, Edward Mohr, Yasemin Irvin-Erickson -
October 17, 2018
Private-Sector Humanitarians? New Approaches in the Global Refugee Response
By: Ammar A. Malik, Edward Mohr, Yasemin Irvin-Erickson -
September 30, 2018
For-Profit Humanitarians: IKEA's Partnership with the Jordan River Foundation
By: Ammar A. Malik, Hamutal Bernstein, Edward Mohr, Yasemin Irvin-Erickson -
September 27, 2018
Mobilizing Additional Funds for Pro-Poor Water Services: An Exploration of Potential Models to Finance Safe Water Access in Support of Sustainable Development Goal 6.1
By: Tanvi Nagpal, Ammar A. Malik, Matthew Eldridge, Yoori Kim, Chloe Hauenstein -
September 27, 2018
A new funding approach could bring clean water to the world’s poorest households
By: Matthew Eldridge, Chloe Hauenstein -
December 19, 2017
Using technology to improve women’s safety in Pakistan’s urban transit systems
By: Ammar A. Malik, Yasemin Irvin-Erickson, Faisal Kamiran -
August 17, 2017
A tale of two cities: Why there is no “one solution” to combating spousal abuse
By: Ammar A. Malik, Jared Stolove -
August 16, 2017
Where rents are driven by quality of public services, not proximity to transit
By: Ammar A. Malik, Harsh Parikh -
July 13, 2017
Empowering women through international tourism: What we know and need to know
By: Fenohasina Rakotondrazaka Maret, Harsh Parikh, Rachel Wilder -
June 19, 2017
Displacement and Disconnection? Exploring the Role of Social Networks in the Livelihoods of Refugees in Gaziantep, Nairobi, and Peshawar
By: Loren Landau, Kabiri Bule, Ammar A. Malik, Caroline Wanjiku-Kihato, Yasemin Irvin-Erickson, Benjamin Edwards, Edward Mohr -
June 19, 2017
Mapping the Structure of Well-Being and Social Networks of Refugees
By: Ammar A. Malik, Edward Mohr, Yasemin Irvin-Erickson, Loren Landau, Caroline Wanjiku-Kihato, Benjamin Edwards -
June 09, 2017
Three strategies for empowering women in informal economies
By: Ammar A. Malik, Hadia Majid -
May 26, 2017
Are international women’s issues being devalued in US foreign policy?
By: Fenohasina Rakotondrazaka Maret, Sarra Souid -
May 09, 2017
Turning Africa’s digital divide into digital dividends
By: Fenohasina Rakotondrazaka Maret, Daiki Akiyoshi -
May 05, 2017
Global development demands a data revolution that will make change happen, not just track it
By: G. Thomas Kingsley -
February 26, 2017
A Broader View of the Data Revolution and Development Agenda
By: G. Thomas Kingsley -
November 04, 2016
Six ways to enable women’s economic empowerment
By: Fenohasina Rakotondrazaka Maret, Ammar A. Malik, Nan Marie Astone, H. Elizabeth Peters -
October 13, 2016
Will the cities of the future work for everyone?
By: Solomon Greene, Sarah Rosen Wartell -
October 02, 2016
Women’s Economic Empowerment: A Review of Evidence on Enablers and Barriers
By: H. Elizabeth Peters, Nan Marie Astone, Ammar A. Malik, Fenohasina Rakotondrazaka Maret, Caroline Heller -
September 23, 2016
How can we better serve urban refugees?
By: Benjamin Edwards, Loren Landau -
September 20, 2016
Becoming Urban Humanitarians: Engaging Local Government to Protect Displaced People
By: Loren Landau, Caroline Wanjiku-Kihato, Jean Pierre Misago, Benjamin Edwards -
August 10, 2016
Olympics remind us of the importance of local governance
By: Jonah Lefkoe, Charles Cadwell -
August 03, 2016
In Tanzania, can more service provider accountability improve service delivery?
By: Fenohasina Rakotondrazaka Maret -
August 03, 2016
What keeps cities in Asia and Africa from effective public service delivery?
By: Madeline Roth, Ammar A. Malik -
July 19, 2016
Three top priorities for the White House Summit on Global Development
By: Benjamin Edwards, Jonah Lefkoe -
July 01, 2016
Dynamic Cities? The Role of Urban Local Governments in Improving Urban Service Delivery Performance in Africa and Asia
By: Jamie Boex, Ammar A. Malik, Devanne Brookins, Ben Edwards -
June 28, 2016
Can you tackle poverty without taking on place?
By: Solomon Greene -
June 24, 2016
Six lessons on what works in supporting women-owned businesses
By: Ammar A. Malik, Arjan de Haan, Alejandra Vargas Garcia -
May 02, 2016
To foster sustainable development, cities need data—and permission to use it
By: Solomon Greene, Benjamin Edwards, G. Thomas Kingsley -
April 29, 2016
Putting politics into international development? It’s about time
By: Charles Cadwell -
April 26, 2016
A Political Economy Framework for the Urban Data Revolution
By: Benjamin Edwards, Solomon Greene, G. Thomas Kingsley -
February 04, 2016
Without improved public service delivery, women in developing countries can’t take advantage of economic opportunity
By: Ammar A. Malik, Jasmina Pless -
January 29, 2016
Women in Pakistan's Urban Informal Economy
By: Ammar A. Malik, Hadia Majid, Husnain Fateh, Iromi Perera -
November 05, 2015
How can developing cities provide better water to their residents?
By: Benjamin Edwards, Mohammad Hamze -
October 12, 2015
What defines a “city”?
By: Ammar A. Malik, Julia Hagen -
June 16, 2015
A Post-2015 Local Governance Agenda
By: Jameson Boex -
June 02, 2015
How can we strengthen local government responses to displacement in Africa?
By: Caroline Smith, Luke Fuller -
June 01, 2015
How do urban migrants access land and services in African cities?
By: Luke Fuller -
April 30, 2015
Decentralized Local Health Services in Tanzania: Are Health Resources Reaching Primary Health Facilities, or Are They Getting Stuck at the District Level?
By: Jameson Boex, Luke Fuller, Ammar A. Malik -
April 02, 2015
A more comprehensive picture of local public spending in global health and education
By: Jameson Boex, Benjamin Edwards -
January 12, 2015
Triggering Increased City-Level Public Finance for Pro-Poor Sanitation Improvements
By: Jameson Boex, Benjamin Edwards -
May 05, 2014
Expanding Access to Economic Opportunity in Fast-Growth Metropolitan Areas
By: Rolf Pendall, Margery Austin Turner -
May 05, 2014
Children of Immigrants: 2011 State Trends Update
By: Devlin Hanson, Margaret Simms -
March 05, 2014
Local Government Discretion and Accountability in Sierra Leone
By: Benjamin Edwards, Serdar Yilmaz, Jameson Boex -
March 05, 2014
Immigration and the Changing Landscape for Local Service Delivery Demographic Shifts in Cities and Neighborhoods
By: Julia Gelatt, Gina Adams, William Monson -
September 03, 2013
Lighting the way to municipal prosperity
By: Mary Larzelere -
April 22, 2013
Serbia-Kosovo Agree to Normalize Relations, Now to “Normalize” Society
By: Charles Cadwell -
March 04, 2013
What Will "Our Turn to Eat" Mean the Day After the Kenyan Elections?
By: Charles Cadwell -
June 21, 2011
Urbanization's Infrastructure Demands at Home and Abroad
By: Charles Cadwell -
April 05, 2008
Unemployment and Unemployment Protection in Transition
By: Wayne Vroman, Vera Brusentsev -
November 05, 2007
An Urban-Rural Focus on Food Markets in Africa
By: Clare Romanik -
August 05, 2007
Stabilizing Future Fiscal Policy: It's Time to Pull the Trigger
By: C. Eugene Steuerle, Rudolph G. Penner -
July 05, 2007
Replacement Rates and UC Benefit Generosity
By: Wayne Vroman -
June 05, 2006
Comprehensive Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking: Findings from Clients in Three Communities
By: Laudan Y. Aron, Janine M. Zweig, Lisa C. Newmark -
June 05, 2005
Growth in the Exclusion of Employer Health Premiums
By: Adam Carasso -
June 05, 2005
Extension of Saving and Investment Incentives
By: Eric Toder -
March 05, 2004
Race, Ethnicity, and Health
By: Kenneth Finegold, Laura Wherry -
March 05, 2004
Race, Ethnicity, and Economic Well-Being
By: Kenneth Finegold, Laura Wherry -
November 05, 2003
Health Insurance Coverage of Children in Mixed-Status Immigrant Families
By: Randy Capps, Genevieve M. Kenney, Michael E. Fix -
November 05, 2003
Children of Immigrants Show Slight Reductions in Poverty, Hardship
By: Michael E. Fix, Randy Capps, Jane Reardon-Anderson -
October 05, 2003
A Profile of The Foreign-Born in Lowell, Massachusetts
By: Katherine Lotspeich, Michael Fix, Dan Perez-Lopez, Jason Ost -
October 05, 2003
Immigrants and TANF: A Look at Immigrant Welfare Recipients in Three Cities
By: Karen C. Tumlin, Wendy Zimmermann -
October 05, 2003
A Profile of the Foreign-Born in the Portland, Oregon Tri-County Area
By: Katherine Lotspeich, Michael Fix, Dan Perez-Lopez, Jason Ost -
October 05, 2003
Budget Crisis at the Door
By: C. Eugene Steuerle, Rudolph G. Penner -
September 05, 2003
Options to Finance the Additional War Costs
By: Leonard E. Burman, Jeff Rohaly -
September 05, 2003
Contracting with NGOs for Social Services: Building Civil Society and Efficient Local Government in Russia
By: Raymond Struyk -
September 05, 2003
Trends in Naturalization
By: Michael E. Fix, Jeffrey S. Passel, Kenneth Sucher -
August 05, 2003
Unemployment Protection in Chile
By: Wayne Vroman -
August 05, 2003
The New Neighbors: A User's Guide to Data on Immigrants in U.S. Communities
By: Randy Capps, Michael E. Fix, Dan Perez-Lopez, Jeffrey S. Passel -
July 05, 2003
A Comparison of Military and Civilian Approaches
By: Maria D. Montilla, Carol J. De Vita -
June 05, 2003
The Gender Impact of Pension Reform in Latin America—and Broader Policy Implications
By: Estelle James, Alejandra Cox Edwards, Rebeca Wong -
May 05, 2003
Participation in a Decentralized Housing Allowance Program in a Transition Economy
By: Tatiana Lykova, Sergei Sivaev, Raymond J. Struyk, Ekaterina Petrova -
May 05, 2003
Budget Blues: The Fiscal Outlook and Options for Reform
By: William G. Gale, Alan J. Auerbach, Peter Orszag, Samuel R. Potter -
April 05, 2003
Russia's Winter Woes: Tariff Setting for Local Utilities in a Transition Economy
By: Sergei Sivaev, Raymond J. Struyk, Valentin Andrianov, Emin Askerov -
February 05, 2003
The Enron Debacle: Lessons for Tax Policy
By: Jane G. Gravelle -
February 05, 2003
How Are Immigrants Faring After Welfare Reform?: Preliminary Evidence from Los Angeles and New York City - Final Report
By: Randy Capps, Michael Fix, Dan Perez-Lopez, Jeffrey Passel, Leighton Ku, Chris Furgiuele, Rajeev Ramchand, Scott McNiven -
November 05, 2002
The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families
By: Randy Capps, Michael Fix, Jame Reardon-Anderson -
November 05, 2002
The Dispersal of Immigrants in the 1990s
By: Randy Capps, Michael Fix, Jeffrey Passel -
September 05, 2002
The Community Capacity Fund: Understanding its Role in Strengthening the Washington, D.C. Region After 9/11
By: Rachel Mosher-Williams -
August 05, 2002
Immigrant Well-Being in New York and Los Angeles
By: Randy Capps, Michael E. Fix -
July 05, 2002
Measuring Unemployment Benefit Recipiency in New Zealand
By: Wayne Vroman -
April 05, 2002
Limited English Proficient Students and High-Stakes Accountability Systems
By: Michael Fix, Jorge Ruiz-de-Velasco -
March 05, 2002
Mortgage Default Insurance in the U.S.: Implications for Russia
By: Raymond Struyk, Douglas E. Whiteley -
January 05, 2002
The Scope and Impact of Welfare Reform's Immigrant Provisions
By: Michael Fix, Jeffrey Passel -
November 05, 2001
Strengthening Local Administration of Social Assistance in Russia
By: Raymond J. Struyk, L. Jerome Gallagher -
August 05, 2001
Russian Nonprofits as Contracted Providers of Municipal Social Services: Initial Experience
By: Raymond J. Struyk, Kirill Chagin -
July 05, 2001
Australian Unemployment Protection: Challenges and New Directions
By: Wayne Vroman, Vera Brusentsev -
July 05, 2001
The Integration of Immigrant Families in the United States
By: Michael Fix, Wendy Zimmermann, Jeffrey Passel -
April 05, 2001
Are Immigrants Leaving California? Settlement Patterns of Immigrants in the Late 1990s
By: Wendy Zimmermann, Jeffrey S. Passel -
February 05, 2001
Hardship Among Children of Immigrants: Findings From the 1999 National Survey of American Families
By: Randy Capps -
October 05, 2000
Consumer-Directed Home and Community Services Programs in Five Countries: Policy Issues for Older People and Government
By: Alison Evans Cuellar, Jane Tilly, Joshua M. Wiener -
October 05, 2000
Local Administration of Social Assistance Programs in Russia
By: Raymond J. Struyk, Burton Richman -
July 05, 2000
Regional Economic Development in Eastern Europe: An Example from Poland
By: Raymond Struyk, Sharon Cooley -
June 05, 2000
Illegal Aliens in Federal, State, and Local Criminal Justice Systems
By: Rebecca Clark, Scott Anderson -
February 05, 2000
Racial and Ethnic Disparities: Key Findings from the National Survey of America's Families
By: Sarah Staveteig, Alyssa Wigton -
August 05, 1999
Civil Society, the Public Sector, and Poor Communities
By: Kingsley G. Thomas, James Gibson -
September 05, 1998
The Future of the Public Sector--The Challenges for Policy Research in a Changing Environment
By: George Galster -
September 05, 1998
The Number and Cost of Immigrants on Medicaid: National and State Estimates
By: Leighton Ku, Bethany Kessler -
April 05, 1998
Immigrants in New York: Their Legal Status, Incomes, and Taxes
By: Jeffrey S. Passel, Rebecca L. Clark