Yale College seniors Bilal Moin and Daevan Mangalmurti have a mutual interest in international development, a branch of economics that examines the forces affecting economic development and individual ...

Central to DECDP's mandate is the effective dissemination of new research findings. It oversees the Policy Research Working Papers series, fostering innovative economic analysis; as well as ...

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Larry Summers and I convened a conference at the Harvard Kennedy School on Industrial Policy and Economic Security. At a time when Beijing and Washington are weaponizing many ...

The framework that has long guided development economics no longer reflects how modern economies actually create value. As the boundaries that once separated sectors become blurred, prosperity ...

China approaches the 2025 Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC) with an economy showing mixed signals. Headline growth reached 5.3% in the first half of the year, supported by stronger-than-expected ...

The Research Newsletter is a monthly summary of the latest research by the Development Research Group, the principal research department of the World Bank. Each edition is organized around a key topic ...

The latest World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 paints a sobering picture of the global economic landscape. The world economy continues to face multiple crises, jeopardizing progress ...

Education is the foundation of any functioning society: It prepares people to live cohesively in a community, participate politically, and contribute economically. Investing in education has ...

Mayor Mary Sheffield announced on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 that Olga Stella will lead economic development and workforce for ...