Low carbon development Page | June 2018 Exploring the opportunities and challenges of social and economic development in the context of climate change. Find out more
Reviewing DFID's new single departmental plan Comment | 30 May 2018 | David Watson, Rebecca Nadin, Iain Steel, Maximiliano Mendez-Parra, Elizabeth Stuart Five experts share their perspectives on DFID's updated single departmental plan. Read and comment
Economic development in fragile contexts: learning from success and failure Working and discussion papers | May 2018 | Alastair McKechnie, Dirk Willem te Velde and Andrew Lightner Economic development is rarely prioritised in fragile states. This paper explores why it should be, and draws out lessons from case studies of success. Downloads
Commonwealth countries need to create 50,000 jobs every day for growing number of young people seeking work – new research Press release | 13 April 2018 Commonwealth countries need to create 50,000 jobs every day to provide work for the growing number of young people entering labour markets Find out more
Incubating policy for economic transformation: lessons from Nepal Research reports and studies | April 2018 | David Booth This paper reports some early successes from a UK Department for International Development-funded programme in Nepal, the Economic Policy Incubator. Downloads
Doing problem-driven development: four lessons from Nepal Insight | 5 April 2018 | David Booth Nepal's Economic Policy Incubator (EPI) provides a number of lessons for those seeking to work in problem-driven and adaptive ways. Read and comment
Our shared prosperous future: an agenda for values-led trade, inclusive growth and sustainable jobs for the Commonwealth Research reports and studies | April 2018 | Tom Pengellly, Stacey Mills-Smith, Stephanie Gillibrand, Dirk Willem te Velde and Maximiliano Mendez-Parra Shared prosperity in the Commonwealth is a major challenge. This inquiry report presents a case for a trade and investment agenda to help reduce poverty. Downloads
Digitalisation and the future of manufacturing in Africa Public event | 23 March 2018 14:00 - 15:30 UTC+5.30 Growing digitalisation in the global economy will have a significant impact on Africa's growth trajectory. This panel discusses how, and what can be done. Find out more
Digitalisation and the future of manufacturing in Africa Research reports and studies | March 2018 | Karishma Banga and Dirk Willem te Velde This paper presents new empirical analysis of how the growing trend of automation in manufacturing may impact Africa's industry and growth trajectory. Downloads
Risk to African manufacturing as operating robots in US set to become cheaper than wages in Kenya within 15 years – new report Press release | 19 March 2018 Operating robots in US factories could become cheaper than hiring workers in Kenya by 2033, new research by the Overseas Development Institute has found Find out more
