units: Development Research Branch (DRB)
Development Research Branch (DRB)
13 July 2017
Since 1947 the World Economic and Social Survey has promoted a broader understanding of development, emphasizing the importance of advancing the structural transformation of the economy, progress in social development and environmental sustainability. ...
23 June 2017
Participation in global value chains (GVCs) can foster development, but the underlying dynamics as well as economic and social effects can vary strongly across countries. To what extent can countries upgrade through GVC participation? What is the role of intangible assets in GVCs trade and the effects of intellectual monopolization on development patterns? What is the role of policy?
26 May 2017
Pingfan Hong, the Director of DPAD, was invited by the Chinese Government to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, 14-15 May 2017, Beijing, China. The Belt and Road Forum is closely related to the work of DPAD in research and ongoing capacity development projects.
21 April 2017
Trade, investment and technology decisions at firm level interact with each other and affects aggregate productivity growth. This also illustrates the self-propagating forces of the current situation of the world economy.
24 March 2017
A review of recent trends suggests the need for a renewed commitment and enhanced efforts by the international community to support financing for sustainable development. It also points out at potential risks of debt sustainability for a few developed and some emerging economies.
23 March 2017
The 2030 Agenda has set the of goal universal access to electricity by 2030. The challenge is significant. It involves reaching population with limited incomes, often living in sparsely populated areas, mostly in developing and least developed countries. Costs can tally. Taking into account local characteristics, this model finds the combination of technologies that can provide universal access to the population of every country at the lowest cost.
22 March 2017
Professor Willi Semmler of The New School and co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of the Macroeconomics of Global Warming was the keynote speaker at the Development Policy Seminar on “A Macroeconomic Framework for Climate Investment with Implications for Structural Change and Employment” held today in New York.
2 March 2017
Summary: Developed countries’ economic performance since the global financial crisis has been disappointing, with subdued growth, weak labour markets, low levels of investment and poor productivity growth. This combination of poor performance and const ...
27 February 2017
Summary: As indicated in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, sustained economic growth will continue to be an important objective in developing countries, especially in those where extreme poverty is widespread and income per capita remains lo ...
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