Archive for May 2020
“The great lockdown through the global lens of the IMF”, webinar video from Princeton
In this webinar from Princeton, Chief Economist of the IMF Gina Gopinath discusses what the lockdown looks like from the perspective of the IMF.
Read MoreOnline Learning: Political Economy and Economic Development from EdX
This MIT online course in political economy and development taught by field superstars Abhijit Banerjee and Ben Olken starts on June 2, so hurry and check it out!
Read MoreOnline learning: Principles of Sustainable Finance
This online course from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam via Coursera considers how finance can be used for the good in reaching sustainable development goals.
Read MoreOnline course: “The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life” on EdX
This course on cities is taught by Ed Glaeser of Harvard through EdX. Prof. Glaeser is one of the preeminent researchers in urban economics of today.
Read MoreEnsuring that Africa has the financial resources to handle Covid-19 (podcast)
This episode from David Dollar on Dollar and Sense, the Brookings Trade Podcast, discusses the risks and possible financial resources available to African countries to deal with the coronavirus crisis.
Read MoreThe value of social distancing in the developed v. developing world (blog post on VoxEU)
This blog post by Mushfiq Mobarak and Zachary Barnett-Howell provides a succinct explanation of why “lockdown” has different costs and benefits in somewhere like the US versus somewhere like central Africa.
Read MoreProf’s Pick: Remittances and what their decline means for development (recommended by Prof. Caprio)
With economic decline looming and borders tightening in the developed world, remittances are going down the tubes. Michael Clemens of the Center for Global Development explores what this means for development.
Read MorePodcast: “Lessons from the Ebola Crisis on dealing with Covid-19”
In this Vox Talk, Oeindrila Dube discusses an experiment she had been running in Sierra Leone for community health outreach, and how helpful those interventions were during the Ebola outbreak. From April 9, 2020.
Read MoreDoes Closing Schools Help Stop the Spread?
This article from the New York times discusses a plan some researchers have in the United States to determine whether school closures actually helped stop the spread of Covid-19. Written May 2, 2020.
Read MoreSeveral Big-Name Authors on the Books That Comfort Them
This article from the New York times shares some book recommendations from several big-name authors for those who might find a little solace in reading.
Read More