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Prof Caprio recommends: Financial Policy and Inequality: COVID-19 and Beyond (12/07/2020)
Financial Policy and Inequality: COVID-19 and Beyond The Peterson Institute (PIIE), the IMF, and the Council on Economic Policies (CEP) are hosting a three-part series on “Central Banking and Inequality—COVID-19 and Beyond” in December starting on the 7th. Be sure to register and get more information about the webinar series at this link so that…
Read MoreProf. Caprio recommends: The Implication of Climate Change for Financial Stability
Financial regulators have been increasing their attention to climate change and the risks it poses to the financial system. See the latest report from the Financial Stability Board, “The Implication of Climate Change for Financial Stability.”
Read MoreProf. Caprio recommends: Ph.D. opportunity in Financing the Green Transition in Developing Countries
Ph.D. opportunity in “Financing the Green Transition in Developing Countries”. The program is a collaboration between the Econ Department at Royal Holloway and the EBRD and will be funded by the UK South East Network for Social Sciences.
Read MoreProf. Caprio recommends: “Valuing Nature: Whales, Elephants, and the Global Economy”
Prof. Caprio recommends: “Valuing Nature: Whales, Elephants, and the Global Economy”
Read MoreProf. Bakija recommends two resources: Goats and Soda and Rough Translation
Interested in how the developing world is doing? Here are two very good resources from the National Public Radio (NPR) covering various current developments in the developing world. Goats and Soda.
Read MoreProf. Caprio recommends this report: Sound Banks for Healthy Economies Challenges for Policymakers in Latin America and the Caribbean in Times of Coronavirus
This A CGD-IDB Working Group Report explores some of the ways in which policy makers in Latin America and the Caribbean can mitigate the adverse economic consequences of Covid-19.
Read MoreAnnouncement: CDE Webinars are Coming, Sign Up Now!
The CDE is proud to announce the commencement in September of our very own online courses and webinar series! The webinar series, Finance in a Time of Covid will be run by Prof. Caprio and feature distinguished economists discussing a variety of financial-sector issues. Short courses in debt sustainability and capital flows management, exclusively for CDE alumni, will be run by Prof. Montiel. Click here to learn more information, and don’t forget to share with your friends and classmates about this opportunity.
Read MoreRecorded Webinar: The Economic Implications of Covid-19 with Raghuram Rajan
Princeton’s Bendheim Center for Finance hosted Raghuram Rajan on Friday, July 24st for a discussion of the economic implications of Covid-19. Princeton’s BCF is running webinars on the evolving Covid crisis, and putting up its archives online, so check out their website to register for upcoming webinars.
Read MoreCovid and the Future of Microfinance with Insights from Pakistan, recommended by Prof. Caprio
What’s the future of microfinance in a post-Covid world? A group of six researchers explores the impacts of recent months on the microfinance sector in Pakistan, and recommends policies for how to help microfinance, and the people it helps, weather the storm.
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.
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