Vijaya Ramachandran
Senior Fellow and Research Manager @CGDev. Private Sector, Finance, Africa, Women in Economics. Former @WorldBank @UN @DukeDCID. PhD @Harvard. Views my own.
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Australia has a key role to play in contest between US and China
While much of the world's attention is now focused on Trump's moves in Syria, a four-pronged tussle with China remains the main game, says a US diplomat.
Alexandria Circuit Court Dismisses Charges Against Civil Rights Advocates at 1939 Library Sit-In
On October 18, the Alexandria Circuit Court dismissed all charges against the participants in a 1939 sit-in to protest Alexandria’s whites-only public library. After recent research by Alexandria Library staff determined that the original judge in...
Cook Islands: manager of world's biggest marine park says she lost job for backing sea mining moratorium
Environmentalist Jacqueline Evans says she was dismissed from the Marae Moana for urging caution on deep-sea mining
Bretton Woods at 75 and the Future of Multilateralism
On the occasion of this year’s 75th anniversary of the World Bank and the IMF, CAROLA, the Bretton Woods Project (BWP) and the Bank Information Center (BIC) will host a one-day conference on the ‘crisis of multilateralism’ and possibilities for...
How China Could Stop Brazil’s Ecological Tragedy
As the largest importer of Brazilian soy and beef, Beijing can use its leverage to deter the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
How a new class of startups are working to solve the grid storage puzzle
Form Energy, Antora and others are trying to develop very cheap, very long-lasting storage to clean up the electricity system.
Some Questions Around the Use of 'Evidence-Based' Policy
While economists can contribute to more informed policy discussions and public debates they ought to be cautious in offering advice on policy design.
‘Get the Hell out of Syria. It’s Sand and Blood and Death’: Inside America’s Chaotic Retreat
President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops left thousands of Kurdish allies alone and outgunned, upended Middle East policy and empowered Washington’s adversaries.
Economists try to broaden the appeal of the dismal science
Boys are three times as likely as girls to study the subject in British schools
The US Military Is Pouring Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Into Tiny Wake Island
The historic World War II site is on the front lines again as part of an expanded U.S. missile defense system.
Trump awards next G-7 summit to his own Miami-area resort
The decision is without precedent in modern American history: The President used his public office to direct a massive contract to himself.
Race Heats Up For Title Of Cheapest Solar Energy In The World
Dubai has narrowly missed out on reclaiming the title of having the world’s cheapest solar energy, after bids were handed in for the latest phase of a massive solar park on the outskirts of the city. But Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia will both get the...
Congo’s enormous rainforest is getting smaller
Poverty and bad governance are largely to blame
An important quantum algorithm may actually be a property of nature
Evidence that quantum searches are an ordinary feature of electron behavior may explain the genetic code, one of the greatest puzzles in biology.
Swimming Kangaroo Rescued From Lake, Jumps Back In
A marine marsupial was chased down by police on a jetski, but it did not appreciate their rescue efforts, escaping and jumping right back in the drink.
Labour markets and poverty in village economies
Programme to provide ultra-poor women in Bangladesh with livestock assets suggests one-off interventions can be effective in fighting extreme poverty
How plastic bags were supposed to help the planet
Family of inventor says they were designed to be reused to stop trees from being destroyed.