Addressing the economic challenges of COVID-19 in developing countries

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  Green jobs as drivers of growth in African cities

  28 October 2021

  The rapid rate of urbanisation ongoing in developing countries presents a complex and urgent set of challenges for cities to accommodate future jobs, housing and other public...

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  Sustainable cities

  Evidence and insights on key issues related to delivering sustainable cities to mark Urban October.

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  Diversifying economics: Resources for Black and... Rahma Ahmed, Rania Nasir, Nikita Sharma

  This post has been updated recently on 14 October 2021. Over 2011-2017, the top 20 economic departments in the US awarded PhDs to only 15 Black students. In 2017, only 0.6%...

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  Annual Report 2020-2021

  The 2020-2021 period was one fundamentally shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a profound effect on the work of IGC and its in-country partners. The IGC delivered...

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  IGC evidence paper – Firms, trade, and productivity David Atkin, Dave Donaldson, Imran Rasul, Matthieu Teachout, Eric Verhoogen, Christopher Woodruff

  Productivity growth is the driving force behind economic development. A large development accounting literature has shown that much of the difference in income per capita...

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  IGC research funding information sessions

  2 September 2021

  In preparation for the next IGC call for proposals, we are hosting a webinar series in August to provide information to potential applicants about the type of research projects...

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