CID COVID-19 Response & Resource Page
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the lives of people around the world, but those in developing countries are likely to suffer the most in the face of this global crisis. At the Center for International Development (CID@Harvard), we see this as a call to action. We are responding quickly in the following ways to implement solutions: we are collecting funding information; we are connecting researchers, foundations, and policymakers to channel our resources; and we are sharing the most up-to-date work of our experts to ensure it is reaching those who need it most.
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Inside CID
Faculty and fellows are conducting research projects in 32 countries
CID Director Asim I. Khwaja coauthors a multidisciplinary proposal with a team of experts, experienced researchers and practitioners to respond to COVID-19. Elements of the proposal are being tested in various places – including Pakistan – where several members of the team have been actively supporting the state’s response efforts at national and sub-national levels.
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Carmen M. Reinhart has been appointed as the new chief economist and vice president of the World Bank Group.
World Bank Group President David Malpass made the announcement today in Washington, noting that the appointment comes “as we boost our efforts to restore growth and meet the urgent debt and recession crises facing many of our client countries.”
Governments are most important in times of public crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals, no matter how talented or self-reliant, look to their governments for help to empower or deploy the powers and potentialities of the collective. But many people tasked with leading public organizations in times of crises struggle to know if and how to rise to the occasion. In a series of blog posts, Building State Capability Faculty Director Matt Andrews shares ideas for leaders questioning how they can help and what kind of leadership is required in crises.
New Research
Most research is about rich countries, even though 76% of the world's population live in middle-income and 9% in low-income countries.
This imbalance has important consequences for what tools, products and policies are available to decision-makers in the South.
Albania’s economy has experienced a comeback in the past decade, but is there a path to growth after #COVID19? Read our interactive analysis:
https://t.co/V9ldj7OPYE
Read our feature in the @Harvard Gazette. https://t.co/sRR4UypdvD
"The whole world is paying the price for some countries’ negligent ... leadership & the virtual breakdown of the rules-based multilateral order. But emerging & developing economies are likely to suffer the most," writes #CIDExpert @JFrankelEcon for @ProSyn
https://t.co/u4tawrolwi
Most research is about rich countries, even though 76% of the world's population live in middle-income and 9% in low-income countries.
This imbalance has important consequences for what tools, products and policies are available to decision-makers in the South.
"The whole world is paying the price for some countries’ negligent ... leadership & the virtual breakdown of the rules-based multilateral order. But emerging & developing economies are likely to suffer the most," writes #CIDExpert @JFrankelEcon for @ProSyn
https://t.co/u4tawrolwi
Albania’s economy has experienced a comeback in the past decade, but is there a path to growth after #COVID19? Read our interactive analysis:
https://t.co/V9ldj7OPYE
Read our feature in the @Harvard Gazette. https://t.co/sRR4UypdvD
Most research is about rich countries, even though 76% of the world's population live in middle-income and 9% in low-income countries.
This imbalance has important consequences for what tools, products and policies are available to decision-makers in the South.
Albania’s economy has experienced a comeback in the past decade, but is there a path to growth after #COVID19? Read our interactive analysis:
https://t.co/V9ldj7OPYE
Read our feature in the @Harvard Gazette. https://t.co/sRR4UypdvD
"The whole world is paying the price for some countries’ negligent ... leadership & the virtual breakdown of the rules-based multilateral order. But emerging & developing economies are likely to suffer the most," writes #CIDExpert @JFrankelEcon for @ProSyn
https://t.co/u4tawrolwi
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