A CGD blog with Megan O’Donnell. To what extent have aid agencies delivered on their commitments to transparency? How do these agencies’ transparency efforts compare to one another? And beyond mere publication, what else needs to be done to make sure that available data is put to good use?

A CGD blog with Megan O’Donnell

A CGD blog with Theodore Talbot. We at CGD recently hosted a series of events illuminating the case for smarter gender policy in the private sector a triple win that would benefit consumers, firms, and emerging economies. Change in private firms is important but what about the world’s public sector? To crea…

A CGD blog with Megan O’Donnell

A CGD blog. Last week, within a few hours of announcing she was running for a second term as head of the IMF, it appeared that Christine Lagarde had the nomination sewn up. That’s little surprise given the incumbent’s track record. But what better time than now when Europ…

A CGD blog with Megan O’Donnell. Combating Gender Apartheid at Work: A Proposal for US Legislation or Executive Action

A CGD blog with Jonah Busch

A CGD blog with Justin Sandefur. The research organization Aid Data has been getting a lot of attention in the aid world of late with its survey of recipient country policymakers and practitioners and their views of the utility, influence and helpfulness during reform of various aid agencies. Suggests the press release: &…

A CGD blog. For the reader in a hurry, this gift-giving guide comes in two parts: one for those with $45 billion to spend and one for those of slightly more modest means. Please feel free to skip to the part which is more applicable to your budget for presents.

A CGD blog with Megan O’Donnell. As part of our new Gender and Development program, CGD just hosted the first annual Birdsall House Conference on Women. This year’s session, Small Changes, Big Impact: Creating Conditions for Women and Girls to Thrive, explored the possibility that cheap and scalable aid-funded i…