The Center for Global Development works to reduce global poverty and improve lives through innovative economic research that drives better policy and practice by the world’s top decision makers. We strive for excellence and intellectual rigor and believe global prosperity starts with smart policy based on evidence. Our work is nonpartisan, and our recommendations are not influenced by our funders. We are willing to challenge powerful institutions and the status quo for better development practices. Our work has had a measurable impact on the actions of development policymakers‚ from our proposal to build a full-service development finance institution to our case to donors to elevate and strengthen efforts to tackle the scourge of global lead poisoning.
CGD is currently focused on the following areas critical to development progress:
- Commitment to Development Index
- Education
- Energy, Environment and, Climate
- Financial Inclusion and Regulation
- Gender Equality and Inclusion
- Global Health Policy
- Governments and Development
- Migration, Displacement, and Humanitarian Policy
- Sustainable Development Finance
Institutional Representative: Thomas Ginn, Research Fellow
Thomas Ginn is a Research Fellow at the Center for Global Development, where he studies migration and displacement. His current research focuses on aid for refugees in lower-income countries, including studies on livelihoods, social cohesion, labor market access, and the World Bank’s funding for displacement. His work has been published in the Journal of Political Economy and the Journal of Development Economics, among others. Prior to joining CGD, Thomas worked with the World Bank in Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraqi Kurdistan and with Innovations for Poverty Action in Kenya. He received his PhD in economics from Stanford University and his BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Center for Global Development works to reduce global poverty and improve lives through innovative economic research that drives better policy and practice by the world's top decision makers. We strive for excellence and intellectual rigor and believe global prosperity starts with smart policy based on evidence. Our work is nonpartisan, and our recommendations are not influenced by our funders. We are willing to challenge powerful institutions and the status quo for better development practices. Our work has had a measurable impact on the actions of development policymakers‚ from our proposal to build a full-service development finance institution to our…