Second Preparatory Committee Session for FfD4

UNU-WIDER at the Second Preparatory Committee Session for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development

UNU-WIDER contributes to policy recommendations for the G20

Sub-Saharan Africa faces an alarming debt burden that could hinder progress on sustainable development goals

COVID-19 pandemic, household welfare and diversification strategies of smallholder farmers in Uganda

The billionaire tax – a (modest) proposal for the 21st century by Gabriel Zucman

WIDER Annual Lecture 28 Brief

UNU-WIDER launches a free online training course in tax-benefit microsimulation for Global South countries

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Resolution of balance of payments crises: emergency financing and debt workouts

Part of Book Resetting the International Monetary (Non)System

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Debt Reduction

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New Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanisms
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by Ylmaz AkyüzIn this article I will discuss the potential of the Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanisms (SDRM), bearing in mind that we are dealing...

Working Paper
Resolution of balance of payments crises

This paper analyses the history and effectiveness of the two major mechanisms of resolution of balance of payments crisis. It argues that IMF lending has met its counter-cyclical objectives through history and has been improving in terms of providing...

Working Paper
Additionality of Debt Relief and Debt Forgiveness, and Implications for Future Volumes of Official Assistance

This paper examines the impact of debt forgiveness and debt relief on official development assistance. From the recipient side, the econometric analysis suggests that countries that received debt relief also received more aid compared to those that...

Blog
The economic ripples of rising government debt

In recent years, governments worldwide witnessed a surge in debt levels. According to the Institute of International Finance, global debt reached a...

Blog
The Demand for a Fair International Financial Architecture

Critically examining the Global South’s proposals for international financial architecture reformsThis report offers a critical examination of the...

Book
Debt Relief for Poor Countries

After a massive international campaign calling attention to the development impact of foreign debt, the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative is now underway. But will the HIPC Initiative meet its high expectations? Will debt relief...

Book Chapter
Lessons of the 1890s and 1980s

Part of Book Debt, Stabilization and Development

Book Chapter
The Debt Overhang of Developing Countries

Part of Book Debt, Stabilization and Development

Blog
Debt Relief and the Development Architecture

by Nancy Birdsall and Brian Deese The now famous international movement to reduce the debts of the world’s poorest countries (culminating in the HIPC...

Book Chapter
Resolving the HIPC Problem

Part of Book Debt Relief for Poor Countries

Book Chapter
Introduction

Part of Book Debt Relief for Poor Countries

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Additionality of Debt Relief and Debt Forgiveness, and Implications for Future Volumes of Official Assistance

Part of Journal Special Issue Aid Allocations and Development Financing

Blog
Africa’s Debt: The World Turns Brighter
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by Tony Addison This year is set to see a new chapter open in Africa’s debt story and, for once, it looks like a positive story—as the region begins...

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Reforming the international financial architecture

Theme: Fiscal space

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