The World Bank on Wednesday named Nobel laureate and University of Chicago professor Michael Kremer as its next chief economist, succeeding Indermit Gill, who retired last month.

On International Literacy Day, the Gates Foundation pledges $50 million to support foundational learning outcomes in Africa and support GPE partner countries in sub-Saharan Africa to improve foundatio...

Few people know how much medicine has progressed in their lifetimes. Fewer know how much faster it could be progressing.

Empowering the African City Builders of Tomorrow

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In October 2024, we shared our plans to launch a new program to help stimulate economic growth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with at least $30 million in funding over the first three years.  After an extremely competitive hiring round, we’re excited to announce that we’ve hired Justin Sandefur to lead the program. About […]

With major cuts to foreign assistance announced or anticipated in the US, the UK, and across the EU, and in the World Bank’s subsidized lending program, we must urgently work to get the most out of sh...

CGD's first annual research conference on global lead exposure will bring together researchers, policymakers, and implementers working to stamp out global lead poisoning.

A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

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About the Department The Development Innovation Lab at the University of Chicago uses the tools of economics to develop innovations with the potential to benefit millions of people in low- and middle-...

On June 3–4, 2025, the Center for Global Development is pleased to announce its inaugural Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure—a new forum to convene researchers, policymakers, and imple...

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