EGC affiliate Eli Fenichel discusses why better accounting of natural capital – not better arguments about the environment – may be what moves policy.

EGC affiliate Eli Fenichel discusses why better accounting of natural capital – not better arguments about the environment – may be what moves policy.

EGC postdoctoral fellow Vishan Nigam studies how innovation within firms could weaken opportunities for trade-led growth and development.

Attend the Firms, Trade, and Development conference at Yale University on September 10–11, 2026, hosted by IGC and Yale EGC, in person or online.

State formation through secession often requires two critical steps: building mass support for independence, and engaging in violent conflict against a state resisting territorial loss. Combining sate...

Parallel governance institutions built by Maoist rebels during Nepal's civil war led to lasting improvements in political participation among historically excluded groups, more representative candidate selection across parties, and greater local government capacity.

Scaling up effective policies often requires the attention of frontline bureaucrats with many competing responsibilities. Even when policymakers adopt effective programs, implementation may not follow...

Explore the current job openings at Yale, as well as Inclusion Economics India Centre at IFMR and Inclusion Economics Nepal at Governance Lab.

A diverse group of students passionate about international development – Economics PhDs, IDE masters students, and our own Postgraduate Associates and Interns – are moving on. The Economic Growth Cent...

Join leading economists at the IGC/EGC Conference on Firms, Trade, and Development, held at Yale University on 10-11 September 2026.

EGC postdocs Kexin Feng and Pablo Valenzuela Casasempere combine historical and economic methods to research how economies evolve across time and space.

The Director of the Program in Economic History studies labor markets and immigration

On March 26, 2026, the EGC hosted a mini-conference highlighting research by early- and mid-career scholars, building on themes from the 35th Kuznets Memorial Lecture, “Trade Reform, Exchange Rates, a...