Global Economy and Development

The Global Economy and Development program at Brookings generates actionable insights and tools to address shared challenges and achieve a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous world for all.

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ALANGAON, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA - February 22, 2014: Happy Indian rural girl at their school, Alangaon, Amravati , Maharashtra, India

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The global economy is on an unsustainable path characterized by widening economic and social inequities, environmental degradation, and increasing concentration of poverty and deprivation that threaten global peace and prosperity.

The Global Economy and Development program at Brookings generates actionable insights and tools that address shared economic and social challenges. We collaborate with local, national, and global policy actors and communities to achieve a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous world for all.

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Global Trade What happens next to globalization?

Zia Qureshi

July 14, 2025

Democracy, Conflict, & Governance Understanding the evolution and state of democracy in Zimbabwe: When a coup is not called a coup

Chipo Dendere, Miles Tendi

July 14, 2025

Emerging Markets & Developing Economies With ODA dwindling, Africa’s agriculture sector can drive regional growth

H.E. Julius Maada Bio, H.E. Seyi Makinde, Simeon K. Ehui, Hafez Ghanem

July 14, 2025

Labor & Unemployment Hybrid jobs: How AI is rewriting work in finance

Eduardo Levy Yeyati

July 10, 2025

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Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly Vice President and Director - Global Economy and Development, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Pierre Nguimkeu Director - Africa Growth Initiative, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

John W. McArthur Director - Center for Sustainable Development, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Rebecca Winthrop Director - Center for Universal Education, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Elham Tabassi Director - Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Initiative, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Raj M. Desai Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development

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Foresight Africa Podcast

New Episodes 65 Episodes 4 Seasons

The Foresight Africa podcast provides unique insights and innovative solutions to Africa’s most complex development challenges, while highlighting the continent’s opportunities in order to advance impactful engagements between Africa, the United States, and the global community. Hosted by Landry Signé, senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program and the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings.

Reimagine Rural

22 Episodes 2 Seasons

Tony Pipa visits rural towns across America, listening as local people tell the story of how they are enacting positive change in their communities and learning how public investment in rural people and places can lead to increased and equitable prosperity.

17 Rooms Podcast

20 Episodes

17 Rooms podcast focused on actions, insights, and community for the Sustainable Development Goals and the people driving them. The show was co-hosted by John McArthur at Brookings and Zia Khan at The Rockefeller Foundation.

Dollar and Sense The Brookings Trade Podcast

Dollar and Sense Podcast

137 Episodes

From local ports and markets to international trade and diplomacy, Brookings Senior Fellow David Dollar and guests explained issues of our global trading system and its impact on our everyday lives.

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