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Macroeconomic Developments and Prospects in Low-income Development Countries

Bonn, 16. May 2018

International Monetary Funds annual report on Macroeconomic Development and Prospects in Low-Income Development Countries – 2018 was presented by two of the authors, Hans Weisfeld and Wes McGrew, Deputy Division Chiefs in the IMF’s Strategy, Policy, and Review Department. It is the fourth in an annual series of reports that look at trends…

Gutachten „Große Transformation“

Gutachten „Große Transformation“ Jump to: “Great Transformation“ now online as E-Seminar “Great Transformation“ now online as E-Seminar Bonn, Berlin, Bremen, 15 November 2012 . The WBGU report "World in Transition – A Social Contract for Sustainability“ is now accessible online as an e-learning seminar ( http://wit.va-bne.de/ ). Council members and invited speakers present the report and address the challenges of scientific policy advice. The E-Seminar consists of 11…

Chief Economist of World Bank

Chief Economist of World Bank Chief Economist of World Bank visits German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Press Release of 26 October 2010 Today, the World Bank’s Chief Economist, Justin Yifu Lin, will give a guest lecture on " Growth Identification and Facilitation: The Role of the State in the Dynamics of Structural Change “ at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). DIE-Director…

The future of European development finance – institutional reforms for sustainable solutions

Erforth, Benedikt / Lennart Kaplan (2019)
Briefing Paper 20/2019

This paper discusses how a reconfiguration of the European development finance system could increase efficiency and sustainability. In this regard, the focus should be shifted from institutional to substantial considerations, including partner countries’ needs.

Reforming fossil fuel subsidies in the MENA countries

Vidican, Georgeta (2014)
External Publications

The gendered nature of poverty: data, evidence and policy recommendations

Burchi, Francesco / Daniele Malerba (2023)
Policy Brief 24/2023

To what extent is poverty gendered? IDOS research shows that women make up 54%-63% of the population in multidimensional poverty and that female poverty is 70% higher than male poverty. The Policy Brief discusses the role of social protection, labour and care policies in tackling gendered poverty.

How knowledge networks develop their transformative potential

Vogel, Johanna (2021)
The Current Column, 12. April 2021

The pandemic highlights the importance of knowledge networks as instruments. To be successful, they need to be interdisciplinary, as well as transnational and also need to pursue a common global vision.

Climate change is not everything – The causes of flight and migration are manifold

Schraven, Benjamin (2017)
The Current Column, 06. June 2017

What significance should the factor of climate change be assigned in the context of flight and migration, and what conclusions can be drawn from it?

From debating social justice to proposed solutions - 10 years of the Managing Global Governance programme

Crncic, Zeljko (2017)
The Current Column, 20. November 2017

During faltering dialogue processes networks such as Managing Global Governance (MGG) become all the more relevant in the discussion of global problems and inequalities, which is also the focus of our MGG alumni and partner meeting this week.

The G20 and infrastructure

Wolff, Peter (2014)
The Current Column, 10. November 2014

When the G20 leaders meet next week in Brisbane, Australia, there are sure to be few issues that they will agree on. There will, however, be one subject upon which they can agree: infrastructure.

The UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants: more than just heart-warming words?

Grävingholt, Jörn / Benjamin Schraven (2016)
The Current Column, 27. September 2016

A considerable number of critics view the UN summit for refugees and migrants as little more than a summit of heat-warming words and declarations of intent that will have no impact whatsoever.

Mercy and the Structures of the World

Bonn, 07. November 2011

Third Hans Singer Memorial Lecture on Global Development Programme: Dirk Messner , Director, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Sir Richard Jolly , Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK The Third “ Hans Singer Memorial Lecture on Global Development ”: Mercy and the…

The EU's Lisbon Treaty: an opportunity for dealing with fragile states

Gänzle, Stefan / Jörn Grävingholt (2009)
The Current Column, 26. October 2009

EU climate leadership: five building blocks for ambitious action

Brandi, Clara / Steffen Bauer / Pieter Pauw / Sander Chan / Okka Lou Mathis (2015)
Briefing Paper 21/2015

While the upcoming UN climate summit in Paris is a crucial moment to sign a new global deal on climate, the real homework will only begin afterwards. The EU should lead by example. Five building blocks are of particular importance.

Burden-sharing and allocation criteria under the UN climate regime: neither fair nor effective

Horstmann, Britta / Imme Scholz (2011)
Briefing Paper 15/2011

70 years of the UN – from blue illuminations to greater multilateralism

Weinlich, Silke (2015)
The Current Column, 26. October 2015

Bonn, 26 October 2015. It was on this weekend 70 years ago that the United Nations (UN) Charter took effect. From the Pyramids of Giza and Berlin’s Reichstag building to Brazil’s Christo Redentor statue and South Africa’s Table Mountain, the world was lit up in vivid UN blue in a strong show of support for the international organisation on this special occasion. But is there really any cause for celebration?

Approaches for supporting smallholders in the Global South: contentious issues, experiences, syntheses

Rauch, Theo / Michael Brüntrup (2021)
Briefing Paper 1/2021

The support of smallholder farmers is indispensable for reaching many SDGs in the Global South. HOW to achieve that is subject to decade-old debates. The text sketches major positions, reflects them in light of smallholder realities, and tries a synthesis.

Beyond nature-based solutions: the case for integrated nature-climate action

Folkard-Tapp, Hollie / Idil Boran / Sander Chan / Ines Dombrowsky / Tarra L. Penney / Dawn Bazely / Fidele Ruzigandekwe / Angele Alook / Nathalie Pettorelli (2025)
External Publications

The BEPS Project: achievements and remaining challenges

Laudage Teles, Sabine (2023)
Policy Brief 22/2023

The OECD/G20’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project aims to reduce harmful tax avoidance. This policy brief evaluates the achievements and remaining challenges of the BEPS project to mobilise more domestic revenues, in particular in low- and middle-income countries.

Uganda: electricity or tourism?

Never, Babette (2014)
The Current Column, 08. July 2014

In Uganda, the decision on the size of a planned hydropower plant would breach a 2007 agreement to conserve this stretch of the river.