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Learning from KfW’s ex-post evaluations? How conflicting objectives can limit their usefulness

Dörrbecker, Nicola M. (2023)
Discussion Paper 14/2023

How can German development cooperation learn from evaluations that are primarily used to monitor success and are also rarely read? Nicola Dörrbecker analyses such conflicts of interest with a focus on ex-post evaluations (EPE) by the development bank of the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW).

Science and digitalization for a better future

Hornidge, Anna Katharina / Alyssa Jade McDonald-Bärtl / Edgar Pieterse (2023)
Externe Publikationen

Wie entfalten transnationale Wissensnetzwerke Wirkung?

Vogel, Johanna / Wulf Reiners (2022)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 28. November 2022

Netzwerke können Länder, politische Ebenen und Disziplinen zusammenbringen, Grenzen überwinden und Veränderungen mit den „richtigen Leuten zur richtigen Zeit“ umsetzen.

Is foreign direct investment losing clout in development?

Berger, Axel / Alexandros Ragoussis (2022)
Briefing Paper 2/2022

This Briefing Paper calls for rethinking of policies that help to improve the impact of FDI to development. We argue that four secular trends invite for a conversation on a renewed basis around the kind of foreign investment we want and expectations on this source of finance for development.

Post 2015: special event on Post-2015 – stuck in the process?

Rippin, Nicole (2013)
Briefing Paper 19/2013

WTO-Führungswechsel – Neue Dynamik für Herkules-Herausforderungen?

Brandi, Clara (2013)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 21. Mai 2013

Interconnections

Bonn, 12. Mai 2017

- Formerly known as One Agenda Conference - Interconnections between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement: Exploring the role of state, non-state and subnational actors The adoption of the 2030 Agenda (including 17 Sustainable Development Goals and the Financing for Development Process) and the Paris…

Do trade deals encourage environmental cooperation?

Morin, Jean-Frédéric / Vera Chaudhuri / Mathilde Gauquelin (2018)
Briefing Paper 8/2018

Do trade deals boost environmental cooperation? This paper surveys 688 trade agreements and finds that many of them include commitments on policy dialogue, scientific cooperation and technical assistance. Yet, interviews reveal that only some of them are actually being implemented...

How can development policy help to tackle the causes of flight?

Schraven, Benjamin / Bernhard Trautner / Julia Leininger / Markus Loewe / Jörn Grävingholt (2016)
Briefing Paper 2/2016

Refugee crises are caused by wars, political repression, terrorism, food shortages and natural disasters. What can development policy, including humanitarian aid, do in order to combat these root causes?

G20: Concert of great powers or guardian of global well-being?

Fues, Thomas / Dirk Messner (2016)
Briefing Paper 9/2016

Eight years after its formation, the Group of 20 (G20) has consolidated its status as the power centre of global economic governance. In light of pressing challenges G20 leaders need to act as guardians of global well-being by supporting implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Die große Transformation zur klimaverträglichen Weltwirtschaft

Messner, Dirk (2011)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 26. April 2011

Steht Entwicklungszusammenarbeit am Rande des Chaos?

Janus, Heiner/Sebastian Paulo (2013)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 25. November 2013

Entwicklungszusammenarbeit polarisiert. Kritiker mahnen, dass Entwicklungsgelder eher schaden als nutzen.

Das Internet – entwicklungspolitisches Neuland?

Janus, Heiner / Sebastian Paulo (2013)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 30. September 2013

Und sie bewegt sich doch: die Reform der Vereinten Nationen

Weinlich, Silke (2010)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 26. Juli 2010

Job Announcement: Research Assistant (f/m/diverse), Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems”

To support research staff with different tasks, the Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems” at IDOS is looking for a research assistant.

The role of social protection in environmental fiscal reforms

Malerba, Daniele (2023)
Discussion Paper 10/2023

Environmental fiscal reforms can be used to both address climate change and social goals, with high potential also for development cooperation efforts. In particular, using carbon pricing revenues for social protection needs to consider design principles to best address distributional concerns.

Global health at a crossroads: policy recommendations in light of the Lancet Global Health 2050 Report

Strupat, Christoph / Marco Schäferhoff / Martin Siegel / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2025)
Policy Brief 5/2025

How can countries cut their probability of premature death in half by 2050? The new ‘Global Health 2050’ roadmap outlines a bold path, and Germany is poised to lead. Discover how strategic investments, health taxes, and a focus on R&D can set the pace for a healthier, more resilient future.

Channelling special drawing rights to multilateral development banks: overcoming remaining legal and political obstacles

Berensmann, Kathrin / Yabibal Walle / Elise Dufief / Paulo Esteves / Rob Floyd / Yu Ye (2024)
Policy Brief 30/2024

The most efficient way to channel Special Drawing Rights to developing countries is through multilateral development banks. The African Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank have proposed a hybrid capital solution. This Policy Brief addresses the challenges to implementing it.

Changing state-society relations in MENA

Online, 09. Oktober 2024

Online launch of the special issue ‘ Drivers of change in social contracts in the Middle East and North Africa region ’ In many countries, political, economic and socio-political reforms at best take place piecemeal over long periods of time. This also applies to most countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Many governments…

Hilfswerk für Palästina-Flüchtlinge weiterhin unterstützen

Loewe, Markus (2024)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 23. April 2024

Deutschland sollte auch für Gaza neue Mittel bewilligen und seine Unterstützung für UNRWA ausweiten.