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Review of Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress, by Steven Pinker

April 5, 2022 Blogs Stephen C. Smith
Originally published 1/28/2022

Comparison of Adaptation and Resilience vs Development Programs: Differences and Implications for International Organizations

April 4, 2022 Blogs Stephen C. Smith
Originally published on April 6, 2017

Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus Visits IIEP

April 4, 2022 Blogs Stephen C. Smith
Originally published on October 27, 2016

Reflections on COP21 and the Paris Climate Agreement

April 4, 2022 Blogs Stephen C. Smith
Originally published on January 11, 2016

A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses – Part VII: Price Spikes Policy Solutions

April 2, 2022 Blogs Stephen C. Smith
Originally published on March 14, 2012

A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses – Part VI: Price Volatility Policy Solutions

April 2, 2022 Blogs Stephen C. Smith
Originally published on March 14, 2012

A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses – Part V: Price Trend Policy Solutions

April 2, 2022 Blogs Stephen C. Smith
Originally published on March 14, 2012

A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses – Part IV: Food Price Spikes

April 2, 2022 Blogs Stephen C. Smith
Originally published on March 5, 2012 

A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses – Part III: Food Price Volatility

April 2, 2022 Blogs Stephen C. Smith
Originally published on February 24, 2012

A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses – part II: Rising Price Trend

April 2, 2022 Blogs Stephen C. Smith
Originally published on February 22, 2012

A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses *

April 2, 2022 Blogs Stephen C. Smith
Originally published on February 22, 2012

IMF’s Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO)

July 10, 2020 Development Economics and Poverty Alleviation Events Global Economic Governance Events James Foster Past Events Stephen C. Smith
Thursday, July 23, 2020 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT WebEx

South Africa: Rebuilding the Dream

August 31, 2019 Development Economics and Poverty Alleviation Events Past Events Stephen C. Smith

Do Constraints on Women Worsen Child Deprivations? Framework, Measurement, and Evidence from India

March 6, 2019 2019 Stephen C. Smith Working Papers
March 2019. Stephen C. Smith, Alberto Posso and Lucia Ferrone. IIEP Working Paper 2019-2.

Works Councils and Workplace Health Promotion in Germany

March 4, 2019 2019 Development Economics Global Governance Stephen C. Smith Working Papers
February 2019. Stephen C. Smith, Uwe Jirjahn and Jens Mohrenweiser. IIEP Working Paper 2019-1.

A mHealth Voice Messaging Intervention to Improve Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in Senegal

February 28, 2019 2019 Development Economics Stephen C. Smith Ultra Poverty
February 2019. Shauna Downs, Jessica Fanzo, Jozefina Kalaj, Joachim Sackey, and Stephen C. Smith. IIEP Working Paper 2019-6.

Development Economics Meets the Challenges of Lagging U.S. Areas Applications to Education, Health and Nutrition, Behavior, and Infrastructure

September 30, 2018 2018 Development Economics Stephen C. Smith Working Papers
September 2018. Stephen C. Smith. IIEP Working Paper 2018-7.

Nonunion Employee Representation: Theory and the German Experience with Mandated Works Councils

October 30, 2017 2017 Development Economics Global Governance Stephen C. Smith Working Papers No Comments
October 2017 by Stephen Smith (George Washington University) & Uwe Jirjahn (University of Trier) IIEP Working Paper 2017-22   

Agricultural Extension and Technology Adoption for Food Security: Evidence from Uganda

July 30, 2017 2015 Development Economics Stephen C. Smith Ultra Poverty Working Papers Yao Pan
July 2017 by Yao Pan, Stephen C. Smith, and Munshi Sulaiman IIEP Working Paper 2015-11

How Sustainable Are Benefits from Extension for Smallholder Farmers? Evidence from a Randomised Phase-Out of the BRAC Program in Uganda

January 31, 2017 2017 Development Economics Ram Fishman Stephen C. Smith Ultra Poverty Working Papers No Comments
January 2017 by Stephen C. Smith (George Washington University), Vida Bobić (George Washington University), Ram Fishman (Tel Aviv University), & Munshi Sulaiman (Save the Children) IIEP Working Paper 2017-1

IMF Africa Regional Economic Outlook

January 24, 2017 Development Economics and Poverty Alleviation Events Past Events Remi Jedwab Research Conference Stephen C. Smith Steve Suranovic

Economics and Political Economy of Africa

April 28, 2016 Development Economics and Poverty Alleviation Events James Foster Past Events Research Conference Sarah Baird Stephen C. Smith

The Two Fragilities: Vulnerability to Conflict, Environmental Stress, and their Interactions as Challenges to Ending Poverty: A Policy Analysis

March 1, 2016 2016 Climate Adaptation Stephen C. Smith Ultra Poverty Working Papers
by Stephen Smith (George Washington University) IIEP Working Paper 2016-1

Person Equivalent Headcount Measures of Poverty

August 31, 2015 2015 Development Economics James Foster Stephen C. Smith Tony Castleman Ultra Poverty Working Papers
August 2015 by Tony Castleman, James Foster, and Stephen C. Smith (George Washington University) IIEP Working Paper 2015-10

USAID and GW Discuss Ending Extreme Poverty

January 27, 2015 Development Economics and Poverty Alleviation Events Economics of Ultra-Poverty Events Past Events Stephen C. Smith

USAID BASIS AMA CRSP/I4 Index Insurance Innovation Initiative 2014 Technical Committee Meeting

November 6, 2014 Past Events Research Conference Stephen C. Smith

6th Annual Conference on U.S.-China Economic Relations and China’s Economic Development

November 8, 2013 Jay Shambaugh Maggie Chen Michael O. Moore Past Events Stephen C. Smith U.S.-China Economic Relations Events

Cooperatives in a Global Economy: Key Economic Issues, Recent Trends, and Potential for Development

September 30, 2013 2013 Development Economics Global Governance Stephen C. Smith Working Papers
September 2013 by Stephen C. Smith (co-author Jonathon Rothbaum) IIEP Working Paper 2013-06

Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Conference

May 13, 2013 Development Economics and Poverty Alleviation Events Past Events Research Conference Stephen C. Smith

Do Foreign Owners Favor Short-Term Profit? Evidence from Germany

January 31, 2013 2013 Development Economics Global Governance Stephen C. Smith Working Papers
January 2013 by Stephen C. Smith (George Washington University), Verena Dill (Universität Trier), and Uwe Jirjahn (Universität Trier) IIEP Working Paper 2013-15

Adaptation to Climate Change in Low-Income Countries: Lessons from Current Research and Needs from Future Research

June 30, 2012 2012 Arun Malik Climate Adaptation Development Economics Stephen C. Smith Ultra Poverty Working Papers
June 2012 by Stephen C. Smith (co-author Arun S. Malik, IIEP and GWU) IIEP Working Paper 2012-8

Assessing the Frontiers of Ultra-Poverty Reduction: Evidence from CFPR/TUP, an Innovative Program in Bangladesh

June 30, 2012 2009 Development Economics Shahe Emran Stephen C. Smith Ultra Poverty Working Papers
June 2012 by Stephen Smith & Shahe Emran IIEP Working Paper 2009-6

The Scope of NGOs and Development Program Design: Application to Problems of Multidimensional Poverty

June 30, 2012 2012 Development Economics Stephen C. Smith Ultra Poverty Working Papers
June 2012 by Stephen C. Smith IIEP Working Paper 2012-7

Awareness as an Adaptation Strategy for Reducing Mortality from Heat Waves: Evidence from a Disaster Risk Management Program in India

May 31, 2012 2012 Climate Adaptation Development Economics Stephen C. Smith Ultra Poverty Working Papers
May 2012 by Stephen C. Smith (co-author Saudamini Das, University of Delhi) IIEP Working Paper 2012-6

International Symposium on “The Economics of Ultra-poverty: Causes and Remedies

March 22, 2012 Development Economics and Poverty Alleviation Events James Foster Past Events Research Conference Stephen C. Smith

What Kind of Poverty Trap? An Investigation of Single and Multidimensional Traps With Ethiopian Household Panel Data

June 30, 2011 2010 Stephen C. Smith Ultra Poverty Working Papers
by Stephen C. Smith IIEP Working Paper 2010-4

Multidimensional Poverty and Interlocking Poverty Traps: Framework and Application to Ethiopian Household Panel Data

June 30, 2011 2011 Stephen C. Smith Ultra Poverty Working Papers
by Stephen C. Smith IIEP Working Paper 2011-4

Climate Change, Uncertainty and Decision-Making

November 30, 2010 2010 Arun Malik Climate Adaptation Stephen C. Smith Working Papers
by Stephen C. Smith & Arun Malik IIEP Working Paper 2010-24 Updated May 2011

Autonomous Adaptation to Climate Change: A Literature Review

August 30, 2010 2010 Arun Malik Climate Adaptation Stephen C. Smith Working Papers
by Arun Malik & Stephen C. Smith IIEP Working Paper 2010-27

Regional Agricultural Endowments and Shifts of Poverty Trap Equilibria: Evidence from Ethiopian Panel Data

April 30, 2010 2011 Development Economics Stephen C. Smith Ultra Poverty Working Papers
by Stephen C. Smith IIEP Working Paper 2011-1 Updated 2011

Education and Freedom of Choice: Evidence from Arranged Marriages in Vietnam

November 30, 2009 2009 Development Economics Shahe Emran Stephen C. Smith Working Papers
November 2009 by Stephen Smith & Shahe Emran IIEP Working Paper 2009-15

Long-run Causes of Comparative Development: An Interpretation of the Recent Evidence

September 30, 2007 2008 Development Economics Stephen C. Smith Working Papers
September 2007 by Stephen Smith IIEP Working Paper 2008-13
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