On Aug. 15, 1947, British colonial rule in South Asia officially ended. The four independent states that eventually emerged in its place — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh — all faced urgent ...

MEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Fletcher School, the graduate school of global affairs at Tufts University, has launched a STEM-designated track in International and Development Economics (IDE) ...

In 1985 a new college graduate named Michael Kremer traveled to Kenya hoping to learn more about a topic he had studied at Harvard: economic development in low-income countries. He didn’t anticipate ...

Ameyavikram Pathak is Chief Executive Officer of investment management firm AVP Holdings and member of the Finance Committee of the Princeton Foundation for Peace and Learning. Armen Baibourtian is ...

T he International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has unveiled the winners of its 2025 Excellence in Economic Development Awards. These projects and organizations were selected by an esteemed ...

T he International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has announced the winners of its 2024 Excellence in Economic Development Awards. The winning projects and organizations were selected by an ...

Development economist Charles Abugre leads a team of peers whose goal is to drive unconventional approaches on economic policy and development in Africa. He spoke to the Business Daily on the ...

Ph.D. Applied Economics, Western Michigan University, 2013, Foreign Aid Effectiveness: Three Essays on Aid-for-Trade and Export Performance of Developing Countries B.A. Community Development, Saint ...

Education is the foundation of any functioning society: It prepares people to live cohesively in a community, participate politically, and contribute economically. Investing in education has ...