'Dull Disasters? How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference': Stefan Dercon co-authors new book

Stefan Dercon and Daniel J. Clarke co-author a new book about the political economy of disaster relief: 'Dull Disasters? How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference' (Oxford University Press).

Read a review of the book and an article from the Center for Global Development.

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Article by Annette Idler in 'Territory, Politics, Governance' journal

An article by Annette Idler and Markus Hochmüller examines the condition of hybrid sovereignties in unstable borderlands characterised by conflict, crime and cross-border mobility.

Global security

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Stefan Dercon writes for VoxDev on the political economy of education research

Why do policymakers choose education reforms that aren’t supported by evidence? And how can researchers work with them to implement interventions with better outcomes?

Education

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Karthik Ramanna article on how BMW uses carbon accounting in its supply chain

Karthik Ramanna co-developed the E-Liability algorithm, which allows rigorous accounting of greenhouse gas emissions across the whole supply chain of a product or service. Many organisations have now piloted versions of the E-Liability algorithm. This article by Karthik and Lauren Holloway looks at the case of BMW.

Climate and environment

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