Emily Jones publishes book on Basel adoption in developing countries

The Political Economy of Bank Regulation in Developing Countries: Risk and Reputation, edited by Emily Jones, was published today.

The book provides an analytical framework on adoption of Basel II and III regulations in low- and lower-middle-income countries, with evidence from 11 case studies from a five-year Global Economic Governance Programme research project. As an open access resource, the book can be read online for free.

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Global cooperation

Global Economic Governance Programme

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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

Research update

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.

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