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UNDP's links with the research community are reflected in discussion papers, working papers, round tables, books and lecture series. These publications and initiatives, which do not necessarily reflect the views of the organization, are designed to take stock, analyze, and explore key academic and policy development issues.
Research Highlights
Conference Contributions / Others
- Namsuk Kim chaired the Session "Human Development Implication of Economic Crises and Policy Responses" at the 68th International Atlantic Economic Conference on October 10, 2009, in Boston, MA. He presented the Paper "The Asymmetric Impact of Growth Fluctuation on Human Development" (Presentation) by Pedro Conceição and Namsuk Kim.
- Namsuk Kim presented the Paper "Economic Shocks and Human Development: A Review of Empirical Findings" at the Project to Measure the Effects of the Economic Crisis on Social Indicators on June 1, 2009, in Ciudad del Saber, Panama.
- Pedro Conceição and Ronald U. Mendoza published the Article "Is the Global Food Crisis Over?" on April 18, 2009, on VoxEU.
- Heloisa Marone gave an Invited Lecture on "Global Imbalances" at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, on March 30, 2009, in New York, NY.
- Namsuk Kim presented the Paper "Impact of Extreme Climate Events on Educational Attainment: Evidence from Cross Section Data and Welfare Projection" (Presentation) and discussed the Paper "North American Alternative Scenarios: Immigration Reform, NAFTA and the Global Economy" by Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda et al. (Presentation) at the Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference on February 27 - March 1, 2009, in New York, NY.
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Research Papers
Published Papers
- Business and Human Development in the Base of the Pyramid: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities with Market Heat Maps by Pablo Acosta, Namsuk Kim, Illana Melzer, Ronald U. Mendoza and Nina Thelen. Forthcoming in Journal of World Business.
- Anatomy of the Global Food Crisis by Pedro Conceição and Ronald U. Mendoza. Article published in Third World Quarterly, Volume 30, Issue 6, Pages 1159-1182, September 2009.
- The Role of Monetary Shocks and Real Shocks on the Current Account, the Terms of Trade and the Real Exchange Rate Dynamics: a SVAR Analysis by Yanchun Zhang. Article published in Applied Economics, Volume 41, Issue 16, Pages 2047-2063, July 2009.
- A Proposal for an Asian Rice Insurance Mechanism by Ronald U. Mendoza. Article published in Global Economy Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, Article 6, 2009.
- A Review of Financial Stability Instruments for Emerging Market Economies by Ronald U. Mendoza. Article published in CESifo Economic Studies, Volume 55, Number 2, Pages 353-397, 2009.
- Why do the Poor Pay More? Exploring the Poverty Penalty Concept by Ronald U. Mendoza. Forthcoming in Journal of International Development.
Working Papers/ Discussion Papers
- Governance Arrangements for Global Economic Challenges: Where Do We Stand? A Political Science Perspective by Thierry Soret, November 2009.
- Economic Shocks and Human Development: A Review of Empirical Findings by Pedro Conceição, Namsuk Kim, and Yanchun Zhang, November 2009 (Note: this version replaces the version of May 2009)
- Economic Growth in the Transition from the 20th to the 21st Century by Heloisa Marone, October 2009.
- Social Protection in Fiscal Stimulus Packages: Some Evidence by Yanchun Zhang, Nina Thelen and Aparna Rao, September 2009.
- Human Development in Crisis: Insights From the Literature, Emerging Accounts From the Field, and the Correlates of Growth Accelerations and Decelerations by Pedro Conceição, Namsuk Kim, Ronald U. Mendoza and Yanchun Zhang. UNICEF/UNDP Working Paper, July 2009.
- The Economic Crisis: Assessing Vulnerability in Human Development by Heloisa Marone, Nina Thelen and Nergis Gulasan, August 2009 (Note: this version replaces the version of June 2009).
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Our Latest Occasional Brief
- Remittances and the Business Cycle - Where do we Stand? by Heloisa Marone.
- Mapping Remittances in 2007 by Heloisa Marone.
- Four-Step Summary of the Current Financial Crisis by Heloisa Marone and Nina Thelen.
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Books
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The New Public Finance: Responding to Global Challenges |
Providing Global Public Goods: Managing Globalization |
Global Public Goods: International Cooperation in the 21st Century |
| A follow-up to the two preceding volumes, The New Public Finance has a more specific focus on new policy approaches and instruments for financing international cooperation. Read full summary |
Providing Global Public Goods advances the globalization debate on three fronts: the concept of global public goods, how it matters to the poor and developing countries, and the operationalization of the concept. Read full summary |
Providing impetus and recognition for global public goods, Global Public Goods has opened up avenues for further dialogue and action among Northern and Southern governments and policy-makers. Read full summary |
| Edited by Inge Kaul and Pedro Conceição, Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Edited by Inge Kaul, Pedro Conceição, Katell Le Goulven and Ronald U. Mendoza, Oxford University Press, 2003 |
Edited by Inge Kaul, Isabelle Grunberg and Marc Stern, Oxford University Press, 1999 |
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