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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 discussed the Topic "Integrating a Child Rights Perspective in Poverty and Social Impact Analysis" (Presentation) at the at the UNICEF-Fordham University Joint Forum Child Friendly Budgets for 2010 and Beyond: Toward Global Economic Recovery with a Human Face on February 19, 2010, in New York, NY.
- Nina Thelen presented the Paper "Social Protection in Fiscal Stimulus Packages: Some Evidence" (Presentation) at the UNICEF-Fordham University Joint Forum Child Friendly Budgets for 2010 and Beyond: Toward Global Economic Recovery with a Human Face on February 18, 2010, in New York, NY.
- Yanchun Zhang presented the Paper "Discounting in the Context of Climate Change Economics: The Policy Implications of Uncertainty and Global Asymmetries" (Presentation) at the Princeton-China EEE (Economy, Environment and Energy) Forum on November 4, 2009, in Shanghai, China.
- 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.
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Research Papers
Published Papers
- Kim, Namsuk. 2010. “Impact of Extreme Climate Events on Educational Attainment: Evidence from Cross-Section Data and Welfare Projection”. In Ricardo Fuentes-Nieva and Papa A. Seck, eds., Risk, Shocks, and Human Development: On the Brink. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- 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.
- Was the Asian Crisis a Wake-up Call?: Foreign Reserves as Self-protection by Ronald U. Mendoza. Article published in Journal of Asian Economics, Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages 1-19. February 2010.
- 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.
Working Papers/ Discussion Papers
- Social Protection in Fiscal Stimulus Packages: Some Evidence by Yanchun Zhang, Nina Thelen and Aparna Rao, March 2010 (Note: this version replaces the version of September 2009).
- Economic Crises, Health and Education in Jamaica by Namsuk Kim and Marta Serra-Garcia, January 2010.
- Climate Change and Development: Interlinked Challenges and Opportunities by Yanchun Zhang, December 2009.
- 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.
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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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