Trade and Development

Trade is indispensable to fostering greater levels of global economic development. As the OECD has written, “No country has lifted itself out of poverty without international trade.” This category consolidates GTIPA-member reports assessing the intersection of trade and economic development.

Singapore and the Bay Area: Leveraging Emerging Opportunities in Southeast Asia

This report assesses the Bay Area’s economic and business ties with Southeast Asia. It focuses in particular on Singapore, which offers a unique platform for business in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific area, and where many Bay Area companies have established major regional operations. In doing so, it looks at the distinctive synergies between the Bay Area and Singapore around technology, innovation, urban development, and other fields where priorities and capacities align.

The Bay Area Council Economic InstituteWed, 01/15/2020

Work-Ready Graduates: The Role of Co-op Programs in Labour Market Success

Participating in school/work co-op programs is linked to higher incomes and a

C.D. Howe Institute Tue, 01/14/2020

A Work in Progress: Measuring Wage Gaps for Women and Minorities in the Canadian Labour Market

Wage gaps between men and women and white, Indigenous, and visible minority g

C.D. Howe Institute Thu, 01/09/2020

Expropriation without compensation will kill South Africa’s investment potential

Land expropriation without compensation is the perfect recipe for economic disaster. Without properly defined and delineated property rights, it is near impossible for economic entities to confidently engage in economic activity, more specifically in fixed/direct investment, which is a requisite for economic growth and prosperity.

The Free Market Foundation Mon, 01/06/2020

Perception of Unemployment Survey, December 2019

(Available in Spanish)

Libertad y DesarrolloMon, 12/30/2019

Breaking the Resource Curse in India

India has an abundance of mineral deposits.

Institute for CompetitivenessThu, 12/26/2019

Annual Entrepreneurship Report 2018-2019: Early stage entrepreneurship improves

The Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research, in the context of its participation in the research program “Global Entrepreneurship Monitor” (GEM), publishes, the Annual Report for Entrepreneurship in Greece 2018-2019. The GEM research analyzes various aspects and dimensions of entrepreneurship, contributing in this way to both the theoretical and empirical research for promoting entrepreneurship.

The Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE)Wed, 12/11/2019

Economic Openness: Ghana Case Study

Ghana is well placed to play a leading role in the development of regional and continental trade policy and create greater economic openness across Africa.

The Legatum Institute Tue, 12/10/2019

Economic Openness: India Case Study

Since the early 1990s, India's per capita income has grown at an average of 4% every year, which has lifted millions out of poverty, and it has developed a set of robust, and improving institutions along the way.

The Legatum Institute Fri, 12/06/2019

Powerfrauen? How Germany’s Political Parties are Approaching the Question of Female Representation

The Bertelsmann Foundation (North America) Tue, 12/03/2019

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