In an article published in Project Syndicate today, Prof. Joseph Stiglitz of Columbia University and Hamid Rashid, Senior Advisor for Macroeconomic Policy in DPAD, discuss the recent spree of sovereign bond issues by a number of sub-Saharan economies a ...

DESA/DPAD held an informal presentation of the work being done on the statistical issues to be considered in choosing a new set of indicators to follow the Millenium Development Goals. The work, which represents the collective thinking of over 50 UN en ...

Dr. Eduardo Zepeda Miramontes, Intra-regional Policy Coordinator in DPAD/DESA, will present his study on "Inclusive Development Policy in India: Evaluating the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme" on Wednesday, June 19th at 3 pm in S-1518. This ...

June 2013 Summary: Financial markets upbeat; real economies sluggish Subdued global growth in 2013 and moderate pick-up expected for 2014 Unemployment remains a key policy challenge Short-term risks have diminished but not disappeared; new medium-term  ...