A great opportunity for people interested in trade research and policymaking, especially in the East Asia and Pacific region.

Why do governments fail to deliver effective public services and what can we do to fix them? Tune in May 23 to learn about the empirical revolution transforming our understanding of the inner workings of bureaucracies wrld.bg/YA7Z50OqZzs

.World Bank Research event happening next Thursday June 1 to discuss results of survey of trade in services across 54 African Union economies. Joint w/ many partners including AfCFTA Secretariat Official, WTO, African Union & many others. In Washington, DC and streaming live 👇 worldbank.org/en/events/2023…

A smart and balanced overview of the new World Development Report on migration. It maps out “the right direction” in a policy area with no easy answers—>

On June 29 two of the lead authors of the latest World Bank #WDR2023 on Migrants, Refugees, and Societies will present key findings from the report. Join in Washington, DC or online, RSVP at the link🖊️ worldbank.org/en/events/2023…

Join us tomorrow to learn about the key forces driving global migration trends and the policies that can help the countries achieve #BetterMigration. RSVP now wrld.bg/eZEO50OUTrX

Startling disparities in impacts of climate change forecasted in the coming decades during Prof. Michael Greenstone's keynote at the World Bank Research Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference earlier this year worldbank.org/en/news/featur…

Rapid urbanization can support sustainable growth and innovation, but the expansion of cities can also worsen carbon emissions. Read about the latest research on how cities can tackle the challenges of climate change: wrld.bg/nI2B50PbVk6

Call for papers! The 8th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference will focus on urban expansion & the spatial organization of cities. Submit by Nov. 17! Organizers: World Bank Research / World Bank, IGC Cities that Work, The Elliott School, IIEP at GWU & Millennium Challenge Corporation worldbank.org/en/events/2024…

Video of the wonderful talk given by Michele Lamont at World Bank Research on her book “Seeing Others” which is about the centrally important topic about how to build a more empathetic, inclusive, less divided world. Michael Woolcock and I were the discussants. worldbank.org/en/news/video/…

🌍 Half a billion policy decisions are made by public servants annually. #SDG success will require ambitious reforms to public administration to transform development policy at scale wrld.bg/TVm650Q2O4v

📢 STARTING SOON: Join us for a series of high-level discussions and debates on Urban Expansion & the Future of Cities with thought leaders in urban policy and research. 📺 Tune in to the live stream today from 9:00am – 3:00pm ET worldbank.org/en/events/2024…