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Blanca Moreno-Dodson, a member of the Steering Committee of the Navarra Center for International Development, has recently led the production of a new World Bank book entitled Is Fiscal Policy the Answer? A Developing Country Perspective. The book is a collection of chapters from several World Bank economists, including herself, whose research incorporates looking at the connection between fiscal policy and economic development, with a special focus on emerging and lower income countries. The argument put forth in the introduction states that the sluggishness of the advanced world following...
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Senior Lecturer and Academic Director of the Master in Public Policy Management, Dr. Robert Mudida presented a paper entitled ‘The African Continent and Development Aid: Does it work?’ during a conference of the International Catholic Legislators Network (ICLN) in Frascati, Italy between August 29th and September 1st 2013.
The ICLN is a platform for Catholic Law makers to share ideas, experience and information as well as the gathering of like-minded people.
In this paper, Dr. Mudida challenges many of the arguments put forward in Dambisa Moyo’s book, Dead Aid...
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The Navarra Center for International Development is now receiving applications for Post-Doctoral fellowship. Applicants are expected to have a doctoral degree in Development Economics, Political Science or Sociology. Those with research experience in the fields of migrations, innovation and technology transfer, and weak institutions are particularly encouraged to apply. Candidates must have a commitment to scholarly research and are expected to develop an active research program leading to both scientific publications and successful policy design.
The NCID welcomes all Post-Doctor...