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3. Employment Opportunities: Do Race and Ethnicity Matter?

3. Employment Opportunities: Do Race and Ethnicity Matter?

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From planning to policy: Half a century of the CDP, by Daniel Gay (CDP Background Paper No. 36)

The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (CDP) comprises 24 independent specialists from a variety of disciplines. It advises the UN Economic and Social Council on emerging economic, social and environmental issues relevant to sustainable development and international co-operation. The paper argues that since its launch in 1965 the CDP has at times struggled to make an impact, but that it has been most effective when it has been at its most creative and when it has broken with convention.
The CDP helped put into practice the target that developed countries should devote 0.7% of their gross national income to official development assistance. The Committee created the least…
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Applying the Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework to Nepal, By Dr. Jiajun Xu and Sarah Hager (CDP Background Paper No. 35)

This paper analyzes opportunities for growth in Nepal by applying the policy tool of New Structural Economics ? Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework (GIFF). Drawing on firm level surveys, stakeholder interviews, and existing datasets it aims to contribute to policy discussions in Nepal and to demonstrate the use of the GIFF for other least developed countries. The report argues that Nepal should seek to capture industrial transfer from China to establish a foothold in global value chains, create employment and catalyze structural transformation. The report identifies product-level advantages arising from preferential market access and sector-specific binding constraints, and…
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Development Issues No. 11: The Slowdown in Productivity Growth: A View from International Trade

Development Issues No. 11: The Slowdown in Productivity Growth: A View from International Trade

Trade, investment and technology decisions at firm level interact with each other and affects aggregate productivity growth. This also illustrates the self-propagating forces of the current situation of the world economy.
Development Issues No. 11: The Slowdown in Productivity Growth: A View from International Trade

2017 CDP Report, ECOSOC and GA Resolutions

Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2017/33, Supplement No. 13)
2017 CDP

CDP Plenary 2017

The 19th session was held from 20-24 March at UN Headquarters in New York
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Productive Capacity and Economic Growth in Ethiopia, by Admasu Shiferaw (CDP Background Paper No. 34)

This paper examines the process of building productive capacity in Ethiopia over the past two decades and the roles played by the state, government, the private sector, foreign firms and development partners. Productive capacity is defined broadly as the natural resource potential, accumulation of human capital and the institutions that facilitate inclusive and sustainable economic growth. This process also encompasses the nurturing modern entrepreneurial skills in the private sector and fostering innovation. The paper starts with an overview of Ethiopia's economic growth and the change in the domestic economic structure. The manufacturing sector is seen as the success of Ethiopia's Growth…
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World Economic Situation And Prospects: April 2017 Briefing, No. 101

World Economic Situation And Prospects: April 2017 Briefing, No. 101

The United States Federal Reserve raises its key policy rate by 25 basis points, amid continued strengthening of labour market conditions
Rapid rise in inflation poses policy challenges for several developing economies in Africa, South Asia and Western Asia
East Asian economies are experiencing a rebound in exports, but the trade outlook faces significant downside risks
World Economic Situation And Prospects: April 2017 Briefing, No. 101
2. Policy Imperatives for Leaving No One Behind

2. Policy Imperatives for Leaving No One Behind

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Development Issues No. 10: International financial flows and external debt

Development Issues No. 10: International financial flows and external debt

A review of recent trends suggests the need for a renewed commitment and enhanced efforts by the international community to support financing for sustainable development. It also points out at potential risks of debt sustainability for a few developed and some emerging economies.
Development Issues No. 10: International financial flows and external debt