This short paper briefly describes the methodology of this new index and presents some empirical results. It also presents an extension that covers both export and import concentration.
CDP News and events

Development cooperation with middle-income countries (A/78/224)

This Policy Note focuses on the likely impacts, in the short and medium run, of the withdrawal of international support measures, taking into account the nature of these measures and how the identified countries have used them so far. It is available in English and French.

The 25th Session of the CDP Plenary was held from 20-24 February 2023 at UN Headquarters in New York.

This article connects the work that underpinned the Agenda?s emergence with the continuing challenges of its implementation as a process of norm making and norm evolution

Towards a New International Economic Order (A/77/214)

The 24th Session of the CDP Plenary was held from 21-25 February 2022 in virtual format.

Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries (A/76/310)

This policy brief synthesizes recent research, showing that Bangladesh?s vital pharmaceutical industry would be threatened if the country had to adhere fully to WTO rules upon graduation from LDC status.