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Global Prosperity Wonkcast
Archive for June, 2011Leapfrogging Technology, the Case for Biometrics: Alan GelbJune 27, 2011Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Aid Effectiveness Tags: biometric technology, Biometrics, cash payments, Haiti, ID, Pakistan
The Wonkcast is taking a brief summer vacation. We’ve selected this show from our archives- it was originally posted on January 11, 2011. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Comment »Avoiding A Credit Bubble in Latin America: Unconventional Measures for Extraordinary Times (Wonkcast)June 20, 2011Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Finance, Latin America Tags: Capital Flows/Financial Crises, Carmen Reinhart, CLAAF, Guillermo Clavo, Latin America, Liliana Rojas-Suarez, RegionsFor now, the future for Latin America looks bright. Confidence is high throughout the region after a strong rebound from the global financial crisis. But large and possibly volatile inflows of capital could lead to a credit bubble if regulators don’t take steps now to slow the large flood of hot money. In this edition of the Wonkcast I interview three members of the Latin American Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee (CLAAF), a group prominent South American economists who meet twice yearly to offer advice to the region’s regulators and policymakers. Our focus is the group’s latest statement, which urges unconventional measures for extraordinary times. My guests are Liliana Rojas-Suarez, CLAFF chair and a senior fellow at CGD; Guillermo Calvo, professor at Columbia University and former chief economist at the Inter-American Development Bank; and Carmen Reinhart, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Comment »Finding the Funding for GAVI: Amanda GlassmanJune 13, 2011Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Global Development, Global Health Policy Tags: Amanda Glassman, GAVI, immunizations, pledging session, vaccines
GAVI is a coalition of private foundations and donor country governments who work to increase the availability of vaccines, a highly cost-effective health intervention that is chronically under provided. Among other mechanisms, GAVI buys the vaccines at discount by purchasing in bulk, then passes the savings onto poor countries to expand coverage. Over the past 10 years, GAVI estimates it has saved 5 million children from vaccine vaccine-preventable diseases, an accomplishment which Amanda considers to be remarkable. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Comment »U.S. Disaster Assistance and Migration Policy: Michael ClemensJune 6, 2011Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Global Development, Migration and Development Tags: Aid, Development, Haiti, humanitarian relief, Michael Clemens, Migration
On this week’s Wonkcast, I’m joined by senior fellow Michael Clemens to discuss why U.S. immigration policy should be part of the United States’ official humanitarian response to natural disasters. Michael, who leads CGD’s work on migration and development, recently commissioned a working paper to figure out what if anything can be done to open a channel for limited numbers of disaster refugees to enter the United States. Podcast: Play in new window | Download 2 Comments »
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When a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti last year the U.S. government and public moved quickly to aid the survivors. The response was swift and compassionate. But America did not do something simple and low-cost that could have helped the survivors of this horrible event. It did not crack open the door and admit a small number of them to the United States.
