Evidence Paper: Energy & Environment
Economic development requires sharp increases in the consumption of energy. The reliability and cost of energy is a critical determinant...
Unorthodox policies for unorthodox times
From protectionism to automation to climate change, today’s global context is changing. What does this mean for the development...
Industrial organisation in the face of insecurity
Conflict has a long shadow, and its role in inhibiting development is clear. Today, a billion and a half people live in countries...
Urban Myanmar
A policy paper outlining some of the main urban challenges facing Myanmar. Read more here.
Transforming Myanmar's energy sector
Myanmar, like other developing countries, will continue ramping up its energy production to meet growing demands for consumption. This...
The Long-run Economic Consequences of Environmental Catastrophe
Super Typhoon Haiyan – the strongest recorded storm at landfall, and unofficially the strongest typhoon ever measured in terms of wind...
Limits to Growth and the Next Kondratieff
Are all graphs the same? Expand the timeframe long enough, and history might lead you to believe so. The best word to describe the...
The Quiet Hero: Fritz Haber and the Fertiliser Revolution
Almost one in two people alive today owe their continued existence to the findings of a German chemist, Fritz Haber. Hyperbole? Perhaps...