Interested in the prospects for a just transition in LatAm & the role of China? Join our bilingual hybrid seminar Friday! ¿Te interesa las expectativas de una transición justa en LatAm, y la importancia de China para tal meta? ¡Acompáñanos! Registration/ Inscripciones: indico.un.org/event/1023214/

Our latest, with @gdp-center.bsky.social colleagues @daniel-rinner.bsky.social and @kevinpgallagher.bsky.social: do IMF programs result in investment growth? Investment-led growth is key to IMF program goals, but we find ambiguous or negative results. www.bu.edu/gdp/2026/04/... 1/3

I’ve been quiet here for a bit, preparing a new project with good friends and colleagues. Explore our new series of working papers on China, Latin America and the prospects for a just transition here. ⤵️

One of the most rewarding things I've gotten to do in my career is collaborate with environmental activists and scholars form all over the world on the 2025 edition of the Land Gap report. landgap.org/2025/report A few highlights ⤵️

“‘Pitiful’ is the word that the World Bank’s chief economist used to describe the decade-long embrace of private capital mobilization. More of the same will do little to counter Trump or deliver crucial green investment or relief for debt burdened countries.” www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/res...

Restoring Multilaterism | Richard Kozul-Wright & Kevin Gallagher

A reformed global agenda built on public foundations

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Global South locked out of low carbon trade—our new database in @science.org @bentleyallan.bsky.social @drodrik.bsky.social @isabelestevez.bsky.social @glenpeters.bsky.social @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social @leeharris.ft.com @katemac.bsky.social @adilnajam.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Developing countries locked out of low-carbon technology trade

More than 90% of all low-carbon technology trade is between high-income countries and China

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¡Acompáñanos mañana! Descubre más e inscríbete aquí: sisisemail.up.edu.pe/sisisemail/_...

2025 is a BIG YEAR for development finance institutions involved in transition mineral mining. For @dialogueearth.bsky.social today, @julieradomski.bsky.social and I detail 5 major decision points coming up that will determine DFIs' support for a just transition for mining countries and communities.

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In a new @dialogueearth.bsky.social op-ed, @julieradomski.bsky.social + @becky-ray.bsky.social detail 5️⃣ decisions in the development finance world that can help to mitigate environmental + social risks of transition minerals in 2025. Read more: dialogue.earth/en/business/...

I’m delighted to share my latest w/ @gdp-center.bsky.social colleagues @julieradomski.bsky.social, Bowen Gu & Cynthia Sanborn: Unmined Potential? Opportunities for development finance to support sustainability and inclusion in transition mineral supply chains. www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/03/... 🧵, 1/12:

What role do public development finance institutions play in transition mineral supply chain governance? In a new policy report, @julieradomski.bsky.social, @becky-ray.bsky.social, BowenGu + Cynthia Sanborn discuss, with 5️⃣ policy recommendations: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/03/...

Yesterday I was chatting with an environmental reporter about a particular sad story and she sighed and said “humans are the WORST.” I said the first thing that came to mind which was “well now, some of my best friends are humans.” I had to immediately ask her not to quote me on that last bit. 🤦‍♀️🤣

This is easily one of the most negative return-on-investment cuts Musk and Trump will make, a bonanza for rich tax cheats. The IRS collects $6.3 for every $1 spent on audits of tax evaders in the top 0.1%.

Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · last yr.

IRS employee tells me the IRS is going to terminate ~6,600 people today. These are by and large people who "go after tax evasion."

Not saying this is comforting, but here’s our look at what other world powers might & could do, while the US is a source of chaos and volatility. www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pol... www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pol...

Polycrisis 2025 | Kate Mackenzie & Tim Sahay

Diplomacy, finance, and extraction in the year ahead

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Congratulations to my friend @lokaldammert.bsky.social for this great interview w @dialogueearth.bsky.social! One of the top questions the 21st century presents: will we repeat the colonialist history of the oil/gas industry for RE? We can - and must - do better. dialogue.earth/en/business/...

Q&A: ‘We must avoid more conflicts or injustice being caused by mineral extraction’

Dialogue Earth speaks with Juan Luis Dammert of the Natural Resources Governance Institute that has proposed a global agreement on mineral traceability and transparency

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Join us Thursday for a public forum on US-China competition for critical/transition minerals. It’s my honor to join @triofrancos.bsky.social and Maia Seeger on a panel dedicated to the struggle for inclusive and sustainable production for a just energy transition. ips-dc.org/event/u-s-ch...

Critical Raw Materials: The Impact of U.S.-China Competition - Institute for Policy Studies

A hybrid event (in-person and online) on the impacts of a competition felt most acutely in communities where mining and processing take place.

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This year we’re going to try to make rosettes, which are the answer to the question “What if you made funnel cake with a branding iron?” It says it’s Swedish but looks like it belongs at the Texas State Fair. Susu & I are excited to see what comes next. Has anybody tried this at home? Any advice?

Small econ victories: a lovely way to start the workday! 😄 I’ve been playing this thing for years and today might be my 2nd or 3rd time ever getting it in one guess. #Tradle #1002 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 oec.world/en/games/tra...

a cartoon of jerry in a tuxedo says " thank you "

ALT: a cartoon of jerry in a tuxedo says " thank you "

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Happy December! For folks with big holiday plans, Susu says it’s important to stay focused on your goals. Personally I think it’s just as important to keep your plans achievable, but Susu’s never been held back by such concerns.

I’ll be participating in this Georgetown Institute for US-China Dialogue webinar with @chinagsproject.bsky.social’s Christian-Géraud Neema and AidData’s Sheng Zhang on China’s post-2020 development finance trends. Join us! uschinadialogue.georgetown.edu/events/chine...

📢Glad to share my article "Currency Internationalization, payment infrastructures and central banks: An institutional analysis of renminbi internationalization" is out at Research in International Business and Finance🧵 Article www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Blog www.bu.edu/gdp/2024/11/...

As requested, here is my #proofOfCat: welcome to BlueSky, Susu-watari!

John Bull@garius.bsky.social · 3y ago

A reminder that the best way to establish that you are who you say you are when you join BlueSky is to post a unique picture of your cat. #proofOfCat is the most valid form of ID

“It is obvious that the G20 Common Framework for debt treatments is not fit for purpose.” Great piece from former Nigerian VP Osinbajo www.ft.com/content/a784...

The work of Kentikelenis & @thomstubbs.bsky.social on IMF & austerity is unparalleled. For a brief intro, check out this webinar, where I was honored to spend an hour interviewing them about this impressive new book. www.youtube.com/live/lL7NwQV...

Thomas Stubbs@thomstubbs.bsky.social · 2y ago

𝐀 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐬: 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 Kentikelenis and I document the health and social impacts of 40 years of IMF-mandated austerity policies on the Global South. Available from Oxford University Press: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Shifter is right: the US approach is small. US developers missed the chance to develop Peru's mega-port. But respectfully, the US didn't lose LatAm. LatAm is managing relationships for diversification and dynamism. It's not a passive prize to be won or lost. www.ft.com/content/b9cf...

Joe Biden loses to Xi Jinping in battle for Latin America

US leader’s farewell trip to Brazil and Peru epitomises Washington’s waning influence

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Hiya Bluesky! I'm new here, but this is the kind of thing I think about: climate justice requires local environmental justice, which requires an end to austerity, which requires debt justice. Can we do all of that? Yes! #COP16 #COP29 www.bu.edu/gdp/2024/10/...