Explore the program:
The Global Economy and Development program houses a number of centers, projects, and initiatives that provide cutting-edge research, thought leadership, and actionable policy solutions.
The Africa Growth Initiative works to inform new policies and models for better development outcomes in Africa through rigorous research and analyses, convenings featuring African voices, and direct engagement with African partners.
The Center for Sustainable Development generates cutting-edge research and empowers collaborative action to tackle the world’s interwoven economic, social, and environmental challenges in all societies and at all scales.
For over two decades, the Center for Universal Education (CUE) has been at the forefront of global policy research focused on inclusive education and skills development.
This collaboration between the Brookings Institution and the Centre for European Policy Studies hosts regular AI dialogues among high-level officials from seven governments, as well as experts from industry, civil society, and academia, aimed at identifying opportunities for international cooperation on AI regulation, standards, and research and development.
This initiative works to measure the effectiveness and implementation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, as well as its impact on the policies and economies of the partner nations through forward-looking research, data, and analyses.
The Workforce of the Future initiative produces research and online tools to diagnose and counter economic trends that reduce the availability of middle-class jobs and contribute to stagnation in real wages and a decline in upward mobility for millions of workers.