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View of the Gunn building and adjacent courtyard at Stanford University
Nov 13 2015 | Posted In: Announcements, SCID News
SCID is pleased to announce that three Stanford PhD students have been selected to receive Graduate Student Fellowships in international development.
John Kerry and other diplomats sit against a backdrop of country flags.
Nov 11 2015 | Posted In: In the News, SCID News
Stanford economist Michael Boskin says the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership should expand trade and increase growth in the U.S., though some businesses and workers may encounter stiffer competition from imported goods.
Dozens of Chinese manufacturing warehouses are visible through the morning fog.
Nov 10 2015 | Posted In: Meet the Researchers, SCID News
Stanford Center for International Development scholars are studying whether the Chinese model of moving up from low-value processes like electronics assembly to more profitable and technologically sophisticated operations represents a workable example for other countries.
Jim Kim gestures in front of the microphone
Nov 3 2015 | Posted In: In the News, SCID News
World Bank leader Jim Yong Kim urges Stanford students and faculty to continue their efforts to eliminate poverty and improve public health globally.
Barefoot teenagers on a rough stony road cart a heavy load of bananas to the market
Oct 29 2015 | Posted In: Meet the Researchers, SCID News
Marcella Alsan has found her vocation as a physician/economist working at the intersection of global economics and health.
Bright colored flowers line the street of the Malik Ghat flower market.
Oct 27 2015 | Posted In: In the News, SCID News
Indian cities are bustling centers of business, yet poor sewerage networks, roads, and housing fail to meet the needs of rapidly swelling populations. India is home to nearly a fifth of the world’s population, so there much is at stake in getting urbanization right.
The Statue of Liberty beams in front of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum on a clear, blue morning.
Oct 12 2015 | Posted In: Meet the Researchers, SCID News
Ran Abramitzky argues that relaxing immigration rules would reinforce a safety valve in developing countries that allows people with few options to seek better lives elsewhere.
Roundtable meeting attendees pose for a group photo.
Sep 28 2015 | Posted In: In the News, SCID News
SCID India Program Director Anjini Kochar and SCID Faculty Affiliate Roger Noll participated in a roundtable meeting on renewable energy.
Aerial view of the Gunn building and adjacent courtyard at Stanford University
Sep 23 2015 | Posted In: Announcements, SCID News
The Stanford Center for International Development is pleased to announce a request for proposals for SCID’s graduate student research grant program in international economic development.
A SCID Graduate Student Fellow smiles with a group of Ugandan children in a village.
Sep 21 2015 | Posted In: Student Profiles, SCID News
Emanuele Colonnelli, a SCID Graduate Student Fellow, studies corruption, transparency and the efficiency loss when economic decisions are based on connections rather than merit.

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