Zero Carbon Action Plan
In order to achieve zero carbon emissions, the US will need a plan. SDGPI is part of a coalition of the nation's leading experts who have laid out the path…
Conflict and the Formation of Political Beliefs in Africa
This paper investigates the impact of childhood exposure to conflict on later political beliefs and engagement in 17 sub-Saharan African countries. Despite the well-documented "conflict trap" in which regions with…
Returns to On-the-Job Soft Skills Training
This study examines the impact of workplace-based soft skills training on the productivity of Indian garment workers. The study finds that such training leads to significant productivity gains, with treated…
Constructing roads connected labour markets but increased harmful crop fires in rural India
The paper explores the unexpected consequences of road construction projects in rural India. While constructing roads to connect labor markets in remote areas is often seen as a positive development,…
Naming and shaming as a strategy for enforcing the Paris Agreement: The role of political institutions and public concern
This study addresses the intricate issue of enforcing international cooperation, with a primary focus on climate change agreements like the Paris Agreement. It delves into the concept of "naming and…
The health costs of dirty energy: Evidence from the capacity market in Colombia
This paper investigates the health impacts of fossil fuel-driven energy production by exploiting a unique Colombian electricity pricing policy. This policy triggers increased thermal energy production when wholesale electricity prices…
Long-term health and human capital effects of in utero exposure to an industrial disaster: a spatial differencein-differences analysis of the Bhopal gas tragedy
Gordon McCord along with other researchers from UCSD coauthored a study that shows intergenerational impacts of the BGD, showing that men who were in utero at the time were more…
Dynamic Infectious Disease Risk Platform
Project Overview With sponsorship from the Wellcome Trust and in collaboration with New Light Technologies Inc. and UNICEF, the SDG Policy Initiative is developing an online infectious disease prediction platform…
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Leading the Way to Health Equity: Predicting Climate Impacts on Health in the Developing World
In a study McCord co-authored last year, which explored how the El Niño Southern Oscillation can be used to predict child undernutrition and food insecurity in the developing world, he…
Contributions of healthier diets and agricultural productivity toward sustainability and climate goals in the United States
Meeting ambitious climate targets will require deploying the full suite of mitigation options, including those that indirectly reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. Healthy diets have sustainability co-benefits by directly reducing livestock…
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