The US dollar’s appreciation is not only threatening debt sustainability in low- and middle-income countries; it is also exacerbating inflationary pressures in the rest of the world.
What we do
Research and advisory work on how governing bodies can best use their scarce resources to support prosperous and fairer societies.
Inflation, incomes and inequality – how can lower-income countries use fiscal policy to the greatest effect?
Six ideas to help shield the vulnerable from rising prices, while following a longer-term path towards more sustainable and inclusive economies.
Read more
Public finance and service delivery working paper series
Past events
Trends and disruptors in multilateral finance: looking ahead with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
This webinar explores the achievements and challenges of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – the newest multilateral development bank – and its future positioning.
Read more
Multilateral Development Banks’ Capital Adequacy Frameworks: options for reform?
This webinar, hosted with CGD, explores whether multilateral development banks' capital adequacy policies are fit for purpose to face current global challenges.
Read more
Financing and operations of multilateral development banks: a clients’ perspective
This webinar draws on research to explore what client countries and opinion leaders think about the financing and operations of multilateral development banks.
Read more
Our team
-
Mark Miller
Director of Development and Public Finance programme
-
Nilima Gulrajani
Senior Research Fellow
-
Yunnan Chen
Senior Research Officer
-
Tom Hart
Senior Research Fellow
-
Laura Abramovsky
Research Associate
-
Richard Allen
Senior Research Associate
-
Samantha Attridge
Senior Research Fellow
-
Nicolas Botton
Research Associate
-
Marco Cangiano
Senior Research Associate
-
Fiona Davies
Research Associate
-
Paolo de Renzio
Research Associate
-
Catherine Dom
Senior Research Associate
-
Brian d'Silva
Senior Research Associate
-
Hazel Granger
Senior Research Fellow
-
Sierd Hadley
Research Fellow
-
Chris Humphrey
Senior Research Associate
-
Megan Jones
Project Manager
-
Maia King
Research Associate
-
Kiyoshi Kodera
Senior Research Associate
-
Antoine Lacroix
Research Officer
-
Gundula Löffler
Research Fellow
-
Cathal Long
Research Fellow
-
Marcus Manuel
Senior Research Associate
-
Simon Maxwell
Senior Research Associate
-
Michael Mbate
Senior Research Officer
-
Alastair McKechnie
Senior Research Associate
-
Kyle McNabb
Research Associate
-
Ruby Morgan-Bennett
Project Manager
-
Shakira Mustapha
Research Fellow
-
Harshil Parekh
Research Associate
-
Annalisa Prizzon
Senior Research Fellow
-
Paul Revill
Research Associate
-
Andrew Rogerson
Senior Research Associate
-
Nicole Roughton
Senior Project Manager
-
Danielle Serebro
Research Associate
-
Emmanuel Ssewankambo
Research Associate
-
Eve Stanislawski
Project Administrator
-
Iain Steel
Research Associate
-
Tove Strauss
Research Associate
-
Stephanie Sweet
Research Associate
-
Chris Wales
Senior Research Associate
-
Bryn Welham
Research Associate
-
Clarisse Eraña
Project Manager
How we work
-
Strengthening macroeconomic stability
Supporting policy-makers, national governments and other stakeholders to make informed decisions on quality investments and strengthening institutions, while championing mechanisms to more effectively manage debt and avoid debt distress.
-
Efficient and equitable public services
Bringing together different communities and knowledge to improve understanding of appropriate public finance to support service delivery, and supporting policy-makers in the design and implementation of public finance policies.
-
Building more capable bureaucracies
Promoting sound public financial management, supporting countries’ finance ministries and reflecting on ODI’s own technical advisory work.
-
More effective tax systems
Understanding the ways in which governments can mobilise domestic resources in more sustainable and equitable ways, exploring the linkages between taxation and inclusive growth, and supporting the creation of evidence-based, inclusive tax policy-making processes.
-
Using public funds to mobilise private capital
Understanding the potential and limitations of blended finance, and supporting the development of more effective blended finance approaches, while also assessing the role and development of national development banks.
-
Making international public finance more effective
Building understanding of how to maximise the impact of international public finance and to reform its architecture