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David Roodman Research Fellow

Commitment to Development Index. David Roodman Research Fellow. Components. Aid Trade Investment Migration Environment Security Technology. Aid. Quantity, net of debt payments Tying Selectivity Project proliferation Tax breaks for charity. Trade. Tariffs Quotas Farm subsidies

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David Roodman Research Fellow

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  1. Commitment to Development Index David Roodman Research Fellow

  2. Components Aid Trade Investment Migration Environment Security Technology

  3. Aid Quantity, net of debt payments Tying Selectivity Project proliferation Tax breaks for charity

  4. Trade Tariffs Quotas Farm subsidies Actual imports

  5. Investment Political risk insurance Environment and labor screens Fighting international bribery Double taxation More

  6. Investment Checklist • Double Taxation • Avoids double taxation? • Lets investors enjoy developing country tax incentives? • Other FDI • Official assistance in resolving investment disputes? • Help businesses identify investment opportunities? • Help developing countries set up investment promotion agencies? • Negative advocacy  • Portfolio • Official support for design of developing country securities institutions and regulations? • No restrictions on pension fund investment in emerging markets? Political risk insurance • Multilateral Insurance? • Official national agency? • Agency monitors environment/labor/human rights? • Investors in all sectors eligible? • No inappropriate national econ interest tests? • Restrict extending coverage to inefficient import-substituting projects? • International companies with a significant presence in this country eligible? Prevention of Bribery/Corrupt Practices • OECD convention -- participation level? • EITI Conference participation? • Bribe Payers Index Score Quintile

  7. Migration Immigration, especially unskilled Foreign students from developing countries Aid to refugees and asylum-seekers

  8. Environment Greenhouse gas emissions Gas taxes Fishing subsidies Tropical timber imports More

  9. Security $ + personnel to U.N. peacekeeping Personnel to non-U.N. Arms exports Protecting sea lanes

  10. Technology Public R&D spending Tax breaks for R&D Limiting intellectual property rights

  11. www.cgdev.org/cdi

  12. Overall

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