2020
Mapping children's nutritional status in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
In Economics and Human Biology, Kenneth Harttgen and Johannes Seiler present findings from an analysis of child undernutrition using household data from 38 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Natural Resources, Taxes and Corruption
In the latest episode of the NADEL podcast "1.90 pro Tag", Fritz Brugger and Thomas Benninger from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) address the question why resource-rich countries often make little progress in addressing poverty and inequality.
Why Don’t Swiss Buy More Fair Trade Chocolate?
In front of the shopping shelves, Swiss seem to forget their good intentions. Yet they could help to improve working conditions for cocoa farmers, if only they would shop more consciously.
ETH Zurich partners with EPFL and ICRC to address humanitarian challenges
With the Engineering Humanitarian Action initiative, launched on 10 December 2020, ETH Zurich and EPFL have formed a collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to develop innovative solutions for a greater impact of humanitarian action.
Ethiopia’s pathway towards reconciliation
In a policy brief, NADEL MAS ’20 alumna Simone Zurschmitten outlines how Ethiopia could pursue much-needed reconciliation to help achieve and maintain political stability.