Jodie Keane

Research Fellow, International Economic Development Group

J.Keane@odi.org.uk

Jodie Keane is a Research Fellow with the Trade Program, International Economic Development Group, since 2007. She is a Trade Policy Analyst and Economist working on EU Trade Policy with Developing Countries. Her research interests include: new trade-new growth theory; comparative analysis of GVCs; regional integration; and, climate change. Prior to joining ODI Jodie worked as a Development Economist in Vietnam, Cambodia and China. She has an MSc. in the Political Economy of Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, a BA in Development Studies from the University of East Anglia, and is currently registered as a PhD candidate in Development Economics, at SOAS.

Outputs

Women traders buy fish from fishermen to trade at Ngwenye market in Mpulungu, Zambia

Low income countries in the global economic recovery: strengths, vulnerabilities, role of the IMF

Event - Round-table - 1 May 2013 13:00 - 15:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

This roundtable explored the economic situation in low income countries (LICs) and the role of the International Monetary Fund.

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The role of trade and investment in the post-2015 global development agenda

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 11 April 2013

'Expanding trade and investment capabilities and opportunities are the key pathways to increasing the income and living standards of households in LICs and LDCs as well as helping countries to become less aid dependent.'

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European Report on Development 2013 - Post-2015: global action for an inclusive and sustainable future

Publication - Research reports and studies - 9 April 2013

James Mackie (European Centre for Development Policy Management), Pedro Martins (Overseas Development Institute) and Stephan Klingebiel (Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik)

The European Report on Development 2013 aims to provide an independent contribution to the post-2015 debate by focusing on how best global collective action can support the efforts of developing countries to achieve development.

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Trade and investment in the post-2015 agenda: what role should the EU play?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 1 April 2013

The focus brought by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has produced noteworthy achievements in improving health and education outcomes as well as reducing poverty. But a key limitation of the MDGs was their failure to include dimensions of structural transformation and integrate the development of productive capacities. This meant that while issues of social development were largely addressed (mostly through aid), the MDGs did not pay sufficient attention to economic development. Now is the time to address this imbalance.

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Innovation - Providing global public goods in a rapidly changing world

Projects - April 2013 to December 2013

ODI is initiating this project to contribute to an understanding of the role of international fora and bodies in the provision of global public goods.

Failure to progress at the multilateral level has led to a major concern that the international community underprovides much needed global public goods crucial for development. Recognising this stalemate, it is necessary to revisit what can be done to progress towards more effective and adequate provision of global public goods.

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