Pedro Martins

Research Fellow, Growth, Poverty and Inequality

Pedro is an experienced development economist with expertise in inclusive growth, employment, development finance, and the MDGs. For the past ten years he has conducted empirical research in academia and provided policy advice to governments and international organisations. He possesses strong analytical and quantitative skills.

Prior to joining ODI, Pedro worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European Commission (EC). He has also undertaken several consultancy assignments for the ADB, UNECA, UNDP and UNCTAD.

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Migration and the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda

Publication - Books or book chapters - 5 September 2013

Paula Lucci, Pedro Martins

Migration and the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda gathers together recent research findings outlining the links between migration and development and proposing how migration can best be factored into the future development framework, offering a timely contribution to the argument for migration’s inclusion in the coming development agenda.

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Working out of chronic poverty: a policy guide

Publication - Research reports and studies - 9 August 2013

Lucy Scott, Andrew Shepherd, Pedro Martins, Dominik Bulla, Martha Chen, Davuluri Venkateswarlu, Jill Wells

This policy guide examines policies and programmes to improve the quantity and quality of work for chronically poor people engaged in informal wage employment so that their hard work can contribute to poverty escapes.

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Employment in a post-2015 framework: proposals for monitoring indicators

Publication - Discussion papers - 7 August 2013

Pedro Martins and Laura Kiku Rodriguez-Takeuchi

The key objective of this paper is to stimulate a debate on potential employment indicators for a post-2015 framework. As the discussions around a post-2015 agenda intensify, we offer concrete and innovative proposals to improve the monitoring of employment outcomes in a future development framework.

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Leveraging the right kind of trade and investment

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 8 July 2013

Historical and contemporary experiences show that international trade can play a critical role in accelerating economic and social development. The track record of East Asian economies, in particular, emphasises its key contribution to achieving high and sustained economic growth. Many of these countries went from being poor developing countries to high-income countries within a generation.

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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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