This applied research course offers students the opportunity to conduct a development research project designed for direct use by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a multilateral development institution in Washington, D.C., which is the largest lender of multilateral resources to the Latin American and Caribbean region. Students will likely work in groups of 2–3 on a semester-long research paper. The research topics will be identified by IDB staff with Professor Jacqueline Mazza, who is both an IDB Principal Specialist and Adjunct Professor at SAIS based on student backgrounds, interests and direct relevance to the IDB. Research topics could include: climate change, evaluations anti-poverty programs, labor markets, project reviews of successful and unsuccessful municipal development projects, sustainable cities, China and India in Latin America. Students would receive an orientation via two classes in multilateral institutions and development (Professor Mazza) and a class on research methods (Professor Guadalupe Paz), and be guided by both Professors Mazza and Paz in the design, conduct, and completion of their research. Research topics would be tailored to key research and learning needs of the IDB so that students’ research can be directly applied to either current or future lending needs. Research could be conducted in the following formats: assessments and analysis of development lessons learned; reviews of completed projects; assessments of project impacts; and diagnostic studies for new lending. Students will meet bi-weekly with a course professor with meetings and seminars held at both SAIS and at the IDB. This new course is offered as part of an IDB-Johns Hopkins Partnership under the Knowledge and Learning (KNL) Sector of the IDB. Limited to 8 students.