Global Innovation Fund: UK Launch Event
Global Innovation Fund: UK Launch Event Event2/9/16This London, UK event, co-hosted by Nesta and the Center for Global Development in Europe, will introduce the Global Innovation Fund and its mission,...
View ArticleThe Private Sector and Gender Equality: Beyond Traditional Corporate Social...
The Private Sector and Gender Equality: Beyond Traditional Corporate Social ResponsibilityEvent2/24/16The private sector accounts for the considerable majority of well-paying jobs worldwide. Without...
View ArticlePenny-Wise, Pound-Foolish: How Does Autonomy for Field Agents Affect...
Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish: How Does Autonomy for Field Agents Affect Development Project Outcomes?Event2/9/16Bureaucracies with field operations that cannot be easily supervised and monitored are often...
View ArticleThe Psychology of Political Risk: Repression, Fear and Mobilization
The Psychology of Political Risk: Repression, Fear and MobilizationEvent2/8/16Many authoritarian regimes wield the threat of repression to maintain power despite a lack of popular support. In such...
View ArticleLarge-scale Education Reform in General Equilibrium: Regression Discontinuity...
Large-scale Education Reform in General Equilibrium: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from IndiaEvent2/11/16The economic consequences of large-scale government investments in education depend on the...
View ArticleCrowdsourcing Government Accountability: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan
Crowdsourcing Government Accountability: Experimental Evidence from PakistanEvent2/16/16We develop and implement a novel, mobile phone-based information clearinghouse, and experimentally evaluate its...
View ArticleEffects of Differentiated School Vouchers: Evidence from a Policy Change and...
Effects of Differentiated School Vouchers: Evidence from a Policy Change and Date of Birth CutoffsEvent2/23/16In this paper I study the effects of an increase in school choice by examining a 2008...
View ArticleTobacco Taxes: Good for Public Health, Good for Fiscal Revenues
Tobacco Taxes: Good for Public Health, Good for Fiscal RevenuesEvent2/8/16Tobacco kills more people each year than HIV/AIDs, malaria and TB combined. The number of smokers is rising in developing...
View ArticleDefeating AIDS, TB and Malaria: Designing Next Generation Financing Models
Defeating AIDS, TB and Malaria: Designing Next Generation Financing Models Event2/16/16The global health community has made great strides in addressing AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria: fewer people are...
View ArticleDoes the Past Condemn Us? A Conversation on the Future of US Foreign Assistance
Does the Past Condemn Us? A Conversation on the Future of US Foreign AssistanceEvent2/11/16Join Nancy Birdsall for a bipartisan conversation with Raj Shah and Michael Gerson on the future of US foreign...
View ArticleThe Data Revolution: Are International Goals and Country Needs Misaligned?
The Data Revolution: Are International Goals and Country Needs Misaligned?Event3/4/16In March, the United Nations Statistical Committee is expected to decide on the final piece of the Sustainable...
View ArticleGender Equality: The Foundation for Sustainable Infrastructure and Services
Gender Equality: The Foundation for Sustainable Infrastructure and ServicesEvent3/16/16How can development practitioners best contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?...
View ArticleTobacco Taxes in China: Impacts on Smokers’ Health and Finances
Tobacco Taxes in China: Impacts on Smokers’ Health and FinancesEvent3/15/16Tobacco taxes are widely regarded as one of the most effective policy tools available for limiting the accessibility and...
View ArticleFinancial Regulation for Financial Inclusion: What Should Policymakers Do?
Financial Regulation for Financial Inclusion: What Should Policymakers Do?Event3/24/16The rise of digital technology has nurtured a growing industry in financial services that benefit the poor, from...
View ArticleImproving the Investment Case for R&D in Neglected Infectious Diseases
Improving the Investment Case for R&D in Neglected Infectious DiseasesEvent3/22/16Neglected diseases continue to affect over a billion people worldwide and effective treatments and diagnostics are...
View ArticleAid Agencies Committed to Transparency: So Who’s Delivered and Who Hasn’t?
Aid Agencies Committed to Transparency: So Who’s Delivered and Who Hasn’t?Event4/13/16Every major donor organization has committed to open their books in terms of how aid is being spent and delivered....
View ArticleEnergy for Economic Prosperity: A conversation with Donald Kaberuka and the...
Energy for Economic Prosperity: A conversation with Donald Kaberuka and the Energy Access Targets Working GroupEvent4/12/16How much energy do the world’s poor need? The current commonly-used definition...
View ArticleMillions Saved: New Cases of Proven Success in Global Health
Millions Saved: New Cases of Proven Success in Global HealthEvent4/5/16Over the past 15 years, people in low- and middle-income countries have experienced a health revolution—one that has created new...
View ArticleArgentina’s Path to More Open Markets: Lessons from Brazil and Beyond
Argentina’s Path to More Open Markets: Lessons from Brazil and BeyondEvent4/5/16The new government in Buenos Aires has taken quick steps that send a strong message to the world: Argentina wants to open...
View ArticleWashington Area Development Economics Symposium
Washington Area Development Economics SymposiumEvent4/8/16The Washington Area Development Economics Symposium (WADES) is an annual research conference which highlights academic work from researchers at...
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