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Digital Cash Transfers for COVID-19 Relief: Emerging Lessons

USAID’s Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning’s Tanvi Jaluka reflects on how social programs have quickly transitioned to digital…

4 min readSep 30, 2020

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Digital Cash Transfers for COVID-19 Relief: Emerging Lessons

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USAID Policy

The Value of Transparent Data in Humanitarian Crises

USAID’s Andie Vaughn, Senior Policy Advisor in the Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning and chair of the IATI Data Use Task Force, and…

3 min readJul 21, 2020

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USAID/Nepal DART Rescue

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USAID Policy

Elections During COVID-19: A test for democracies overseas

USAID’s Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning Policy Analyst Julie Lelek discusses some of the challenges and opportunities about…

3 min readJun 11, 2020

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Elections During COVID-19: A test for democracies overseas

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How mobile phone data can help economic forecasts in the Global South

USAID’s Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning Senior Economist Peter Richards reflects on how recently-released mobility indices can…

4 min readMay 22, 2020

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How mobile phone data can help economic forecasts in the Global South

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USAID Policy

COVID-19 and New Pathways for Development Data

USAID’s Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning Senior Economist Peter Richards reflects on the role of observational data and real time…

3 min readApr 16, 2020

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COVID-19 and the Economic Outlook for Development in the Global South

USAID’s Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning Senior Economist Peter Richards reflects on the potential impact of a global recession…

4 min readMar 30, 2020

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COVID-19 and the Economic Outlook for Development in the Global South

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2019 Nobel Laureate Dr. Michael Kremer on his inspiration and vision for development institutions

Dr. Michael Kremer is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. In 2010 Dr. Kremer…

6 min readJan 29, 2020

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2019 Nobel Laureate Dr. Michael Kremer on his inspiration and vision for development institutions

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It’s the Economy!

In this blog, USAID Chief Economist Louise Fox discusses a new paper which revisits an old topic, the East Asia miracle, but with a twist…

4 min readJan 30, 2019

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It’s the Economy!

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Impact Evaluations: When Do They Make an Impact?

In her latest blog, USAID Chief Economist Louise Fox asks if USAID needs to do more impact evaluations, or just make better use of the…

5 min readNov 8, 2018

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Impact Evaluations: When Do They Make an Impact?

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Youth Employment- Designing Programs Without Creating Displacement

What works in youth employment? Ahead of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD)’s spring meetings, USAID…

5 min readMay 7, 2018

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Youth Employment- Designing Programs Without Creating Displacement

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USAID Policy

USAID Policy

The Bureau for Policy, Planning & Learning shapes USAID’s global development policy & program guidance and engages in partner development cooperation.

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