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Reintroducing CEGA: Our New Website
Reintroducing CEGA: Our New Website
Eeman Abbasi, Project Manager, introduces the launch of CEGA’s new website and outlines some notable features.
The Center for Effective Global Action
Dec 17, 2024
Global Fellow Spotlight: Oluwabunmi Adejumo
Global Fellow Spotlight: Oluwabunmi Adejumo
This post was authored by Raquel Caldeira (J-PAL) and was originally posted on the J-PAL website as part of an ongoing series showcasing…
The Center for Effective Global Action
Oct 16, 2024
Does Paternalistic Discrimination Cause Harm by Preventing Harm?
Does Paternalistic Discrimination Cause Harm by Preventing Harm?
Women globally struggle to access the labor market, particularly in male-dominated occupations. New evidence from Bangladesh addresses why.
The Center for Effective Global Action
Sep 5, 2024
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Building evidence on new pathways for economic opportunity
Building evidence on new pathways for economic opportunity
Faculty and graduate students convene to discuss poverty & inequality research at O-Lab’s inaugural Applied Microeconomics Conference.
The Center for Effective Global Action
Aug 15, 2024
What’s in an Algorithm? Lessons from MeasureDev 2024
What’s in an Algorithm? Lessons from MeasureDev 2024
MeasureDev 2024 showcased efforts to improve and expand responsible data infrastructure like GenAI in low- & middle-income countries…
The Center for Effective Global Action
Aug 9, 2024
Homomorphic Encryption for Cross-Border Computation
Homomorphic Encryption for Cross-Border Computation
Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) can protect privacy and enable responsible data use. But what are they and how can they be used?
The Center for Effective Global Action
May 9, 2024
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CEGA’s Award-Winning Approach to Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
CEGA’s Award-Winning Approach to Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
CEGA’s inclusion strategy addresses unequal power dynamics in global development research, ensuring our work centers underrepresented…
The Center for Effective Global Action
Apr 19, 2024
Celebrating the DAISI Regional Scholars Program — Two-Years Strong
Celebrating the DAISI Regional Scholars Program — Two-Years Strong
The Regional Scholars Program has taken center stage at the Digital Agricultural Innovations & Services Initiative (DAISI) from CEGA & JPAL.
The Center for Effective Global Action
Apr 10, 2024
Evidence Generation: A Critical Tool for Understanding Displacement
Evidence Generation: A Critical Tool for Understanding Displacement
Addressing Evidence Gaps to Facilitate Strategic Decision Making for Displaced Populations
The Center for Effective Global Action
Apr 4, 2024
A New Public Tool For Planning Cost-Effectiveness Research
A New Public Tool For Planning Cost-Effectiveness Research
Rigorous research on cost is needed to generate reliable and transparent estimates of cost-effectiveness.
The Center for Effective Global Action
Mar 27, 2024
Short Messages Fall Short for Micro-Entrepreneurs: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
Short Messages Fall Short for Micro-Entrepreneurs: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
Muhammad Zia Mehmood studies how business trainings provided over text messages can impact outcomes for micro-entrepreneurs in Kenya.
The Center for Effective Global Action
Mar 21, 2024
Innovating for Impact
Innovating for Impact
Carson Christiano outlines CEGA’s top priorities in 2024, designed to expand the way we define and achieve evidence-informed impact.
The Center for Effective Global Action
Mar 7, 2024
Incorporating remote sensing data into randomized evaluations
Incorporating remote sensing data into randomized evaluations
What are the advantages of using remote sensing data and machine learning methods in global development research?
The Center for Effective Global Action
Feb 21, 2024
The Gender Gap in Academic Criticism
The Gender Gap in Academic Criticism
Women are less likely to point out mistakes in science, and publish fewer comments & failed replications. What does this mean for the…
The Center for Effective Global Action
Feb 8, 2024
The Promise and Harms of Digital Credit: What Does the Evidence Say?
The Promise and Harms of Digital Credit: What Does the Evidence Say?
“Mobile Instant Credit: Impacts, Challenges, & Lessons for Consumer Protection” is a new report on the digitization of credit & development.
The Center for Effective Global Action
Jan 23, 2024
Using Insurance and Climate-Smart Technologies to Help Farmers Cope with Weather-based Risk
Using Insurance and Climate-Smart Technologies to Help Farmers Cope with Weather-based Risk
Given climate change, how can risk policies help farmers protect their crops against unpredictable weather conditions and boost yields?
The Center for Effective Global Action
Dec 28, 2023
Mobility Statistics for Public Health Response
Mobility Statistics for Public Health Response
Privacy Enhancing Technologies can be used to track the spread of diseases and improve the distribution of aid in public health responses.
The Center for Effective Global Action
Dec 21, 2023
A fellow returns to CEGA: Reflections, learning, and growth four years later
A fellow returns to CEGA: Reflections, learning, and growth four years later
Maya Ranganath speaks to Ronald Mulebeke (2019 CEGA Fellow) about his reflections on a return to Berkeley four years after his fellowship.
The Center for Effective Global Action
Nov 3, 2023
Technology Is Not a Panacea, but It Can Help Solve Specific Problems
Technology Is Not a Panacea, but It Can Help Solve Specific Problems
This year’s Evidence to Action conference focused on the benefits and harms of technological interventions in global development.
The Center for Effective Global Action
Oct 26, 2023
It Takes a Village to Raise a Researcher
It Takes a Village to Raise a Researcher
Key Takeaways from the Africa Evidence Summit CIDR Panel, including discussion on the publication gap and barriers African scholars face.
The Center for Effective Global Action
Oct 17, 2023
Tailoring information to increase technology adoption among farmers
Tailoring information to increase technology adoption among farmers
How can farmers best learn about new agricultural technologies that could boost their productivity?
The Center for Effective Global Action
Oct 9, 2023
Making every research step count: Introducing the ATAI Data Portal
Making every research step count: Introducing the ATAI Data Portal
A new open data platform will accelerate robust and comprehensive research in the agricultural sector
The Center for Effective Global Action
Sep 5, 2023
Supporting an inclusive evidence ecosystem: Insights from the 2023 Africa Evidence Summit
Supporting an inclusive evidence ecosystem: Insights from the 2023 Africa Evidence Summit
Maya Ranganath reflects on the goals, outcomes, and key learnings of this summer’s 11th annual Africa Evidence Summit in Nairobi.
The Center for Effective Global Action
Aug 17, 2023
A new approach to compensation
A new approach to compensation
In the age of inflation, market volatility, and workforce anomalies, is it possible to compensate employees consistently and fairly?
The Center for Effective Global Action
Aug 3, 2023
How does Measurement Contribute to a Habitable Planet for All?
How does Measurement Contribute to a Habitable Planet for All?
Last month, CEGA held its ninth annual Measuring Development (MeasureDev) conference on “Mitigating the Risks and Impacts of Climate…
The Center for Effective Global Action
Jun 13, 2023
Using Ensemble Deep Learning to Deliver Aid Better in Post-Flood Pakistan
Using Ensemble Deep Learning to Deliver Aid Better in Post-Flood Pakistan
Researchers developed a new machine learning algorithm using satellite imagery to identify poor households in Sindh to receive aid.
The Center for Effective Global Action
May 15, 2023
Spring Cleaning: Refreshing CEGA’s Annual Priorities
Spring Cleaning: Refreshing CEGA’s Annual Priorities
CEGA’s Director of Operations Lauren Russell and Executive Director Carson Christiano share the center’s five strategic ambitions for 2023.
The Center for Effective Global Action
May 3, 2023
Exploring PETs: What Does the Price of Sugar Beets Have to Do With Preventing Fraud?
Exploring PETs: What Does the Price of Sugar Beets Have to Do With Preventing Fraud?
Privacy Enhancing Technologies lead efforts to protect privacy and enable responsible data use. But what are they and how are they used?
The Center for Effective Global Action
Apr 19, 2023
The Impact of Teacher Gender Bias on High School Student Outcomes
The Impact of Teacher Gender Bias on High School Student Outcomes
Using novel linked data to track educational and employment trajectories in Peru
The Center for Effective Global Action
Apr 6, 2023
Power Quality in Donor-Funded Infrastructure Projects
Power Quality in Donor-Funded Infrastructure Projects
How did distinct regulations for the World Bank vs African Development Bank impact the construction and expansion of electricity in Kenya?
The Center for Effective Global Action
Mar 29, 2023
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