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This post, written by researchers Joyce Sadka, Enrique Seira, and Christopher Woodruff, was originally published on VoxDev. Sadka et al’s…

These short summaries of talks delivered at SEEDEC 2019 were written by CEGA staff. If you would like to suggest a correction to any of…

This post was written by Zachary Wagner (researcher at RAND and former UC Berkeley PhD student), David Levine (CEGA affiliate at UC…

This post, co-written by CEGA Program Manager Kristina Hallez and IDinsight Economist Crystal Huang, is cross-posted on the IDinsight Blog.

This post was written by Carly Trachtman, PhD student in Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley, in collaboration with CEGA…

This post, written by the BITSS team, was originally posted on the BITSS Blog.

Marisa McKasson, intern for the East Africa Social Science Translation (EASST) Collaborative at CEGA, interviews our Spring 2019 EASST…

“Under current laws in Pakistan, forced or underage marriage is illegal. But, in practice, most brides aren’t told about the content of…

This policy brief, written with the assistance of Emma Fernandez, was originally published as part of the Opportunity Lab’s InBrief series…

This post, written by Lisa Bauer, Program Manager at The Blum Center for Developing Economies, was originally published on the Blum…

CEGA’s Digital Credit Observatory (DCO), which aims to understand the impacts of digital credit — micro-loans offered via mobile phones —…

This post, written by former EASST fellow Damazo Kadengye with contributions from APHRC’s Michelle Mbuthia and Caroline Kabaria, was…

These short summaries of talks delivered at PacDev 2019 were written and curated by CEGA staff with an introduction by Vittorio Bassi…

This post was co-authored by CEGA affiliate Travis J. Lybbertof UC Davis and Oscar Barriga Cabanillas, PhD student in Agricultural and…

This post was written by Sarah Stillman, Research Associate for the Syrian Refugee Life Study at CEGA

CEGA is excited to announce funding for four evaluations through the BRAC-CEGA learning collaborative, co-led by CEGA and BRAC researchers…

The Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences (BITSS) collaborated with UC Berkeley economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel…

This post was written by Sean Higgins, Postdoctoral Fellow at CEGA. Sean is currently studying digital payments, savings, and…

The East Africa Social Science Translation (EASST) Collaborative, managed by CEGA, invests in the leadership and capacity of the “next…

This post, written by BITSS Postdoctoral Fellow, Fernando Hoces de la Guardia and Economics Principal Specialist at the IDB, Sebastián…

This post was written by Dustin Marshall, CEGA Events and Communications Associate.

This post, written by Nicholas Otis, a second-year PhD student in Health Economics at UC Berkeley, is cross-posted to the BITSS Blog.

Kenya’s work connecting rural communities to the national electricity grid provided the perfect case study to understand the impact of…

Chelsea Downs, Program Associate for CEGA’s East Africa Social Science Translation (EASST) Collaborative, interviews Anthony Mveyange…

This post was written by CEGA affiliates Jeremy Magruder and Craig McIntosh, along with their coauthors Tavneet Suri from J-PAL, Richard…

This post was written by CEGA Affiliates Jen Burney and Marshall Burke. Jennifer Burney is an Associate Professor at UC San Diego’s School…

In Part 2 of this blog series, Stephen Deng (DFS Lab) and Alex Rizzi (The Smart Campaign) share insights on consumer protection measures…

In Part 1 of a 2 Part blog series, we highlight recent survey findings and insights on the uses and risks of digital credit for borrowers…

This post was written by Sean Higgins, a Postdoctoral Fellow at CEGA. It was originally published on the World Bank’s Impact Blog.