Publications

Fragile and conflict-affected countries (FCCs) pose a great challenge to the development community as a whole and to the International Development Association (IDA-the concessional lending arm of the ...chevron_right

This essay discusses the importance of cost-effectiveness in global health services. The author notes that cost-effectiveness is not only an important aspect to consider, but is in fact a moral impera...chevron_right

This paper analyzes a randomized trial of contract teachers Kenyan schools. In particular, it examines the difference between the effect government led school interventions had in comparison to those ...chevron_right

This report prevents the results of an evaluation of unconditional cash transfer and voucher program in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In response to the devastating conflict in the DRC, a number o...chevron_right

US trade policy discriminates against exports from poor Asian countries; the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would make things worse by, for example, giving preference to Vietnam’s exports over Cambod...chevron_right

This paper argues that in order to feed the world's growing population and ensure food security innovations are necessary. One way to do this might be through pull mechanisms, which help overcome unde...chevron_right

This brief examines the role of the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA), prior to the spring 2013 negotiations. The author suggests the IDA's shareholders are likely to ask that t...chevron_right

This paper calls for a reevaluation of what the US is trying to achieve in its relations with Sudan and South Sudan. The author argues that the US should normalize its diplomatic relations with Sudan ...chevron_right

This paper examines US public and private funding in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake. An estimated $9 billion has been spent on disaster recovery since the earthquake and of that, $2.25 billion in pub...chevron_right

This brief examines US spending in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. It argues that despite an emphasis on rebuilding the private sector in Haiti, there has been very little direct procurement of g...chevron_right

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) provides US foreign assistance to poor countries that demonstrate their commitment to good governance against publicly-available policy indicators. This repo...chevron_right

This brief argues that the global fight against infectious diseases is threatened by allegations that US security agencies use vaccination programs for intelligence operations. The author argues that ...chevron_right

Climate negotiations have focused on reaching a top-down international agreement and on mobilizing a pool of financial resources. There has been little discussion of the institutional arrangements for...chevron_right

This paper contributes to the literature which measures the quality of states' executive branches and their bureaucracies. The author argues that there is very little agreement on what constitutes hig...chevron_right

Formal identification is a prerequisite for development in the modern world. A lack of identification limits a person's ability to interact with the state - or with private entities such as banks - an...chevron_right