Our mission is to address the profound challenges of poverty and insecurity in the developing world. We work to incubate innovative solutions, scientifically test them in the field, and partner with local stakeholders to scale successes.
Learn more about our work
gui2de is a unique, university-wide international research platform, jointly convened by the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Economics Department, with nearly a dozen administrative, operational, and analytical support staff based in Washington, DC and East Africa.
The interdisciplinary Initiative spans five schools and multiple departments, drawing together more than twenty faculty affiliates from the McCourt School, the College’s Departments of Economics and Government, the School of Foreign Service, the School of Business, and the School of Health.
We bring the tools of modern experimental evaluation and data science to bear in our efforts to reduce barriers to human development and to promote dignity, leveraging the experience and insights of our faculty, the dedication of our staff, and the energy and entrepreneurship of our students.
We support faculty in securing and managing external grant and gift funding, implementing field projects – from pilot to scale – across the developing world in collaboration with local partners, and conducting and disseminating the results of rigorous research.
Announcements
Call for Papers: DMV PhD Conference on Political Economy & Development
The Department of Economics at Georgetown University hosts the second annual DMV PhD Conference on Political Economy & Development, which will take place on Friday November 6, 2026.
August 11, 2026
Press
gui2de’s Jishnu Das receives Tech & Public Policy AI grant
Distinguished Professor Jishnu Das will lead a project evaluating whether AI-assisted winter schools can improve foundational learning outcomes among primary school children in Quetta, Balochistan, offering a potentially scalable model for how governments can leverage technology in education.
July 22, 2026
Announcements, Publications
Jacobus Cilliers and James Habyarimana co-published an article on school governance reform in Tanzania in the Journal of Development Economics.
June 25, 2026