Archive: Announcement
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Georgetown and UCSD researchers get coverage for their work benchmarking foreign aid against cash
gui2de affiliate and Georgetown Professor Andrew Zeitlin and UCSD Professor Craig McIntosh recently released their study on benchmarking a child nutrition program against GiveDirectly cash transfers in Rwanda. Follow the coverage in NYT, Vox, the Atlantic, and NPR, and read the authors’ comments in the World Bank Development Impact Blog.
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gui2de to co-host conference on public finance and development in Zurich
With support from the Office of Global Engagement, gui2de is co-hosting the 3rd Zurich Conference on Public Finance in Developing Countries alongside the World Bank, the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and the Zurich Center for Economic Development on December 17-18, 2018.
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The Economist dives into how mobile money is spreading
Check out this month’s The Economist Special Report: Exclusive Access (May 2018), which discusses financial inclusion and highlights research conducted by gui²de and MIT researchers.
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Learn about the Zusha! campaign on BBC’s World Service podcast
Tune in to the BBC People Fixing the World episode on Zusha! to learn more on gui2de’s effort to improve road safety in Kenya.
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BBC News reports on the Zusha! campaign in Kenya
The BBC News interviews gui2de staff on the Zusha! campaign in Kenya, highlighting how small nudges can change behavior and reduce road accidents.
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Op-Ed in The New York Times highlights mobile money research
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tina Rosenberg discusses findings of the mobile money study conducted by gui²de and MIT researchers.
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gui²de affiliates to evaluate and test education reform in Tanzania
gui2de co-founder James Habyarimana along with faculty members Andrew Zeitlin, Jacobus Cilliers and Ken Opalo will help evaluate Big Results Now in Education, a multifaceted, multimillion-dollar Government of Tanzania-funded reform program to address the country’s educational crisis in primary and secondary schools.
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McCourt Professor and gui²de affiliate releases new study on the effects of post-conflict reconciliation
McCourt Professor and gui2de affiliate Jacobus Cilliers releases a new study in Science Magazine looking at the effect of post-conflict reconciliation programs on societal healing and psychological health.
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gui²de co-founder and McCourt Professor James Habyarimana receives 2016 Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor Award
Professor James Habyarimana named 2016 Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor for remarkable achievements in research and teaching.
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gui²de launches Nairobi office to facilitate research and innovation in mobile money services
gui2de will bring together mobile operators, financial institutions, IT developers and academics to develop and assess the social and economic impact of mobile money innovations.
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