VoxDevLit Mobile Money Issue, co-edited by gui2de co-director Billy Jack, released on VoxDev.org
February 9th, 2021
The February 3 Issue of VoxDevLit, co-edited by gui2de co-director Billy Jack, summarizes recent research on mobile money solutions in the developing world. Read how mobile money can reduce transaction costs, improve convenience, smooth consumption, help endure external shocks, and reduce poverty.
gui2de affiliate and McCourt School faculty Andrew Zeitlin releases a new paper on a cash benchmarking study in Rwanda
September 3rd, 2020
Zeitlin and co-Author Craig McIntosh compare the effects of Give Directly cash transfers with a USAID youth employment program, and find that cash improved economic outcomes more than the training program.
gui2de co-director Billy Jack releases new edX course on impact evaluation through Georgetown University
July 28th, 2020
Created in collaboration with colleagues Alaka Holla and Owen Ozier at the World Bank, the course focuses on measuring the effectiveness of development interventions, and is targeted to undergraduate and masters students around the world, as well as to practitioners, mid-career professionals, and policy makers.
gui2de affiliates Jishnu Das and Andy Zeitlin among Georgetown faculty featured for conducting Covid-19 research around the world
July 28th, 2020
Research by gui2de affiliates Jishnu Das and Andy Zeitlin on the impacts of COVID-19 globally is featured in a Georgetown research announcement.
Now Accepting Applications for the 2020 Summer Internship Program
March 3rd, 2020
Undergraduate and Masters students can submit an application to spend the summer working on one of gui2de’s field projects in East Africa by Monday,…
Georgetown to host the 8th Annual Washington Area Development Economics Symposium (WADES)
February 29th, 2020
The 8th annual WADES conference will be held May 1, 2020.
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics: What Does it Mean for Development?
January 20th, 2020
Please join us on Friday, January 24th for a panel discussion with Georgetown faculty and gui2de affiliates Jishnu Das, Shanta Devarajan, and Billy …
Learn about our digital loan study on Mercy Corps’ latest blog
July 4th, 2019
gui2de Co-director Billy Jack is currently evaluating the impact of DigiFarm and DigiFarm Loans with the support of Mercy Corps and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Read the AgriFin blog, and check out the interim report to learn more!
Now accepting applications for the 2019 Summer Internship
February 7th, 2019
gui2de is looking to send up to 10 Georgetown student interns to East Africa and/or India this summer. The deadline to apply is Friday, February 22nd. Visit our Opportunities page to learn more.
Agenda for the conference on public finance and development in Zurich
October 16th, 2018
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. See the full agenda now!
Check out Econofact’s latest memo on conditional cash transfers and breaking the cycle of poverty
September 25th, 2018
gui2de affiliate Adriana Kugler outlines the facts and analyzes the effectiveness of conditional cash transfers in the latest Econofact memo
gui2de affiliates and former RA examine education in Tanzania, and are featured in this year’s CfEE Research Digest
September 20th, 2018
Research by McCourt School faculty and gui2de affiliates Andrew Zeitlin and Jacobus Cillers, and former gui2de RA Sam Solomon, on education in Tanzania with the RISE Programme is featured in the Center for Education Economics Annual Research Digest.
Georgetown and UCSD researchers get coverage for their work benchmarking foreign aid against cash
September 13th, 2018
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.
gui2de to co-host conference on public finance and development in Zurich
June 6th, 2018
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.
The Economist dives into how mobile money is spreading
May 3rd, 2018
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.
Learn about the Zusha! campaign on BBC’s World Service podcast
May 30th, 2017
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.
BBC News reports on the Zusha! campaign in Kenya
May 30th, 2017
The BBC News interviews gui2de staff on the Zusha! campaign in Kenya, highlighting how small nudges can change behavior and reduce road accidents.
Op-Ed in The New York Times highlights mobile money research
May 9th, 2017
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tina Rosenberg discusses findings of the mobile money study conducted by gui²de and MIT researchers.
gui²de affiliates to evaluate and test education reform in Tanzania
June 23rd, 2016
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.
McCourt Professor and gui²de affiliate releases new study on the effects of post-conflict reconciliation
May 12th, 2016
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.
gui²de co-founder and McCourt Professor James Habyarimana receives 2016 Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor Award
March 1st, 2016
Professor James Habyarimana named 2016 Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor for remarkable achievements in research and teaching.
gui²de launches Nairobi office to facilitate research and innovation in mobile money services
February 12th, 2016
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.
Georgetown to host 2016 BREAD Conference
January 19th, 2016
The McCourt School, the Department of Economics, and gui2de to host the 2016 BREAD Conference on April 29-30, 2016
McCourt Policy Perspectives features USAID’s expansion grant for Zusha!
November 2nd, 2015
USAID grant awarded to expand gui2de’s successful road-safety intervention, Zusha!, across East Africa
Summer 2015 – East Africa
October 2nd, 2015
This summer, a group of students worked with gui2de on a series of research and development projects in East Africa. As this was my first trip to…
gui2de to host WADES 2015
April 25th, 2015
The Washington Area Development Economics Symposium (WADES) highlights cutting edge development economics research at leading economic institutions in D.C.
Mr. Taxi Driver, You Are GOING TOO FAST!
January 28th, 2015
NPR discusses findings of the Zusha road safety project as part of its “goats and soda” series.
The Hoya features USAID grant
November 21st, 2014
USAID’s Development Innovation Ventures grant will support Stage 3 of gui2de’s Zusha study.
Mobile Money: Billy Jack at Oxford’s CSAE Conference
June 16th, 2014
A conversation with Billy Jack on his research into the use of mobile money in East Africa
Pro Poor Innovations Conference
March 7th, 2014
Read more about gui2de’s conference on innovation and development, hosted in partnership with UC Berkeley last March.
Economist Letter
February 24th, 2014
The Economist publishes our letter to the editor about road safety initiatives.
Road Safety Op-Ed
February 10th, 2014
The Georgetown Public Policy Review published an op-ed by gui2de’s co-directors about their successful road safety intervention in Kenya and the opportunity for scale-up
Study on Mobile Money in Kenya
January 28th, 2014
MITnews discusses co-director Billy Jack’s paper on mobile money in Kenya, written with Tavneet Suri.
