Research
Current research
Current gui2de research covers topics such as education, road safety, and digital financial inclusion. Click on the project title for a more detailed description.
RISE: Research on Improving Systems of Education (new window)
Location: Tanzania
Project description: the RISE Programme aims to answer the following question: “What works to improve education systems to deliver better learning for all at scale?”
Zusha! (road safety) (new window)
Location: Kenya
Project description: Zusha! is a Swahili word that means ‘speak up.’ Zusha! is a road safety intervention aimed at improving the behavior of passenger-carrying vehicle (PCV) drivers in three Sub-saharan African countries
Location: Kenya and Uganda
Project description: This study experimentally evaluates the impact of an IRC (International Rescue Committee) BILLY program designed to increase the employment likelihood and income of young urban refugees and vulnerable populations in Nairobi.
Featured research
Policy paper
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Refugees and Vulnerable Youths in Nairobi, Kenya (new window)
By Giuliana Daga, Jon Helfers, Béatrice Leydier, and Alex Wendoh
Policy paper
(new window)The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Small Retail Shops in Nairobi, Kenya
By Jon Helfers, Martha Mutua, and Josiah Muyesu
Op-ed
How can India address big surge for health care after coronavirus lockdown? (new window)
By Jishnu Das – June 3, 2020
Policy paper
The COVID-19 Development Innovation Agenda: An Economic and Financial Lens (new window)
By James Habyarimana – May 27, 2020
Policy paper
Smart Containment: How Low-Income Countries Can Tailor Their COVID-19 Response (new window)
With Jishnu Das – May 15, 2020
Op-ed
Smart containment: How low-income countries can tailor their COVID-19 response (new window)
By Jishnu Das – May 14, 2020
Manuscript
Covid-19 Diaries: Early Impressions from an Online Questionnaire 1 (new window)
By Benjamin Daniels, Ali Hamza, Beatrice Leydier, and Jishnu Das – May 1, 2020
Podcast
Ask a Political Scientist: What makes a good democracy? Lessons from research in India
With Irfan Nooruddin – May 11, 2020
See gui2de‘s earlier work on COVID-19 here.