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Dean Karlan, Annie Duflo
December 08, 2016
We are pleased to announce that last week IPA's board voted to elect a new chair, Trey Beck, who joined our board earlier this year after having supported IPA for several years. Trey has almost a decade of experience on non-profit boards, including... |
 Martina Björkman Nyqvist, Andrea Guariso, Jakob Svensson, David Yanagizawa-Drott
November 29, 2016
One of the biggest frustrations of anybody who works in development is how many people die from diseases which are cheap and easy to prevent, and routinely are in many parts of the world. The medical know how to defeat malaria, diarrhea and... |
 Jeffrey Mosenkis
November 22, 2016
We know holiday travel isn't always the most fun, so here are some podcast episodes to help you get smarter while you're on the road. |
 November 14, 2016
by Jennifer Sturdy and Stephanie Wykstra
Editor's note: This appeared originally in the American Psychological Society's magazine APS Observer. |
 Matthew Jukes
October 27, 2016
The Health and Literacy Intervention (HALI) project replaced expensive in-person coaching with text messages and found that they effectively supported teachers in improving their pedagogy, helped children learn to read, and reduced dropout by 50... |
 Zahra Niazi presents on using RCTs to improve financial product design CREDIT: Pooja Wagh Pooja Wagh
October 03, 2016
One prerequisite for evidence-based policymaking is the existence of a collaborative relationship between the worlds of research, policy and practice. But how do we facilitate productive three-way communication between these actors? |
 Dean Karlan
October 03, 2016
I have to say, it’s been amazing to watch all the success stories in recent years of rigorous evidence being used to fight poverty, and to see IPA featured in scores of major news outlets, from NPR, to The New York Times, to The Wall Street Journal... |
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Julie Peachey
September 07, 2016
Now 193 nations have agreed to the Sustainable Development Goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030. But to end poverty, you first have to be able to measure it. The Progress out of Poverty Index® (PPI®) is a unique tool developed for that purpose... |
 August 01, 2016
By Aaron Dibner-Dunlap and Yumna Rathore
Editor's note: This cross-post originally appeared on NextBillion.
If a mobile money provider offered a bonus on peer to peer transfers, would that be enough to generate new business? |
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July 26, 2016
By Arthur Sagot-Duvauroux
It takes time for an organization to influence policy decisions. It requires rigorous work to be trusted as a professional and high-quality organization. Relationships need to be established and expanded to the point that... |
 CREDIT: Hamadoun Bocoum Anja Sautmann
July 21, 2016
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Jeffrey Mosenkis
May 26, 2016
If you're heading out for a long driving trip, we have some podcast suggestions, along with a hello from our surveyors in Burkina Faso, who also rode out recently during rainy season.
IPA Burkina Faso field staff get ready to head out
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 Thoai Ngo, Jessie Pinchoff
May 25, 2016
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 Market vendor in Uganda receiving a mobile money payment CREDIT: Will Boase Beniamino Savonitto, Zahra Niazi
April 05, 2016
Mobile money and digital payments have opened the door to a new generation of products that have lowered costs and made serving unbanked and underbanked consumers a promising business proposition. But in spite of continuous innovations and a steady... |
 Edoardo Trimarchi
April 05, 2016
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March 29, 2016
By Anne Karing and Arthur Baker
Note: this posting originally appeared on the BERI blog here. |
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Stephanie Wykstra
March 21, 2016
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Jeffrey Mosenkis
March 10, 2016
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Jeffrey Mosenkis
February 16, 2016
Sometimes love needs a little nudge, so when we saw Bill Easterly making nice
I agree with @JeffDSachs! Hillary's bad policy seems to have been to "support every war" https://t.co/ZoXXmTAJvu
— William Easterly (@bill_easterly) February 8, 2016 |
 Thoai Ngo, Jessie Pinchoff
January 22, 2016
Next month, a new and improved contraceptive product will be marketed to urban, young adults with some disposable income, using billboards, Facebook, and WhatsApp messages. These millennials are living in Lusaka, Zambia, and right alongside this... |
