Evidence Dialogues: How to set up development institutions so evidence informs policy
One year ago, a group of experts on a 3ie panel agreed that simply producing evidence and data was not sufficient for learning. On Friday,... Read More
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Evidence Dialogues: Improving programming to address gender inequality in fragile contexts
By now, virtually everyone in the development community recognizes the centrality of gender equality in improving lives. Now the question is: how can interventions be... Read More
Evidence Dialogues: A new Evidence Gap Map shows what we know, and what we don’t, about routine vaccinations
While the COVID pandemic may be what brought vaccinations to the forefront of global headlines, the public health community has been working for decades to... Read More
Evidence Dialogues: Implementation research is key to understanding why nutrition interventions work – or don’t
Food may be one of the most basic human needs, but designing effective development interventions to provide the world’s undernourished enough to eat is anything... Read More
Evidence Dialogue: For development institutions, learning requires more than collecting data
The world’s development institutions collect lots of data – but do they learn from it? Perhaps not as much as they should. Between the challenges... Read More
Evidence Dialogue: Small nudges can help farmers adopt new technologies
To encourage smallholder farmers to adopt new agricultural technologies, sometimes little nudges – like an automated 6 am phone call – can be effective where... Read More
Women’s empowerment requires more than just economic resources
Although women’s economic empowerment has received increased attention from policymakers in the last decade, progress remains frustratingly slow. Gaps in wages, education, autonomy, and social... Read More
Peacebuilding programs are stronger when informed by evidence, despite the constraints of their environments
In response to new and ongoing violent conflicts, the international community increasingly reacts not just with humanitarian aid, but also with innovative transitional assistance and... Read More
How do food system interventions affect food security and nutrition? We’re mapping the evidence
Malnutrition is a global issue which disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries (L&MICs). To make sure nutrition programmes that promote affordable, accessible, diverse and balanced... Read More
Phone surveys in developing countries need an abundance of caution
If you have looked at last year’s Nobel prize winners work in economics you will realize that it is heavily dependent on good quality primary... Read More
Opportunities, challenges, and strategies for evidence production and use in the COVID era: 3ie’s expert panel weighs in
Evidence is already playing a key role in shaping our responses to COVID-19. But at the same time that the pandemic creates opportunities to broaden... Read More