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12/13/2023

We are thrilled to share news about the launch of the Impact Data and Evidence Aggregation Library (IDEAL), a partnership with the World Bank and other global institutions. IDEAL will allow users to easily search, compare, and visualize the effects of different policy interventions. For more information about IDEAL, please visit our website:

https://www.aidgrade.org/uncategorized/the-impact-data-and-evidence-aggregation-library-ideal

05/06/2015

AidGrade is seeking research analysts! Application deadline extended to May 13th.

Researchers wanted Posted on April 28, 2015 by admin AidGrade is hiring researchers. A master’s degree and experience with impact evaluations is ideal, but others with a quantitative background should apply. The researcher’s main responsibilities will involve data analysis, using the database of imp…

01/13/2015

Great piece on impact evaluations as a public good:

Aid agencies, start your engines. The race toward the future is about to begin and the roadway will not look like anything you see in the rearview mirror.

12/11/2014

"How much one can extrapolate across settings is critical to understanding what we can take away from any one study."

AidGrade founder Eva Vivalt's interview with Giving What We Can:

If we find that a deworming programme in one region improves school performance, how much have we learned? Should we be confident that a programme carried out by a different organization in another country will have similar effects? Will the programme be equally effective if it’s handed over to the…

10/27/2014

Upcoming from AidGrade:

New data and papers Posted on October 27, 2014 by admin We have a lot of new results coming out over the next few weeks – watch this space! First up: updated data in the meta-analysis app. Data on 10 new interventions were added: contract teachers; financial literacy; HIV education; irrigation; micr…

10/10/2014

Interesting study on the disappointing effects of building toilets in rural India: http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health-fitness/article2646315.html

Building toilets in rural India, where hundreds of millions are still defecating outdoors, will not be enough to improve public health, according to a study published Friday.

09/26/2014

Lego stop-motion explaining why migration can be the best investment decision for many of the world's poor:

This week’s UN General Assembly meetings brought renewed attention to the set of global goals that will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) when they expire in 2015.

08/19/2014

Interesting piece on the for-profit global remittance industry:

Huge fees and restrictive practices by handful of firms cost poorer countries up to $16bn a year, says World Bank

07/17/2014

AidGrade is looking for research assistants! Deadline tomorrow! Apply at: http://www.aidgrade.org/uncategorized/research-assistants-wanted

Research assistants wantedPosted on July 8, 2014 by adminAidGrade is looking for research assistants to help with data work. Applicants should have some quantitative sophistication. Work can be done remotely and is flexible.Deadline (extended): July 18, 2014.To apply, please send CV and cover letter…

06/19/2014

Interesting index of published impact evaluations of development interventions from 3ie: http://www.3ieimpact.org/en/evidence/impact-evaluations/impact-evaluation-repository/

Impact Evaluation RepositoryieAdvancedRefine searchTitleAuthorSectorSubsectorSelected Sub-groupsEvaluation DesignsFromToCountryRegionPublication statusPublication typeRoundClearBasicImpact Evaluation RepositoryThe Impact Evaluation Repository is an index of all published impact evaluations of develo…

05/06/2014

Congratulations to the graduating volunteers!