Center for Effective Global Action
August 2015 - Impact Note
IMPACT
 
3rd Annual Berkeley-IDB Workshop   
 
The Berkeley-IDB Impact Evaluation Collaborative (BIC) wrapped up its third year with a training held July 27-31 at UC Berkeley. Fifteen Bank representatives, representing 6 evaluation projects, returned to Berkeley to continue their collaborations with CEGA researchers. 
 
Who Inspired the Leamer-Rosenthal Prizes?   
Bob Rosenthal

The Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in Social Sciences recently launched a series of prizes for Open Social Science, named for Bob Rosenthal and Ed Leamer. Learn more about Bob and his impact on the research community in this blog post.
 
CEGA IN THE NEWS
 
Despite $7 billion to 'Power Africa,' why the continent is still in the dark 

This month Reuters published an op-ed by Faculty Director Ted Miguel and researcher Ken Lee on scaling access to electricity in rural Kenya.

Who will build the resilience of development agencies?

The future of development agencies is discussed on the Devex blog, in a piece published by executive director Temina Madon and Susan Davis, Founder of BRAC-USA. The blog is part of a series supported by the Global Resilience Partnership

Cultivating the next generation of East African researchers  
 
The Berkeley blog highlights this year's East Africa Evidence Summit, held in Nairobi in July to commemorate 20 years of randomized program evaluations in Kenya. The Summit, co-sponsored by CEGA and EASST, highlights the returns to building African research capacity.

  


OPPORTUNITIES

2015 Conference on Behavioral Health Economics

CEGA is currently accepting paper submissions for its second annual conference on behavioral economics and global health. The event will be held on October 16, 2015 in Berkeley. 

Hiring in Measurement Technology, Agriculture, and Institutions 

CEGA is hiring multiple program managers and associates. Please visit our webpage for more information or to apply.

CEGA Photo Drive

The 2nd Annual CEGA Photo Drive begins August 25. 
We're looking for photos to use throughout the coming year. 
For a chance to win a cash prize, submit up to three photos 
you've taken. The top 10 photos from 2014 can be viewed online.