About CEGACenter for Effective Global ActionCEGA_a18eb696-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce11The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) is a hub for research on global development, with a network of over 60 academic researchers extending across the University of California, Stanford University, and the University of Washington. Our faculty affiliates use rigorous evaluations, tools from data science, and new measurement technologies to assess the impacts of large-scale social and economic development programs. CEGA brings a scientific lens to global development, integrating empirical economic analysis with expertise in agriculture, public health, education, engineering, and the environment. University of CaliforniaStanford UniversityUniversity of WashingtonCEGA StaffTemina MadonExecutive Director -- Temina Madon is Executive Director of CEGA and provides leadership in the Center's scientific development, partnerships, and outreach. She has worked as science policy advisor for the National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center, where she focused on enhancing research capacity in developing countries. She has also served as Science and Technology Policy Fellow for the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, managing an extensive portfolio of global health policy issues. She holds a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley and an S.B. from MIT.Edward MiguelFaculty Director -- Edward Miguel is the Oxfam Professor in Environmental and Resource Economics and Faculty Director of the Center for Effective Global Action at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 2000. His research focuses on African economic development, the impact of ethnic divisions on local collective action, and interactions between health, education, and productivity for the poor. Miguel has conducted randomized evaluations of a deworming program in Kenya and of a nutrition supplement program in India. He has also conducted field research in Sierra Leone and Tanzania.Ernesto Dal BóFaculty Chair, Institutions -- Ernesto Dal Bó is an Associate Professor in Management Philosophy and Values at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. He is also director of the Berkeley Center for Political Economy (BCEP). His interest lies in political economics, with a focus on political influence, corruption, social conflict and the behavior of political figures and public servants.Paul GertlerScientific Director, Human Development and Faculty Chair, Financial Inclusion -- Paul Gertler is one of the co-founders of CEGA and a Professor of Economics at the Haas School of Business and the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. His research explores health, child development, and micro-finance in developing countries. He has also conducted field research on health care payment systems in Rwanda, conditional cash transfers in Mexico, aging in Bangladesh, and contraception and fertility in Indonesia. He was Chief Economist for the World Bank Human Development Network from 2004 to 2007.Aprajit MahajanFaculty Chair, Health -- Aprajit Mahajan is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. His research has been in the fields of econometric theory, development and applied econometrics. His past studies have looked at child nutrition, financing bednet provision, and firm management in India.Craig McIntoshFaculty Chair, Agriculture -- Craig McIntosh is a Professor of Economics at UCSD. His main research interest is the design of institutions promoting financial services for micro-entrepreneurs. He has conducted field evaluations in Mexico, Guatemala, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. He is currently investigating how to boost savings among the poor, whether schooling can be used as a tool to fight HIV/AIDS, and what mechanisms improve the long-term viability of Fair Trade markets.Manisha ShahFaculty Chair, Health -- Manisha Shah is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the UCLA School of Public Affairs. Her work investigates the influence of economic incentives on risk behavior choices and health outcomes in developing countries. Shah has conducted field research in Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, India, and Indonesia, studying topics ranging from sex markets to maternal labor supply.Jeanette AguilarAdministrative Associate -- Jeanette Aguilar joined CEGA in 2012 and is responsible for supporting the Center's operations. Jeanette has extensive administrative experience at several Bay Area nonprofits, including Californians for Justice, Eviction Defense Center, and the YWCA of San Francisco and Marin.Corinne CooperAdministrative Coordinator -- Corinne Cooper is the Administrative Coordinator for CEGA, and provides support for both the center and its Faculty Director. Prior to coming to CEGA, Corinne worked for a small nonprofit in the rural highlands of Guatemala supporting services for indigenous families. She holds a BA in Global and International Studies from UC Santa Barbara.Lauren RussellOperations Manager -- Lauren leads CEGA's finance, operations, and organizational development efforts. Prior to joining the Center, she worked at UCLA as the Project Manager of a countywide public health initiative, and at multiple nonprofit organizations overseeing fundraising and grantmaking activities. Previously, she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in El Salvador where she designed and managed economic development and maternal-child health interventions. Lauren has a Masters in Public Administration in International Management from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and a BA in Anthropology from UC Santa Cruz.Garret ChristensenSenior Researcher -- Garret earned his Ph.D. in Economics at UC Berkeley in 2011 and joined the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences as a researcher in 2014. He has previously worked on child health and education randomized trials in Kenya through Innovations for Poverty Action and Emory University and taught economics at Swarthmore College.Jonathan GliddenVisiting Data Scientist -- Jonathan is a visiting data scientist at CEGA. He is working on using machine learning methods to improve poverty targeting programs. Prior to this project he was a data scientist at Salesforce.com. Jonathan holds a BA in mathematics from UC Berkeley.Joan Hamory HicksSenior Researcher -- Joan Hamory Hicks completed her Ph.D. in Economics at UC Berkeley and first joined CEGA as a postdoctoral fellow in 2009. Her research focuses on health, education and transitions to adulthood among rural African youth. She has been working in various capacities in Africa since 2003, and has been conducting field work and assisting in various randomized interventions in Kenya since 2004.Kweku Opoku-AgyemangResearch Fellow -- Kweku Opoku-Agyemang works on the political economy of development, with current emphasis on technological innovations. Before coming to the University of California, Berkeley, Kweku was a Research Scholar with the Agricultural and Applied Economics Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Kweku Opoku-Agyemang holds a doctorate in Development Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.A. in Economics from Ohio University, and a B.A. in Economics with Geography and Resource Development from the University of Ghana.Julianne Baker-GallegosSenior Program Associate -- Julianne supports CEGA’s Global Networks team. Originally from Costa Rica, she has a strong research background and has worked in the field in Latin America, Southeast Asia, Southern and Eastern Africa with organizations such as the World Bank, UNDP, IFRC and Mercy Corps. She brings 6 years of experience in project design and implementation, grant writing, knowledge management, and capacity building. Julianne holds a Masters in Environmental Management from Yale University, a Certificate in International Environment & Development from American University and a BSc in Biology and Sustainable Development from the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica.Leah BridleProgram Associate -- Leah supports CEGA's initiatives for research in financial inclusion and cash transfers, climate and energy, agricultural development, and reproductive health. Previously, she supported management staff at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) with project and partnership development to increase rigorous impact evaluations across IPA’s global portfolio, with a focus on Asia country programs. During this time Leah took on a short-term assignment to support research design and survey launch of a randomized evaluation of a livelihood program targeting the ultra-poor in the Visayas and Mindanao regions of the Philippines. She holds a B.S. in International Development and a B.A. in Anthropology from Michigan State University.Carson ChristianoDirector of Partnerships and Innovation -- Carson directs CEGA's partnership efforts, incubating new initiatives and running programs in priority research areas. Currently she leads CEGA's efforts in financial inclusion and technology innovation, through partnerships with Visa and USAID. She has extensive research experience in Kenya and India, where she has managed large studies on preventive health care and rural electrification. Prior to joining CEGA, she worked with Innovations for Poverty Action in Kenya where she coordinated a large-scale evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions. Carson holds a Masters in Public Policy from UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy and a BA in Political Science and International Studies from Northwestern University.Shyan KashaniProgram Coordinator, Design and Communication -- Shyan supports the design and digital presence of the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences (BITSS). He is working to redesign BITSS's online resources and build an upcoming online course on research transparency. Prior to joining CEGA, Shyan interned at Khan Academy, where he helped bring a free, world class education to anyone, anywhere. He holds a BA in Political Economy and a BA in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley.Kuranda MorganProgram Associate -- Kuranda supports CEGA's training and capacity building network, managing the East Africa Social Science Translation (EASST) Collaborative. Prior to joining CEGA, she worked as a Human Resources Assistant for UC Berkeley's Campus Shared Services. She has interned with an NGO in rural Costa Rica and with EducationUSA in Brazil, where she also conducted research on education-based community development programs and Bolsa Familia. She holds a BA in Social Welfare and American Studies from UC Berkeley.Alexandra Orsola-VidalDirector, Global Networks -- Alex directs all training and capacity building initiatives and leads CEGA's efforts to create a network of universities, development agencies and local research institutions that promote rigorous program evaluation. Since 2006, she has consulted for the World Bank, designing and implementing randomized controlled trials of large-scale development programs globally. She has extensive expertise facilitating impact evaluation workshops for government counterparts and bilateral agencies. Previously, she worked for international and local NGOs such as BRAC and Engineers Without Borders. Alex holds a MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.Ofir ReichData Scientist -- Ofir joined CEGA in 2015 as a Data Scientist in the Financial Inclusion Lab. He has 8 years of experience in ground-breaking applied mathematical research. He was a mathematical research team leader in an elite technological unit of the Israeli army and then chief Data Scientist and Machine Learning expert for a Tel-Aviv based start-up. He holds a Mathematics & Physics B.Sc. from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.Abigail SellmanProgram Coordinator -- Abigail joined the team to support CEGA's Behavioral Economics and Reproductive Health Initiative (BERI). Prior to CEGA, Abigail assisted an implementation evaluation of South Africa’s Expanded Public Works Programme at the Economic Policy Research Institute. She holds a BA in Economics and a BA in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Abigail plans to attend graduate school for a Masters in Economic Development at the University of Cape Town later this year.Jennifer SturdyDirector, BITSS -- Jennifer Sturdy joins BITSS from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), where she was Director of Independent Evaluations in the health, energy, education, and water sectors. In that position, she spearheaded several transparency initiatives, including the establishment of the MCC Evaluation Catalog, as well as the establishment of the MCC Disclosure Review Board for releasing anonymized, public use micro-data. Sturdy also instituted several internal protocols for strengthening the design and implementation of the MCC independent evaluation portfolio. Before MCC, she spent six years as a consultant for the World Bank, working on several large-scale impact evaluations in the health sector. She completed her MS in International and Development Economics at the University of San Francisco.Alex WaisProgram Coordinator -- Alex helps coordinate the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences. Prior to joining CEGA, he interned at the Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego and at the Center for Social Advocacy. Interning at the International Rescue Committee Alex worked with former refugees to develop a marketing strategies for their small businesses. Alex graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University in Boston.Andrew (Drew) WestburyProgram Manager, Agriculture and Institutions -- Drew supports CEGA's agriculture and institutions portfolios. Previously, he served as the associate director of the Brookings Institution's Africa Growth Initiative, a research unit studying social and economic development policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Drew also worked for more than four years with Land O’Lakes’ International Development Division, managing large-scale projects to support smallholder farmers in Southern and Eastern Africa. He was also Senior Program Officer for Africa at the international nonprofit Global Communities and began his career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal and Uzbekistan. Drew holds a Masters in Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University and a B.A. in history from the College of Wooster.Sarah WhiteSenior Program Associate -- Sarah supports CEGA's flagship technology initiative, the Development Impact Lab (DIL), and leads the launch of DIL's Development Engineering journal. Previously, Sarah consulted with the World Bank where she supported a proactive review of Bank health projects, focusing on corruption prevention and quality management. Earlier, she consulted with a local NGO in rural El Salvador where she led a program evaluation of a microcredit program among shrimp farm cooperatives. Sarah holds a Masters in International Policy Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and a BA in Economics and International Relations from Lake Forest College.CEGA BoardRobin BurgessBoard Member -- Founder and Director, International Growth Centre (IGC) & Director, Economic Organisation and Public Policy Programme -- Robin Burgess is Professor of Economics, Founder and Director of the International Growth Centre (IGC), and Director of the Economic Organisation and Public Policy Programme all at the London School of Economics. He has published on a variety of topics including natural disasters, mass media, rural banks, land reform, labor regulation, industrial policy, taxation, poverty and growth. He received a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from Edinburgh University, a M.Sc. in Economics from the LSE and a PhD in Economics from Oxford University.Matt ChanoffBoard Member -- Co-Founder, Flashpoint Management Company -- Matt Chanoff is co-founder of Flashpoint Management Company, a spinout from Georgia Tech offering startup creation and innovation management for entrepreneurs, investors, and large enterprises. FMC implements a unique process for company creation, called Startup Engineering, that combines insights from behavioral economics, immunity to change theory, and phenomenology into a practical approach to discovering authentic demand. Matt is an active angel investor and also serves on the boards of CodeGuard, an internet security company, Shining Hope for Communities, a girls' school and poverty alleviation program in Nairobi, Kenya, and Internews, which supports robust, independent journalism around the world. He holds an MA in economics and US policy toward Asia from the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins.Annie DufloBoard Member -- Executive Director, Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) --Annie Duflo is responsible for leading the strategic directions of IPA, the implementation of its strategic plan and the day to day operations. Previously, Annie served as IPA's Research Director where she managed IPA's research network, staff capacity-building, and new project development. She also played a key role in the scaling up of successful programs with particular focus on education. Annie has a wealth of experience implementing and managing randomized evaluations in the field. Prior to joining IPA, Annie was the Executive Director of the Centre for Microfinance (CMF) at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) in Chennai, India, which she joined at its creation. Annie holds a Master of Public Administration and International Development degree from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and Master in Social Sciences from EHESS (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales)/ ENS (Ecole Normale Superieure) in Paris.Rachel GlennersterBoard Member -- Executive Director, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab -- Rachel Glennerster is the Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. She is also a board member of Deworm the World, a project that has seen widespread success in deworming school children in Kenya and India. She currently pursues research in community driven development in Sierra Leone, along with empowerment of women in Bangladesh, and health and education in India. She received her PhD from Birkbeck College, University of London and has worked for the UK delegation to the IMF and World Bank, and the UK Treasury.Matt LyndeBoard Member -- Vice President, Cornerstone Research -- Matt Lynde is Vice President of Cornerstone Research, a consulting firm providing economic analysis for antitrust and general commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, and valuation and licensing of intellectual property. Matt received his PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, under the mentorship of Professor Pranab Bardhan. He later became a professor at City College of New York, and then a partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.Salil PitrodaBoard Member -- Corporate Development, Facebook -- Salil Pitroda leads corporate development efforts at Facebook where he focuses on mergers and acquisitions, investments, and strategy. He was formally a Principal at Symphony Technology Group where he researched potential investments, led transaction execution and worked with management teams in helping to build STG's portfolio companies. From 2006 through 2009, Pitroda was a Principal with Old Lane, LP, a $4 billion public / private investment firm, which was acquired by Citigroup in 2007. He has an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School and Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science and Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).Anand RadhakrishnanChairman of the Board -- Principal, Investcorp Technology Partners -- Anand Radhakrishnan joined Investcorp Technology Partners in 2002, where he is currently a Principal in New York. Previously, he was with The Carlyle Group in Washington, D.C., where he worked in the Venture Capital Group and at Robertson Stephens in San Francisco, as a member of the Technology Mergers and Acquisitions Team. He currently sits on the boards of Kentrox, OpSec Security Group, Wireless Telecom Group and Zeta Interactive. Anand holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT and an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School.Hemant TanejaBoard Member -- Managing Director, General Catalyst -- Hemant Taneja is a Managing Director at General Catalyst, a leading venture capital firm with offices in Cambridge, Palo Alto, and New York. He invests in early stage technology intensive companies and manages a portfolio of energy, healthcare and information technology businesses. He is co-founder of Advanced Energy Economy, a non-profit organization focused on catalyzing regional energy innovation clusters across the US. He is also the founder/Chairman of Sunborne Energy, which is a company that builds large scale solar power plants in India. Prior to joining General Catalyst, he founded and ran a mobile software company that was acquired. He is a graduate of MIT with S.M. in Operations Research, M.Eng in EECS, S.B. in Mathematics, S.B. in EECS, S.B. in Biology and a minor in Biomedical Engineering.Andrew WeissBoard Member -- Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Weiss Asset Management -- Andrew Weiss graduated from Williams College and received his PhD in Economics from Stanford University. In 1989, he was elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society. He is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Boston University and has held academic appointments at Columbia University and New York University. He was also a Research Economist in the Mathematics Center at Bell Laboratories. Most recently, he established an international hedge fund, Weiss Asset Management, with more than 30 employees. He is the Co-Founder of Child Relief International.Doug WyattBoard Member -- Legal Officer, Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) -- Doug Wyatt is currently in Delhi, India as a Legal Officer for Human Rights Law Network (HRLN), an organization that engages in pro bono representation, public interest litigation, legal literacy and awareness campaigns and advocacy efforts on caste discrimination, gender rights, land and housing rights, access to health care, and a range of other human rights issues in India. He received his JD from New York University Law and has previously worked on access to justice issues in West Africa, and remains involved with Timap for Justice, a community-based paralegal organization serving rural Sierra Leone. Prior to attending law school, Doug spent ten years in Boston as a software entrepreneur. He started his first company with two fellow PhD drop outs from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Laboratory for Computer Science. Doug also has a BS and MS in Computer Science from MIT.CEGA FacultyRandall AkeePolitical Science, UC Los AngelesMarcella AlsanSchool of Medicine, Stanford UniversityEli BermanEconomics, UC San DiegoStefano BertozziPublic Health, UC BerkeleyPrashant BharadwajEconomics, UC San DiegoJoshua BlumenstockComputer Science and Engineering, University of WashingtonEric BrewerComputer Science, UC BerkeleyMarshall BurkeEnvironmental Earth System Science, StanfordLeonardo BursztynEconomics, UC Los AngelesJennifer BussellPolitical Science and Public Policy, UC BerkeleyMichael CarterAgriculture and Resource Economics, UC DavisKatherine CaseyGraduate School of Business, Stanford UniversityArun ChandrasekharEconomics, Stanford UniversityJack ColfordSchool of Public Health, UC BerkeleyErnesto Dal BoHaas School of Business, UC BerkeleyLucas DavisHaas School of Business, UC BerkeleyAlain de JanvryAgricultural & Resource Economics and Goldman School of Public Policy, UC BerkeleyBrian DillonEvans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of WashingtonDave DonaldsonEconomics, StanfordWilliam DowPublic Health, UC BerkeleyThad DunningPolitical Science, UC BerkleleyPascaline DupasEconomics, Stanford UniversityBenjamin FaberEconomics, UC BerkeleyMarcel FafchampsEconomics, Stanford UniversityLia FernaldPublic Health Nutrition, UC BerkeleyFrederico FinanEconomics, UC BerkeleyMeredith FowlieDepartment of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC BerkeleyPaul GertlerHaas School of Business and School of Public Health, UC BerkeleyClark GibsonPolitical Science, UC San DiegoMiriam GoldenPolitical Science, UC Los AngelesJosh Graff ZivinEconomics, UC San DiegoMary Kay GugertyEvans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of WashingtonBen HandelEconomics, UC BerkeleySolomon HsiangAssistant Professor, School of Public Policy, UC BerkeleyDavid I. LevineHaas School of Business, UC BerkeleyEthan LigonAgricultural & Resource Economics, UC BerkeleyDavid LobellEnvironmental Earth System Science, Stanford UniversityJames D. LongPolitical Science, University of WashingtonTravis LybbertAgricultural and Resource Economics, UC DavisJeremy MagruderAgricultural & Resource Economics, UC BerkeleyAprajit MahajanAgricultural and Resource Economics, UC BerkeleyUlrike MalmendierHaas School of Business and Economics, UC BerkeleySandra McCoySchool of Public Health, UC BerkeleyCraig McIntoshEconomics, UC San DiegoEdward MiguelProfessor of Economics, UC BerkeleyGrant MillerSchool of Medicine, Stanford UniversityMelanie MortenEconomics, StanfordKarthik MuralidharanEconomics, UC San DiegoErin Murphy-GrahamGraduate School of Education, UC BerkeleyPaul NiehausEconomics, UC San DiegoPaulina OlivaEconomics, UC Santa BarbaraNancy PadianSchool of Public Health, UC BerkeleyMaya PetersenPublic Health, UC BerkeleyDan PosnerPolitical Science, UC Los AngelesJonathan RobinsonEconomics, UC Santa CruzElisabeth SadouletAgricultural & Resource Economics, UC BerkeleyManisha ShahPublic Policy, UC Los AngelesKetki ShethEconomics, UC MercedJeremy WeinsteinPolitical Science, Stanford UniversityCatherine WolframHaas School of Business, UC BerkeleyNoam YuchtmanBusiness and Public Policy, Haas School of Business, UC BerkeleyCEGA FellowsHailemariam Ayalew TirunehEASST Visiting Fellow (Fall, 2015) -- Hailemariam Ayalew is a PhD candidate at the Economics Department in the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Ayalew obtained MSc degrees in Economic Policy Analysis from Addis Ababa University and University of Copenhagen. He is a Lecturer at Debremarkos University in Ethiopia and works part-time with the World Bank on poverty mapping. During his stay at UC Berkeley he is focusing on spatial market commodity price dispersion and land markets in Ethiopia. His faculty mentor is Elisabeth Sadoulet.Saint Kizito OmalaEASST Visiting Fellow (Fall, 2015) -- Saint Kizito Omala holds a PhD in Applied Statistics from Makerere University, Uganda. Omala works as a Senior Examinations Officer with the National Examinations Board in Uganda. He is also lecturing on Statistical Methods and Psychometrics at Makerere University School of Statistics and Planning, and at the Business School. While at UC Berkeley he is studying the impact of teacher deployment on teacher’s productivity and student achievement in Uganda. His faculty mentors are Fred Finan and Ernesto Dal Bo.Mahbubur RahmanBRAC-CEGA Visiting Fellow (Fall 2014) -- Mahbubur Rahman is a Senior Research Associate in BRAC's Research and Evaluation Division. He received his MSS in Economics from the University of Dhaka. While at Berkeley, he is looking to evaluate the Char Development and Settlement Project Phase IV, a multi-sector rural development project that aims to support the livelihoods of settlers in recently emerged chars (newly accreted land). His faculty mentors are Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet, and his peer mentor is Gregory Lane in the Agricultural and Resource Economics department.Jinnat AraBRAC-CEGA Visiting Fellow (Fall 2014) -- Jinnat Ara is a Senior Research Associate at BRAC's Research and Evaluation Division. She obtained a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. While at Berkeley, she seeks to study how BRAC's Targeting the Ultra Poor program improves the well-being of women and households. Her faculty mentor is Erin Murphy-Graham at Berkeley's Graduate School of Education, and her peer mentor is Ceren Baysan in the Agricultural and Resource Economics department.Vedaste NdahindwaEASST Visiting Fellow (Fall 2014) -- Vedaste Ndahindwa is a lecturer at the University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Public Health, and the Director the Medical Research Unit and the Coordinator of the National Health Research Committee in the Medical Research Center Division. He is a medical doctor and received his MSc in Biostatistics at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. While at Berkeley, he seeks to design an intervention to analyze how the "One Cow Per Poor Household" program in Rwanda can improve family nutrition, childhood education, and crop productivity. His faculty mentor was Paul Gertler in the Haas School of Business, and his peer mentor was Joshua Gruber in the School of Public Health.Alebel WeldesilassieEASST Visiting Fellow (Spring 2014) -- Alebel Weldesilassie is a research fellow at the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), a think tank that conducts policy-relevant research and advises the Government of Ethiopia on economic development. He also acts as the Director of the Poverty and Sectoral Research Directorate of the EDRI, as well as an assistant professor at the Addis Ababa University School of Economics. He obtained a PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from Hohenheim University, Germany and a MSc. in Economic Policy Analysis from Addis Ababa University and BSc. in Agricultural Economics from Alemaya University. At Berkeley he took coursework on impact evaluation and behavioral economics. He is currently implementing an EASST-funded research project with Jonathan Robinson and Brian Giera at the University of California, Santa Cruz.Reajul ChowdhuryBRAC-CEGA Visiting Fellow (Fall 2013) -- Reajul Chowdhury is a Senior Research Associate in BRAC South Sudan. He obtained a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Dhaka. While at Berkeley, he conducted research related to an impact evaluation of the Targeting the Ultra Poor program, a study that is funded through a BRAC-CEGA research grant. His faculty mentor was Ethan Ligon, and peer mentor was Elliott Collins of the Agricultural and Resource Economics department.Marziana Mahfuz NanditaBRAC-CEGA Visiting Fellow (Fall 2013) -- Marziana Mahfuz Nandita is a Senior Research Associate in BRAC's Research and Evaluation Division. She obtained her Master of Science in Economics from the University of Bath. While at Berkeley, she studied the livelihood differences of tenant farmers in Bangladesh based on the differences in their tenancy contracts, access to credit and adoption of modern crop varieties based on the baseline information from the Barga Chashi Unnoyan Prokolpo (BCUP). BCUP, or the Tenant Farmer Development Programme, is a micro-finance programme specially tailored for tenant farmers and is run by BRAC with the funding from the Bangladesh Bank. Her faculty mentor was Alain de Janvry, and peer mentor was Sikandra Christian in the Agricultural and Resource Economics department.Annet AdongEASST Visiting Fellow (Fall 2013) -- Annet Adong is a Research Analyst in the Sectoral department at the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC), in Uganda. She obtained her Master's degree in Development and Natural Resource Economics from the University of Life Sciences in Norway, and a Bachelors of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from Makerere University, Uganda. While at Berkeley, she looked at novel sale offers for established farm inputs in Uganda, understand what misconceptions exist and whether different sales offers impede adoption of technologies. Her faculty mentor was David Levine in the Haas School of Business and her peer mentor was Anne Karing in the department of Economics.Samuel OtiEASST Visiting Fellow (Fall 2013) -- Samuel Oti is a Senior Research Officer and epidemiologist at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) based in Kenya. He is currently earning his PhD in Philosophy in Public Health from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. While at Berkeley, he studied the effectiveness of various community-based interventions at preventing or reducing the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in the slums of Nairobi. His faculty mentor was Will Dow, and his peer mentor was Janelle Downing in the School of Public Health.Debalina ChakravartyDIL Visiting Fellow (Fall 2013) -- Debalina Chakravarty was a DIL Visiting Student Researcher. She will spend the semester working with Professors Eric Brewer, Catherine Wolfram, Meredith Fowlie, and their research team on the Rural Electric Power Project (REPP) - an evaluation of solar microgrids in India. Debalina comes to DIL from Jadavpur University in India, where she is pursuing a PhD in Economics with a focus on climate change and the rebound effect. Her dissertation, entitled "Rebound Effect: Empirical Evidence from the Indian Economy", focuses on the impact of energy efficiency and climate change mitigation policies on consumer behavior in the energy sector. Debalina received her M.Phil. in Economics from Jadavpur University, and has published her work in peer reviewed books and journals.Jeanine CondoEASST Visiting Fellow (Spring 2013) -- Jeanine Condo is a Deputy Director of Research, Consultancy and Grants, and a Lecturer at the School of Public Health at the University of Rwanda. She is a co-author with CEGA affiliate Paul Gertler on a randomized evaluation of performance-based financing in health care facilities in Rwanda. While at Berkeley, she advanced her research on understanding how households with individuals living with HIV or AIDS are affected by pay-for-performance schemes. Jeanine obtained her PhD in Public Health from Tulane, and her MD from the University of Rwanda.Amos NjugunaEASST Visiting Fellow (Spring 2013) -- Amos Njuguna is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the United States International University in Kenya. He obtained his PhD in Business Administration from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa. While at Berkeley he evaluated policies that influence savings, pension and alcohol production and consumption. His faculty mentor was Will Dow.Aisha NansambaBRAC-CEGA Visiting Fellow (Spring 2013) -- Aisha Nansamba is a Senior Research Associate with BRAC Uganda. She obtained her Masters in Population and Reproductive Health from Makerere University. While at Berkeley she studied the impact of Community Health Promoter (CHP) interventions on maternal and child health outcomes; as well as designed a research study to promote a health savings culture among the poor. Her faculty mentors were Jack Colford and Ben Arnold and her peer mentor was Jade Benjamin-Chung in the School of Public Health.Sakiba TasneemBRAC-CEGA Visiting Fellow (Spring 2013) -- Sakiba Tasneem is a Senior Research Associate in BRAC's Research and Evaluation Division. She obtained her Masters in Economics from the University of Dhaka. While at Berkeley she began a study on a community-based health worker program that was funded through a BRAC-CEGA research grant. Her faculty mentors were Ernesto Dal Bo and Fred Finan.Constantine MandaEASST Visiting Fellow (Fall 2012) -- Constantine Manda is a Senior Research Analyst at Twaweza in Tanzania, where he manages randomized controlled trials in education. He previously was a research scientist at Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania. He obtained his Master's degree in Public Policy, with a focus in economics, from the University of Chicago. While at Berkeley, he was interested in exploring behavior change interventions in public health. His faculty mentor was Ted Miguel, and his peer mentor was PhD student Angeli Kirk in the department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.Fitsum MulugetaEASST Visiting Fellow (Fall 2012) -- Fitsum Mulugeta is a Junior Research Fellow at the Ethiopian Economics Association and Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, and he obtained his Master's degree in Economics from Addis Ababa University. As an EASST Visiting Fellow, he proposed to investigate higher education policy in Ethiopia and interventions to improve education quality. His faculty mentor was Jeremy Magruder, and his peer mentor was Pierre Bachas in the department of Economics.Proloy BaruaBRAC-CEGA Visiting Fellow (Fall 2012) -- Proloy Barua is a Senior Research Associate at BRAC Uganda. He originally joined BRAC Bangladesh, and has also worked at BRAC's offices in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Tanzania, and Southern Sudan. His faculty mentor was Ethan Ligon, and peer mentor was Elliott Collins of the Agricultural and Resource Economics department. While at Berkeley, he was interested in designing a research study that looked at the impact of BRAC's Microfinance Multiplied approach- a combination of agriculture and microfinance. He acquired his Master's degree in Agricultural Economics from Bangladesh Agricultural University.Narayan DasBRAC-CEGA Visiting Fellow (Fall 2012) -- Narayan Das is a Research Fellow at BRAC and originally joined the research division in 2007. He obtained his Master of Economics from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and is formally enrolled in PhD-level courses within ARE at this time. His research interests include extreme poverty, microfinance, international trade, and agriculture. His faculty mentors were Alain de Janvry and Betty Sadoulet, and his peer mentor was Daley Kutzman in the department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.John Bosco AsiimweEASST Visiting Fellow (Spring 2015) -- John Bosco Asiimwe holds a PhD in Statistics from Makerere University, Uganda. In addition to being a lecturer at Makerere University, John Bosco has worked with a number of Monitoring and Evaluation departments in various organizations as a Consultant or Data Analyst/Manager. While at Berkeley, he hopes to study the impact of village health teams on health outcomes in Uganda. His faculty mentor is David Levine, and his peer mentor is Zach Wagner in the department of Health Services & Policy Analysis.Fredrick ManangEASST Visiting Fellow (Spring 2015)Fredrick Manang (Tanzania) is currently pursuing his PhD in Economics at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Japan. Fred is interested in impact evaluations of health and education interventions, and has researched on the impact of an initiative to build public health facilities in rural areas by the government of Uganda. While at Berkeley he seeks to a). Evaluate the impact of access to health facilities in rural Ethiopia, and b). Evaluate the impact of Universal Primary Education (UPE) on maternal and child health in Malawi. His faculty mentor is Will Dow, and his peer mentor is Zach Olson in the department of Health Services & Policy Analysis.Anthony MveyangeEASST Visiting Fellow (Spring 2015) -- Anthony Mveyange (Tanzania) is currently pursuing a PhD in Economics from the University of Southern Denmark. During his time at Berkeley, Anthony plans to a) evaluate the impact of Tanzania's 1998 mining act on regional income inequality and poverty in the country, and b) construct a composite index of mineral resources to be used in analyzing and quantifying the impacts of mineral resources on regional income inequality and poverty in Tanzania. His faculty mentor is Ted Miguel, and his peer mentor is Jen Kwok in the department of Economics.CEGA Graduate Student FellowsLaura BoudreauBehavioral Health (BeHe) Microgrant -- Laura Boudreau is a PhD student in Business and Public Policy at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, where her research interests include public and private sector institutions, labor markets, and broader political economy questions in developing countries. Her current research focuses on non-monetary aspects of working conditions (e.g., safety and health conditions) in the garment sector in Bangladesh. This research includes a field experiment that provides garment workers with information about working conditions at different factories. Prior to beginning her PhD at Berkeley, Laura was a staff member in The World Bank’s Financial and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency, where she spent three years. Laura graduated from the University of Pennsylvania summa cum laude with a B.S. in Economics and a Minor in French Studies.Jennifer KwokBehavioral Health (BeHe) Microgrant -- Jen is a PhD student in Economics at UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on health economics, including topics related to the provider-patient relationship and health insurance. She is currently working on a project that investigates how continuity in the provider-patient relationship influences patient health-related behavior and outcomes. Before studying at UC Berkeley, Jen earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemical-Biological Engineering and Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked as a research professional at the University of Chicago.Anne KaringBehavioral Health (BeHe) Microgrant -- Anne Karing is a PhD candidate in the Economics Department at UC Berkeley. Her research is in development and behavioral economics, with a focus on social influence. She is currently working on field experiments in Sierra Leone and Kenya where she is looking at the role of social signaling in individuals’ decision to contribute to public goods. Prior to Berkeley, Anne worked with Innovations for Poverty Action and the Centre for the Study of African Economies in Kenya, Sierra Leone and Uganda. Anne holds a B.A. and M.Phil. in Economics from the University of Oxford.John LoeserBehavioral Health (BeHe) Microgrant -- John Loeser is a PhD Student in Agriculture and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. His research is in development economics, with focuses on agriculture, education, and health. He is currently working on a field experiment in Rwanda studying adoption of prosthetic and orthotic technologies by persons with disabilties and research in Ethiopia on the effects of road construction on farmers. Prior to Berkeley, John was a Math Education Volunteer in Peace Corps Rwanda. John holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Brown University.Juliana Londono-VelezLevin Family Seed Grant (June 2015) -- Juliana is a PhD student in Economics at UC Berkeley. Her research interests include income inequality, redistributive policies, and education. She is currently doing research on the interaction between socio-economic diversity, perceptions of social justice, and political preferences in Colombia. Prior to studying at Berkeley, Juliana earned a BA in Economics from the University of Los Andes, and a MA in Quantitative Economics from the Paris School of Economics.Zachary OlsonLevin Family Seed Grant (June 2015) -- Zachary is a PhD student in Health Services and Policy Analysis with a concentration in Economics at UC Berkeley. His research primarily focuses on the impact that conditional cash transfer programs have on health. He is currently working with the Collective Health Institute in Salvador, Brazil, where he is interested in measuring the extent to which including conditionality improves program performance in Bolsa Familia. Before beginning his studies at UC Berkeley, Zach earned a BA in International Relations at Connecticut College and an MA in International Development from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. His fellowship is generously supported by the Levin Family.Fiona WilkesLevin Family Seed Grant (June 2015) -- Fiona Wilkes is a PhD student at University of California, Berkeley in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and also a Graduate Student Researcher at the UC Energy Institute. Her research interests lie at the intersection of development and environmental economics; her current work focuses on energy, infrastructure, and social networks.Louis PreonasLevin Family Seed Grant (June 2015) -- Louis Preonas is a PhD student at University of California, Berkeley in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and also a Graduate Student Researcher at the UC Energy Institute. His research interests include U.S. fossil fuel markets, firm behavior in response to environmental policy, and energy/environmental policies in the developing world.Manaswini RaoLevin Family Seed Grant (June 2015) -- Manaswini Rao is a PhD Student at University of California, Berkeley in the Department of Agricultural Resource Economics. She has many years of experience in the field of impact evaluation and managing randomized experiments in India. Her research interests include development economics, social networks, political economy and institutions.Manuel BarronRecipient of the Spring 2013 and 2014 Behavioral Sensing Research Challenge -- Manuel Barron is a CEGA Visiting Affiliate. He received his PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from UC Berkeley and currently is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at UC Santa Cruz. His main field of research is energy consumption in the developing world; more specifically, he studies the adoption of electricity and its impact on indoor air pollution and socio-economic outcomes. As part of his research agenda, with funding from the Behavioral Sensing Grant, he is working with Nick Lam and Ajay Pillarisetti to develop sensors that improve estimates of exposure to indoor air pollution.Francisco MunozFrancisco MunozLevin Family Seed Grant (June 2014) -- Francisco Munoz is a PhD student in economics at Stanford University. His primarily research interests are development economics, finance, and social networks. His current research focuses on the real effects of political connections by looking and Chile's transition to democracy, the impact of local corruption on lending to small businesses in Brazil, and the learning of small business to set prices based on their business network in India.Felipe GonzalezLevin Family Seed Grant (June 2014) -- Felipe Gonzalez is a PhD student in the Economics department at UC Berkeley. He is interested in historical and political factors that undermine development. He is currently working on the real effects of political connections during Chile's transition to democracy, and on the short and long-run effects of immigration policies. Before starting the doctoral program at Berkeley, Felipe worked as a research associate at the Pontificia Universidad Catlica de Chile, where he got his Master's degree in Economics.Sarah BrierleyLevin Family Seed Grant (June 2014) -- Sarah Brierley is a PhD candidate in Political Science at UCLA. Her research interests include state building and political accountability in low-income democracies. In her dissertation she investigates the relationship between politicians and local bureaucrats, focusing on the case of Ghana. With colleagues from UCLA she is also researching on issues of electoral integrity and electoral mobilization in Africa. Her past and current research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the UK's Department for International Development (DFID), and the International Institute at UCLA. She holds a Bachelors degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and a Masters in African Studies, from the University of Oxford.Santiago SaavedraLevin Family Seed Grant (June 2014) -- Santiago is a Phd Candidate in Economics at Stanford. His two fields of interest are development and environmental economics. Currently he has two research projects: deforestation and poverty in Brazil; and the hidden health costs and benefits of gold mining in Colombia. He has majors in Mathematics and Economics from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia).Brian GieraRecipient of the BRAC-CEGA Travel Grant (Fall 2013) -- Brian Giera is a PhD student in Economics at UC Santa Cruz. His research interests lies in East African development, with a focus on behavioral issues amongst micro-entrepreneurs. His current research is testing for the link between habit formation and inattention to savings in Ethiopia, information diffusion concerning fertilizer adoption in Kenya, and how market imperfections can affect occupational choice in Tanzania. Prior to studying at UCSC, Brian received his BS from Oakland University (Michigan), his MA from Central Michigan University, and consulted for BRAC in Uganda.Ceren BaysanRecipient of the BRAC-CEGA Travel Grant (Fall 2013) -- Ceren Baysan is a PhD student in the Agricultural Resources and Economics department at UC Berkeley. Her research topics broadly cover rural development, household financing, risk management, and climate and violence. She is currently doing research on the interaction between formal and informal insurance mechanisms among farmers in Ghana. Recently, she has started a project in Uganda involving mobile banking and savings and credit cooperatives. She has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University after which she worked for the Centre for Microfinance in India and then as a research assistant at Yale.Javier RosaRecipient of the Spring 2013 Behavioral Sensing Research Challenge --Javier Rosa is a PhD student in Computer Science at UC Berkeley in the Technology and Infrastructure for Emerging Regions group. He is interested in applications of technology to development issues (ICT4D), particularly in rural energy and electrification. Javier earned a dual B.Sc. in Computer Science and Mathematics from Rutgers University. His work includes designing and building a metering system for rural micro-grids. He is also working on building systems to effectively integrate sensor and survey data needed by practitioners and researchers in their impact assessment efforts.Daniel WilsonRecipient of the Spring 2013 Behavioral Sensing Research Challenge -- Daniel Wilson is a Ph.D. student of mechanical engineering, National Science Foundation Fellow, and Fulbright Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. Daniel's research focuses on evaluation of the performance and impacts of fuel-efficient cookstoves in the developing world. His projects range from testing cookstove aerosol emissions, to incorporating thermoelectric generators and fan-powered forced air into cookstoves, and measuring vertical profiles of tropospheric black carbon soot using low-cost sensors flying aboard weather balloons. Currently, Daniel is working to evaluate the use and impact of the 27,000 Berkeley-Darfur Stoves that have been disseminated in Darfur, Sudan. CEGA's Behavioral Sensing Fellowship will enable Daniel's goals by providing the resources to deploy a cell phone based surveys and data acquisition platforms for cookstove usage sensors in Darfur.Nicholas LamRecipient of the Spring 2013 and 2014 Behavioral Sensing Research Challenge -- Nick is currently a PhD student in Environmental Health Sciences at UC Berkeley. His research interests address the relationships among household fuel use, air quality and human health. His current research focuses on measuring and modeling the contribution of household cooking and lighting in developing countries, specifically from kerosene, on human exposure, disease risk, and emissions of climate-altering air pollutants. As part of CEGA's behavioral sensing fellowship, he will be working with colleagues from Agricultural and Resource Economics and Environmental Health Sciences to further the development of an ultrasonic locator for use in improving air pollution exposure estimates and apportioning exposure at the household level.Ajay PillarisettiRecipient of the Spring 2013 and 2014 Behavioral Sensing Research Challenge -- Ajay Pillarisetti is a fourth year doctoral student in Environmental Health Sciences. He focuses on household energy use in the developing world. Much of his current thinking involves managing, describing, and interpreting large volumes of sensor data related to stove usage. Most recently, he has been engaged with projects across India and in Nepal.Daley KutzmanRecipient of the Spring 2013 Behavioral Sensing Research Challenge -- Daley Kutzman is a PhD student at UC Berkeley in the Agricultural and Resources Economics department. Her research interests cover technology adoption, property rights, corruption and health economics. Recent work has focused on the impact of Mexican property rights reform on deforestation, and the health consequences of counterfeit/substandard anti-malarials.Angeli KirkRecipient of the Spring 2013 Behavioral Sensing Research Challenge -- Angeli Kirk is a PhD student in Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley, with a Master's in International Development from American University. Her research interests include technology adoption, agricultural innovation and sustainability, livelihood strategies, health and nutrition, HIV/AIDS, impact evaluation, measurement technology, and data quality. Current projects focus on how the source of income shocks can affect health outcomes in Uganda, and the promotion and measurement of cookstove technology adoption in Ethiopia in collaboration with the Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. Her field experience includes Haiti, Malawi, Kenya, Liberia, and Ethiopia.Nicholas ObradovichRecipient of a 2013 Climate Change Research Challenge Grant, and a Levin Family Seed Grant, June 2014 -- Nicholas Obradovich is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at UCSD and a Global Change Fellow at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. His dissertation focuses on the politics and political effects of a changing climate. He is researching questions like 'How does unusual weather affect rural voting behaviors?', 'Does unusual weather affect rates of climate-related speech?', and 'Does climate change policy information alter rural voters' political opinions?' Before beginning his studies at UCSD, Nicholas worked as an economics research assistant at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and received his B.S. in Economics and Environmental Studies from Santa Clara University. Visit his personal website here: http://polisci2.ucsd.edu/nobradovich/.Andrew Crane-DroeschRecipient of a 2013 Climate Change Research Challenge Grant -- Andrew Crane-Droesch is a PhD candidate in the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley. His interests center on the intersection of climate/environmental change and international development. Current projects include a randomized control trial on adoption dynamics and livelihood impacts of soil carbon sequestration technologies (biochar) among smallholder farmers in rural Western Kenya. Before beginning his doctorate, Andrew worked for the United Nations Development Program. Visit Andrew's personal website here: http://andrewcd.berkeley.edu.Miguel de FigueiredoRecipient of the Levin Family Seed Grant (September 2012) -- Miguel de Figueiredo is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at UC Berkeley and also studied at Yale Law School. His work is broadly focused on compliance in challenging institutional and behavioral settings. His research focuses on the areas of law and development, electoral corruption, voting behavior, election law, criminal justice, and judicial decision making. His current work includes a randomized field experiment combined with survey work in Brazil designed to understand the impact of corruption information on voting behavior. He is in the process of launching a field experiment designed to shed light on citizen efforts to curb business tax evasion, and is working on another project that examines the effect of sentencing enhancements for drunk driving on recidivism. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, UC Berkeley's Survey Research Center, and Yale Law School's Oscar M. Ruebhausen Fund. His fellowship is generously supported by the Levin Family.Willa FriedmanRecipient of the Levin Family Seed Grant (June 2012) -- Willa Friedman is a PhD Candidate in Economics at UC Berkeley. Her research spans the field of development economics, focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa. Her current research investigates the impact of availability of antiretroviral drugs on individual behavior - including risk-taking, HIV testing, and investments in the future and children - in East Africa. She is also exploring the impact of different types of monitoring systems on worker productivity, in the context of scaling  up school-based deworming programs in Kenya. Other work has looked into the impact of education on political beliefs among girls in Western Kenya, and the relationship between local economic conditions and participation in violence during the genocide in Rwandan. Before coming to Berkeley, Willa worked with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab in Kenya. She has worked and studied in Uganda, Rwanda, Mali, Kenya, Burkina Faso, and Cambodia. Her fellowship is generously supported by the Levin family. She is also a past recipient of a Weiss Family Fellowship.Yiwen (Eva) ChengRecipient of a 2012 Levin Family Seed Grant -- Yiwen (Eva) Cheng is a PhD Candidate in Economics at UC Berkeley. Her research primarily focuses on the topics of political economy and urbanization in China. Her current work explores how China's unique administrative organization gives rise to the country's patterns of urbanization and structural change. She is also working on a project that highlights the impact of the promotional incentives of Chinese bureaucrats on rural land conversion in China during the recent decades of economic reform. Eva holds a B.A. in Economics and Applied Math, as well as a Minor in French from UC Berkeley.Jessica GottliebRecipient of the 2012 E2A Research Challenge Grant -- Jessica Gottlieb is a PhD Candidate at Stanford University researching democracy and government accountability in poor countries. Her current work analyzes sources of democratic failure in the West African country, Mali. To study whether low voter expectations undermine accountability, she conducted a field experiment randomly assigning a civic information intervention to 370 villages. A related paper examines the determinants of variation in public goods provision across Mali's municipalities. She is also designing a research project in Senegal to study the extent to which clientelism breeds accountability during the 2012 legislative elections. Gottlieb received an MA in Economics from Stanford in 2011 and will complete her PhD in 2013. She is a pre-doctoral fellow at the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law for 2012-13. Her past research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the International Growth Centre and Stanford's Global Underdevelopment Action Fund. Her fellowship is generously supported by the Weiss Family.Tarek GhaniRecipient of the 2012 E2A Research Challenge Grant -- Tarek Ghani is a PhD student in Business and Public Policy at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, where his research interests include the political economy of reform, the industrial organization of corruption, and empirical contracting issues. His current research projects include a randomized evaluation in Afghanistan of the impact of mobile financial transfers on firm and bureaucratic performance, including financial leakage, human capital investments, and savings and consumption behaviors. Before Berkeley, Tarek worked for three years on conflict prevention issues in the private foundation Humanity United, and held prior consultancies with the World Bank, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Center for Global Development. A recipient of the Truman Scholarship and the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship, Tarek graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Symbolic Systems and Honors in International Security. His fellowship is generously supported by the Weiss Family.Brigitte ZimmermanRecipient of the 2012 E2A Research Challenge Grant, and a Levin Family Seed Grant (June 2014) -- Brigitte Zimmerman is a PhD student in Political Science at UC San Diego. Her research focuses on local government accountability and public goods provision in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recent projects focus on the political economy of corruption, protest dynamics, female political representation and field experiment methods. Before her studies at UCSD, Brigitte worked in for-profit and non-profit consulting in the US, Europe and Africa. Her fellowship is generously supported by the Weiss Family.Sinaia Urrusti-FrenkRecipient of the 2012 E2A Research Challenge Grant -- Sinaia Urrusti-Frenk is a PhD student in the department of Economics at UC Berkeley in the fields of development and political economics. Her current focus is on the political economy of mass media in Mexico and the role of political coordination in the Mexican Drug War. Her past research includes the impact of inequality on poverty, the causes and consequences of migration, and the effects of conditional cash transfer programs. Before joining the graduate program at Berkeley, Sinaia received her MA in International and Development Economics from Yale University and worked for BANSEFI, the Mexican government's development bank. She received her BSc in Economics from Tilburg University in The Netherlands. Her fellowship is generously supported by the Weiss Family. She is also a past recipient of a Levin Family Seed Grant.Zoe CullenRecipient of the 2012 E2A Research Challenge Grant -- Zoe is a third year doctoral candidate in the Stanford Economics Department. Her fields are in Development and Macroeconomics. Prior to Stanford, Zoe worked as a Doctoral Fellow at the RAND Corporation in the Health and Labor units. Her current research utilizes social media to study the impact of anonymity on collective action during the Arab Spring. Her fellowship is generously supported by the Weiss Family.Eoin McGuirkCEGA Visiting Scholar / Post-Doctoral Researcher -- Eoin McGuirk is a Visiting Scholar / Post-Doctoral Researcher at CEGA. Prior to this appointment, Eoin was a visiting PhD student at the Department of Economics, UC Berkeley. He received his PhD from Trinity College, Dublin, where he conducted research on natural resources and democracy in sub-Saharan Africa; the domestic political economy of foreign aid donations; democracy and trade policy; and the impact of ethnic diversity on the provision of primary education in Uganda. With CEGA, Eoin has worked on a UK parliamentary review of aid for education in East Africa, and he is currently evaluating a series of educational interventions targeting marginalized girls in Sierra Leone.Ruth CarlitzRecipient of the 2011 Development Research Challenge Grant -- Ruth Carlitz is a PhD candidate in Political Science at UCLA. Prior to beginning her graduate studies, Ruth worked for two and a half years in Tanzania with an education policy NGO. She has also worked for the International Budget Partnership and Revenue Watch Institute, and recently conducted research commissioned by the Transparency and Accountability Initiative. Ruth's research interests include the political economy of African development, the link between transparency and local government accountability, and the impact of mobile phone technology in the developing world. Her fellowship is generously supported by the Weiss Family.Kelly JonesRecipient of the 2011 Development Research Challenge Grant -- Kelly Jones is a PhD candidate in Agricultural & Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. Her research concerns Development Economics, in particular, issues of health and welfare in Africa. Recent works focus on how economics relates to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa, sexual and reproductive health in Ghana, and decisions regarding fertility and child rearing in Senegal. Before her studies at Berkeley, Kelly served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya, received a Masters in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and was a Junior Professional Associate at the World Bank. Her fellowship is generously supported by the Weiss Family.Gautam RaoRecipient of the Levin Family Fellowship (March 2011) -- Gautam Rao is a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. His research is in the fields of development, behavioral economics and labor economics. At present, he is studying an unusual natural experiment in India to learn whether having classmates from poor families changes a student's social preferences, civic attitudes and related pro-social behavior. Other projects involve (a) studying how households respond to changes in school quality, (b) identifying the role of social norms in voting behavior, and (c) identifying a pure taste for power over others, and learning whether it predicts career choice. In other lives, Gautam has been an engineer and an environmentalist. He is learning to play the clarinet, and recently mastered the old jazz standard, Three Blind Mice. His fellowship is generously supported by the Levin Family.Gianmarco LeonRecipient of the Levin Family Seed Grant (March 2011) -- Gianmarco Leon is a PhD candidate in Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on political economics in developing countries and more broadly on development economics. Before moving to Berkeley, Gianmarco worked for several years at the Inter-American Development Bank, and in GRADE, a research institute in his home country, Peru. At present, he is studying voter's behavior in Peru, examining how voters react to different monetary incentives to vote and how social networks influence voting decisions. Some of his previous research focuses on understanding the persistence of civil conflict on human capital accumulation and measuring the Value of Statistical Life in Sierra Leone. Gianmarco also loves spending time at the beach, surfing and traveling; indoors he spends a lot of time in the kitchen. His fellowship is generously supported by the Levin Family.Mitchell HoffmanRecipient of the Levin Family Seed Grant (March 2011) -- Mitchell Hoffman is a PhD Candidate in Economics at UC Berkeley. He is interested in worker behavior in firms, labor contracts, and voting. Before Berkeley, Mitchell earned a BA in Economics from Yale University. Currently, he is working on a project on social networks and voting. Mitchell also enjoys running and reading. His fellowship is generously sponsored by the Levin family.Lauren FalcaoRecipient of the 2011 Weiss Family Fellowship -- Lauren Falcao is a PhD student in Economics at UC Berkeley. She is interested in development issues, particularly in East Africa. Lauren earned a BA in Political Science and Economics from Stanford University. Before her studies at Berkeley, Lauren served as a Junior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and as a Research Associate for the Center for Evaluation for Global Action (CEGA). Currently, she is working on a project on corruption and social preferences in Kenya. Her fellowship is generously supported by the Weiss Family.Andrew DustanRecipient of the 2011 Weiss Family Fellowship -- Andrew Dustan is a PhD candidate in Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley, focusing on development economics. His current research focuses on public high schools in Mexico City, both their quality and the determinants of students' preferences for them, and access to higher education. Prior to studying at Berkeley, Andrew received his undergraduate degree at the University of Oklahoma and his M.A. at Miami University (Ohio). Outside of research, his favorite activities are spending time with his wife and new daughter and cheering on his alma mater's athletic teams. His fellowship is generously supported by the Weiss Family.Pierre BachasRecipient of the 2011 Weiss Family Fellowship -- Pierre Bachas is a PhD student in Economics at UC Berkeley. His research interests lie in the fields of development economics and public finance. He is currently working on a project on corruption and social preferences in Kenya and another on estimating the effects of corruption on public goods provision in Brazil. Before his studies at Berkeley, Pierre obtained his BA and MA in Economics from the London School of Economics, and worked in Kenya on the Kenyan Life Panel Survey. Outside of academia, Pierre enjoys outdoor sports, in particular soccer and tennis. His fellowship is generously supported by the Weiss Family.Jamie McCaslandRecipient of the 2011 Weiss Family Fellowship -- Jamie McCasland is a PhD student in Economics at UC Berkeley. Within development economics, her research interests include the functioning of labor markets in Africa, gender inequality and health services access, and understanding corruption, dishonesty and trust. Her ongoing projects focus on job training in Ghana and East Africa, pan-African leadership training, and corruption and social preferences in Kenya. Before her studies at Berkeley, Jamie worked in consulting, served as a US Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya, and coordinated field implementation of large-scale randomized control trials with Innovations for Poverty Action in Kenya. Her fellowship is generously supported by the Weiss Family.Saika Shaolin BelalRecipient of the Spring 2014 Behavioral Sensing Research Challenge --Saika Shaolin Belal is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE). She studies development economics. Her areas of research interest include rural labor markets, migration, public finance, institutions, and behavioral economics. She has an MPA from Cornell University, NY, and a Bachelors in Economics from the College of William and Mary, VA.Robert OnRecipient of the Spring 2014 Behavioral Sensing Research Challenge -- Robert On has a background in EECS and Statistics and is currently a PhD candidate at the School of Information, Berkeley. His areas of research are in ICTD and Development Economics. Robert is interested in the procurement, implementation, use, and evaluation of information systems for social and economic development with the motto: Try a lot, fail a lot, but measure everything. In a previous life he was working at Google as a software engineer doing data-driven economics research.Sara KeroskyRecipient of the Spring 2014 Behavioral Sensing Research Challenge -- Sara Kerosky is PhD student in political science at UC San Diego. Her research explores government responsiveness and accountability relative to environmental problems, including climate change, disaster prevention and relief, and natural resource management. She is currently working on projects in the U.S. and in the Philippines, and has previously conducted field research in Kenya, Mexico, and Chile. Before studying political science, Sara was a researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Whale Acoustics Lab.Estelle ChaussardRecipient of the Spring 2014 Behavioral Sensing Research Challenge -- Estelle Chaussard is a Postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley (USA). Her current research focuses on the development and usage of space geodetic techniques to detect small movements of the Earth's surface in relation with natural and anthropogenic hazards (such as aquifers deformation, volcanism, and crustal faulting). Chaussard received a B.Sc in Earth Sciences (2006) and a M.Sc. in Geophysics (2008) from the University of Montpellier II (France), and a Ph.D. in Geophysics (2013) from University of Miami (USA). She was awarded the NASA Earth Space and Science Fellowship in 2011-2013.Julien CaubelRecipient of the Spring 2014 Behavioral Sensing Research Challenge -- Julien Caubel is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley. Julien's research focuses on clean energy technologies for developing regions and distributed sensor systems for environmental monitoring. His current projects range from low-emission cookstove design to the development of low-cost, airborne sensors to monitor atmospheric black carbon aerosol concentrations. Prior to starting the doctoral program at UC Berkeley, Julien was a Fulbright Fellow in northern Ghana, collaborating with local students and community leaders to design, construct, and implement sustainable bio-waste to energy technologies.CEGA PartnersWorld BankInnovations for Poverty ActionUnited States Agency for International DevelopmentWorld Health OrganizationAfrican Leadership AcademyE Health PointGiveDirectlyIndependent Commission for Aid ImpactOne Acre FundPangaea AIDS FoundationPrathamSolidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India (SAATHII)The Asia FoundationUn Techo para mi PaisMakerere UniversityAbdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)Tsinghua UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin - BASISAzim Premji FoundationHewlett FoundationInternational Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)Leon Lowenstein FoundationThe Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationVanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramCenter for Global DevelopementCentro de Investigacion en Evaluacion y EncuestasIndia National Institute of EpidemiologyThe Aquaya InstituteCaptricityBRACAga Khan FoundationIDEO.orgBlum Center for Developing EconomiesInter-American Development BankDropBoxCenter on the Politics of DevelopmentGiveDirectly Independent Commission for Aid Impact One Acre Fund Pangaea AIDS Foundation Pratham Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India (SAATHII)_a18ebd76-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce11To improve lives and generate opportunities globally, through innovative research that drives effective policy and development programming_a18ec19a-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce11InnovationTest anti-poverty strategies and identify those with the greatest return on investment_a18ec492-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce111PolicymakersTo effectively tackle poverty, donors and governments need to know which policies actually improve economic and social welfare. CEGA researchers generate highly credible, actionable evidence for policymakers, by rigorously testing anti-poverty strategies and identifying those with the greatest return on investment.Our researchers primarily use randomized controlled trials, adapted from biomedical research, to measure the impacts of social programs on livelihoods, economic growth, and well-being. We are also pioneering the use of new technologies -- like wireless sensors, mobile data, and analytics -- to evaluate complex programs, even when randomization is not feasible. This approach enables decision-makers to focus scarce resources on programs that are both effective and cost-effective._a18eca3c-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce11Collaboration_a18ecdca-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce112Universities in Latin AmericaUniversities in the CaribbeanUniversities in Sub-Saharan AfricaUniversities in South AsiaCEGA is committed to empowering researchers in developing countries and building the capacity of local institutions to undertake rigorous evaluations. CEGA's portfolio of intensive leadership and training programs are designed in partnership with universities and implementation partners in Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia.EmpowermentEmpower researchers in developing countries_a18ed0cc-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce112.1Capacity BuildingBuild the capacity of local institutions to undertake rigorous evaluations_a18ed69e-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce112.2Workshops & CoursesProvide workshops and online courses in economic analysis_a18eda54-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce112.3AcademicsGovernment OfficialsDevelopment ProfessionalsIn addition to long-term international partnerships, CEGA provides workshops and online courses in economic analysis for academics, government officials, and development professionals around the world.Education & TrainingExtend educational and training opportunities to students_a18ede5a-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce112.4Students at the University of CaliforniaStudents at Stanford UniversityStudents at the University of WashingtonEducational and training opportunities have also been extended to students at the University of California, Stanford University, and the University of Washington. Hundreds of graduate students have participated in CEGA courses, workshops and projects, gaining hands-on training and experience in survey methods and scientific analysis.ImpactTransform evidence into better policies and programs_a18ee3dc-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce113To effect social change, credible evidence must be transformed into better policies and programs.Ideas, Information & KnowledgeConvene decision-makers to share ideas and information and to stimulate the demand for new knowledge_a18ee77e-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce113.1Decision-mMkersToward this end, CEGA regularly convenes decision-makers to share ideas and information, and to stimulate the demand for new knowledge.Local LeadershipIncrease the leadership of developing country researchers in impact evaluation_a18eea8a-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce113.2We also strengthen local voices in policy debates, by increasing the leadership of developing country researchers in impact evaluation. Cultivating in-country leadership enables more effective application of evidence to donor and government decision-making.RelationshipsMaintain relationships with public and private sector allies committed to evidence-driven development_a18ef034-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce113.3CEGA maintains strong relationships with public and private sector allies committed to evidence-driven development ...OutreachIncentivize the scale-up of proven interventions through targeted outreach_a18ef3f4-d5c0-11e5-8f52-6a4c103dce113.4NGOsGovernmentsFoundations... and we incentivize the scale-up of proven interventions through targeted outreach to NGOs, governments, and foundations.2016-02-17OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net