Methods & Measurement

What do we know about economic mobility in developing countries?

An adaptive field experiment aiming to integrate Syrian refugees into urban labour markets in Jordan sheds light on the effectiveness of different policies, while targeting the welfare of experimental participants.

If a grantmaking organisation wants to select problems based on a general measure of impact per dollar spent, how should it approach this goal?

Is it time for a new measure of extreme poverty?

Better evidence doesn't necessarily translate into better policy. This podcast outlines how researchers can more effectively present their insights.

Evidence from a decade of International Growth Centre research projects sheds light on the types of research that have policy impact, and when impact is maximised.

Al-Shabaab’s revenue streams and its position in the al-Qaeda network are strong predictors of its attacks and can be used to more accurately estimate the impacts of terrorism

Implementation metrics explain much of the difference in effectiveness for a set of education programmes across studies and settings, playing a key role in generalisability

Development economists can complement their research with techniques from across the "micro-macro divide" to improve the policy relevance of their findings