I3E
I hope they’ll still have meetings in small italian villages when I’ll be (hopefully) a all grown up development economist… in any case, here’s a report from the CGD on an exciting new institution focused on impact evaluation for develoment:
Bellagio, Italy, may be far removed from the government offices in developing countries where policymakers seek evidence to guide large social and economic programs. Nevertheless, a couple of weeks ago important strides were made at the Rockefeller Foundation’s conference center there toward the launching of a new entity that will promote learning for social and economic development across the globe. At a meeting convened by CGD, representatives from India, Mexico, Uganda, the UK Department for International Development, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the African Development Bank, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Hewlett Foundation agreed to move forward with an ambitious new effort to promote and strengthen the measurement of the impact of development programs on individuals and communities. It is expected that this work will lead to the creation of the provisionally-titled “International Initiative for Impact Evaluation” (3IE), which will contribute to more high quality studies of how development programs affect poverty reduction, health and education outcomes. The design of this new independent entity will be finalized over the next several months, and other governments, development agencies, NGOs and foundations will be invited to join the initiative.
More here.
