Our Events

Please join CEGA on Thursday, December 6 from 12:00-2:00 pm in Evans Hall 648 for a development seminar featuring our inaugural class of BRAC and EASST visiting scholars. Over the fall semester, the CEGA scholars have been designing impact evaluation studies alongside CEGA faculty and graduate...

The Experimental Social Science Laboratory (X-lab) and the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Choice Lab at NHH Norwegian School of Economics hosted the 2012 Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries (SEEDEC) from November...

Agenda 8:30-9:00am Breakfast 9:00-9:15am Introduction (presentation) Temina Madon, Exec. Director and Carson Christiano, Head of Research Partnerships  9:15-10:05am “Could Droughts Improve Human Capital? Evidence from India” Manisha Shah, UC...

On October 23, CEGA welcomed it's inaugural class of current visiting scholars -- Proloy Barua from BRAC in Uganda, Narayan Das from BRAC in Bangladesh, Constantine Manda with the Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania, and  Fitsum Mulugeta from the Ethiopian Economics Association -- to the...

The East Africa Social Science Translation (EASST) Collaborative held a one-day workshop intended to foster collaboration between social scientists and journalists working in East Africa and the U.S. Journalists had the opportunity to learn more about cutting-edge research in development economics,...

The East Africa Social Science Translation (EASST) Collaborative is a multi-institution partnership with a mission to promote rigorous evaluation of social and economic programs in East Africa. Our inaugural conference, "Improving Youth Opportunities and Rural Livelihoods," featured the latest...

The Working Group in African Political Economy (WGAPE - pronounced "wah-gah-pay") brings together faculty and advanced graduate students in Economics and Political Science who combine field research experience in Africa with training in political economy methods. Since 2002, the group has met...

This special reception gave participants the opportunity to meet researchers from the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) and the African Population & Health Research Center (APHRC) and learn more about the opportunities we were offering to talented young African researchers. The...

BRAC is the world’s largest development NGO, serving 138 million people in 10 countries in South Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean.  On Wednesday, April 4th, Berkeley hosted BRAC's Executive Director, Dr. Mahabub Hossain, for a conversation about the NGO's history, philosophy, and social...

The BRAC-CEGA Learning Collaborative was officially launched on April 3-4, 2012 at UC Berkeley. The two-day meeting was an opportunity for CEGA faculty to learn about BRAC's programs in agriculture, finance, community development, health, education, and gender equity, as well as BRAC's existing...

The Pacific Conference for Development Economics (PacDev) is presented by the Bay Area Development Association, with sessions chaired by faculty from UC Berkeley, Stanford University, UC Davis, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, University of Southern California, University of San Francisco, St. Mary's...

To reduce poverty and accelerate economic development, governments must invest in primary school education for all. But with limited resources, it is important to invest in programs that increase access, raise test scores, and are cost-effective. How can policy-makers meet these objectives? This...

This was a unique opportunity to learn how American universities are identifying more effective ways to meet anti-poverty targets. We also learned how governments are improving foreign aid effectiveness through innovation. Hosted by the Congressional Caucus for Effective Foreign Assistance, this...

The World Affairs Council of Northern California hosted CEGA Faculty Director Ted Miguel for a lunchtime talk on how to understand the emerging economies of Africa. An audio recording of this talk is available from the World Affairs Council website. The 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s were...

The Working Group in African Political Economy (WGAPE - pronounced "wah-gah-pay") brings together faculty and advanced graduate students in Economics and Political Science who combine field research experience in Africa with training in political economy methods. Since 2002, the group has met...

The Experimental Social Science Laboratory (X-lab) and the Center of Evaluation for Global Action (CEGA) at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Choice Lab at NHH Norwegian School of Economics hosted the 2011 Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries (SEEDEC) held from...

The CEGA Research Retreat (R^2) is an annual gathering of invited faculty, staff and students from multiple CEGA campuses with a shared interest in impact evaluation. The purpose of R^2, which features presentations by CEGA-affiliated researchers and their collaborators, is to generate feedback for...

The purpose of this weekly lunch was to give students in development economics the opportunity to present work in progress and receive feedback in an informal setting. The lunch was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Department of Economics and the Center for Effective Global...

Implementation science is the study of effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of health program selection, delivery, and uptake—in order to bridge the gap between proven interventions and clinical/community practices in real-world settings. The overall goal of implementation science is to advance...

Faculty from the Center of Evaluation for Global Action (CEGA) at the University of California Berkeley, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (TDR), Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India (SAATHII), and the National Institute of Epidemiology, are convening a...