Our Work - CEGA

CEGA builds portfolios by funding policy-relevant research studies spanning shared areas of work.

Each portfolio includes investments in evidence generation as well as capacity-building and policy outreach. The results of our work are synthesized to create actionable insights and tools for decision-makers.

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Our Sectors

Agriculture

Agriculture

Access to agricultural technology, information, and financial services can help move millions of smallholder farmers out of poverty.

Energy & Environment

Energy & Environment

Making smart investments in clean energy can protect the environment while meeting rising global demand for power.

Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion

Better tools for managing money – from mobile payments, to digital credit and insurance – can help low-income households save, transact, and grow their businesses.

Health & Psychology

Health & Psychology

Insights from economics and psychology can improve the delivery of health services and promote positive outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.

Institutions & Governance

Institutions & Governance

Effective public service delivery, citizen participation, and fair and transparent systems of governance are the building blocks of social and economic development.

Technology

Technology

By merging insights from engineering and the social sciences, we can harness the power of technology to connect people with opportunities while minimizing economic disruption and digital divides.

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Work & Education

Work & Education

To achieve shared prosperity in the 21st century, workers need access to high-quality education, creative new job opportunities, and smart social safety nets.

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Our Themes

Cost-Effectiveness

Cost-Effectiveness

A measure of impact for every dollar spent, cost-effectiveness evidence powers better program design, implementation, and ultimately greater impact of global development and humanitarian assistance interventions.

Data Science for Development

Data Science for Development

Innovations in remote sensing, machine learning, and big data analytics allow for more accurate, frequent, and granular insights related to global poverty and inequality.

Gender and Agency

Gender and Agency

Societies flourish when all people, regardless of their gender identity, can participate equally and have access to the resources they need to thrive.

Global Networks

Global Networks

Investing in local research talent is key to catalyzing evidence-driven policy change around the world.

Transparency

Transparency

Promoting ethical, transparent, and reproducible research practices can improve the integrity of science and inspire better public policy.

Opportunity Lab

CEGA works closely with the Opportunity Lab (O-Lab), a multi-disciplinary research center at UC Berkeley dedicated to addressing issues related to poverty and inequality in the United States and beyond. CEGA is proud to share numerous affiliated faculty with O-Lab as well as a mission to bring rigorous evidence into active public policy debates.