The effects of most international development spending remain unknown, despite the potential for evaluation to save governments and aid agencies hundreds of millions of dollars and improve lives, according to a new large-scale analysis.

CGD's Millions Saved by Ruth Levine was listed in a Humanosphere article as one of Raj Shah's top five favorite books on development.

High-level policymakers and researchers will convene at CGD on May 4 for a full day workshop on the health and educational benefits of conditional cash transfer programs. Please join us!

The BBC quoted former CGD vice president Ruth Levine on development in Haiti.

CGD researchers quickly responded to the earthquake in Haiti by offering their expertise on past, present, and future plans for humanitarian relief and development in Haiti. The media picked-up many ideas put forth by CGD researchers. Media outlets covering CGD experts include: The New York Times, U...

Ways to improve the wellbeing of girls and women in the developing world are expected to receive lots of attention at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York City this week. CGD vice president Ruth Levine offers an advance look at her forthcoming report, Start with a Girl: A New Agenda fo...

Current shortcomings in the system of demand forecasting for essential drugs, vaccines and diagnostics are constraining access to these products in developing countries, resulting in poor health and unnecessary deaths from disease like AIDS, TB and malaria. Ruth Levine, Director of Programs and Seni...

Remarkable increases in primary schooling over the past decade have brought gender equity to the education systems of many poor countries. But as CGD non-resident fellow Maureen Lewis and visiting fellow Marlaine Lockheed show in Inexcusable Absence, nearly three-quarters of the 60 million girls sti...

Each year, donors spend more than $30 billion and developing countries spend hundreds of billions more on programs to improve health, education and other social outcomes. But few programs are evaluated to learn whether they make a difference in people's lives. CGD's Evaluation Gap Working Group is i...