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Dec
8
2016
12:30—2:00 PM
November 29, 2016
The WHO has recently debated whether to reaffirm its long-standing recommendation to deliver deworming drugs en masse to children in places with high worm prevalence. While deworming drugs are safe and cheap, a recent Cochrane review concluded there is “substantial evidence” that mass de...
Jun
25
2013
2:00—3:30 PM
June 20, 2013
More than 1 billion people still live in extreme poverty, surviving on less than $1.25 per day. To eradicate extreme poverty by 2030, there is a pressing need to rethink development cooperation. The Dutch government is implementing a new approach that combines aid, trade and investment as catalysts ...
May
14
2013
12:30—2:00 PM
May 07, 2013
Europe provides the majority of the world’s foreign aid. But economic convulsions at home and a shifting global landscape pose challenges to the status quo. In a tight series of mini-presentations, five European experts will assess the performance and prospects for European development policy.
Apr
18
2012
12:00—1:00 PM
April 11, 2012
Encouraging savings and self-insurance among micro-entrepreneurs: Two experiments from Chile
The Center for Global Development presents a Massachusetts Avenue Development Seminar (MADS)*
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
12:00pm–1:00pm
**Please bring your lunch--beverages provided**
Featuring
D...
Feb
15
2012
12:30—1:45 PM
February 13, 2012
Due Diligence: Separating Fact From Fiction in Microfinance
Hosted by the International Development Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
12:30pm - 1:45pm
Presenter(s):
David Roodman
Center ...
Jan
30
2012
9:00—11:00 AM
January 26, 2012
Debate: Moving Financial Inclusion Beyond Microfinance
Hosted by The United States Agency for International Development and the Financial Inclusion Forum of D.C.
January 30, 2012
9:00am - 11:00am
Presenter(s):
David Roodman
Center for Global Development
Milford Bateman
University o...
Jan
5
2012
4:00—5:30 PM
December 19, 2011
The Center for Global Development  and Consultative Group to Assist the Poor present
Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance
Featuring the Author
David Roodman
Senior Fellow
Center for Global Development
Introductory Remarks by
Nancy Birdsall
President
C...
Dec
1
2011
4:30—5:30 PM
November 21, 2011
The Center for Global Development invites you to a roundtable discussion
How to Create a Unique Online Communications Strategy:
David Roodman and His Open Book Blog
Featuring
David Roodman
Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
Hosted by
Jessica Brinton
Co-founder of Developmen...
May
12
2011
4:00—5:30 PM
April 21, 2011
Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel present an new approach to global poverty reduction that combines behavioral economics with worldwide field research. Their book takes readers into villages across Africa, India, South America, and the Philippines, where economic theory collides with real life. They show ...
Dec
9
2010
2:00—3:30 PM
November 30, 2010
 On Thursday, December 9, 2010 The Center for Global Development was pleased to host The Global Implications of India’s Microcredit Crisis. The event featured presentations by David Roodman, Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development; Stephen Rasmussen, Technology Program Manager, C...