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The COVID-19 Development Innovation Agenda: An Economic and Financial Lens
James Habyarimana et al.
May 27, 2020
The economic innovation agenda in pandemic response should be rooted in what we know about human behavior, and getting sustained scale in important mitigation solutions will require creativity. Behavior change initiatives such as handwashing, encouraging facemasks, and avoiding mass gatherings will ...
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Can Economic and Financial Innovation Make a Difference in a Pandemic?
Alix Peterson Zwane
et al.
May 19, 2020
Many are focused on the response of governments to the pandemic and its economic impact, and the scale of support needed from the IMF and development banks, both multilateral and bilateral. But the private sector must lead as well, not just in the recovery phase but also in crisis response. Its capa...
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12:00—1:30 PM

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Call Me Educated: Mobile Phone Monitoring of Adult Education in West Africa Raises Test Scores
James Habyarimana
et al.
October 29, 2014
Education programs in rural areas of developing countries are often implemented through local agents, such as community teachers. With this knowledge, Jenny Aker and co-author Christopher Ksoll tested mobile phone monitoring systems to see if they could improve learning outcomes as part of an adult ...
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4:00—5:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC
Fostering Innovation Success: Road Safety in Kenya
James Habyarimana
et al.
March 02, 2012
The Center for Global Development presents Fostering Innovation Success: Road Safety in Kenya Thursday, March 15, 2012 4:00pm–5:30pm Featuring Michael Kremer Scientific Director, Development Innovation Ventures U.S. Agency for International Development Presenting the Road Safety Camp...
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23

12:00—1:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC
The Industrial Organization of Rebellion: The Logic of Forced Labor and Child Soldiering
Chris Blattman
and
James Habyarimana
April 16, 2010
Abstract: We investigate one of the world's most pernicious forms of exploitation: child soldiering. Most theories can be captured by a principal-agent model that incorporates punishments, indoctrination, and age-varying productivity. For rebel leaders, we show it is almost always optimal to coerce...
CGD in the News
Bus-Riders of the World Unite! (New York Times Freakanomics Blog)
James Habyarimana
May 04, 2009
The New York Times' Freakanomics blog cites CGD visiting fellow James Habyarimana's paper on traffic safety, Heckle and Chide: Results of a Randomized Road Safety Intervention in Kenya. From the article: "It’s interesting how we hear all the time about malaria and mosquito nets (it was even World ...
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12

12:00—1:30 PM

Johns Hopkins SAIS, Bernstein-Offit Building, 1717 Massachusetts Ave, NW, 5th Floor, Room 500, Washington, DC
Heckle and Chide: Results of a Randomized Road Safety Intervention in Kenya
James Habyarimana
April 30, 2009
Abstract: In economies with weak enforcement of traffic regulations, drivers who adopt excessively risky behavior impose externalities on other vehicles, and on their own passengers. In light of the difficulties of correcting inter-vehicle externalities associated with weak third-party enforcement, ...
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Heckle and Chide: Results of a Randomized Road Safety Intervention in Kenya - Working Paper 169
James Habyarimana
and
William Jack
April 13, 2009
This paper evaluates an intervention aimed at improving road safety in Kenya, in which long-distance minibus passengers were encouraged to speak up and admonish their driver when they felt their safety was being compromised. Evocative messages designed to empower passengers were placed in a random s...
CGD in the News
Will Obama Disappoint Africa? (National Journal)
Michael Clemens
et al.
March 16, 2009
The National Journal quotes CGD senior fellow Todd Moss, research fellow Michael Clemens, and visiting fellow James Habyarimana on on Obama's Africa policy.
CGD in the News
AIDS Funding Binds Longevity of Millions to U.S. (Washington Post)
James Habyarimana
et al.
July 28, 2008
The Washington Post quotes CGD senior fellow Mead Over on the recently passed PEPFAR legislation and his concern regarding the potential implications of its open-ended commitment.

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