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Blog Post
September 15, 2014
The US Government has taken action to respond to the devastating Ebola epidemic in West Africa: about 100 CDC staffers have been deployed, $100 million spent on medical supplies and training, and an additional $75 million planned for 1,000 beds and 130,000 protective suits.
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12:30—2:00 PM
August 22, 2014
Pay-for-performance (PFP) has emerged as a popular prescription to improve the performance of health systems in low and middle-income countries. However, there is limited economic and empirical evidence to support the effective design and implementation of such programs.
We analyze impacts of R...
CGD in the News
August 13, 2014
Since the term “data revolution” was introduced, there has been a flurry of activity to define, develop, and implement an agenda to transform the collection, use, and distribution of development statistics. That makes sense. Assessing the international community’s next development ...
CGD in the News
August 07, 2014
[The CGD working paper] looks at statistics the government has beautified for the sake of international donors. For instance government vaccination rates are higher than those reported by household surveys.
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But in the long run, dodgy statistics aren’t good for anyone. They “distort...