Interview with Professor Ted Miguel
Ted Miguel is the Oxfam Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. He is a founder of CEGA, and his research focuses on development economics, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Two Berkeley Economic Review members got the chance to ask him about his background and research earlier this year.
Edward Miguel: Connecting Research and Policy
Miguel has collaborated with us since our early days, starting with our Deworm the World program, which was launched based on his research with Michael Kremer that determined deworming is a cost-effective way to improve children’s school attendance. We’ve continued to collaborate with him over the past ten years as his research on deworming expanded to look …
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What Have We Learned From a Summer of Climate Reckoning?
This summer has been a parade of broken climate records. June was the hottest June and July was not just the hottest July but the hottest month ever on record. At the same time, it looks like we are at the start of a green revolution: Decarbonization efforts have gone far better than what many …
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Hot under the collar? Heat can make you angry and even aggressive, research finds
If sweating through your shirt in summer’s extreme heat makes you mad, you’re not alone. In fact, research shows that there’s a direct correlation between high temperatures and hot tempers, and that anger can sometimes lead to bad behavior.
In a hot room, you’re told to play a vicious game. Will heat make you behave badly?
Here’s an experiment that seems excruciating to imagine in the midst of the current global heat wave: Starting six years ago, researchers began putting thousands of people in baking hot rooms to find out if high temperatures may make us more violent. The findings surprised even the scientists – and could have major implications for …
Does heat make us more aggressive? Researchers put it to the test
Periods of sweltering temperatures like the current global heat wave seem to drive up civil conflicts. But why? To find out, researchers put thousands of people in hot rooms – with surprising results.
Climate education for equitable future
As the adverse effects of the climate crisis become increasingly imminent, the call for equity in all spheres of life needs to be equated with the call for climate change education (CCE). It is imperative for the educational curriculum to incorporate climate education as an integral element of every discipline, from STEM courses to literature …
Soaring temperatures and food prices threaten violent unrest
As the world warms, the link between heat and social disturbance is an increasingly important one and, this summer, an especially concerning one. Each upheaval has its own causes, but certain factors make disturbances more likely everywhere. Surging temperatures, rising food prices and cuts to public spending—three of the strongest predictors of turmoil—have driven estimates …
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Importance of research: Research helps with formulation of policies
Experts Urges Governments to use available evidence to improve the lives of people
Experts at the 11th Africa Evidence Summit on evidence-informed policy governance in Nairobi, urged the governments to use available evidence-informed policies to improve the lives of people.
Experts urge govts to use available evidence to improve people’s lives
Evidence-informed policies are what Africa needs to improve people’s lives, experts meeting in Nairobi for the 11th Africa Evidence Summit on evidence-informed policy governance said.
Experts Call on Governments to use available evidence to improve the lives of people
Evidence-informed policies are what Africa needs to improve people’s lives, experts meeting in Nairobi for the 11th Africa Evidence Summit on evidence-informed policy governance said. According to experts at the meeting and drawn from worldwide, governments will begin setting the right development priorities, design cost-effective interventions, and enhance program implementation when using research evidence.
Experts Call on Governments to use available evidence to improve the lives of people
Evidence-informed policies are what Africa needs to improve people’s lives, experts meeting in Nairobi for the 11th Africa Evidence Summit on evidence-informed policy governance said. According to experts at the meeting and drawn from worldwide, governments will begin setting the right development priorities, design cost-effective interventions, and enhance program implementation when using research evidence.
Experts urge Governments to Use Evidence for Improving People’s Lives Effectively
During the 11th Africa Evidence Summit held in Nairobi, experts emphasized the importance of evidence-informed policies for improving the lives of people in Africa. They highlighted that governments should prioritize research evidence to set development priorities, design cost-effective interventions, and enhance program implementation.
How randomized trials and the town of Busia, Kenya changed economics
A podcast about how Busia, Kenya, became the place where economists pioneered a more scientific way to study huge problems, from contaminated water to low graduation rates, to HIV transmission. And how that research changed government programs and aid efforts around the world.
The world’s deadliest war last year wasn’t in Ukraine
Sudan has a long history of civil wars, and conflicts around the world are worsening, with a significant increase in the number of people displaced and in need of emergency aid due to conflict-driven issues. Sudan’s conflict involves powerful individuals vying for control, but the broader global problem of increasing conflict persistence is influenced by …
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Lauren Falcao Bergquist explores causes and effects of collusion in East African agricultural markets
Kenya’s school based deworming programme marks 10 years
National School Based Deworming Programme Marks 10 Years
Solving the puzzle of peace
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Charting the Future of China’s Infrastructure Projects in Africa After a Decade of Lending
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