AidData — A Research Lab at William & Mary

Do subnational data improve resource allocation and service delivery?

2019-04-09

We synthesized insights from 31 studies that measure the effects of giving location-specific information to public officials and citizens.

The First Tranche Blog

GeoQuery reaches 10,000 dataset requests

2019-04-03

The First Tranche Blog

Cutting across contexts: Better evidence to link the SDGs with national planning

2019-03-18

Policy Report

Counting on Statistics: How can national statistical offices and donors increase use?

Tanya Sethi, Mihir Prakash

Synthesis Report

Can Providing Local Data on Aid and Population Needs Improve Development Decision-Making?

Ariel BenYishay, Brad Parks

Working Paper

Aid and Conflict at the Sub-National Level: Evidence from World Bank and Chinese Development Projects in Africa

Kai Gehring, Lennart Kaplan, and Melvin H. L. Wong

AidData's Research in the News

Emerging markets face a new debt crisis; Chinese lending is not the only cause

The Financial Times

Comment les Chinois mènent la conquête de l'Afrique | How the Chinese lead the conquest of Africa

Les Echos

Chine: Pékin et la «diplomatie de la dette» | China: Beijing and "debt diplomacy"

Radio France Internationale

Ivanka Trump’s empowerment plan aims to help 50 million women. So far, $50 million has been pledged.

The Washington Post

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