VoxDev Events

Can critical minerals unlock sustainable development in Africa, or are their benefits overstated and fraught with risk?

What role can impact investors play in the global education sector? Which investments in private schools are effective? What criteria should investors use when deciding which schools to support?

How can organisations apply generative AI to projects in the development sector?

In an era of shrinking development budgets, what is the future of foreign aid? Can radically simplifying aid programmes and (or?) embracing political economy improve the effectiveness of foreign aid?

Insights from the work of J-PAL, BII, and DIME sheds light on how organisations track and evaluate the impact of development interventions at scale.

What is the role of evidence in effective humanitarian aid? Where do humanitarian actors want more research? How do they currently incorporate evidence into their programmes?

How can researchers and students in low- and middle-income countries use generative AI for economic research?