Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD)

After 16 incredible years training 10,000+ policymakers and generating research to better serve the poor and other vulnerable groups, Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) is transitioning its work to the Harvard Center for International Development as CID launches new research programming on social protection, global education, evaluation, and more. Thank you to Rohini Pande, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, Rema Hanna and Teddy Svoronos for your leadership of EPoD over the years. Follow Harvard Center for International Development and subscribe to their newsletter to stay engaged with our researchers. https://lnkd.in/eWAPr45k

“I feel prepared and ready to apply the concepts and models to solve real-world problems.” Are you interested in tackling economic and social policy challenges? The Leading Smart Policy Design program might be right for you. Learn more & apply today: https://zurl.co/xFBZ

Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Leading Smart Policy Design faculty @elianalaferrara + co-researchers used the Smart Policy Design & Implementation framework in three countries to address education retention during the global pandemic. Learn more here: https://zurl.co/JELC

In our trainings, Teaching Fellows are key advisers as participants apply new frameworks. See how one TF’s team applied the Smart Policy Design & Implementation approach to tackle skills training in Kosovo during the Leading Smart Policy Design program. https://zurl.co/exTV.

Want to solve complex policy challenges? Start with using data to identify the problem. Apply today to practice the Smart Policy Design and Implementation (SPDI) framework in our Leading Smart Policy Design program: https://zurl.co/E4cp

Leading Smart Policy Design faculty Hanson Gordon H. works to understand local labor market impacts of the energy transition, and presents place-based policies to address unemployment in industrialized and emerging markets. Key to implementation are public-private partnerships that convene stakeholders and synchronize efforts. Learn about the implementation stage of policy design from Prof. Hanson and others at Leading Smart Policy Design this September: https://zurl.co/HCs7.

What we're reading: Policymaking isn't just about the type of research, but also about when policymakers are receptive to evidence. Timing matters as much as the quality of evidence. Check out this Center for Global Development post for more: https://zurl.co/IsJ

?? Applications are open! Join us & LSPD Faculty Director for our 2024 @HKSExecEd Leading Smart Policy Design program. Starting Sept 16, this program will provide opportunities to explore evidence-based policy solutions in education, social protections, climate, labor & more: https://zurl.co/rM9O

Recent research fr. former EPoD affiliate Michael Callen, now at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), shows that violence reduces the adoption and use of mobile money in Afghanistan. Understanding such impacts is crucial for improving financial inclusion in conflict-affected areas: https://zurl.co/WyUu

What we're reading: Research from the World Bank highlights the complexities of building state capacity with external assistance in Tanzania. Improvements in state capacity may be driven by internal trust and legitimacy rather than external financial incentives. https://zurl.co/qmQd