Biniam Bedasso

Research Fellow @CGDEV, Formerly: @CABRI_SBO, @UniofOxford, @Princeton, @econrsa; glomad; Audi alteram partem

[Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd]

New @CGDev paper!

What can you actually do about lead poisoning? Nutritional supplements probably help a bit, are very cheap, but far from solve the problem.

A systematic review/meta-analysis of a very thin literature (more research needed!)

[Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd]

There's lead in those toys. In 10-40% those in LMICs.

New @CGDev blog from Caroline Mallory and @Mariajot

[David Evans @DaveEvansPhD]

Sierra Leone's Minister of Education Conrad Sackey on school meals at a recent @CGDev / @GPforEducation event on education financing.

The whole conversation https://t.co/Hen3JCaTDD

More on what school meals do for education from @biniegu & @AcostaAminaM https://t.co/CeoeW2TyBc

[Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd]

Join us for a webinar this Thursday on the economics of foundational learning (1pm London time)

with
- Jishnu Das
- Clio Dintilhac
- Brad Wong

[Befeqadu Z. Hailu | በፍቃዱ ዘ. @befeqe]

It is heart breaking to read that 6.2 million children are not going to school in Amhara, Tigray, and Oromia regions of #Ethiopia this year. 2,672 schools couldn't take students because of "natural and man made problems," presumably conflicts. https://t.co/U1MoLU92Qu

[David Evans @DaveEvansPhD]

We have a great event on education tomorrow (Wednesday, 4/15) at @CGDev. We'll hear from government ministers from Zambia, Sierra Leone, and Grenada, plus the CEO of the Global Partnership for Education. (I'm even sharing some evidence.)

Register here https://t.co/Hen3JCaTDD

[Noam Angrist @angrist_noam]

🔎 Are aid agencies paying attention to the evidence? See our new analysis collating detailed information from project documents at the @WBG_Education & @FCDOEducation over the past decade tracking references to “smart buys." A steady increase in mentions in project documents of two of the best buys - “structured pedagogy” + “targeted instruction”. A lot more to dig into -- this is just part 1 in a series.
https://t.co/cyinOBM1je

[Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd]

"New research from the Center for Global Development shows the clear link between aid cuts and conflict. Within the last year, conflict and conflict-related deaths have risen 5%. Part of the solution must be to restore aid cuts"

https://t.co/LXINTBYW5i

[Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd]

Are Aid Agencies Paying Attention to What Works in Education?

New blog with @angrist_noam @biniegu Maleeha Hameed @euanritchie

[Ken Opalo @kopalo]

Africa after aid is more resilient than you might think. https://t.co/vLoaaOXy40

[Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd]

New blog: How Foreign-Trained Health Workers Saved the NHS £14 Billion

[David Evans @DaveEvansPhD]

Earlier this month, the @CGDev hosted a research workshop on the topic of school-related violence. Here is a round-up of every research paper we saw. https://t.co/ta0DodxREI

If you want more, you can watch videos of the conference here. https://t.co/L3UPlSTvtf

[Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd]

How African Governments Responded to the 2025 Aid Shock

New @CGDev blog by @biniegu

https://t.co/OGAVWCcBPM

[David Evans @DaveEvansPhD]

Check out this great primer on school meals, "the world's biggest social program" (get out of the way cash transfers) https://t.co/N8pLYO1qV6 featuring @Biniegu & @fabiosanchez_to

[James Nalton @JDNalton]

"If you don't want it, I know a guy in America who'll take it."

[Célestin Monga @CelestinMonga]

…meanwhile ⁦@flyethiopian⁩ proudly conquers the sky over New York (from @benjimk). Why can’t we learn from African failures and successes, instead of constantly mimicking our demons? What does Ethiopian Airlines know that other African airlines happily ignore?

[Benjamin Piper @benlpiper]

#OutNow: The new report on effective reading instruction from @GEEAP_ provides compelling guidance on how children learn to read and how to teach them most effectively. Evidence-based teaching matters. https://t.co/sW9j5BHr5b

[David Evans @DaveEvansPhD]

With Jishnu Das, @LeeCrawfurd, Jo Bourne, Jennifer Swift-Morgan, & me!

[Center for Global Development @CGDev]

How big are the returns to early investments in literacy and numeracy?📚

📅 During the #AnnualMeetings, join @CGDev for a timely discussion on the economic and policy case for prioritizing foundational skills.

RSVP to join us in person or online:
https://t.co/YtusPe0jsJ

[Rachel Glennerster @rglenner]

At a time when development aid, expertise & evidence is under attack, its tempting to give up. Today we got reaffirmation that even in this difficult time evidence can save lives, identifying highly cost-effective programs can convince ppl to give.
Keep going, we can do this!