Journal of Development Effectiveness: walking the talk on TREE (Transparent, Reproducible and Ethical Evidence)

We are excited to launch the special issue of the Journal of Development Effectiveness on Transparent, Reproducible and Ethical Evidence. Through the Journal, 3ie has promoted the publication of high-quality research to improve the process of evidence generation and rigor of impact evaluation studies.

Teaching critical thinking about health: impacts and implications

Claims about what might improve or harm our health are everywhere. Some of these claims are reliable, but many are not. People often don’t know how to tell the difference. Making decisions based on unreliable claims wastes resources and can result in unnecessary suffering. This problem was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which was accompanied by an “infodemic”— an overload of information, including false or misleading information.

15 years of 3ie: "We need an effectiveness culture," panelists say

Opening the expert panel which convened last week in Washington to mark 3ie's 15th birthday, Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn made a pitch that would be echoed throughout the morning.