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Michael Kremer

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Preventing Odious Obligations: A New Tool for Protecting Citizens from Illegitimate Regimes
Pricing and Access: Lessons from Randomized Evaluations in Education and Health - Working Paper 158
Cost-Effective Prevention of Diarrheal Diseases: A Critical Review - Working Paper 117

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Michael Kremer is a non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development, the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the department of economics at Harvard University, and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a young global leader by the World Economic Forum. Kremer’s recent research examines education and health in developing countries, immigration, and globalization. He and Rachel Glennerster published Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases, which won the Association of American Publishers Award for the Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Medical Science in 2004. He is a 2005 recipient of the International Health Economics Association’s Kenneth J. Arrow Award for best paper in health economics. In 2006, Scientific American named him one of the 50 researchers of the year.

New Popular Working Papers Books Other CGD Pubs Events Selected Works

Worms at Work: Long-run Impacts of Child Deworming in Kenya (Event) - May 27, 2011

The Center for Global Development is proud to have hosted Prof. Michael Kremer (Harvard) and Sarah Baird (GWU) as part of the Massachusetts Avenue Development Seminar (MADS) series. They presented the long-term, follow-up results of Prof. Kremer's research on deworming in Kenyan schools that...
More Than Good Intentions How a New Economics is Helping to Solve Global Poverty - May 16, 2011

Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel present an new approach to global poverty reduction that combines behavioral economics with worldwide field research.Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel present an new approach to global poverty reduction that combines behavioral economics with worldwide field research. Their...
Innovation in Vaccine Financing: Assessing Progress and Envisioning Future Directions (Event Video) - Apr 8, 2011

In a recent speech, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah said “The evidence is clear: vaccines are the best public health investment we can make.” As the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) prepares for its June 2011 pledging conference, CGD hosted a panel to look back at global...
Preventing Odious Obligations: A New Tool for Protecting Citizens from Illegitimate Regimes - Nov 22, 2010

The Prevention of Odious Debt Working Group proposes a new tool to alleviate the burden that unjust transactions impose on successor governments and their citizens.
Pricing and Access: Lessons from Randomized Evaluations in Education and Health - Working Paper 158 - Jan 5, 2009

The debate on user fees in health and education has been contentious, but until recently much of the evidence has been anecdotal. Does charging poor people for health and education services improve or impede access? CGD non-resident fellow Michael Kremer and co-author Alaka Holla survey the...
Cost-Effective Prevention of Diarrheal Diseases: A Critical Review - Working Paper 117 - Apr 16, 2007

Diarrheal diseases kill two million children a year in poor countries. Vaccination, oral rehydration therapy, breastfeeding, and micronutrient supplementation have been effective in saving lives but the continuing toll suggests that further investments are needed. In this CGD working paper,...
Rescuing the World Bank - Sep 5, 2006

Critics allege that the World Bank is deeply flawed. Yet the world needs a strong World Bank to help manage development and the related global challenges of the 21st century. Do the Bank's shortcomings put its future at risk? If so, can the Bank be rescued? Rescuing the World Bank, a new book that...
Advance Market Commitments for Vaccines Working Paper and Spread Sheet - Working Paper 98 - Aug 31, 2006

Donors are considering committing in advance to purchase vaccines against diseases concentrated in low-income countries to spur research and development on vaccines for neglected diseases. How much money is needed? The authors of this paper find that a commitment comparable in size to the average...
The Hardest Job in the World: Five Crucial Tasks
for the New President of the World Bank - Jun 1, 2005

This report was prepared by a Working Group convened by the Center for Global Development to identify key priorities the Paul Wolfowitz at the start of his tenure at the World Bank on June 1, 2005. It argues that Wolfowitz's biggest challenge will not be managing the Bank, with its 10,000 staff,...
Making Markets for Vaccines: Ideas to Action - Apr 7, 2005

Making Markets for Vaccines: Ideas to Action presents the proposal from theory to practice, by showing how a commitment can be consistent with ordinary legal and budgetary principles. A draft contract term sheet is included, highlighting the key elements of a credible guarantee.

Preventing Odious Obligations: A New Tool for Protecting Citizens from Illegitimate Regimes - Nov 22, 2010

The Prevention of Odious Debt Working Group proposes a new tool to alleviate the burden that unjust transactions impose on successor governments and their citizens.
Rescuing the World Bank - Sep 5, 2006

Critics allege that the World Bank is deeply flawed. Yet the world needs a strong World Bank to help manage development and the related global challenges of the 21st century. Do the Bank's shortcomings put its future at risk? If so, can the Bank be rescued? Rescuing the World Bank, a new book that...
The Hardest Job in the World: Five Crucial Tasks
for the New President of the World Bank - Jun 1, 2005

This report was prepared by a Working Group convened by the Center for Global Development to identify key priorities the Paul Wolfowitz at the start of his tenure at the World Bank on June 1, 2005. It argues that Wolfowitz's biggest challenge will not be managing the Bank, with its 10,000 staff,...
Making Markets for Vaccines: Ideas to Action - Apr 7, 2005

Making Markets for Vaccines: Ideas to Action presents the proposal from theory to practice, by showing how a commitment can be consistent with ordinary legal and budgetary principles. A draft contract term sheet is included, highlighting the key elements of a credible guarantee.
Worms at Work: Long-run Impacts of Child Deworming in Kenya (Event) - May 27, 2011

The Center for Global Development is proud to have hosted Prof. Michael Kremer (Harvard) and Sarah Baird (GWU) as part of the Massachusetts Avenue Development Seminar (MADS) series. They presented the long-term, follow-up results of Prof. Kremer's research on deworming in Kenyan schools that...
Innovation in Vaccine Financing: Assessing Progress and Envisioning Future Directions (Event Video) - Apr 8, 2011

In a recent speech, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah said “The evidence is clear: vaccines are the best public health investment we can make.” As the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) prepares for its June 2011 pledging conference, CGD hosted a panel to look back at global...
Advance Market Commitments for Vaccines Working Paper and Spread Sheet - Working Paper 98 - Aug 31, 2006

Donors are considering committing in advance to purchase vaccines against diseases concentrated in low-income countries to spur research and development on vaccines for neglected diseases. How much money is needed? The authors of this paper find that a commitment comparable in size to the average...
Cost-Effective Prevention of Diarrheal Diseases: A Critical Review - Working Paper 117 - Apr 16, 2007

Diarrheal diseases kill two million children a year in poor countries. Vaccination, oral rehydration therapy, breastfeeding, and micronutrient supplementation have been effective in saving lives but the continuing toll suggests that further investments are needed. In this CGD working paper,...
Pricing and Access: Lessons from Randomized Evaluations in Education and Health - Working Paper 158 - Jan 5, 2009

The debate on user fees in health and education has been contentious, but until recently much of the evidence has been anecdotal. Does charging poor people for health and education services improve or impede access? CGD non-resident fellow Michael Kremer and co-author Alaka Holla survey the...
The Illusion of Sustainability - Working Paper 35 - Jan 22, 2004

The history of foreign development assistance is one of movement away from addressing immediate needs to a focus on the underlying causes of poverty. A recent manifestation is the move towards "sustainability," which stresses community mobilization, education, and cost-recovery. This stands in...

Pricing and Access: Lessons from Randomized Evaluations in Education and Health - Working Paper 158 - Jan 5, 2009

The debate on user fees in health and education has been contentious, but until recently much of the evidence has been anecdotal. Does charging poor people for health and education services improve or impede access? CGD non-resident fellow Michael Kremer and co-author Alaka Holla survey the...
Cost-Effective Prevention of Diarrheal Diseases: A Critical Review - Working Paper 117 - Apr 16, 2007

Diarrheal diseases kill two million children a year in poor countries. Vaccination, oral rehydration therapy, breastfeeding, and micronutrient supplementation have been effective in saving lives but the continuing toll suggests that further investments are needed. In this CGD working paper,...
Advance Market Commitments for Vaccines Working Paper and Spread Sheet - Working Paper 98 - Aug 31, 2006

Donors are considering committing in advance to purchase vaccines against diseases concentrated in low-income countries to spur research and development on vaccines for neglected diseases. How much money is needed? The authors of this paper find that a commitment comparable in size to the average...
The Illusion of Sustainability - Working Paper 35 - Jan 22, 2004

The history of foreign development assistance is one of movement away from addressing immediate needs to a focus on the underlying causes of poverty. A recent manifestation is the move towards "sustainability," which stresses community mobilization, education, and cost-recovery. This stands in...

Rescuing the World Bank - Sep 5, 2006

Critics allege that the World Bank is deeply flawed. Yet the world needs a strong World Bank to help manage development and the related global challenges of the 21st century. Do the Bank's shortcomings put its future at risk? If so, can the Bank be rescued? Rescuing the World Bank, a new book that...

Preventing Odious Obligations: A New Tool for Protecting Citizens from Illegitimate Regimes - Nov 22, 2010

The Prevention of Odious Debt Working Group proposes a new tool to alleviate the burden that unjust transactions impose on successor governments and their citizens.
Rescuing the World Bank - Sep 5, 2006

Critics allege that the World Bank is deeply flawed. Yet the world needs a strong World Bank to help manage development and the related global challenges of the 21st century. Do the Bank's shortcomings put its future at risk? If so, can the Bank be rescued? Rescuing the World Bank, a new book that...
The Hardest Job in the World: Five Crucial Tasks
for the New President of the World Bank - Jun 1, 2005

This report was prepared by a Working Group convened by the Center for Global Development to identify key priorities the Paul Wolfowitz at the start of his tenure at the World Bank on June 1, 2005. It argues that Wolfowitz's biggest challenge will not be managing the Bank, with its 10,000 staff,...
Making Markets for Vaccines: Ideas to Action - Apr 7, 2005

Making Markets for Vaccines: Ideas to Action presents the proposal from theory to practice, by showing how a commitment can be consistent with ordinary legal and budgetary principles. A draft contract term sheet is included, highlighting the key elements of a credible guarantee.

Improving Health in Developing Countries: Lessons from RCTs - Jun 6, 2012
Improving Health in Developing Countries: Lessons from RCTs A Center for Global Development Brownbag Seminar Wednesday, June 6, 2012 12:30pm–2:00pm **Please bring your lunch--beverages provided** Featuring Michael Kremer Gates Professor of Developing Societies, Harvard...
Fostering Innovation Success: Road Safety in Kenya - Mar 15, 2012
The Center for Global Development presents Fostering Innovation Success: Road Safety in Kenya Thursday, March 15, 2012 4:00pm–5:30pm Featuring Michael Kremer Scientific Director, Development Innovation Ventures U.S. Agency for International Development Presenting the Road Safety...
Worms at Work: Long-run Impacts of Child Deworming in Kenya - May 16, 2011
The Center for Global Development presents a Massachusetts Avenue Development Seminar (MADS)* on Worms at Work: Long-run Impacts of Child Deworming in Kenya Featuring Professor Michael Kremer Harvard University Sarah Baird George Washington University With Discussant David...
Innovation in Vaccine Financing: Assessing Progress and Envisioning Future Directions - Apr 4, 2011
The Center for Global Development presents Innovation in Vaccine Financing: Assessing Progress and Envisioning Future Directions Featuring Alice Albright Export-Import Bank of the United States Amie Batson United States Agency for International Development Helen Evans and...
Beyond the Fence: Research Lessons on How Immigration and Remittances Shape Global Development - May 26, 2009
As the Obama Administration begins to consider the key issues of U.S. immigration reform this summer, the Center for Global Development (CGD) and the Center for International Development at Harvard University convened a research conference on May 26, 2009 with thought leaders from Harvard...