Data & Transparency

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WORKING PAPER

Costing a Data Revolution - Working Paper 383

Gabriel Demombynes
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October 20, 2014
The lack of reliable development statistics for many poor countries has led the U.N. to call for a “data revolution” (United Nations, 2013).
Blog Post

MCC Tops US Government in Aid Transparency Again

October 08, 2014
Publish What You Fund launched their fourth annual Aid Transparency Index (ATI) today.  The overall finding is that while many donors have made a number of international aid transparency commitments, the majority are falling short and not publishing useful information.
Blog Post

Data Revolution for Development — A CGD Doubleheader

October 02, 2014
The drumbeat for transparent and better development data has been steadily growing over the last few years. This agenda touches on a broad range of issues, such as aid transparency, open budgets, citizen feedback loops, and development data collection and dissemination.