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A MILLION-DINAR QUESTION: Can Cash Transfers Drive Economic Recovery in Conflict-Driven Crises?
Over the past twenty years, the use of cash transfers in development and humanitarian interventions has experienced exponential growth. Both…
New USAID Policy on Cost-Analysis in Impact Evaluations
USAID released a revised version of its policy on designing and implementing development projects and activities, governed by ADS Chapter…
Can Cash Transfers Drive Economic Recovery in Conflict-driven Crises?: Experimental Evidence from Iraq – Cash Consortium for Iraq
Armed conflict and other situations of violence can lead to changes in both the formal and informal economic systems in…
Doing Business on the Navajo Nation: A Comprehensive Look at the Business Environment on the Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation Context The Navajo Nation is sovereign territory with over 250,000 Navajo people occupying 27,000 square miles of…