Center for Global Development: What U.S. Government Initiative Do All Three 2019 Economics Nobel Winners Like? (Hint: It’s at USAID.)
Charles Kenny, director of technology and development and senior fellow, and David Evans, senior fellow, both with CGD, discuss the Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program of USAID, including praise from 2019 Nobel Prize winners Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer, and USAID Administrator Mark Green, as well as Kremer’s role in establishing the program and its funding (11/1).