EDWARD MIGUEL UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE GLOBAL ACTION (CEGA) 2015 EAST AFRICA EVIDENCE SUMMIT APHRC, NAIROBI, KENYA – JULY 2015 GENERATING EVIDENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT: FROM BUSIA TO EASST

Harnessing research for African development Africa’s economic clout and population are growing rapidly Evidence Summit - Miguel27/ , 13% 2060 (proj.), 24% Global pop. share:

African population is growing rapidly Evidence Summit - Miguel37/2015 Africa China India U.S.

Harnessing research for African development Africa’s economic clout and population are growing rapidly But its research output and the evidence base for African economic development lag far behind (Source: World Bank) Evidence Summit - Miguel47/ , 13% 2060 (proj.), 24% Research publications, <1% Global pop. share:

Bridging the gap in African research Why so little research on key development challenges? 1.There are too few full-time researchers: there are 12 times (!) more professional researchers per capita in non-African countries (Source: UNESCO) 2.Average funding levels lag far behind other regions Evidence Summit - Miguel57/2015

Bridging the gap in African research Why so little research on key development challenges? 1.There are too few full-time researchers: there are 12 times (!) more professional researchers per capita in non-African countries (Source: UNESCO) 2.Average funding levels lag far behind other regions 3.** Research communities with “critical mass” are needed for rapid scientific progress, and these are hard to achieve in any single African institution – and even sometimes in entire countries Evidence Summit - Miguel67/2015

The Busia Research Network Launched by Professor Michael Kremer, Harvard University in 1995 with partners International Child Support (NGO), Govt. of Kenya, and World Bank Innovative field experiment methods have attracted many Kenyan, international scholars to collaborate in Busia for over 20 years Evidence Summit - Miguel77/2015

The Busia Research Network – Policy Impact Dozens of reports, articles and doctoral dissertations have come out of the research network Led to policy changes in Kenya and beyond benefiting millions: national school deworming (Kenya, India); chlorine dispensers; agricultural technology adoption… Evidence Summit - Miguel87/2015

The growing EASST network Founded in 2009 across University of California, Berkeley CEGA and Makerere University Scholars study at Berkeley and partner campuses, building strong links among themselves, and connecting to global networks – including the Busia research network Evidence Summit - Miguel97/2015

African social science research: looking forward EASST’s goal is to invest in the next generation of high-impact global leaders in African development research Research networks like EASST and APHRC create “critical mass” and may help bridge the research gap in Africa Evidence Summit - Miguel107/ , 13% Research Global pop. share: 2060 (proj.), 24%