Programming for Growth
USAID/EG requested Nathan Associates Inc. to lead a collaborative effort with USAID economists to produce a series of concise, non-technical, self-contained, easy-to-read policy briefs that articulate clearly both the conceptual case and the empirical evidence on the effectiveness of EG programs in achieving economic and human development outcomes in USAID host countries. The broader objective is to provide better information on the value of economic growth programs to officials and decision makers who determine priorities for foreign aid programming and budgeting.
To achieve this objective, each policy brief is targeted to a primary audience consisting of non-economists who are senior officials and decision makers, both in Washington and in the field. In addition, the policy briefs are to provide USAID officers who work on EG programs with materials to strengthen the design and implementation of EG interventions and make a better informed case for the funding of EG activities. The series are available for viewing here.
The Programming for Growth Team
USAID
- Prof. Arnold Harberger, USAID Chief Economic Advisor, who provided advice and support in conceptualizing the study and contributed an Introductory essay to the series
- Stu Callison, EGAT/EG, Activity Manager for the study and for the CAS Project
- Mark Gellerson, EGAT/EPG Team Leader
- With collaboration of more than two dozen economists from EGAT/EPG and other USAID offices, who participated in meetings on the design and implementation of the study; provided inputs and documents on EG program achievements; and offered comments and suggestions on drafts of the briefing notes.
Lead writers for the Briefing Notes
- Bruce Bolnick, Nathan Associates (Team Leader)
- James Fox, consultant
- Clifford Zinnes, IRIS
- Michael Blackman, Nathan Associates
- Lynn Salinger, Nathan Associates
- Eric Nelson, consultant
- Alexander Greenbaum, Nathan Associates
- Marcos Arocha, J.E. Austin
- John Varley, Nathan Associates
Research and writing support
- Molly James, Nathan Associates
- Pooja Pokhrel, Nathan Associates
- Peter Miller, Nathan Associates
- Kristen Harkins, Nathan Associates
- Anne Szender, Nathan Associates
- Zeynep Akalin, Nathan Associates
- Rose Mary Garcia, Nathan Associates
- Karén Isahakyan, J.E. Austin
- Andrea Heggen, Nathan Associates
With contributions from other EG contractors who provided suggestions, documents and information on a variety of EG programs