Postconflict development in Congo

We are working on a major study of the political and economic impacts of development aid in Eastern DR Congo. The DRC study has a population coverage of approximately 1.8 million people and will continue until 2011 (see baseline survey and report). In addition to using public lotteries to generate a control group we are using randomized intervention to examine the impacts of gender quotas for decision making. Our baseline survey was conducted in summer of 2007, final surveys and measures will be taken in 2010-2011. The big questions here are: is development aid effective in improving local governance? Do provisions to promote women’s representation in decision-making help?

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