Mind, Behaviour, and Development
How Cross-Disciplinary Research in Behavioural Economics, Psychology, and Psychiatry can help design better development policies.
Donna Harris
Donna Harris specialises in both quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods including econometrics modelling techniques. She is currently leading the Operational Research for the Building Resilience in Ethiopia (BRE) programme.
Latest work by Donna Harris
How have covid-19 and movement restrictions affected poor and vulnerable groups in Ethiopia?
Findings from qualitative exploratory interviews with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
Rapid emergency and humanitarian responses: how fast is fast enough?
What are rapid response mechanisms, and how can we design effective responses in the face of climate-induced crises and ever-increasing conflicts?
How the war in Ukraine derails future climate negotiations: Can we put ourselves back on track for COP27?
Only 12% of nations met the UN deadline to update their climate commitments ahead of the fast-approaching COP27. Despite the war in Ukraine and global energy crisis, can we get back on track to solve the biggest existential crisis of humankind? Donna Harris outlines what needs to be urgently addressed.
The impact of covid-19 and movement restrictions on vulnerable groups in Ethiopia
Sumarising findings from Exploratory Qualitative Interviews with Civil Society Organisations on the impact of covid-19 on vulnerable groups in Ethiopia