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Eric Mvukiyehe is an economist in DEC’s Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) Department, where he leads a large portfolio of analytical work and impact evaluations in several critical areas, as part of the Evidence for Peace Program (E4P) which he helped establish and led since 2014. Read More
My Academic Research and Policy Work
My academic research and analytical work in support to development projects are centered around four main thematic areas:
Poverty reduction, jobs and promotion of welfare and mental wellbeing
This research seeks to understand the sources of poverty and vulnerability for…
The political economy of conflict, peacebuilding and development in fragile & war-torn countries
This research focuses on understanding the causes, drivers and consequences…
Strengthening state capacity by reforming the civil service and traditional institutions
This research focuses on understanding state incapacity in fragile states…
Women’s empowerment through socioeconomic inclusion and political participation
This research focuses on understanding constraints women face in the labor…
COVID-19 pandemic-related empirical research and insights for policy responses
This research leverages and builds on existing RCT studies in different countries to…
POSTS/BLOGS
Employment and Violence in Fragile States: Evidence from Multi-country RCTs on Public Works Programs
May 18, 2021 | Duke & ISSER
Story | Presentation | Video
Democracy promotion in fragile states: Insights and experimental evidence from Liberia
February 13, 2020| Talk @ Duke
Story | Presentation | Video
Employment and violence in fragile states: Evidence from multi-country RCTs.
January 30, 2018| PRT @ WBG
Story | Presentation | Video
Opportunities & challenges of conducting RCTs & fieldwork in fragile settings.
June 16, 2017| Talk @ Brown
Story | Presentation | Video
MY RESOURCES & CONTACT
My Curriculum Vitae
Where I do research & support operational work
Where I do research & support operational work
Eric Mvukiyehe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Duke University (tenure track). His own academic and policy research cuts across many topics and contexts. Read More
My Academic Research and Policy Work
My academic research and analytical work in support to development projects are centered around four main thematic areas:
Poverty reduction, jobs and promotion of welfare and mental wellbeing
This research seeks to understand the sources of poverty and vulnerability for…
Political economy of conflict, peace-building and development in fragile states
This research focuses on understanding the causes, drivers and consequences…
Strengthening state capacity by reforming the civil service and traditional institutions
This research focuses on understanding state incapacity in fragile states…
Women’s empowerment through socioeconomic inclusion and political participation
This research focuses on understanding constraints women face in the labor…
COVID-19 pandemic-related empirical research and insights for policy responses
This research leverages and builds on existing RCT studies in different countries to…
Posts/Blogs
Stabilization Interventions and Peace in Fragile States: Evidence from Selected Programs in Ten Countries | Duke-DCID
Story | Presentation | Video
Employment and Violence in Fragile States: Evidence from Multi-country RCTs on Public Works Programs | Duke University & ISSER
Story | Presentation | Video
Democracy promotion in fragile states: Insights and experimental evidence from Liberia | Duke University
We use a cluster-randomized field experiment to study two strategies to promote free democratic expression among rural voters in Liberia’s 2011 general election. The context is one of a fragile state in which destructive legacies of Liberia’s 1989–2003 civil war...
POSTS/BLOGS
Stabilization Interventions and Peace in Fragile States: Evidence from Selected Programs in Ten Countries
August 24, 2021 | Duke-DCID.
Story | Presentation | Video
Democracy promotion in fragile states: Insights and experimental evidence from Liberia
February 13, 2020| Talk @ Duke
Story | Presentation | Video
Employment and violence in fragile states: Evidence from multi-country RCTs.
January 30, 2018| PRT @ WBG
Story | Presentation | Video