David Evans

David Evans directs the Global Education and Child Well-Being Program at the Center for Global Development, where he researches solutions in education, health, and social safety nets. He has published reviews of effective (and cost-effective) interventions in education along with studies on teacher allocation, teacher pay, teacher professional development, reducing school-related violence, remote learning, changing perceptions on the returns to education, student absenteeism, cash transfers and education, orphans and education, and girls’ education. Previously he worked at the World Bank—where he co-authored the World Development Report 2018: Learning to Realize Education’s Promise, coordinated impact evaluation work for sub-Saharan Africa, and managed education projects in Brazil—and at the Inter-American Development Bank—where he oversaw analytical work in the social sectors, including education. Evans has evaluated education and early childhood-related projects in Bangladesh, Brazil, The Gambia, Haiti, Kenya, Mexico, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania. He has a PhD in economics.