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Evidence to practice: Understanding the audience, context, and indirect effects
Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary General at the UNEP, shares two examples of designing policy.*
Evidence to practice: Being open minded and adapting evidence fragments
Stefan Dercon, former Chief Economist at DFID, on the importance of being receptive to new ideas and how to use bits of evidence to inform a decision.*
Evidence to practice: Context-based data collection
Robin Burgess, director of the IGC, talks about the importance of careful data collection and the structure of civil service.*
Unemployment: An advanced economy problem?
A new data set based on household surveys shows that unemployment is largely a feature of advanced economies, particularly for low-skill workers
Congestion pricing to solve traffic jams in Bangalore: Not so fast!
Congestion pricing is not as effective in reducing travel times as one might presume
Feedback rating to decrease bribery: Evidence from the Kyrgyz Republic
Anonymous rating of inspectors can decrease bribes and increase tax revenues as long as it takes into account market structure considerations
Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals
Elliott Harris on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); their vision, policy implications, financing strategy, and the way forward
Child stunting: Evidence from historical research
Child stunting was eradicated in developed countries during the 19th and 20th centuries. These cases yield lessons for combating stunting today.
The welfare cost of political connections: Evidence from Brazilian matching grants
Connected cities request and receive 15% more funds from the national government. Yet the welfare loss from this may be only 0.24% of the budget.
Tackling food insecurity
We produce enough food to feed every single person alive, yet global food insecurity is rising. Arif Husain discusses why and the way forward.
