Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary General at the UNEP, shares two examples of designing policy.*

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...

Robin Burgess, director of the IGC, talks about the importance of careful data collection and the structure of civil service.*

Pay inequality affects attendance, productivity and the social fabric of manufacturing workers in India, thus revealing impacts on firm productivity.

John Van Reenen explains how the backlash in globalisation risks damaging global value chains and the jobs that rely on them

FDI is crucial for creating jobs and ensuring economic growth. John Sutton explains how African countries should attract foreign investment.

Ed Gleaser on why urbanisation is the best way to foster economic growth, and how cities should be planned.

Eliana La Ferrara outlines four ways to improve state functionality in fragile environments.

Factories using energy-efficient lighting reduce ambient temperature on the factory floor by 2.5 degrees Celsius, causing a massive improvement in...