A year prematurely lost is as bad as a year spent in poverty. Aggregating these indices offers a more accurate insight into the progress of nations

Data from developing country settings highlight the risk of misinterpreting non-cognitive skills and personality using existing measures

RCTs have revolutionised development policy, but do the interventions that work in the short run have a benefit 10 or 20 years later?

The Nobel nomination’s emphasis on the practical applications of Banerjee’s, Duflo’s and Kremer’s methods represents a monumental and welcome change

Despite limitations, the use of randomised control trials has led to a paradigm shift in development policy evaluation

Why have Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics? And what does this mean for development...

How much do political leaders value academic research? Can this research change not only their beliefs, but also the policies they implement?

Is development research losing focus of the big picture?

What are randomised control trials, and what is the best way to use them to inform policy decisions?