Nuestra misión es reducir la pobreza y mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas, creando y difundiendo evidencia rigurosa sobre qué políticas públicas y programas sociales realmente funcionan. Esto lo hacemos a través de investigación, incidencia en política pública y capacitación.

High school students in Brazil sit at desks in a classroom.
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The Evidence Effect: How technology and smart policies can transform government service delivery

The work of government is challenging in high- and low-income countries alike. Today, new problems compound to make the work of government even harder: Governments must tackle poverty and address climate change while many are in the midst of debt and fiscal crises that were compounded by Covid.

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Improving sanitation access with subsidies, loans, and community-led programs

Programs involving community behavior-change campaigns and subsidies to boost toilet construction can improve people’s access to and use of improved sanitation facilities. However, evidence on the downstream health impacts of common sanitation programs in low- and middle-income countries has been...

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El Efecto Evidencia: Cómo los gobiernos de países de ingresos bajos y medios impulsan y amplían las políticas eficaces de reducción de la pobreza

La mayoría de los gobiernos de países de bajos y medianos ingresos invierten mucho más en sus propios programas sociales —que incluyen atención médica, educación y redes de seguridad social— que toda la ayuda exterior en conjunto. Si bien la ayuda exterior ha sido el centro de atención este año, son...

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Workplace interventions to improve worker well-being

Firm-level interventions aimed at improving the well-being of workers have led to safer workplaces, greater worker health, higher job satisfaction, and lower turnover. In some cases, these programs also increased workers’ productivity, which benefited their employers.