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Two farmers uproot rice seedlings for transplantation during monsoon season in India.
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The Evidence Effect: Ideas for the future of development

With fewer resources available, the bar is even higher for deciding which social sector and development programs to invest in. Evidence can help governments, funders, and implementing organizations navigate today’s challenges and make more effective and cost-effective decisions.

Small rural community toilet block surrounded by greenery
Policy Insight

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...

Woman textile worker checking garment stock at factory
Policy Insight

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. 

A woman carries a bag of rice from USAID in Port-au-Prince after the earthquake in Haiti, when humanitarian organizations were deluged with funds from individuals
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Opinion | Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo call for a rethink of foreign aid

In a new op-ed, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo call for governments outside of the US, multilateral institutions, and philanthropists to take the lead on impactful and cost-effective foreign aid.