Why do policymakers choose education reforms that aren’t supported by evidence? And how can researchers work with them to implement interventions with better outcomes? These are thorny questions often faced by education researchers and stakeholders w...

Is evidence-based policymaking dead? In an age of populism, how can we ensure that facts and evidence still matter in policymaking and international development?

Accounting for the constraints faced by policymakers and improving research capacity in low- and middle-income countries can increase the impact of economic research

In political environments with limited data, how can we ensure that aid has impact?

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.*

An experiment shows that public servants make errors when interpreting data, incorrectly concluding that it aligns with their ideological preferences