What does the push for evidence-based policy actually look like inside institutions?

This week we featured research on satellite imagery, financial shocks, history and more!

Mamo Mihretu on export-led manufacturing, economic reform and the macroeconomic foundations of a growing economy.

This week we featured research on IT booms, fertiliser, decentralisation, violence and more!

Rafe Meager on aggregating evidence in the social sciences, the research process, and how to read results.

This week we featured research on supply chains, protest, job loss and more!

Michelle Rao on evidence use, how evaluations shape funding, and a key evidence gap in development economics.

This week we featured research on safety nets, growth, scaling programmes and more!

Karthik Tadepalli on why adopt vs innovate is a false dichotomy, how Taiwan and Brazil did both, and why R&D should be a central part of the development playbook.