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Win-win policies: Examples from economic research

What are some examples of win-wins in development? When do businesses and governments directly benefit from improving the welfare of others?

11 hrs ago •

Unintended consequences: When policy backfires in unforeseen ways

Evidence on VoxDev has shed light on many examples of unintended consequences in economics. What have we learned from when things go wrong?

Jul 29 •

Additionality: What it means & why it’s crucial in the fight against climate change

Before taking credit for offsetting carbon or reducing emissions, organisations need to ask: Would this have happened anyway?

Jul 22 •

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