“There are many promising ideas for policies and programs that might alleviate poverty, but only by testing these rigorously can we identify those that actually work. Building evidence on how these ideas perform at a variety of levels of scale and across different contexts can help us learn from experience and develop durable solutions that are ready for widespread adoption. Innovation can be transformative, but it is a process that requires multiple steps and a flexible funding structure to reflect this and meet its potential.”
Esther Duflo
President of the FID Board of Directors, Development economist, Nobel laureate 2019