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Bjorn Lomborg discusses the potential benefits of the Ghana Priorities project in Graphic Online. In Ghana, we would work with stakeholders across every vital area – from education and healthcare to environment, agriculture and infrastructure – to find dozens of the most promising policies,...

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Bjorn Lomborg discusses the research findings on the best policies to reduce domestic violence in Andhra Pradesh. In the coastal state of Andhra Pradesh, the Copenhagen Consensus Center recently collaborated with Tata Trusts, one of India’s oldest philanthropies, to identify the best policy options...

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Nilanjan Banik, Professor of Economics at Bennett University, and Manorama Bakshi, Senior Adviser to the India Consensus project discuss smart interventions to improve the lives of farmers. Among all the states in India, Rajasthan has one of the lowest farmer suicide rates. However, this does not...

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Nilanjan Banik, Professor of Economics at Bennett University, and Manorama Bakshi, Senior Adviser to the India Consensus project discuss smart interventions to improve the lives of farmers. Among all the states in India, Rajasthan has one of the lowest farmer suicide rates. However, this does not...

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A new article published in The Economic Times discusses findings from the Andhra Pradesh project in the light of corporate social responsibility. The authors, Prabhat Pani, head of partnerships & technology at Tata Trusts, and Dr. Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center,...

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A new article published in The Economic Times discusses findings from the Rajasthan Priorities project in the light of corporate social responsibility. The authors, Prabhat Pani, head of partnerships & technology at Tata Trusts, and Dr. Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus...

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India’s total energy losses are significantly more than international norms—wastage that state budgets cannot afford, but what are the smartest interventions to improve energy distribution and storage? Two separate research papers written for India Consensus seeks to answer this question...

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India’s total energy losses are significantly more than international norms—wastage that state budgets cannot afford, but what are the smartest interventions to improve energy distribution and storage? Two separate research papers written for India Consensus seeks to answer this question...

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New research shows which policies contribute most effectively to enhancing education in Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh is investing approximately 15% of GSDP in education and is now facing the challenge of improving the effectiveness of its spending. To achieve its full potential, it is crucial...

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New research covered by The Hindustan Times shows which policies contribute most effectively to enhancing education in Rajasthan. The Indian government over time has taken several initiatives to make the education system of the country robust. These initiatives, though have improved enrolment and...

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