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Distinguished Scholar Award for Haiti Priorise research

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The Haiti Priorise paper Cost-Benefit Analysis on Power Sector Reform in Haiti just received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER) and Senior Economist Juan...

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Ansanm Pou Ayiti NGO Summit

Copenhagen Consensus Center project manager Gaelle was happy to share and discuss Haiti Priorise research with hundreds of representatives from NGOs working in and around Haiti at the Ansanm Pou Ayiti NGO summit rec...

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Fortifying wheat flour in Haiti

 USAID and Ministry of Public Health and Population Team Up to fortify wheat flour in Haiti, preventing malnutrition and newborn deaths. On Friday, July 21, 2017, at Hotel Montana, the Minister of Public H...

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Top Priorities for Haiti

Electricity reform, child nutrition, and immunization should be prioritized by decision-makers, an eminent panel including Haitian economic experts and a Nobel laureate economist announced today, after studying new ...

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Helping Haitian Children When It Matters the Most

When a child is born, a clock starts ticking. Scientists have shown that half of a child’s intelligence potential is developed by the age of four. Early development makes a huge difference to life-long wellbeing. It...

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Reducing Domestic Violence Helps All Of Haiti

Domestic violence is a human rights issue, a public health issue, and an economic development issue. It not only causes pain and suffering for the victims but creates costs for society. Victims are more likely to co...

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Water and Sanitation Services: Rural or Urban Haiti First?

Low coverage rates for clean water and sanitation leave Haiti exposed to significant health burdens.  According to the latest estimates, 72% of Haiti’s population lack access to improved sanitation facilities a...

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A possible future for Haiti

The Economist discusses a development path forward for Haiti, highlighting the research findings for the Haiti Priorise project. 

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Two Ideas For Haitian Development Whose Time May Have Come

There are as many different ideas to improve the wellbeing of Haiti as there are Haitians. After talking to more than 700 people to identify all of the nation’s biggest challenges and most promising solutions, the p...

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Improving Learning in Haiti’s Classrooms

In Haiti, about ninety percent of children are estimated to be in primary school. That is a real achievement compared to 20 years ago. But evidence shows that it is not enough to ensure that children are in the clas...

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Could Paternity Leave Help Women Earn More?

In Haiti, as in most nations, social distortions and inequalities that rule the labor market prevent women from contributing to their full capacity.

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A Menu of Options to Improve Public Services in Haiti

Despite many proposals to make the public sector more effective, there are many delays caused by red tape. Four new research papers by Haiti Priorise examine various ways to improve public services:

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Changing the Narrative About Haiti

Prioritizing spending alternatives is difficult in every country. But it is especially challenging in Haiti, where, following years of fractious politics, a newly elected government is striving to expand the economy...

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The Phenomenal Benefits of Improving Mother and Child Nutrition

New research for Haiti Priorise shows that a tablet that costs less than 5 gourdes could end up saving more than 15,000 Haitian lives over the next 12 years. Professor Stephen Vosti. In two research papers, he and c...

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Building Haiti’s Defenses Against Natural Disasters

Each year on average two natural weather events cause flooding and landslides with serious consequences for Haitians and their livelihoods.  It is not possible to avoid natural disasters altogether – but two ne...

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How Increased Access to Family Planning Can Help Haiti

During the 1970s and 1980s, a successful family planning program with strong private and public sector support helped contribute to a decline in Haiti’s fertility rate. Since then, Haiti has fallen behind other coun...

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President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti receives the Haiti Priorise outcome

Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith and Bjorn Lomborg shared the Eminent Panel's findings with the President of Haiti in a private meeting at the National Palace. President Jovenel Moïse welcomed the findings and was especi...

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The Case for Building Roads in Haiti

The challenges of poor road infrastructure are well known to Haitians. Roads degrade faster than they are rehabilitated or built. The inadequacy of the road network, combined with the pitiful state of roads and tran...

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Economist present the research findings to eminent panel.

In Port-au-Prince in May 2017, all of the research papers written for Haiti Priorise were presented to the Eminent Panel. Either in person or via video conference, the specialist researchers  discussed their ke...

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Eminent Panel Press Conference

The Eminent Panel's findings were presented to the public at a press conference hosted by the Minister of Planning, Aviol Fleurant. The ministry will be taking the lead to help build on the research findings and adv...

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Priorities for Haiti: Electricity Reform, Nutrition and Child Health

Version française ci-dessous Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Electricity reform, child nutrition, and immunization should be prioritized by decision-makers, an eminent panel including Haitian economic experts and a Nobel la...

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Haiti Priorise Press Conference

Joint press conference at the Ministry of Planning with Copenhagen Consensus president Bjorn Lomborg and the Minister of Planning and External Co-operation Avioul Fleurant. Watch the video.

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Justice For All: Reducing Preventive Detention in Haiti

The use of preventive pre-trial detention creates gross injustices. There are inmates who have already spent two or three years in jail awaiting judgment, for offenses for which they would only be sentenced to six m...

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Haiti Priorise Project Manager Gaelle Prophete Joins "Investir avec Kesner Pharel" Every Sunday

Haiti Priorise Project Manager Gaelle Prophete is interviewed regularly on many Haitian radio and television outlets about the project Haiti Priorise. Every Sunday she joins Eminent Panel member Kesner Pharel on "In...

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Early Childhood Education: an Investment in Haiti’s Future

Investment in education is essential for Haiti to lift incomes and fight poverty. But in this area like every other, decision-makers face many options.  We are publishing research papers written by education ec...

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Eminent Panel Conference Schedule (Preliminary)

Full presentation schedule for the 3-day Eminent Panel conference.

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Skills Training and Civics Education to Make ‘Better’ Citizens

Nations have a short opportunity during which they can impart skills to any child, to prepare him or her for adulthood. What is better: to teach a trade in the hope of providing greater economic security, or to teac...

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Could Tariffs and Subsidies Boost Haiti’s Economy?

As agriculture is an important part of the Haitian economy, it has been studied by many experts for Haiti Priorise, with papers already released on “System of Rice Intensification”, agro-forestry and carbon markets,...

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How Agricultural Priorities Could Help Haiti

Half of Haiti’s population depends on agriculture, directly or indirectly. Agriculture plays a crucial role in the economy even as its share in the national gross domestic product is declining, with a current GDP sh...

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How to save 16,000 children’s lives

Low immunization coverage contributes to Haiti having the highest infant mortality rate in the Caribbean. Fewer than half of all children receive every immunization dose. Around two child deaths in ten are caused by...

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Powering Haiti’s Future

Electricity reaches less than one-quarter of Haiti. This is an obstacle to economic and social development. Many people take electricity without paying for it, severely affecting the income of the EDH and leaving it...

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Playing digital catch-up: Finding opportunities for Haiti

Internet coverage in Haiti remains limited and expensive. Just 4% of households have access, and fewer than 1% of Haitians have mobile Internet. This reduces opportunities for Haitians and slows down economic growth...

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Two opportunities to reduce poverty

The reduction of poverty, which affects almost 60 percent of the population, is a central goal for Haiti. There is evidence that rampant inflation, food insecurity and changes in the exchange rate are affecting many...

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Putting Girls’ Education First

Bjorn Lomborg discusses new research paper for Haïti Priorise which shows that scholarship or financial assistance programs can increase the enrollment of girls in primary and secondary schools.

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Tough Choices to Improve Haiti’s Emergency Response Network

Hundreds or even thousands of lives could be saved every year by improving the ambulance network, or by training a cadre of paramedics and ensuring that community volunteers, traditional midwives, and teachers are t...

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Tackling one-tenth of Haitian deaths and helping the environment

Bjorn Lomborg discusses two new research papers which look at different ways to reduce deforestation and deal with the interlinked challenge of air pollution. It sounds almost too good to be true: a single developme...

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E-Voting – improving the election process?

Bjorn Lomborg discusses results from the Haiti Priorise research on electronic voting. The participation rate in Haitian elections is low. In last October’s election, less than one-quarter of eligible voters partici...

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An Alternative Plan for Development in Haiti

Bjorn Lomborg discusses the Haïti Priorise project and the upcoming research releases. With a newly elected government comes big choices: Resources are limited, as they are in every country. How does Haiti...

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Laying the Ground Work

For Haiti Priorise Regional Youth Forums Despite counting for roughly two-thirds of the population, youth perspectives are often absent from discussions and decisions about policies for Haiti. Haïti Priorise, using ...

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Top Ideas for Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion

In May 2016, Haïti Priorise held a sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions to reduce poverty, inequality and social exclusion. Roundtable participants were asked to identify the strengths and weakness...

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Top Ideas for Infrastructure

In May 2016, Haïti Priorise held its seventeenth sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions to improve infrastructure. Roundtable participants were asked to identify the strengths and weaknesses of curre...

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Top Ideas for Nutrition and Food Security

In May 2016, Haïti Priorise held its fourteenth sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions to improve nutrition and food security. Roundtable participants were asked to identify the strengths and weaknes...

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Top Ideas for Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

In April 2016, Haïti Priorise held its twelfth sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions for improving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). Roundtable participants were asked to identify the strengths ...

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Top Ideas for Fiscal Management & Resource Mobilization

In April 2016, Haïti Priorise held its eleventh sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions for fiscal management and resource mobilization. Roundtable participants were asked to identify the strengths an...

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Top Ideas for the Environment

In March 2016, Haïti Priorise held its fourth sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions to address Haiti’s environmental challenges. Roundtable participants were asked to identify the strengths and weak...

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Top Ideas for Energy

In May 2016, Haïti Priorise held its fifteenth sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions to improve energy and electricity. Roundtable participants were asked to identify the strengths and weaknesses of...

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Top Ideas for Decentralization

In April 2016, Haïti Priorise held its tenth sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions for decentralization. Roundtable participants were asked to identify the strengths and weaknesses of current policy...

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Top Ideas for Financial Markets and Access to Credit

In April 2016, Haïti Priorise held its ninth sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions to address challenges in Haiti’s financial markets and access to credit systems. Roundtable participants were asked...

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Top Ideas for Human Rights and Gender Equality

In April 2016, Haïti Priorise held its eighth sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions to improve human rights and gender equality. Roundtable participants were asked to identify the strengths and weak...

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Top Ideas for Education

In March 2016, Haiti Priorise held its third sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions to improve education in Haiti. Roundtable participants were asked to identify the strengths and weaknesses of this ...

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Top Ideas for Governance and Public Administration

In March 2016, Haïti Priorise held its seventh sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions for improving Governance and Public Administration. Roundtable participants were asked to identify the strengths ...

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Top Ideas for Health

In March 2016, Haïti Priorise held its fifth sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions to address Haiti’s health challenges. Roundtable participants were asked to identify the strengths and weaknesses o...

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Top Ideas for Conflict, Crime and Violence

In March 2016, Haïti Priorise held its fourth sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions to address Haiti’s social conflict, crime and violence challenges. Roundtable participants were asked to identify ...

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Top Ideas for ICT

In March 2016, Haiti Priorise held its first roundtable of sector experts to discuss different solutions for Haiti’s burgeoning ICT sector. As a means to guide the discussion, roundtable participants were asked what...

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Top Ideas for Economic Drivers

In March 2016, Haiti Priorise held its second sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions to boost Haiti’s economy and create jobs. Participants were asked to identify the strengths and weaknesses of this...

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Top Ideas for Industrial Policy & Trade

In April 2016, Haïti Priorise held its thirteenth sector expert roundtable to discuss the best solutions for improving industrial policy and trade. Roundtable participants were asked to identify the strengths and we...

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