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What Difference does a Policy Brief Make?

What Difference does a Policy Brief Make?

Working Paper 70, 2012

Penelope Beynon, Christelle Chapoy, Marie Gaarder, Edoardo Masset

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The authors of this working paper use a randomised control design to test whether policy briefs- one of the most widely used research communication tools-change beliefs or prompt action. 

Synthesis Report: Addressing Root Causes and Drivers of Irregular Migration

Synthesis report: Addressing root causes and drivers of Irregular Migration

Working paper 3ie 2026  
The authors of this report integrate key findings from the “Addressing Root Causes and Drivers of Irregular Migration: Evidence Gap Map 2025 Update’’ and the subsequent four evidence summaries.

Integrating Aquaculture–Agriculture to Combat Food Insecurity in Malawi (IAAM): A Baseline Report

Integrating Aquaculture–Agriculture to Combat Food Insecurity in Malawi (IAAM): A Baseline Report

Working paper 3ie 2026  
The authors of this report present findings from a baseline survey conducted to evaluate the Integrating Aquaculture-Agriculture to Combat Food Insecurity in Malawi (IAAM) Project implemented by the Cooperative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada).

Development cooperation for food security and nutrition: Rapid evidence assessment on the effects of information, capacity strengthening, and behaviour change interventions on food security, nutrition, and environmental food system resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa

Development cooperation for food security and nutrition: Rapid evidence assessment on the effects of information, capacity strengthening, and behaviour change interventions on food security, nutrition, and environmental food system resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa

Working paper 3ie 2026  
The authors of this report present a summary of the evidence available on the effects of development cooperation on food and nutrition security.

Mapping the evidence on learning to earning interventions in low- and middle-income countries: A framework proposal and scoping review

Mapping the evidence on learning to earning interventions in low- and middle-income countries: A framework proposal and scoping review

Working paper 3ie 2025  
The authors of this paper have proposed a framework that categorises existing technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and skills interventions and labour market outcomes in L&MICs.

Impact of a COVID-19 emergency liquidity support package on bank performance and lending: a controlled interrupted time series (CITS) analysis

Impact of a COVID-19 emergency liquidity support package on bank performance and lending: a controlled interrupted time series (CITS) analysis

Working paper 3ie 2025  
The authors of this study evaluate the impact of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) Solidarity Package, which was a COVID-19 emergency liquidity support package.

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  • DOI : 10.23846/WP0070

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