Ron Haskins, Co-Director, Brookings, USA - Evidence to Action Conference 2016
Channel: Superu NZ
Date: 2016-04-27

Evidence: It's how you use it that matters, 5 April 2016

Show Me the Evidence: The Growing Impact of Evidence on Social Policy in the United States

There is a growing movement in the US to use evidence to shape policy choice. Ron Haskins, from the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, who has written and spoken widely about this movement, provided an overview and analysis of its major components. His talk included discussion of several clearinghouses with extensive information about social programs supported by rigorous evidence; a project in which 19 states are conducting assessments of their spending on social programs and drafting plans to shift their spending from unsuccessful to evidence-based programs; a series of projects initiated by the Obama administration to demonstrate the use of evidence-based programs now being conducted in more than 1,400 locations; and the spread of pay for success programs that make extensive use of rigorous evidence. He also assessed the prospects for continued growth and influence of the evidence-based movement.

You can download the presentation slides here: http://www.superu.govt.nz/evidence_to_action_2016