Report
The economics of biodiversity: the Dasgupta review
This global review calls for changes in how we think, act and measure economic success to protect and enhance our prosperity and the natural world and provides a new framework to account for nature in economics and decision-making.
Guide
Magenta book: central government guidance on evaluation
The Magenta Book guides government professionals in designing, managing, and using evaluation to inform policy. It highlights evolving methods, the importance of embedding evaluation early, and its role in improving interventions. High-quality evidence supports better decisions, reduces risk, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement across departments.
Guide
Quality in policy impact evaluation: understanding the effects of policy from other influences (supplementary Magenta Book guidance)
Quality in policy impact evaluation (QPIE) is a supplement to the Magenta Book and provides a guide to the quality of impact evaluation designs. It has been developed to aid policy makers and analysts understand and make choices about the main impact evaluation designs by understanding their pros and cons and how well each design...
Guide
The Magenta Book: guidance for evaluation
The Magenta Book is guidance on what to think about when designing an evaluation. It explains how results can be interpreted and presented, and what should be considered in this process. The Magenta Book outlines how thinking about evaluation before and during policy-making can improve the quality of results produced to evaluate that policy. The...
Report
Report of the Stern Review: the economics of climate change
The Stern Review is regarded as the most comprehensive review ever carried out on the economics of climate change.