Copenhagen Consensus Center

Corruption costs the world $1 trillion a year, but hard to tackle. E-procurement (bidding for contracts online) is an efficient solution, with benefits of $10bn/yr at a cost of $76m/yr. Peer-reviewed SDGs research published by Cambridge University Press https://lnkd.in/dxfnqE5T

In the next two minutes Nine newborn babies and a mom die in childbirth. We can do better: Births in institutions with basic emergency obstetric and newborn care + family planning cost $3.7 billion per year and have the potential to save 161,000 moms + 1.2 million infants every year. Each $1 spent delivers $87 in social benefits. Peer-reviewed SDGs research for Copenhagen Consensus Center published by Cambridge University Press https://lnkd.in/dKmdVtmU

Immunizing kids against measles, rubella, rotavirus etc can save ½ million more lives every year at a cost of just $1.7bn per year. Each dollar spent delivers $101 social benefits. Peer-reviewed SDGs research for Copenhagen Consensus Center published by Cambridge University Press : https://lnkd.in/gFy77KKp

One of the best investments to make more food: $5.5 billion/year (less than Americans spend on ice cream) in making higher-yielding cassava, sorghum etc. Farmers produce more, consumers pay less, it saves 133 million from hunger New, peer-reviewed #SDGs research published by Cambridge University Press https://lnkd.in/dBeg82ad

Too many kids in the poor world learn very little in school. Structured pedagogy+learning at right level can help. Delivers $600+ billion in benefits. 65x back on dollar. New, peer-reviewed #SDGs research for Copenhagen Consensus published by Cambridge University Press https://lnkd.in/gxneQDVs

Highly skilled migration is one of the world's best investments. It reduces inequality, increases productivity, and a 10% increase could be politically feasible. At a cost of $2.8bn/year, it delivers 20x social benefits. New, peer-reviewed #SDGs research for Copenhagen Consensus published by Cambridge University Press https://lnkd.in/dQit6n8W

Fixing malaria is one of the most efficient solutions for the world. $1.1 billion can save 200,000 per year, delivering benefits worth 48x the cost. We’ve fixed malaria in the rest of the world. Let’s end this scourge. New, peer-reviewed #SDGs research for Copenhagen Consensus published by Cambridge University Press https://lnkd.in/dTu3E2fS

Much of the world lacks land tenure security: A billion people believe they will be evicted from their land or their property in the next five years. New, peer-reviewed #SDGs research for Copenhagen Consensus published by Cambridge University Press https://lnkd.in/dZP6hvY2

More trade has real costs, but the benefits are vastly greater. For rich countries, the benefits outweigh costs 7x. For the world's poorer half, benefits are an astounding 95x higher. New, peer-reviewed #SDGs research published by Cambridge University Press: https://lnkd.in/dRVAp97A

Two thirds of mankind starved a century ago. Now, about 10%, but we can still do much better. Smart nutrition can avoid almost 5 million kids being stunted, ruining their development. New, peer-reviewed #SDGs research for Copenhagen Consensus published by Cambridge University Press https://lnkd.in/d44BKjVg