NY Times: Applying Evidence to Social Programs

Jon Baron argues the Importance of Applying Evidence to Social Programs

In a New York Times Economix article Jon Baron, President of the Coaliation for Evidence-Based Policy, argues that in order for social programs and policies to work better, the focus needs to shift to “scientific evidence of ‘what works.'” He notes that fields such as medicine rely heavily on scientific evidence and have seen great gains in the last 50 years because of this.

Link to article.

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