Copenhagen Consensus Center
The Copenhagen Consensus Center is a think tank that researches and publishes the smartest solutions for the world's biggest problems. Its studies are conducted by more than 100 economists from internationally renowned institutions, including seven Nobel Laureates, to advise policy-makers and philanthropists how to spend their money most effectively.
Copenhagen Consensus is an outstanding, visionary idea and deserves global coverage” - The Economist
The Center's advocacy for data-driven prioritization was voted into the top 20 campaigns worldwide in a think tank survey conducted by University of Pennsylvania.

Top Three Priorities for Bangladesh: TB, Infant Nutrition, E-Government
One-in-eleven deaths could be averted; billions of takas saved.
An eminent panel including a Nobel laureate economist and Bangladeshi economic experts announced a prioritized list of investments that would produce phenomenal benefits for Bangladesh.
Investment in Tuberculosis treatment, infant nutrition, and e-Government solutions top their list, which was created following the Copenhagen Consensus framework to identify areas with the biggest returns to society.
Copenhagen Consensus Center director Dr. Bjorn Lomborg said:
Over five years, spending just 1% of the Bangladeshi budget on smarter policies could make Bangladesh Tk 3.7 trillion better off. And development agencies could achieve US$4 billion more, if just 1% of their spending was better allocated.”

Nobel Laureates Guide to Smarter Global Targets to 2030
Copenhagen Consensus Center has published 100+ peer-reviewed analyses from 82 of the world’s top economists and 44 sector experts along with many UN agencies and NGOs. These have established how effective 100+ targets would be in terms of value-for-money. These analyses take into account not just the economic, but also health, social and environmental benefits to the world.
An Expert Panel including two Nobel Laureates has reviewed this research and identified 19 targets that represent the best value-for-money in development over the period 2016 to 2030, offering social good worth more than $15 back on every dollar invested.
Reaching these global targets by 2030 will do more than $15 of good for every dollar spent.
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What are the smartest targets for the post-2015 development agenda?
Our research series sparked a global debate on the best targets for the United Nation's post-2015 development agenda. Leading experts looked into the benefits and costs of pursuing targets for Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conflict & Violence, Data for Development, Education, Energy, Food Security, Gender Equality, Governance & Institutions, Health: Chronic Diseases, Health: Health Systems, Health: Infant Mortality & Maternal Health, Health: Infectious Diseases, Infrastructure, Illicit Financial Flows, Nutrition, Population & Demography, Poverty, Science & Technology, Trade, and Water & Sanitation.

A lot to learn
I've served on four 'experts committees', beginning in 2004. All involved hard choices among attractive alternatives to meet crucial objectives for development and health. And the reason I keep serving? I learn so much.”
- Thomas C. Schelling, Nobel Laureate in Economics