What do people say about the IPES?

In this section you will find book reviews, press clippings and articles about the IPES.

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The 2008 Report on Economic and Social Progress provides a wealth of valuable information with the rigor and precision that one expects from such a publication. A truly innovative measurement initiative presented in the report is a set of standardized experimental games played in six Latin American capitals to measure social exclusion and identify some of its determinants. This is cutting-edge research that sets high standards.

Orazio Attanasio, Professor of Economics
University College, London

What is admirable about this report is that it seeks to integrate questions around social exclusion within core economic and social policy analysis. It brings an array of empirical analysis to bear on the questions, including assessments from attitudinal surveys, analysis of economic behavior, and a fascinating set of field experiments.

Michael Walton, Lecturer in International Development
Kennedy School of Government Harvard University