Pro Bono Economics is a new charity whose aim is to broker economists into the charitable sector to help on short and medium-term assignments, typically addressing questions around measurement, results and impact.
Charitable work can have wider social and economic benefits. Quantitative evaluations by economists can help in measuring those benefits and in determining the most effective ways of channelling support to achieve them.
On Tuesday 13th July at the Royal Society, Sir Gus O’Donnell delivered the first annual PBE lecture.
The event brought together an audience from the economics, government and charity worlds.
The audience was welcomed by founder and trustee Martin Brookes and the event was chaired by Robert Peston, BBC Business Editor.
You can read more about the event by clicking below.
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Download Sir Gus O’Donnell’s lecture here
Pro Bono Economics will be holding its inaugural lecture on the 13th July. The lecture will highlight the potential for economists to benefit society. Sir Gus O’Donnell, Cabinet Secretary and PBE Patron, will be delivering the lecture, introduced by Robert Peston, BBC Business Editor.
A transcript of Sir Gus’s lecture will be available for download after the event.
On Saturday 20th March the Financial Times Weekend Magazine published a feature on the work that Sir Gus O’Donnell is doing with the St. Basil’s project in Birmigham. The article gave a great insight into the fantastic work of the charity and promoted the concept of Pro Bono Economics. Click here to view full article
On 15 March, 2010 St Giles Trust and Frontier Economics released a report evaluating the “Through the Gates” programme run by St Giles Trust to reduce the rate of re-offending. St Giles offers prison leavers a range of services including assessments whilst awaiting release and accommodation and help towards re-integration post release. Frontier Economics concludes that the programme provides outstanding value for money, with re-offending rates substantially lower than the national average.
The report is available to download via the Project page
