Missing evidence: tracking academic data use around the world BRIAN STACYLUCAS KITZMUELLERDANIEL GERSZON MAHLERUMAR SERAJUDDINXIAOYU WANG|FEBRUARY 08, 2024 © 2024 The World Bank Group

Missing evidence: tracking academic data use around the world BRIAN STACYLUCAS KITZMUELLERDANIEL GERSZON MAHLERUMAR SERAJUDDINXIAOYU WANG|FEBRUARY 08, 2024 In recent decades, the amount of data produced has exploded, generating boundless opportunities for policies to improve people’s lives. Though data can be valuable in their raw form, the full value of data is only realized when they are analyzed to create insights, and these insights are converted to public policies or increased accountability. Academic research is a major source of these insights. https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/missing-evidence-tracking-academic-data-use-around-world © 2024 The World Bank Group