How do governments use evidence to become more effective? In this episode, CSBS Research Scientist Peter Ondish, Ph.D., talks with Dr. Jacob Bowers, Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois. Jake shares his experience living in Chile during Pinochet’s rule, and how it shaped his interest in political science and evidence-based government. Pete and Jake also discuss the evidence-based policy movement and the different organizations pioneering the use of social-behavioral science to improve the lives of citizens.

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