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Cited in India’s most widely read economic newspaper, Mettalytics’ analysis shows that providing glasses to children can boost lifetime earnings by up to 55.6%, underscoring the vast economic returns of early vision correction
CNN showcases Mettalytics research highlighting that visually impaired Brazilian children learn only half as much - but wearing glasses can boost their lifetime earnings by 78.1%
Dr. Brad Wong, President of Mettalytics, writes for the Center for Global Development — a leading global think tank — showing eye care delivers an exceptional $36 return for every $1 invested
In an in-depth Ophthalmology Times interview, Dr. Brad Wong, President of Mettalytics, unpacks the WHO Bulletin’s finding that eye care delivers $36 for every $1 invested, offering nuance and practical implications for policymakers
Citing several pieces of Mettalytics research, Lomborg argues in The Economist how targeted, data-driven prioritisation can deliver smarter, high‑impact global development strategies
Bill Gates cites Mettalytics’ cost-benefit research in The Globe and Mail, underscoring how smart, evidence-based priorities can accelerate progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Reports
Rebuilding schools and homes in Pakistan using block technology: An ex-ante cost-benefit analysis
Guidelines for Consistent and Comparable Economic Evaluation to Support Prioritization
Rebuilding Schools Destroyed in the 2018 Lombok Earthquakes Using Recycled Plastic Blocks
Better education in sight: An estimate of global learning and productivity losses from uncorrected refractive error in schools.
Assessing the overall benefits of programs enhancing human capital and equity: a new method with an application to school meals
Comparative Cost-Effectiveness of Fixed and Mobile Primary Eye Health Services
The economic and social costs of visual impairment and blindness in India
The case for investment in eye health: systematic review and economic modelling analysis
Achieving Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Development Goals Effectively: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
Benefit–Cost Analysis of Increased Trade: An Order-of-Magnitude Estimate of the Benefit–Cost Ratio
Strategies for cataract and uncorrected refractive error case finding in India: Costs and cost-effectiveness at scale
One Million Lives Saved Per Year: A Cost–Benefit Analysis of the Global Plan to End Tuberculosis, 2023–2030 and Beyond
Improving Learning in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries
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