Dr Britta Augsburg

Britta Augsburg is Associate Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Her research focuses on the environmental determinants of child health and development, and how these interact with other key inputs such as nutrition and early stimulation. She is particularly interested in the role of public policy and private sector interventions in shaping children's environments and improving outcomes. She has designed and led complex impact evaluations across a range of low- and middle-income countries, including India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, and Mongolia. Currently, she is (co-)leading evaluations of two government-scaled early childhood care and education programmes in Ghana. Her previous work includes evaluating the flagship intervention under Nigeria’s National Strategy for Scaling up Sanitation and Hygiene. She also serves as Co-Investigator of the Healthy Weight Policy Research Unit, collaborating closely with the UK Department of Health and Social Care.