The potential and limitations of impact bonds: Lessons from the first five years of experience worldwide

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A Brookings Institution report published on 9 July 2015 examining the 38 impact bond deals in existence as of 1 March 2015, with six more contracted by July. It defines impact bond structures, inventories existing deals, sets out policy frameworks and the motivations of each type of stakeholder, and tests the claims made for impact bonds. The authors express cautious optimism while stressing that the field remains nascent and needs greater transparency and continued research.

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• 38 deals

  deals examined(impact bonds)

  Policy

  region

  Global

  year

  2015-03-01

  method

  impact bond deals in existence worldwide as of 1 March 2015

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• Policy and governanceMixedWith caveats