Dr. Britta Augsburg is an Associate Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies based in London, United Kingdom. She is an applied development economist, with a particular interest in environmental influences on child (health) outcomes, how they interact with other inputs - such as nutrition and stimulation -, and how policy can be used to target improvements in a child’s environment. She has 15 years’ experience in design and implementation of complex evaluations in low and middle income countries, including India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Mongolia. Her recent studies have focused on understanding both demand and supply constraints for poor households to improve their sanitation environment.