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Female empowerment and the Egyptian Arab Spring
Women’s exposure and participation in the Arab Spring improved their say in household decisions and reduced tolerance of domestic violence and FGM
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Changing beliefs about education: Evidence from rural India
Beyond simply telling them or showing evidence, how can we make children in developing countries believe that education has value?
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Empowering women through direct digital wage payments
Providing poor Indian women with more control of their potential wages increased labour force participation and led to more progressive gender norms
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Alleviating poverty with experimental research: The 2019 Nobel laureates
The Nobel nomination’s emphasis on the practical applications of Banerjee’s, Duflo’s and Kremer’s methods represents a monumental and welcome change
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Reducing fertility in sub-Saharan Africa
Why do we still see very high fertility rates in Zambia when women want to have fewer children and are open to the use of contraceptives?
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The economic and political consequences of India’s demonetisation
Despite BJP’s demonetisation policy having some negative economic impacts in India, why did they win the Uttar Pradesh state election?
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Empowering adolescent girls in Sierra Leone under the Ebola crisis
In the midst of the Ebola crisis an empowerment programme acts as a shield for adolescent girls
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Does technology hinder development?
Low-income countries are disadvantaged by the introduction of new technologies due to being unable to access skilled employment opportunities
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What does the 2019 Nobel mean for development economics?
Why have Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics? And what does this mean for development...
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Randomised control trials: Lessons for policy
What are randomised control trials, and what is the best way to use them to inform policy decisions?