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What caused the HIV/AIDS decline in Africa? Anti-retroviral therapy or better information?
Has anti-retroviral therapy policy or information access that induces sexual behavioural change been responsible for Malawi’s success in fighting HIV?
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Is poverty self-perpetuating?
A cash transfer experiment in Bangladesh targeting the ultra-poor reveals that complimentary assets are key in escaping poverty
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Why do parents invest in girls’ education? Evidence from rural India
Prospects of a desirable groom is an important driver of girls’ education in rural Rajasthan. Helping girls stay in school can prevent early marriage.
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Charging ahead: Prepaid metering, electricity use, and utility revenue
Prepaid electricity meters are changing how residential customers pay for power across the developing world
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Electricity grid expansion and firm turnover in Indonesia
Electrification generates industrial development by attracting entrants through lowering barriers to entry, and thus increasing competition
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What happens when you incentivise primary education in Uganda
Incentives that hold teachers accountable for achievement can increase education attainment when paired with adequate instructional resources
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The changing face of development: The gap between macroeconomic policy and research
Is development research losing focus of the big picture?
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How development really works
What drives development? Using 50 years of data, Nicholas Stern explains what drives growth and development in Palanpur, Uttar Pradesh
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Labour standards in Asian export factories: Does compliance pay?
Compliant factories have higher quality and performance. Even so, noncompliant firms dominate the market. Could stronger financial incentives help?
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Can wealth taxation work in developing countries?
Progressive wealth taxes may be difficult to enforce if wealthy individuals underreport their wealth, but disclosure incentives and greater...