A year prematurely lost is as bad as a year spent in poverty. Aggregating these indices offers a more accurate insight into the progress of nations

Targeting women directly with relevant information in ways that are appealing increases their agency, access to resources, and achievements in farming

Creating village-level cooperatives to buy grain from outside sources and sell it locally reduced nutritional stress, especially among the young

A ban on intermediary oil traders, intended to reduce their market power, backfired: prices rose 10% as wholesalers lost intermediary trade credit

The provision of information about peers’ aspirations increases the labour market expectations of Saudi women, and is not counteracted by local...

Reserving seats for women in parliament leads to sharp reductions in maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries

Corporate taxation is at the heart of economic development, and cardiac failure looms if international tax reform is not made globally inclusive

Fighting corruption with India's new national ID system has cost some low-income households their benefits in the process

Long-term results from a cash grant programme in Uganda suggests that poverty may be bigger than the issues these types of programmes can address