Promoting modern seed varieties accelerated the deforestation of primary forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Increasing judicial staffing in frontline courts lowers the pending backlog of legal cases and enables capital stuck in litigation to be put to more...

Evidence from 37 low- and middle-income countries shows that cash transfer programmes were associated with a 20% reduction in mortality for adult...

Oil multinationals in Nigeria divesting their onshore assets to local firms resulted in substantial improvements in output and declines in oil theft...

A radio campaign highlighting the costs of vote buying drew close to 3 million votes away from vote-buying parties

Adding communication skills training to health classes for mothers in Uganda increased women’s voice in household decisions but not sufficiently to...

Engaging in open conversations about stigmatised topics like menstruation reduces the social barriers to health technology adoption, which increases...

The apparent positive impact of training coffee farmers in Rwanda was driven by negative spillover effects on farmers who did not receive training

When extreme natural events strike, investors move money away from emerging economies at higher climate risk in search of climatic safety