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Can minimum-age-of-marriage laws eradicate child marriage? Evidence from Mexico
Increasing the minimum age of marriage to 18 years old in Mexico reduced formal marriage but did not prevent school dropout or early motherhood
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Is virtual coaching of teachers less effective than in-person coaching? Evidence from South Africa
Face-to-face interactions between teachers and their coaches might yield better results in teacher training than more high-tech, virtual approaches
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Finally, 2020 comes to a close! From the desk of the Editor-in-Chief
Tavneet Suri looks at VoxDev over 2020
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Is improving tax administration more effective than raising tax rates? Evidence from Indonesia
Enhanced tax administration can increase government revenue collection from medium-sized firms in developing countries even more than raising tax...
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Promoting parental involvement in schools: Evidence from Mexico
Group-based interventions can increase parental engagement in school, change parents’ behaviour at home and improve children’s behaviour in school
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Does a fear of violence reduce female labour supply? Evidence from India
Higher media reporting of sexual assaults reduces women’s likelihood of working outside their homes in urban India
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Impact of amnesty programmes: Evidence from undocumented refugees in Colombia
Providing migrants working rights and social benefits has minimal impacts on local labour markets
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Training entrepreneurs
This VoxDevLit reviews innovative research out there on training entrepreneurs
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What works in training entrepreneurs?
The first VoxDevLit highlights the role of research in generating innovation in approaches to training entrepreneurs