In addition to their impact on poverty, cash transfers can have positive spillovers to the local economy

Monitoring a programme by calling recipients is a cost-effective way to improve implementation quality

Access to finance improved firm performance, product quality and price, but disadvantaged competitor firms

Road connectivity leads to workers moving out of agriculture and improvements in education but no substantial effects on income, assets or consumption

The impact of a conditional cash transfer programme on deforestation hints at the potential for poverty reduction to help protect ecosystems

Farmers are willing to pay to induce other farmers to adopt new technologies, and can help identify who among them should adopt first

Shortening intermediation chains does not necessarily lead to gains for consumers

In response to migration from rural areas, manufacturing production becomes more labour intensive due to a change in technology and product varieties

Land and labour market failures lead to inefficient adoption of otherwise promising irrigation technology