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Community health programmes and HIV/AIDS outcomes in Mozambique
A widely implemented HIV/AIDS programme inadvertently decreased HIV testing by worsening misinformation and HIV-related stigmatising attitudes, but a simple follow-up intervention offset the programme’s adverse effects.
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Can financial redistribution shape attitudes toward refugees?
Policy changes that raise aggregate welfare, but whose benefits are unevenly distributed, are often politically unfeasible. Politicians may recognise the overall gains from refugee integration, for example, but block visas or permits due to local people’s fears about job losses. But might an approach which allows refugees labour market access, and redistributes to host populations some of the resulting savings in foreign aid or public finance, generate the necessary political support?
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Reexamining whether, when and how developing country governments should provide job training and job search support
Recent evidence offers reasons to be a little more optimistic about job training and intermediation programmes, but there remain some reasons for caution
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The impact of a gender quota on women’s education in Afghanistan
Gender gaps in access to education have persisted in low- and middle-income countries, despite all but closing in high-income countries. Affirmative action for women in public universities in Afghanistan increased the share of women admitted by 32%. These findings highlight the promise of affirmative action as a strategy to bridge gender disparities in tertiary education in low- and middle-income countries.
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Tertiarisation like China
China is currently undergoing a rapid process of tertiarisation. This structural change since 2005 has seen productivity increase faster in services than in the manufacturing sector, with both consumer and producer services exhibiting high productivity growth
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Getting good politicians into politics
Emphasising the ability to support and assist one’s community through elected office encouraged ordinary citizens to run for office in Pakistan which improved subsequent policy outcomes
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From migrant worker to owner: When temporary migration is used to start one’s own business
The majority of Bangladeshi migrants take on significant financial burdens to cover migration costs, but can enjoy high returns. Many returning migrants become small-scale entrepreneurs, using money saved while working abroad.
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Fumigation of banana plantations and newborn health in Ecuador
Newborns with high exposure to pesticides during gestation have lower birth weights and a higher probability of low birth weight and preterm birth
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National policy reversals and deforestation in the Amazon
Evidence from the Amazon highlights the crucial role of policy continuity and political commitment to achieving sustainable conservation outcomes