Nicaragua
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How low-wage manufacturing employment for women changed household dynamics in Nicaragua
When new manufacturing sectors emerge in developing countries, a significant share of the workforce is often comprised of women, many of whom previously lacked access to non-agricultural employment. Such employment can have important consequences for...
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Timing matters: Long-term impacts of Conditional Cash Transfers in Nicaragua
Conditional cash transfers in Nicaragua during primary school led to higher schooling and earnings in adulthood, but mechanisms differed by sex
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Targeting relief aid after natural disasters: Should donors work through governments or NGOs?
After natural disasters, governments and non-governmental organisations differ in their effectiveness at targeting the hardest hit populations
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Bridging the gap: Reducing rural isolation with new infrastructure
New bridges generated a 19% internal rate of return by mitigating the loss of wage income due to floods and inducing spillovers on farm productivity
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The winners and losers from partial health insurance
Health insurance for families in Nicaragua had a positive impact on parents and their insured younger children, but not on uninsured older children