What has economic research taught us about women’s power in the household?

A three-minute video intervention in Ghana prompted mothers to talk more to infants and boosted early language – at just $0.45 per child at scale.

Paying landowners to conserve their forested land is a leading approach to prevent deforestation. Evidence from Mexico shows that smarter contract design can more than quadruple cost-effectiveness.

Providing free access to all modern contraceptive products for three years in local public health centres in rural Burkina Faso had no detectable effect on birth rates, suggesting that fertility levels are in line with how many children families want...

Gender gaps in child health have narrowed in India, but important gaps remain both for girls and younger brothers, and sex-selective abortion poses a new challenge

What have we learned about the economics of conservation? How can policymakers encourage conservation in low-income settings?

Adding communication skills training to health classes for mothers in Uganda increased women’s voice in household decisions but not sufficiently to generate transformative impacts on most child health outcomes

Programmes that pay farmers not to burn crop residue face challenges with compliance, but contracts that include partial upfront payments can help

Mothers and fathers spend differently on daughters relative to sons, which can perpetuate the benefits of empowering women today