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How development programmes impact fertility rates in Africa
New causal evidence shows boosting African women's income and wealth increases fertility, particularly among women without a son, suggesting that this fertility increase is a means to safeguard long-term economic security.
Financial access boosted labour market outcomes in Brazil
Access to vehicle financing in Brazil improved mobility and generated large returns (12-15% per year) through improved labour market outcomes
People don’t realise the social stigma around HIV/AIDS is falling… So let them know!
A new experiment in Mozambique found that the social stigma attached to HIV has been falling, but people do not tend to realise it. A simple message that informed individuals of their communities’ true (low) degrees of stigma substantially increased ...
Designing environmental markets to incentivise conservation: Lessons from the US
How should policymakers design environmental markets when they might attract participants who were planning to conserve the environment regardless of the market?
Economics for the left behind
Paul Collier discusses a vision for inclusive prosperity based on his experiences working in neglected communities
The role of children in shaping gender gaps in Latin American labour markets
Women in Latin America experience a substantial 35% reduction in income after becoming mothers
