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How do fathers influence early childhood development? Insights from low- and middle-income countries
What role do fathers currently play in parenting young children in low- and middle-income countries? What difference would it make if they did more?
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
Free contraception had no impact on birth rates in Burkina Faso
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...
How can governments fund unemployment insurance in low-income settings?
Unemployment insurance (UI) in Senegal can provide significant welfare gains, but given high levels of informality and a lack of transparency about workers’ status, these gains depend on programme design. UI funded through payroll taxes is effective ...
