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Higher education and the roots of Southeast Asia’s economic miracle
Higher education played a key role in Southeast Asia’s long-run development – much earlier than most policy accounts and research suggest.
Does providing free sanitary pads keep girls in school?
A government-led, state-wide programme in India (the SHE Pad Scheme) which provided free sanitary pads in schools significantly reduced dropout rates among adolescent girls, primarily by increasing school attendance.
Can transparency overcome the resource curse? How the EITI boosted tax revenues
Implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) led to sustained improvements in tax revenue in resource-rich developing countries, particularly as countries progressed from commitment to full EITI compliance.
How internal migration is reshaping rural India
Internal migration of agricultural workers in India leads to a downsizing of farms near cities and an expansion in remote areas, prompting a spatial reorganisation of agriculture whereby remote, non-migrant households adopt more technology and expand...
