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Empowerment or protection? A potential trade-off in cash transfer design
In Uganda, digital cash transfers had contrasting effects on women’s empowerment: mobile money boosted women’s personal income and decision-making power, while jointly disclosed cash transfers reduced intimate partner violence by fostering trust and ...
Turning paper trails into revenue: Strengthening Pakistan’s tax system
Pakistan’s tax system shows that even with extensive withholding and VAT-based reporting, weak documentation and limited enforcement capacity – exacerbated by political resistance – undermine revenue collection, highlighting the need to strengthen bo...
Understanding and tackling school bullying
How can teaching students socio-emotional skills – such as empathy, trust, and self-control – reduce violence, improve learning, and ultimately foster more cohesive societies?
Does subsidising cleaner cookstoves backfire? Lessons from Rwanda
Energy-efficient biomass cookstoves cut fuel use and, in Rwanda, do not trigger significant local rebound effects – consumption, fuel collection time, and prices remain largely unchanged for those not adopting cleaner cookstoves.
