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The long-term effects of cash transfers: Mexico’s Progresa
Conditional transfers in childhood improve education, labour, and economic outcomes in adulthood, especially for women
The year that was: From the desk of the Editor-in-Chief
Tavneet Suri looks at the VoxDev highlights of 2018
The role of drug packaging in malaria medication adherence in Uganda
Short messages encouraging drug adherence can increase treatment completion. This approach is low cost and scalable.
Understanding the average effect of microcredit
Microcredit trials show only moderate variation in effects across different settings, suggesting that the average effects of these loans are small
Are women better for development?
Money in the hands of mothers increases expenditure on children. Does this human capital investment promote economic growth in developing countries?
Improving agricultural extension and information services in the developing world
Information services can substantially increase the productivity and profitability of smallholder farmers as long as certain criteria are met
Making policies matter
A little information goes a long way towards shifting clientelist electoral systems from vote-buying to policy-based competition
Do job training programmes work?
The design and incentives of work programmes need to be aligned with the skills demanded by participating firms and the labour market at large
The limits of rural electrification
Kenya's work connecting rural communities to the national electricity grid allows us to examine the impact of electrification on people's lives
