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Incentivising technology adoption in Pakistani firms
For technology adoption to be successful, employees need to expect to share in the gains
Argentina's Economic Prospects: Insights from Sebastian Galiani
Sebastian Galiani, Deputy Minister at the Argentinian Treasury on Argentina's economic and growth prospects.
Unfinished development projects in Ghana: Mechanising collective choice
Project non-completion, commonly attributed to corruption or clientelism, is in fact often caused by an inability to prioritise public expenditure
Opinion: The case for tradable growth
Nick Lea, Deputy Chief Economist of DfID, makes a strong case for why tradable growth is essential for developing countries
The path to scale: From randomised control trial to scalable programme
An RCT conducted in Bangladesh found positive impacts on incomes and calorie consumption; academics and practitioners work together to scale it
How refugee camps benefit host communities
Refugee camps can have a positive effect on the local economy through increased demand for employment opportunities and agricultural goods
Better quality healthcare through consistent supervision
Evidence from rural healthcare centres in Nigeria suggests that managerial supervision improves health outcomes, but that it must be ongoing
Agricultural markets in ‘rising’ Africa
Recent empirical research on sub-Saharan African agricultural markets paints a cautiously optimistic picture of supply chain performance
The path to scale: Replication, general equilibrium effects, and new settings
As a programme scales, it is important to check that RCT results are replicable and that general equilibrium effects are considered