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Double-fortified salt and anaemia among schoolchildren in India
The use of double-fortified salt in school lunches reduced anaemia by 22–27% among schoolchildren aged 7 and 8 in Bihar, India
Jam-barrel politics: Road construction and legislative behaviour in Colombia
The Colombian government used roads as a token of exchange for legislative support, sparking debates about the proper handling of public resources
The impact of Mexico’s Progresa programme twenty years on
The ground-breaking conditional cash transfer programme shows long-term benefits to education, income, geographic mobility and family formation
Information works: The impact of training on the adoption of environmental technologies by farmers
A simple training increased adoption of an agricultural technology by over 90%, with persistent improvements in agricultural production and land use
Demonstrator selection, farmer field days and agricultural technology adoption in India
Training field days increase awareness and adoption of technology, irrespective of how the demonstrators are selected
Combining improved seed varieties and index insurance to address drought losses
Bundling genetic and financial technologies can make small-scale agriculture more resilient and productive
The impact of fertiliser management training: Evidence from Bangladesh
Simple, cost-effective ‘rule-of-thumb’ training on urea application may improve fertiliser management
Mobile phone-based extension, peer interactions, and farmer information exchange: Evidence from Gujarat
Farmers with access to digital agricultural extension shared more information with their peers and became sought-after members of farmer peer groups
Long-term effects of the Targeting the Ultra Poor programme
Ten years later, households targeted by the programme consume more and earn more than control households and enjoy better mental and physical health
Transmitting gender attitudes in school: Experimental evidence from Pakistan
Progressive gender norms can be transmitted from teachers to students and improve classroom achievement through better cooperation among the sexes
