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Seasonal liquidity, rural labour markets, and agricultural production
Loans allowed low-income households to reallocate labour away from the market and back onto their own farms, and thereby improve their own harvests
Cutting out the middleman: The structure of chains of intermediation
Shortening intermediation chains does not necessarily lead to gains for consumers
Some farmers create more social value than others: Technology spillovers in Uganda
Farmers are willing to pay to induce other farmers to adopt new technologies, and can help identify who among them should adopt first
Can workfare programmes moderate conflict? Evidence from India
Through providing guaranteed employment for a period, workfare programmes provide insurance against the shocks to income that can lead to conflict
The impact of anti-poverty programmes on the environment: Evidence from Indonesia
The impact of a conditional cash transfer programme on deforestation hints at the potential for poverty reduction to help protect ecosystems
Road connectivity and rural economic development: Evidence from India’s rural roads programme
Road connectivity leads to workers moving out of agriculture and improvements in education but no substantial effects on income, assets or consumption
State-building on the margin: An urban experiment in Medellín
The success of an intervention to increase state presence in gang-controlled neighbourhoods depended on the initial level of gang vs state governance
Indirect effects of access to finance: Evidence from China
Access to finance improved firm performance, product quality and price, but disadvantaged competitor firms
Improving last-mile service delivery using phone-based monitoring: Evidence from India
Monitoring a programme by calling recipients is a cost-effective way to improve implementation quality
Designing financial services and social protection programmes to enhance women’s economic empowerment
Financial inclusion programmes must be designed to ensure that women can act with financial independence
