Access to fast cash through digital credit may put consumers at risk for over-indebtedness and likelihood of default

Bundling interventions that offer parents health information along with cash transfers might yield more sustainable changes in early-life health...

Policymakers might seek to address the frictions that prevent potentially beneficial migration to urban areas from taking place

Despite evidence of increasing household wages, anti-poverty schemes in India can have an adverse effect by lowering human capital investment

People are less likely to ask questions in their communities if it exposes the limits of their knowledge.

More frequent assessment of student performance fails to deliver on improved outcomes when the administrative burden on teachers is high

A social norm in which people deserve access to electricity regardless of payment may actually be undermining efforts for universal access

Technology can help governments monitor agent actions more efficiently and improve public welfare

NGOs compete for donor attention and funding; this can influence what they choose to focus on and lead to clustering around more attractive projects.