All VoxDevTalks
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Evaluating the impact of the Targeting the Ultra Poor programme in Afghanistan
Two years after receiving a ‘big push’, women in some of the country’s poorest households perform better across many dimensions, including equality
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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
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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
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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
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Hiring from suppliers and customers in the Dominican Republic
Workers who move to a customer or supplier are less likely to leave that firm down the line and also tend to get paid a higher salary
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Does workfare work? Evidence from Cote D’Ivoire
Programmes need to be better targeted and designed to maximise the social externalities they create for them to be cost-effective
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How skills training can boost entrepreneurship and job creation: Evidence from Uganda
A mini-MBA programme for high-school students led to significant gains in profits, business capital investments, new businesses, and job creation
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The role of trade in economic development
Welfare gains from trade openness are dependent on whether trade results in a reallocation of resources towards or away from distorted sectors
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How audits can stifle competitive public procurement: Evidence from Chile
Audit design can unintentionally creates incentives for simpler and less competitive procurement processes