Implementing poverty-reduction interventions at scale: Challenges and considerations Programmes aimed at alleviating poverty must be designed in cost-effective ways before they can be used by government as viable public policy at scale Social Protection Dean Karlan Published 24.03.21
Can laws change attitudes and behaviours around child marriage in the absence of strict enforcement? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh A video experiment uncovers the potential pitfalls of relying on legal reforms alone to reduce female early marriage in low-income countries Institutions & Political Economy Amrit Amirapu M Niaz Asadullah Zaki Wahhaj Published 08.03.21
Learning-by-doing: Navigating financial technologies among Bangladeshi factory workers How automatic payments can help individuals save more and better protect themselves against consumer risks Finance Published 02.02.21
The economics of child marriage Empowerment programmes improve adolescent girls’ educational and labour market outcomes; financial incentives are effective in reducing child marriage Health Rachel Glennerster Nina Buchmann Erica Field Published 09.09.20
Why does poverty persist? Does poverty continue due to differences in ability or limited access to opportunities? Macroeconomics & Growth Clare Balboni Oriana Bandiera Robin Burgess Maitreesh Ghatak Published 22.07.20
Reducing rates of child marriage: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh Why do we still see high rates of child marriage in settings such as Bangladesh, despite significant improvements in women’s economic empowerment? Health Published 01.07.20
Market power versus supply chain regulations: Lessons from Bangladesh A ban on intermediary oil traders, intended to reduce their market power, backfired: prices rose 10% as wholesalers lost intermediary trade credit Firms Shahe Emran Dilip Mookherjee Forhad Shilpi M. Helal Uddin Published 01.05.20
Migration and risk sharing: Evidence from Bangladesh Whilst rural to urban migration can improve the allocation of labour, can it have unintended consequences on risk sharing in rural communities? Migration & Urbanisation Published 15.04.20
Mark-ups in the Bangladeshi garment industry: The importance of buyer procurement How much do international buyers in the garment industry use their market power to squeeze the mark-ups of Bangladeshi garment suppliers? Firms Published 15.01.20