sub-Saharan Africa
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa
Insights from high-frequency phone survey data collection reveal that access, rather than hesitancy, prevents vaccine uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Polygyny and the economic determinants of family formation outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Changing economic conditions have differing impacts on women’s marital outcomes and family formation in polygynous vs non-polygynous areas
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Factor market failures and the adoption of irrigation in Rwanda
Land and labour market failures lead to inefficient adoption of otherwise promising irrigation technology
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Bursting the bubble of population growth: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
The bulk of this century’s population growth lies in the exceptionally high demand for children of poorer households in sub-Saharan Africa
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God insures those who pay: Formal insurance and religious offerings in Ghana
An experiment reveals that church members enrolled in formal insurance give less money to their church and to other charitable organisations
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How soccer and goals make better relationships
Lessons on gender parity and staying healthy reduced intimate partner violence and led goal-minded girls to choose age-appropriate and ‘better’ boys
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Measuring the productivity of smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa
Collecting data using multiple survey methods can mitigate data errors that magnify the differences between low- and high-productivity farms
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The impacts of agribusiness-led development on farming incomes and profits
A shift from a state-led to an agribusiness-led development model in Kenya reallocated profits away from farmers towards agribusiness firms
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Economic shocks and the age of marriage in sub-Saharan Africa and India
The age of marriage responds to economic conditions. Reducing child marriage requires understanding the economic role of culture and institutions