Uganda
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Can financial redistribution shape attitudes toward refugees?
Policy changes that raise aggregate welfare, but whose benefits are unevenly distributed, are often politically unfeasible. Politicians may recognise the overall gains from refugee integration, for example, but block visas or permits due to local people’s fears about job losses. But might an approach which allows refugees labour market access, and redistributes to host populations some of the resulting savings in foreign aid or public finance, generate the necessary political support?
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How are manufacturing firms organised in Uganda?
Even large manufacturing firms in Uganda resemble groups of self-employed workers, which limits the gains to scaling these firms
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Social structure and financial ties in East Africa
Variation in social structure shapes the formation of financial ties and the spillover effects of public policy in East Africa
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Do NGOs undermine government capacity? Evidence from health services in Uganda
NGO provision of health services in rural Uganda either complemented or undermined government capacity, depending on the supply of skilled labour
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Does empowering women to communicate at home improve child health outcomes?
Adding communication skills training to health classes for mothers in Uganda increased women’s voice in household decisions but not sufficiently to generate transformative impacts on most child health outcomes
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Educating children in emergencies: Global evidence from five randomised trials
Education emergencies require resilient solutions: A cheap phone tutoring programme can be highly effective across contexts, emergency types, and implementer profiles, pointing to its potential scalability
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Helping refugees integrate into the labour market: Evidence from Uganda
Working together with one refugee worker for one week increases firms’ likelihood to hire more refugees by adjusting business owners’ beliefs about refugees’ skills
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Win-Win integration: Learning from Uganda’s response to South Sudanese refugees
When hosting refugees, increased humanitarian aid coupled with inclusive hosting policies can create a mutually beneficial environment for both host and refugee communities
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The power of mentorship: Bridging the information gap to tackle youth unemployment
The ‘Meet your Future’ programme in Uganda improved employment outcomes for young job-seekers by fostering realistic job expectations