Increasing female enterprise growth through mobile money: Experimental evidence from Uganda Disbursing microfinance loans through mobile money accounts empowers female entrepreneurs to resist pressure to share loans with others Finance Emma Riley Published 12.05.21
A cascade model for cost-effective agricultural extension: Evidence from Uganda Farmer-to-farmer information diffusion is a cost-effective approach for improving practices and profits for smallholder dairy farmers in East Africa Agriculture Luc Behaghel Jérémie Gignoux Karen Macours Published 06.11.20
Technology rental and small firm productivity in urban Uganda Rental markets for large machines between small firms allow them to achieve economies of scale, increasing mechanisation and aggregate productivity Firms Vittorio Bassi Raffaela Muoio Tommaso Porzio Ritwika Sen Esau Tugume Published 16.10.20
Do social structures affect the success of development policies? Policy delivery agents perform better when working with members of their own social groups thereby affecting the efficiency of policy interventions Institutions & Political Economy Published 23.09.20
The long debate on sharecropping and productivity Increasing the tenant’s share in output encourages profitable risk-taking, in addition to large effects on input levels Agriculture Konrad Burchardi Selim Gulesci Benedetta Lerva Munshi Sulaiman Published 07.09.20
Providing information to empower women in agriculture: Evidence from Uganda Targeting women directly with relevant information in ways that are appealing increases their agency, access to resources, and achievements in farming Agriculture Bjorn Van Campenhout Els Lecoutere David Spielman Published 08.05.20
Are there micro solutions to poverty? Evidence from a long-term follow-up of the Youth Opportunities Programme in Uganda Long-term results from a cash grant programme in Uganda suggests that poverty may be bigger than the issues these types of programmes can address Macroeconomics & Growth Nathan Fiala Published 13.04.20
Selecting better community leaders: Experimental evidence from Uganda Should we select our community leaders through public discussion or secret ballot? Does it even matter which method we chose? Institutions & Political Economy Published 18.12.19
Solving sub-Saharan Africa’s demographic challenge: Matching firms and workers Evidence from Uganda shows both vocational training and within-firm training help workers find better-paid jobs, but with crucial differences Labour Markets Oriana Bandiera Published 27.11.19