Health & Education
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Early marriage and the persistence of traditional gender norms
Research in Bangladesh shows how early marriage contributes towards women expressing more traditional gender attitudes
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The household benefits of an educated older sister
More schooling for girls in Pakistan improves the educational outcomes of the younger siblings they help raise
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What happens when you incentivise primary education in Uganda
Incentives that hold teachers accountable for achievement can increase education attainment when paired with adequate instructional resources
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Does affirmative action incentivise schooling?
Caste-based reservations in government jobs and colleges in India resulted in potential future beneficiaries staying in school longer
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The role of drug packaging in malaria medication adherence in Uganda
Short messages encouraging drug adherence can increase treatment completion. This approach is low cost and scalable.
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Does bride price hurt women?
Contrary to common belief, the practice of bride price in DRC does not negatively affect women
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Reducing child mortality in the last mile: Experimental evidence on community health promoters in Uganda
An innovative community health programme providing financial incentives to health workers led to a 27% reduction in child mortality in rural Uganda
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Remedying early life weather shocks with Mexico’s PROGRESA
Mexico’s conditional cash transfer programme improved the life of disadvantaged children even when not explicitly targeted
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Scaling an early childhood development and nutrition programme in Colombia
Scaling up early childhood intervention programmes even when resources are constrained can mitigate child poverty