Health & Education
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Expanding higher education empowered women in Egypt
The large-scale construction of public universities in Egypt improved education, labour and marriage outcomes, particularly for women
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What are the long-term returns to large-scale education expansions?
Expanded public schooling in India increased education and earnings for students in targeted regions, but estimates of this effect are dampened when...
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Countering diabetes with incentivised lifestyle changes: Evidence from India
Providing small financial incentives for daily steps to at-risk individuals in India encouraged exercise and improved health
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Do Indian private school quotas meet their redistributive potential?
Redistributive policies may exclude the poor because they can’t apply, and fixing this requires alleviating multiple constraints
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Incentivising school attendance: Evidence from Mozambique
Research in Mozambique highlights new, lower-cost approaches to reducing pupil absenteeism in low-income countries
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Research into practice: Lessons from healthcare
Key insights on using research in developing countries to shape global health policy
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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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The education spending multiplier: Evidence from schools in Pakistan
Grants given to public schools in Pakistan increase test scores in both public and private schools as a result of increased competition
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Mother-father differences in spending on children: Evidence from Uganda
Mothers and fathers spend differently on daughters relative to sons, which can perpetuate the benefits of empowering women today