Health & Education
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Non-monetary teacher incentives and student learning in Guinea
Public recognition rewards for well-performing public-sector teachers are less effective than in-kind rewards at improving student learning
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Urban water disinfection and mortality decline: Evidence from Mexico
Ageing pipe systems and the absence of complementary sanitation investments compromise the health benefits of water disinfection
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Food versus vouchers: Evidence from Indonesia
Providing vouchers for rice and eggs allowed for better targeting, increased protein consumption, and was cheaper to administer than in-kind benefits
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Fighting malnutrition with cash and information: Evidence from Nepal
Mothers who received modest cash inputs along with information on practices to reduce malnutrition were more likely to adopt those practices
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Healthcare appointments as effective commitment devices: Evidence from Malawi
The offer of an appointment more than doubled the likelihood of men getting an HIV test, and was most effective for men wanting a commitment device
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Expanding learning beyond the classroom: Evidence from India
Integrated education interventions with in-school and out-of-school components can increase student learning far beyond either approach independently
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Using information to foster parental engagement in education: Evidence from Colombia
Parents respond to information by increasing their educational investment, but this initial response decays unless report cards are sustained
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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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Improving healthcare provisioning through decentralised financing: Evidence from Nigeria
Providing operating funds to public health facilities can be as effective as alternative pay-for-performance models, at half the cost