Health & Education

Public recognition rewards for well-performing public-sector teachers are less effective than in-kind rewards at improving student learning

Published 14.03.22

Ageing pipe systems and the absence of complementary sanitation investments compromise the health benefits of water disinfection

Published 11.03.22

Providing vouchers for rice and eggs allowed for better targeting, increased protein consumption, and was cheaper to administer than in-kind benefits

Published 09.03.22

Mothers who received modest cash inputs along with information on practices to reduce malnutrition were more likely to adopt those practices

Published 02.03.22

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

Published 04.02.22

Integrated education interventions with in-school and out-of-school components can increase student learning far beyond either approach independently

Published 02.02.22

Parents respond to information by increasing their educational investment, but this initial response decays unless report cards are sustained

Published 17.01.22

The bulk of this century’s population growth lies in the exceptionally high demand for children of poorer households in sub-Saharan Africa

Published 03.01.22

Providing operating funds to public health facilities can be as effective as alternative pay-for-performance models, at half the cost

Published 06.12.21