Health & Education
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Does traditional medicine contribute to poor hygiene in developing countries?
A novel hygiene education programme uses microscopes to improve hygiene in Pakistan, but traditional medical beliefs may hamper its effectiveness
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Population policies and fertility convergence
While urbanisation and socioeconomic factors played a role, the global decline in fertility is largely due to successful population control programmes
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The winners and losers from partial health insurance
Health insurance for families in Nicaragua had a positive impact on parents and their insured younger children, but not on uninsured older children
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The importance of monitoring, evaluating and corrective feedback
A skills development programme in Pakistan surpassed its targets largely through monitoring, experimentation, and course-correcting impact evaluations
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Better quality healthcare through consistent supervision
Evidence from rural healthcare centres in Nigeria suggests that managerial supervision improves health outcomes, but that it must be ongoing
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Incentivising safer sexual behaviour: Evidence from a lottery experiment on HIV prevention
Lottery incentives targeting risk lovers led to a 20% reduction in HIV incidence
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Women’s empowerment and development: The family connection
Female empowerment is associated with economic development, but cash transfers targeted at women may have unintended consequences
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How female foeticide has influenced fertility and parental investments in girls
Ultrasound technology has increased sex selection in India, but has also narrowed gender gaps in fertility and under-five mortality
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The labour market for teachers in Pakistan: Pay and effectiveness
Teachers determine the quality of student learning; however, teacher effectiveness is difficult to predict and does not necessarily correlate to wages