Why do we still see high rates of child marriage in settings such as Bangladesh, despite significant improvements in women’s economic empowerment?

How do poor mental health and poverty interact, and how can we best ensure access to mental health services?

Pregnancy rates fell by almost 7% as a result of the public health information provided on the Zika epidemic by the Brazilian government

Reserving seats for women in parliament leads to sharp reductions in maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries

Has capitalism’s promise of equal opportunity broken down as a result of technological change?

Rickshaw drivers in India who randomly received sobriety incentives as part of an experiment significantly reduced their daytime drinking

Studies in the US point to significant productivity benefits from sleeping more, but does this apply to low-income workers in developing countries?

Information on raising children is more important in the first two years of a child’s life, whereas cash plays a bigger role from age 2 to 4

New research shows how a school-building programme in Indonesia successfully reduced conflict