Health & Education

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

Published 24.04.20

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

Published 22.04.20

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

Published 08.04.20

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

Published 25.03.20

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

Published 18.03.20

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

Published 11.03.20

Access to soap dispensers combined with monitoring and incentives increased handwashing and generated substantial improvements in child health

Published 04.03.20

Can incentives improve information dissemination among agents or do hidden pitfalls exist?

Published 26.02.20

Which African countries have the best, and worst, intergenerational mobility?

Published 24.01.20