Health & Education
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The impact of Mexico’s Progresa programme twenty years on
The ground-breaking conditional cash transfer programme shows long-term benefits to education, income, geographic mobility and family formation
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Double-fortified salt and anaemia among schoolchildren in India
The use of double-fortified salt in school lunches reduced anaemia by 22–27% among schoolchildren aged 7 and 8 in Bihar, India
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How skills training can boost entrepreneurship and job creation: Evidence from Uganda
A mini-MBA programme for high-school students led to significant gains in profits, business capital investments, new businesses, and job creation
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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