Preschool quality and child development: Evidence from Colombia Interventions that only provide material resources to preschools may fail to achieve any benefits, and have unintended negative consequences, if teachers have insufficient training Health Alison Andrew Orazio Attanasio Raquel Bernal Lina Cardona Sosa Sonya Krutikova Marta Rubio-Codina Published 24.01.23
The importance of trust in health systems during crises: Evidence from Sierra Leone Increasing the social accountability of health systems improves health outcomes and increases resilience against health shocks Health Darin Christensen Oeindrila Dube Johannes Haushofer Bilal Siddiqi Maarten Voors Published 09.01.23
Encouraging demand for sanitation in Indonesia Poverty, low social capital and low government administrative capacity hinder sanitation improvements, even when the health benefits are clear. Health Lisa Cameron Susan Olivia Manisha Shah Published 22.11.22
Body and mind: Experimental evidence from women living with HIV Participatory information interventions empower and inspire women to become more ambitious and invest in income-generating activities Health Cissy Kityo Mutuluuza Patrick Lubega Korugyendo Frances Nakakawa Gaia Narciso Carol Newman Archileo N. Kaaya Gaston Ampe Tumuhimbise Published 18.10.22
Sustaining behavioural change: Evidence from rural Pakistan Where community interventions lead to behaviour change, continued interactions are needed to help people maintain healthy behaviours Health Britta Augsburg Antonella Bancalari Zara Durrani Madhav Vaidyanathan Zach White Published 10.10.22
Texting to save lives: Evidence from cardiovascular treatment reform in Mexico Increasing across-hospital transfer coordination through app-based group chats led to large improvements in the survival rate of heart attack patients Health Ari Bronsoler Published 04.10.22
Expanding access to clean water for the rural poor: Evidence from Malawi Offering coupons for free chlorine is an effective way to increase water treatment and prevent waterborne diseases Health Pascaline Dupas Basimenye Nhlema Zachary Wagner Aaron Wolf Emily Wroe Published 10.08.22
Trust versus loss aversion: Why does loss framing work? A healthcare-based study suggests using loss-framed incentives can lead recipients to perceive them as more trustworthy Health Emily Beam Yusufcan Masatlioglu Tara Watson Dean Yang Published 04.07.22
Direct and spillover effects of access to health insurance in India Demand for insurance is high even at the actuarially fair price and receiving it alongside peers increases utilisation, yet health effects are elusive Health Gabriella Conti Cynthia Kinnan Anup Malani Alessandra Voena Published 01.07.22
