The challenges of universal health insurance in Indonesia A large-scale randomised experiment reveals that temporary health insurance subsidies can improve take-up at no additional cost to the government Health Abhijit Banerjee Amy Finkelstein Rema Hanna Benjamin Olken Arianna Ornaghi Sudarno Sumarto Published 25.11.19
What does the decrease in child mortality really mean? A decline in child mortality in America led to substantial changes in women’s choices and behaviour Health Sonia Bhalotra Published 14.11.19
Reducing fertility in sub-Saharan Africa Why do we still see very high fertility rates in Zambia when women want to have fewer children and are open to the use of contraceptives? Health Alessandra Voena Published 30.10.19
Regime stability and the persistence of traditional practices Regime stability can affect the persistence or removal of harmful practices among different traditions, including FGM and child marriage Health Michael Poyker Published 04.10.19
The long-term consequences of medical missions in colonial India Medical missions in colonial India continue to have a lasting impact on the health outcomes of individuals born long after Indian independence Health Rossella Calvi Federico Mantovanelli Published 20.09.19
The unexpected effects of financial incentives on healthcare providers Whilst financial incentives to healthcare providers might seem a sensible solution to improving service provision, evidence from DRC shows otherwise Health Elise Huillery Published 14.08.19
What caused the HIV/AIDS decline in Africa? Anti-retroviral therapy or better information? Has anti-retroviral therapy policy or information access that induces sexual behavioural change been responsible for Malawi’s success in fighting HIV? Health Jeremy Greenwood Philipp Kircher Cezar Santos Michèle Tertilt Published 09.08.19
What happens when a better-educated generation gets involved in local politics? How an education reform in Indonesia resulted in better public service delivery Health Monica Martinez-Bravo Published 24.07.19
Does bottom-up accountability work? Evidence from Uganda Whilst bottom-up pressure from citizens can improve healthcare service delivery, there is a ceiling to the positive effects it generates Health Pia Raffler Daniel N. Posner Doug Parkerson Published 22.07.19
