Does patient demand contribute to overuse of prescription drugs? Evidence from Mali Evidence from Mali shows that patient demand is an important contributor to the overuse of antimalarials Health Carolina Lopez Anja Sautmann Simone Schaner Published 15.07.19
Old habits die hard: Nutrition in India In India, the main issue that people are facing is not a deficit of calories but it is a deficit in nutrients. How can this be changed? Health Esther Duflo Published 10.07.19
Intergenerational mobility in Africa Digging below aggregate statistics highlights the significant inequalities in social mobility in Africa despite rising educational levels Health Alberto Alesina Sebastian Hohmann Stelios Michalopoulos Elias Papaioannou Published 20.06.19
HIV testing and risky sexual behaviour What is the likely impact of unexpected HIV test results on risky sexual behaviour? Health Erick Gong Published 15.05.19
The impact of air pollution on healthcare spending in China Spending increases significantly during the two months following exposure to air pollution. Reducing pollution could save 60 billion yuan annually. Health Panle Jia Barwick Shanjun Li Deyu Rao Nahim Bin Zahur Published 18.04.19
What is India's calorie paradox? Why is an increase in average wealth in India accompanied by a decrease in average calorie consumption? Health Josephine Duh Dean Spears Published 15.04.19
The role of drug packaging in malaria medication adherence in Uganda Short messages encouraging drug adherence can increase treatment completion. This approach is low cost and scalable. Health Jessica Cohen Indrani Saran Published 04.01.19
Does bride price hurt women? Contrary to common belief, the practice of bride price in DRC does not negatively affect women Health Sara Lowes Published 12.12.18
Reducing child mortality in the last mile: Experimental evidence on community health promoters in Uganda An innovative community health programme providing financial incentives to health workers led to a 27% reduction in child mortality in rural Uganda Health Martina Björkman-Nyqvist Andrea Guariso Jakob Svensson David Yanagizawa-Drott Published 30.11.18
