Complementing cash with information to reduce malnutrition: Evidence from Nepal A combination of information and cash transfers is effective in changing maternal behavioural practices, which could bring down malnutrition... Health Michael Levere Gayatri Acharya Prashant Bharadwaj Published 23.05.22
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... Health Marion Krämer Santosh Kumar Sebastian Vollmer Published 29.04.22
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... Health Sonia Bhalotra Alberto Diaz-Cayeros Grant Miller Alfonso Miranda Atheendar Venkataramani Published 11.03.22
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... Health Abhijit Banerjee Rema Hanna Benjamin Olken Elan Satriawan Sudarno Sumarto Published 09.03.22
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... Health Michael Levere Gayatri Acharya Prashant Bharadwaj Published 02.03.22
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... Health Laura Derksen Jason Kerwin Natalia Ordaz Reynoso Olivier Sterck Published 04.02.22
Bursting the bubble of population growth: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa The bulk of this century’s population growth lies in the exceptionally high demand for children of poorer households in sub-Saharan Africa... Health Céline Zipfel Published 03.01.22
Improving healthcare provisioning through decentralised financing: Evidence from Nigeria Providing operating funds to public health facilities can be as effective as alternative pay-for-performance models, at half the cost... Health Eeshani Kandpal Madhulika Khanna Benjamin Loevinsohn Elina Pradhan Published 06.12.21
Can privatised healthcare add value? The Mexico diabetes experiment Private care led to large savings for the public sector and improved health outcomes through more access to care, not necessarily better technology... Health Ari Bronsoler Jonathan Gruber Enrique Seira Published 29.11.21
