Public Economics
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Childcare and development
The benefits of early childcare are well-known. Orazio Attanasio looks at the different mechanisms to effectively deliver childcare at scale.
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The audacity of hope: Poverty and aspirations
Evidence from Latin America suggests that solely encouraging unattainable aspirations among poor households does not improve their welfare
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How to organise public procurement
More discretion in the selection of contractors facilitates corruption, increases contract expense, and decreases contractor efficiency
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Childcare and development
The benefits of early childcare are well-known. Orazio Attanasio looks at the different mechanisms to effectively deliver childcare at scale.
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Summary: How to Effectively Target Development Transfers
Summary video of Ben Olken discussing the effectiveness of and trade-offs between different methods of targeting development assistance.
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Part 2: How to Effectively Target Development Transfers
Part 2: Ben Olken discusses the effectiveness of and trade-offs between different methods of targeting development assistance.
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How to effectively target development transfers
Ben Olken discusses the effectiveness and trade-offs of different methods of targeting development assistance.
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The role of disbursement timing in conditional cash transfer programmes: Long-term effects
An experiment in Colombia shows that delaying disbursement of conditional cash transfers can have substantial long-term effects on educational...
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Hiring do-gooders or go-getters: Attracting talent to improve public service delivery in Zambia
In an experiment conducted with the Ministry of Health, workers recruited via career incentive ads proved more effective at delivering health services