Oriana Bandiera

While vocational training helps young job seekers find work, overconfidence in finding a job has important long-term effects on job-seeking behaviour

Policy delivery agents perform better when working with members of their own social groups thereby affecting the efficiency of policy interventions

Does poverty continue due to differences in ability or limited access to opportunities?

Giving government procurement officers more leeway in decision-making over expenses could save billions

New study offers perhaps the first empirical example of poverty traps and shows that one-off transfers can provide a sustainable route out of poverty

Evidence from Uganda shows both vocational training and within-firm training help workers find better-paid jobs, but with crucial differences

The Nobel nomination’s emphasis on the practical applications of Banerjee’s, Duflo’s and Kremer’s methods represents a monumental and welcome change

In the midst of the Ebola crisis an empowerment programme acts as a shield for adolescent girls

In an experiment conducted with the Ministry of Health, workers recruited via career incentive ads proved more effective at delivering health services