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Do apprenticeships work?

Evidence from Uganda suggests that vocational training is more effective in tackling youth unemployment than apprenticeships

Labour Markets

Imran Rasul

Published

16.07.19

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

How inheritance reform can hurt education

Evidence from Ghana shows that policy reforms on land titling and land rights have implications beyond their impact on agricultural productivity

Institutions & Political Economy

Eliana La Ferrara

Published

19.06.19

How development really works

What drives development? Using 50 years of data, Nicholas Stern explains what drives growth and development in Palanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Macroeconomics & Growth

Nicholas Stern

Published

05.06.19

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

Unintended consequences of introducing state pensions

State pensions in Indonesia and Ghana are found to impact parents and their children, with respect to elderly care and investment in education

Public Economics

Natalie Bau

Published

01.05.19

Can climate change make us antisocial?

How is global warming likely to impact our behaviour and how we interact with one another?

Energy & Environment

Edward Miguel

Published

24.04.19

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 future of development

How can policymakers adapt to a changing world of development and an uncertain future?

Macroeconomics & Growth

Pinelopi Goldberg

Published

10.04.19

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Do apprenticeships work?

Old habits die hard: Nutrition in India

How inheritance reform can hurt education

How development really works

HIV testing and risky sexual behaviour

Unintended consequences of introducing state pensions

Can climate change make us antisocial?

What is India's calorie paradox?

The future of development