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Conditional cash transfers: Do they work?

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Are women better for development?

Money in the hands of mothers increases expenditure on children. Does this human capital investment promote economic growth in developing countries?

Macroeconomics & Growth

Michèle Tertilt

Published

09.01.19

What happens when you teach teenage girls negotiation skills?

Training girls in Zambia to negotiate saw them use strategies to secure household resources to stay in school longer, even in the face of poverty

Education

Corinne Low

Published

19.12.18

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

What source of money do corrupt officials prefer?

The capacity of Brazilian local governments to source tax revenue has a greater impact on education and corruption than external transfers

Public Economics

Lucie Gadenne

Published

07.12.18

How to cut corruption in India in one simple move

A local government information technology reform, designed to monitor and disperse money to beneficiaries, managed to indirectly reduce corruption

Technology & Innovation

Clément Imbert

Published

02.12.18

Unemployment benefits or severance pay?

What are the trade-offs between unemployment benefits and severance pay?

Labour Markets

Francois Gerard

Published

28.11.18

Did MTV really help prevent HIV?

Evidence from Nigeria suggests that edutainment can promote safer sexual practices and reach a large portion of the population at a low cost

Health

Eliana La Ferrara

Published

03.11.18

One problem with giving aid to small villages

How do cash transfers impact prices? Evidence from rural Mexico

Public Economics

Seema Jayachandran

Published

24.10.18

Recovering fragile economies through the private sector

Minouche Shafik, Director of LSE, discusses the importance of a healthy private sector in the recovery of fragile economies.

Institutions & Political Economy

Minouche Shafik

Published

20.06.18

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Are women better for development?

What happens when you teach teenage girls negotiation skills?

Does bride price hurt women?

What source of money do corrupt officials prefer?

How to cut corruption in India in one simple move

Unemployment benefits or severance pay?

Did MTV really help prevent HIV?

One problem with giving aid to small villages

Recovering fragile economies through the private sector