Ghana
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Subsidising secondary education has huge benefits, for this generation and the next
As countries in Sub-Saharan Africa debate the costs and benefits of subsidising secondary education, a 15-year RCT in Ghana finds large multi-generation impacts.
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Electronic waste is a silent killer in West Africa
Evidence from Ghana and Nigeria shows that e-waste dumping is causing a health crisis, claiming the lives of newborns and infants living nearby.
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Improving the quality of informal apprenticeships in Ghana
Providing monetary incentives for trainers enhanced the quality of apprenticeship training and had lasting benefits for apprentices’ skills and labour market outcomes
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Reducing misconduct in Ghana’s mobile money markets benefitted all
Information is power: a low-cost transparency programme reduced vendor misconduct and increased market efficiency in Ghana’s mobile money market.
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Increasing learning at scale in Ghana
How can we find education programmes that effectively improve learning at scale?
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Transforming teaching and learning: The role of management in implementing change
A government programme in Ghana that encouraged school principals to act as leaders to improve classroom instruction revolutionised classroom teaching and significantly enhanced student learning. The intervention boosted student performance by 30% in...
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Unpacking multi-faceted anti-poverty programmes
Can you build sustainable income for the very poor with individual parts of multi-faceted programmes?
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Politics and participatory development in Ghana
Evidence from a participatory development experiment in Ghana shows that political insiders lose out when international aid underperforms
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Expanding professional networks catalyses female entrepreneurship
Expanding professional networks for growth-oriented female entrepreneurs improved business outcomes such as innovation, business practices, and profits