The impact of anti-poverty programmes on the environment: Evidence from Indonesia The impact of a conditional cash transfer programme on deforestation hints at the potential for poverty reduction to help protect ecosystems Energy & Environment Paul J. Ferraro Rhita Simorangkir Published 22.07.22
Some farmers create more social value than others: Technology spillovers in Uganda Farmers are willing to pay to induce other farmers to adopt new technologies, and can help identify who among them should adopt first Agriculture Benedetta Lerva Published 18.07.22
Cutting out the middleman: The structure of chains of intermediation Shortening intermediation chains does not necessarily lead to gains for consumers Firms Matthew Grant Meredith Startz Published 15.07.22
Migrants and Firms: Evidence from China In response to migration from rural areas, manufacturing production becomes more labour intensive due to a change in technology and product varieties Migration & Urbanisation Clément Imbert Marlon Seror Yifan Zhang Yanos Zylberberg Published 11.07.22
Factor market failures and the adoption of irrigation in Rwanda Land and labour market failures lead to inefficient adoption of otherwise promising irrigation technology Agriculture Maria Ruth Jones Florence Kondylis John Loeser Jeremy Magruder Published 08.07.22
Trust versus loss aversion: Why does loss framing work? A healthcare-based study suggests using loss-framed incentives can lead recipients to perceive them as more trustworthy Health Emily Beam Yusufcan Masatlioglu Tara Watson Dean Yang Published 04.07.22
Direct and spillover effects of access to health insurance in India Demand for insurance is high even at the actuarially fair price and receiving it alongside peers increases utilisation, yet health effects are elusive Health Gabriella Conti Cynthia Kinnan Anup Malani Alessandra Voena Published 01.07.22
Push and pull factors: Evidence from international migration from Nepal Liquidity restraints, conflict and demand for labour all play a role in pushing or pulling people to migrate to particular destinations Migration & Urbanisation Maheshwor Shrestha Published 27.06.22
Some children left behind: When mean impacts and individual impacts differ Even interventions with large average benefits do not help everyone, which is a serious challenge for education policy in developing countries Education Julie Buhl-Wiggers Jason Kerwin Juan Munoz-Morales Jeffrey Smith Rebecca Thornton Published 24.06.22
