Climate change and infant mortality Despite limited data, there is evidence that high heat and humidity in the first month of life results in increased mortality in developing countries Energy & Environment Michael Geruso Dean Spears Published 14.12.18
Misperceived quality: Fertiliser in Tanzania Evidence from Tanzania shows fertiliser quality is not the problem, rather it is farmers’ perceived belief of bad fertiliser quality that is Agriculture Hope Michelson Anna Fairbairn Annemie Maertens Brenna Ellison Victor Manyong Published 09.12.18
New possibilities for cutting corruption in the public sector Personality tests and psychological profiling offer innovative ways for cutting corruption in the public sector of developing countries Institutions & Political Economy Rema Hanna Vestal McIntyre Published 05.12.18
Reducing child mortality in the last mile: Experimental evidence on community health promoters in Uganda An innovative community health programme providing financial incentives to health workers led to a 27% reduction in child mortality in rural Uganda Health Martina Björkman-Nyqvist Andrea Guariso Jakob Svensson David Yanagizawa-Drott Published 30.11.18
Remedying early life weather shocks with Mexico’s PROGRESA Mexico’s conditional cash transfer programme improved the life of disadvantaged children even when not explicitly targeted Social Protection Achyuta Adhvaryu Teresa Molina Anant Nyshadham Jorge Tamayo Published 26.11.18
How do migration and remittances affect inequality? A case study of Mexico Remittances can lower inequality and may help mitigate some of the negative impact of shocks on the poorest Migration & Urbanisation Zsoka Koczan Franz Loyola Published 23.11.18
The benefits of financial inclusion in Rwanda Positive spillovers of a microcredit expansion programme on the commercial banking system can foster local development Finance Sumit Agarwal Tomas Kigabo Camelia Minoiu Andrea Presbitero Andre Silva Published 19.11.18
Scaling an early childhood development and nutrition programme in Colombia Scaling up early childhood intervention programmes even when resources are constrained can mitigate child poverty Health Orazio Attanasio Helen Baker-Henningham Raquel Bernal Costas Meghir Diana Pineda Marta Rubio-Codina Published 16.11.18
Using mobile money to improve access to sanitation services in Dakar Subsidies see a greater take up of mechanised latrine desludging than mental accounting nudges for better public health Health Molly Lipscomb Laura Schechter Published 12.11.18
