Cash transfers and intimate partner violence Cash transfers are a promising tool to reduce intimate partner violence, but can they be effective across diverse contexts and programme design? Social Protection Melissa Hidrobo Shalini Roy Published 29.03.19
Flexible credit repayment and risk taking in Bangladesh Lack of insurance is a key constraint to small firms. Flexibility sees improved outcomes and socioeconomic status, combined with lower default rates. Firms Marianna Battaglia Selim Gulesci Andreas Madestam Published 15.03.19
Early marriage and the persistence of traditional gender norms Research in Bangladesh shows how early marriage contributes towards women expressing more traditional gender attitudes Institutions & Political Economy M Niaz Asadullah Zaki Wahhaj Published 11.03.19
Arsenic in tubewell water, a public health emergency in Bangladesh Evidence from Bangladesh highlights the important role of inducing risk-avoiding behaviour to avoid public health emergencies Health Ricardo Maertens Alessandro Tarozzi Kazi Matin Ahmed Alexander Van Geen Published 22.10.18
Breaking gender-barriers: How women are becoming managers How do we get more women in senior positions? Chris Woodruff shares insights from the Bangladeshi garment industry Firms Christopher Woodruff Published 03.10.18
Should we try to do away with job referrals? Evidence from the garment industry in Bangladesh shows that it is not obvious that policymakers should try to limit the role of referrals in job hiring Firms Rachel Heath Published 28.09.18
The many dimensions of mobile money: Evidence from Bangladesh Mobile money makes transfers easier, increases rural consumption and reduces poverty, but places pressure on migrant workers to increase remittances Technology & Innovation Jean Lee Jonathan Morduch Saravana Ravindran Abu S. Shonchoy Hassan Zaman Published 21.09.18
The path to scale: Replication, general equilibrium effects, and new settings As a programme scales, it is important to check that RCT results are replicable and that general equilibrium effects are considered Methods & Measurement Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Karen Levy Maira Reimão Published 21.11.17
The path to scale: From randomised control trial to scalable programme An RCT conducted in Bangladesh found positive impacts on incomes and calorie consumption; academics and practitioners work together to scale it Methods & Measurement Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Karen Levy Maira Reimão Published 14.11.17