Kenya
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The impacts of noisy workplaces on productivity
Loud workplaces can cause hearing loss, but can they also hurt workers’ productivity and performance?
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Comparing approaches to breaking the poverty trap by promoting entrepreneurship
Cash grants and a multifaceted entrepreneurship programme both had temporary impacts on young women’s income in Nairobi, Kenya, but only the more holistic approach led to long-term improvements in wellbeing
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Universal basic income in Kenya
What are the effects of a universal basic income in Kenya?
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The health impacts of average vs peak pollution exposure: Evidence from cooking in Kenya
Lowering peak pollution exposure through fuel efficient cookstoves reduces respiratory symptoms. But in areas with high average pollution, more must be done to improve clinical outcomes and reduce health expenditures.
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Predicting terror attacks using insurgent networks and revenue streams
Al-Shabaab’s revenue streams and its position in the al-Qaeda network are strong predictors of its attacks and can be used to more accurately estimate the impacts of terrorism
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AI, entrepreneurship and development
How can generative AI help entrepreneurs in developing countries?
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Farm security and agricultural development
Crop theft is an understudied risk faced by smallholder farmers that may impose pervasive costs on farmers. New evidence from Kenya reveals the different ways that theft, and the fear of theft, constrain agricultural development.
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Social structure and financial ties in East Africa
Variation in social structure shapes the formation of financial ties and the spillover effects of public policy in East Africa
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Deworming improves lives across generations
Data tracking children in Kenya since they received deworming treatment over twenty years ago reveals that the benefits of deworming extend into the next generation