Recent work by Orazio Attanasio
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The long-term effects of conditional cash transfer programmes: Evidence from Colombia
Conditional cash transfer programmes can have long-term benefits by reducing crime, lowering adolescent fertility and increasing school attendance as well as formal employment.
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Preschool quality and child development: Evidence from Colombia
Interventions that only provide material resources to preschools may fail to achieve any benefits, and have unintended negative consequences, if teachers have insufficient training
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Can joint-liability microcredit help to share entrepreneurial risks? Insights from Mongolia
By allowing risk sharing, joint-liability lending can foster entrepreneurship among microcredit borrowers
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How women’s social networks vary with wealth and status: Evidence from India
Isolation is common amongst women living in contexts with restrictive gender norms but varies across socioeconomic groups
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Do job training programmes work?
The design and incentives of work programmes need to be aligned with the skills demanded by participating firms and the labour market at large
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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
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Childcare and development
The benefits of early childcare are well-known. Orazio Attanasio looks at the different mechanisms to effectively deliver childcare at scale.
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Childcare and development
The benefits of early childcare are well-known. Orazio Attanasio looks at the different mechanisms to effectively deliver childcare at scale.
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Early childhood development policies: The evidence and the research agenda
Effective education programmes can be implemented in low-income settings, but the quality of service and adapting it to the local context are crucial