public health
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Countering diabetes with incentivised lifestyle changes: Evidence from India
Providing small financial incentives for daily steps to at-risk individuals in India encouraged exercise and improved health
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Can ‘white elephants’ kill? Evidence from infrastructure development in Peru
Incomplete and abandoned sewerage projects can increase risks of early life mortality and impose significant public health costs on populations
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The anatomy of a public health crisis: Household responses during the Zika epidemic in Brazil
Pregnancy rates fell by almost 7% as a result of the public health information provided on the Zika epidemic by the Brazilian government
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Evidence to practice: Suicide prevention in Japan
Every 30 seconds, someone in the world commits suicide. Blue lights at railway stations can help tackle this.
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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
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Political inclusion and development outcomes: Brazil introduces electronic voting
The Brazilian experience shows that removing obstacles to political participation can have sizeable effects on public policy and development outcomes