Politics at work Political discrimination in the workplace is large in magnitude, and impacts hiring, pay and promotion Institutions & Political Economy Emanuele Colonnelli Valdemar Neto Edoardo Teso Published 07.09.22
Expanding access to clean water for the rural poor: Evidence from Malawi Offering coupons for free chlorine is an effective way to increase water treatment and prevent waterborne diseases Health Pascaline Dupas Basimenye Nhlema Zachary Wagner Aaron Wolf Emily Wroe Published 10.08.22
Designing financial services and social protection programmes to enhance women’s economic empowerment Financial inclusion programmes must be designed to ensure that women can act with financial independence Finance Mikaela Rabb Published 03.08.22
State-building on the margin: An urban experiment in Medellín The success of an intervention to increase state presence in gang-controlled neighbourhoods depended on the initial level of gang vs state governance Institutions & Political Economy Christopher Blattman Gustavo Duncan Benjamin Lessing Santiago Tobón Published 27.07.22
Can workfare programmes moderate conflict? Evidence from India Through providing guaranteed employment for a period, workfare programmes provide insurance against the shocks to income that can lead to conflict Institutions & Political Economy Thiemo Fetzer Published 20.07.22
Seasonal liquidity, rural labour markets, and agricultural production Loans allowed low-income households to reallocate labour away from the market and back onto their own farms, and thereby improve their own harvests Labour Markets Günther Fink Kelsey Jack Felix Masiye Published 12.07.22
Anticipatory cash transfers in climate disaster response Acting ahead of a disaster increases the choice for households to navigate the shock on their own terms Energy & Environment Ashley Pople Ruth Hill Published 06.07.22
Do asset transfers build household resilience? Incorporating a measure of resilience in anti-poverty programmes can help predict poverty dynamics and sustainability Social Protection Lokendra Phadera Hope Michelson Alex E Winter-Nelson Peter D Goldsmith Published 29.06.22
Using cash transfers to improve child health in low- and middle-income countries Conditional cash transfers improve child health outcomes in the short term and can improve educational outcomes in the longer term Health Anupama Dathan Published 22.06.22
