Sustaining behavioural change: Evidence from rural Pakistan Where community interventions lead to behaviour change, continued interactions are needed to help people maintain healthy behaviours Health Britta Augsburg Antonella Bancalari Zara Durrani Madhav Vaidyanathan Zach White Published 10.10.22
Texting to save lives: Evidence from cardiovascular treatment reform in Mexico Increasing across-hospital transfer coordination through app-based group chats led to large improvements in the survival rate of heart attack patients Health Ari Bronsoler Published 04.10.22
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
Trust versus loss aversion: Why does loss framing work? A healthcare-based study suggests using loss-framed incentives can lead recipients to perceive them as more trustworthy Health Emily Beam Yusufcan Masatlioglu Tara Watson Dean Yang Published 04.07.22
Direct and spillover effects of access to health insurance in India Demand for insurance is high even at the actuarially fair price and receiving it alongside peers increases utilisation, yet health effects are elusive Health Gabriella Conti Cynthia Kinnan Anup Malani Alessandra Voena Published 01.07.22
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
Complementing cash with information to reduce malnutrition: Evidence from Nepal A combination of information and cash transfers is effective in changing maternal behavioural practices, which could bring down malnutrition Health Michael Levere Gayatri Acharya Prashant Bharadwaj Published 23.05.22
Double-fortified salt and anaemia among schoolchildren in India The use of double-fortified salt in school lunches reduced anaemia by 22–27% among schoolchildren aged 7 and 8 in Bihar, India Health Marion Krämer Santosh Kumar Sebastian Vollmer Published 29.04.22
Urban water disinfection and mortality decline: Evidence from Mexico Ageing pipe systems and the absence of complementary sanitation investments compromise the health benefits of water disinfection Health Sonia Bhalotra Alberto Diaz-Cayeros Grant Miller Alfonso Miranda Atheendar Venkataramani Published 11.03.22
