Food versus vouchers: Evidence from Indonesia Providing vouchers for rice and eggs allowed for better targeting, increased protein consumption, and was cheaper to administer than in-kind benefits Health Abhijit Banerjee Rema Hanna Benjamin Olken Elan Satriawan Sudarno Sumarto Published 09.03.22
Fighting malnutrition with cash and information: Evidence from Nepal Mothers who received modest cash inputs along with information on practices to reduce malnutrition were more likely to adopt those practices Health Michael Levere Gayatri Acharya Prashant Bharadwaj Published 02.03.22
Healthcare appointments as effective commitment devices: Evidence from Malawi The offer of an appointment more than doubled the likelihood of men getting an HIV test, and was most effective for men wanting a commitment device Health Laura Derksen Jason Kerwin Natalia Ordaz Reynoso Olivier Sterck Published 04.02.22
Bursting the bubble of population growth: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa The bulk of this century’s population growth lies in the exceptionally high demand for children of poorer households in sub-Saharan Africa Health Céline Zipfel Published 03.01.22
Improving healthcare provisioning through decentralised financing: Evidence from Nigeria Providing operating funds to public health facilities can be as effective as alternative pay-for-performance models, at half the cost Health Eeshani Kandpal Madhulika Khanna Benjamin Loevinsohn Elina Pradhan Published 06.12.21
Can privatised healthcare add value? The Mexico diabetes experiment Private care led to large savings for the public sector and improved health outcomes through more access to care, not necessarily better technology Health Ari Bronsoler Jonathan Gruber Enrique Seira Published 29.11.21
Fertility and polygyny in rural Burkina Faso Women have a stronger preference for contraceptive vouchers than their spouses in monogamous households, but a weaker preference in polygynous ones Health Ben D'Exelle Aurelia Lepine Richard Bakyono Ludovic Tapsoba Published 15.11.21
Mass media meets motherhood: Increasing contraception uptake in Burkina Faso A high-quality intensive family planning radio campaign increased contraception uptake by 20% Health Rachel Glennerster Joanna Murray Victor Pouliquen Published 10.09.21
Attracting physicians to underserved areas: Evidence from Brazil Policies based on physicians' geographic preferences, such as quotas and university expansion, are more cost-effective than financial incentives Health Francisco Costa Leticia Nunes Fabio Miessi Sanches Published 11.06.21
