Reducing rates of child marriage: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh Why do we still see high rates of child marriage in settings such as Bangladesh, despite significant improvements in women’s economic empowerment? Health Erica Field Published 01.07.20
Poverty and depression: How improving mental health can help economic wellbeing How do poor mental health and poverty interact, and how can we best ensure access to mental health services? Health Vikram Patel Published 17.06.20
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 Health Ildo Jose Lautharte Junior Imran Rasul Published 29.05.20
Maternal mortality and women’s political participation Reserving seats for women in parliament leads to sharp reductions in maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries Health Sonia Bhalotra Damian Clarke Joseph Flavian Gomes Atheendar Venkataramani Published 24.04.20
Capitalism’s broken promises Has capitalism’s promise of equal opportunity broken down as a result of technological change? Health Raghuram Rajan Published 22.04.20
Alcohol and self-control: Evidence from India Rickshaw drivers in India who randomly received sobriety incentives as part of an experiment significantly reduced their daytime drinking Health Frank Schilbach Published 08.04.20
Increasing sleep for the urban poor: Evidence from India Studies in the US point to significant productivity benefits from sleeping more, but does this apply to low-income workers in developing countries? Health Gautam Rao Frank Schilbach Published 25.03.20
What works when for early-childhood interventions? Evidence from Nigeria Information on raising children is more important in the first two years of a child’s life, whereas cash plays a bigger role from age 2 to 4 Health Imran Rasul Published 18.03.20
Getting into the habit: Handwashing and child health in India Access to soap dispensers combined with monitoring and incentives increased handwashing and generated substantial improvements in child health Health Reshmaan N. Hussam Published 04.03.20
