The impact of multiple savings accounts on microentrepreneurs in Malawi Improving access to saving tools helps urban Malawian microentrepreneurs save and adjust labour supply decisions Finance Shilpa Aggarwal Valentina Brailovskaya Jonathan Robinson Published 09.03.23
Building resilience through social protection: Evidence from Malawi Resilience measures can predict choice of coping strategies, helping targeted cash transfers improve how vulnerable households respond to shocks Social Protection Sudhanshu (Ashu) Handa Frank Otchere Published 22.09.22
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
The impact of digital credit in low-income countries Digital credit does not appear to systematically improve lives, while the lack of transparency raises serious concerns about predatory lending Finance Valentina Brailovskaya Pascaline Dupas Jonathan Robinson Published 10.06.22
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
Overcoming barriers to savings through deferred wage payments: Evidence from Malawi Having the option of getting paid later can help developing-country workers save for larger purchases, and make lasting improvements to their homes Finance Lasse Brune Eric Chyn Jason Kerwin Published 28.06.21
How remittances affect long-run economic change in rural labour markets International labour migration and related remittances increase human capital attainment in rural areas, and over the long run trigger a shift of jobs out of farming towards the service sector Migration & Urbanisation Taryn Dinkelman Published 29.06.20
Social learning in agriculture: Experimental evidence from Malawi Can policymakers speed up the adoption of modern agricultural technologies through peer-to-peer learning? Agriculture Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Published 03.06.20
What caused the HIV/AIDS decline in Africa? Anti-retroviral therapy or better information? Has anti-retroviral therapy policy or information access that induces sexual behavioural change been responsible for Malawi’s success in fighting HIV? Health Jeremy Greenwood Philipp Kircher Cezar Santos Michèle Tertilt Published 09.08.19
