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
Some children left behind: When mean impacts and individual impacts differ Even interventions with large average benefits do not help everyone, which is a serious challenge for education policy in developing countries Education Julie Buhl-Wiggers Jason Kerwin Juan Muñoz-Morales Jeffrey Smith Rebecca Thornton Published 24.06.22
Language barriers in multinational companies: Evidence from Myanmar English language courses for domestic managers improve their interactions with foreign managers, and potential employers value these interactions Firms Louise Guillouet Amit Khandelwal Rocco Macchiavello Matthieu Teachout Published 17.06.22
Private input suppliers can drive technology adoption in agriculture Small agricultural input suppliers can drive farm-level adoption of new technologies by over 50% more than conventional extension service methods Agriculture Manzoor Dar Alain De Janvry Kyle Emerick Elisabeth Sadoulet Eleanor Wiseman Published 13.06.22
Market access and quality upgrading: Evidence from Uganda Both demand-side and supply-side interventions are required to boost agricultural quality and productivity Agriculture Tessa Bold Selene Ghisolfi Frances Nsonzi Jakob Svensson Published 27.05.22
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
Transmitting gender attitudes in school: Experimental evidence from Pakistan Progressive gender norms can be transmitted from teachers to students and improve classroom achievement through better cooperation among the sexes Education Sultan Mehmood Shaheen Naseer Daniel Li Chen Published 20.05.22
Mobile phone-based extension, peer interactions, and farmer information exchange: Evidence from Gujarat Farmers with access to digital agricultural extension shared more information with their peers and became sought-after members of farmer peer groups Agriculture A. Nilesh Fernando Renee Yaseen Published 16.05.22
