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Expanding secondary education in Uganda: A pathway to women's empowerment

Despite the increased access to primary education in sub-Saharan Africa, secondary school enrolment and completion remains low. Evidence from Uganda reveals that universal secondary school policies can play a transformative role in women’s empowermen...

Education

Douglas Kazibwe Jinhu Li

Published

03.04.25

People think it’s easy to contract HIV. That might not be a good thing.

Despite the high HIV prevalence in Malawi, individuals do not seem to adjust their behaviour to avoid infection—this may be due to the perceived transmission risk being so high that people become fatalistic, assuming they are doomed to HIV infection ...

Health

Jason Kerwin

Published

02.04.25

Why knowing your HIV status can be fatal when there are no treatment options

In 2004, a randomised controlled trial provided individuals in Malawi with information about their HIV status, despite treatment being unavailable in the country at the time. Did knowing one’s diagnosis help or hurt?

Health

Alberto Ciancio Fabrice Kämpfen Hans-Peter Kohler Rebecca Thornton

Published

02.04.25

Did COVID-19 vaccination in Africa progress quicker than we thought?

Official records may have painted an overly bleak picture of vaccination progress in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. New research suggests that LMICs may have progressed faster than expected.

Methods & Measurement

Yannick Markhof

Published

01.04.25

How disability changes household’s economic behaviour in Vietnam

When a family member becomes disabled, individuals become more risk averse—a finding with significant implications for policies that address poverty and vulnerability in disability-affected households.

Social Protection

Jan Priebe Ute Rink Henry Stemmler

Published

31.03.25

Will robots replace workers? Lessons from China

Robot adoption has skyrocketed in China in the last decade. New research finds that this exposure has led to a decline in employment and wages, influencing workers’ training and retirement decisions. How can developing countries prepare themselves fo...

Technology & Innovation

Osea Giuntella Yi Lu Tianyi Wang

Published

31.03.25

Man standing in desert with shadow behind him

How will climate change impact migration in Africa?

Population displacement may become an obvious adaptation margin to climate change in vulnerable regions like sub-Saharan Africa. How large will future climate-induced migration flows be? What could the associated welfare losses be, and what can polic...

Migration & Urbanisation

Bruno Conte

Published

28.03.25