Improving social assistance through data-driven targeting: Evidence from Pakistan Data-driven targeting can make social assistance less subject to favouritism, more pro-poor, and more politically sustainable Social Protection Muhammad Haseeb Kate Vyborny Published 23.03.23
Can psychosocial interventions make anti-poverty programmes more cost-effective? Evidence from Niger A community-level film event and group-based life skills training can improve the cost-effectiveness of anti-poverty programmes Labour Markets Thomas Bossuroy Patrick Premand Catherine Thomas Published 16.02.23
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
Anticipatory cash transfers in climate disaster response Acting ahead of a disaster increases the choice for households to navigate the shock on their own terms Energy & Environment Ashley Pople Ruth Hill Published 06.07.22
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
Information works: The impact of training on the adoption of environmental technologies by farmers A simple training increased adoption of an agricultural technology by over 90%, with persistent improvements in agricultural production and land use Agriculture Jenny Aker Kelsey Jack Published 06.05.22
The impact of Mexico’s Progresa programme twenty years on The ground-breaking conditional cash transfer programme shows long-term benefits to education, income, geographic mobility and family formation Education M. Caridad Araujo Karen Macours Published 04.05.22
Lumpsum business grants for household resilience: Evidence from Somalia Lumpsum cash transfers delivered as business grants can spur microentrepreneurial activities Firms Abdullahi Abdulle Farah Mohamed Kalid Ali Elijah Kipkech Kipchumba Munshi Sulaiman Published 21.03.22
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
