Can minimum-age-of-marriage laws eradicate child marriage? Evidence from Mexico Increasing the minimum age of marriage to 18 years old in Mexico reduced formal marriage but did not prevent school dropout or early motherhood Institutions & Political Economy Cristina Bellés-Obrero María Lombardi Published 08.01.21
Is virtual coaching of teachers less effective than in-person coaching? Evidence from South Africa Face-to-face interactions between teachers and their coaches might yield better results in teacher training than more high-tech, virtual approaches Education Jacobus Cilliers Brahm Fleisch Janeli Kotzé Nompumelelo Mohohlwane Stephen Taylor Tshegofatso D. Thulare Published 04.01.21
Promoting parental involvement in schools: Evidence from Mexico Group-based interventions can increase parental engagement in school, change parents’ behaviour at home and improve children’s behaviour in school Education Felipe Barrera-Osorio Paul Gertler Nozomi Nakajima Harry Patrinos Published 11.12.20
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
Education creates peace: Evidence from school-building in Indonesia New research shows how a school-building programme in Indonesia successfully reduced conflict Education Dominic Rohner Published 11.03.20
Changing beliefs about education: Evidence from rural India Beyond simply telling them or showing evidence, how can we make children in developing countries believe that education has value? Education Guo Xu Published 06.11.19
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
Why do parents invest in girls’ education? Evidence from rural India Prospects of a desirable groom is an important driver of girls’ education in rural Rajasthan. Helping girls stay in school can prevent early marriage. Education Abigail Adams-Prassl Alison Andrew Published 05.08.19
Can electricity access help solve poverty in Kenya? Ensuring sufficient investment to establish reliable access to comprehensive basic services, beyond electricity, is needed for impacts to be achieved Energy & Environment Kenneth Lee Edward Miguel Catherine Wolfram Published 29.07.19
