The household benefits of an educated older sister More schooling for girls in Pakistan improves the educational outcomes of the younger siblings they help raise Education Javaeria Qureshi Published 08.03.19
Are women better for development? Money in the hands of mothers increases expenditure on children. Does this human capital investment promote economic growth in developing countries? Macroeconomics & Growth Michèle Tertilt Published 09.01.19
The long-term effects of cash transfers: Mexico’s Progresa Conditional transfers in childhood improve education, labour, and economic outcomes in adulthood, especially for women Social Protection Susan W. Parker Tom Vogl Published 17.12.18
Does bride price hurt women? Contrary to common belief, the practice of bride price in DRC does not negatively affect women Health Sara Lowes Published 12.12.18
What happens when you teach teenage girls negotiation skills? Training girls in Zambia to negotiate saw them use strategies to secure household resources to stay in school longer, even in the face of poverty Education Corinne Low Published 19.12.18
Breaking gender-barriers: How women are becoming managers How do we get more women in senior positions? Chris Woodruff shares insights from the Bangladeshi garment industry Firms Christopher Woodruff Published 03.10.18
Do property rights exacerbate son preference? Affording tenants in India property rights on the land they farmed exacerbated son preference, resulting in fewer girls surviving to the age of one Public Economics Sonia Bhalotra Abhishek Chakravarty Dilip Mookherjee Francisco Pino Published 17.09.18
Tackling the challenges of global development How does the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation work towards achieving its vision of improving the quality of life of everyone around the world? Health Rodger Voorhies Published 25.07.18
If she builds it, they won’t come: The gender profit gap Lack of demand for goods produced by female-owned firms, and not differences in prices or input costs, causes the gender profit gap. Firms Morgan Hardy Published 01.06.18
