Evidence from Uganda shows both vocational training and within-firm training help workers find better-paid jobs, but with crucial differences

The Nobel nomination’s emphasis on the practical applications of Banerjee’s, Duflo’s and Kremer’s methods represents a monumental and welcome change

In the midst of the Ebola crisis an empowerment programme acts as a shield for adolescent girls

While both vocational training and apprenticeships raise employment of poor Ugandan youth and are cost-effective in the long run, vocational training has larger impacts

In an experiment conducted with the Ministry of Health, workers recruited via career incentive ads proved more effective at delivering health services

Programme to provide ultra-poor women in Bangladesh with livestock assets suggests one-off interventions can be effective in fighting extreme poverty