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Nurturing childhood curiosity to enhance learning

A pedagogical programme in Türkiye that nurtured children’s natural curiosity increased science test scores, and had a notable impact on maths and verbal scores

Education

Sule Alan Ipek Mumcu

Published

29.04.24

Healing in crisis: Investing in women’s mental health and child development in refugee camps has huge benefits

A low-cost play-based programme for refugee mothers and their children in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh was remarkably effective at improving mental health and wellbeing

Health

Asad Islam Tanvir Ahmed Mozumder Tabassum Rahman Tanvir Shatil Abu Siddique

Published

25.04.24

Habitat Treatment Neighborhood 1 in Guadalajara

Stimulating private sector development through investments in public infrastructure

Investments in local infrastructure that promoted urban livability in Mexico also led to sustained development of the local economy in terms of the size and profitability of private sector firms

Infrastructure

Daniel Rogger Leonardo Iacovone Luis F. Sánchez-Bayardo Craig McIntosh

Published

22.04.24

Community health programmes and HIV/AIDS outcomes in Mozambique

A widely implemented HIV/AIDS programme inadvertently decreased HIV testing by worsening misinformation and HIV-related stigmatising attitudes, but a simple follow-up intervention offset the programme’s adverse effects.

Health

Dean Yang James Allen IV Arlete Mahumane James Riddell IV Hang Yu

Published

18.04.24

Can financial redistribution shape attitudes toward refugees?

Policy changes that raise aggregate welfare, but whose benefits are unevenly distributed, are often politically unfeasible. Politicians may recognise the overall gains from refugee integration, for example, but block visas or permits due to local peo...

Migration & Urbanisation

Helidah Ogude-Chambert Travis Baseler Thomas Ginn Olivia Woldemikael Robert Hakiza

Published

17.04.24

Getting good politicians into politics

Emphasising the ability to support and assist one’s community through elected office encouraged ordinary citizens to run for office in Pakistan which improved subsequent policy outcomes

Institutions & Political Economy

Saad Gulzar Muhammad Yasir Khan

Published

11.04.24

How should political parties choose candidates?

An experiment in Sierra Leone varied how much say voters, compared to party officials, had in selecting candidates for Parliamentary elections, and sheds light on which systems of leadership selection are most effective

Institutions & Political Economy

Katherine Casey Abou Bakarr Kamara Niccolò F. Meriggi

Published

13.03.24

Improving learning efficacy and equality with AI training

AI training can enhance learning and minimise gender performance gaps in education by promoting a more inclusive, informative, and unbiased learning environment

Education

Zhengyang (Leo) Bao Difang Huang Chen Lin

Published

26.02.24

Do ultra-poor graduation programmes build resilience against droughts? Evidence from rural Ethiopia

A relatively light-tough graduation model serves to buffer households - and women in particular - from the adverse effects of drought in Ethiopia

Social Protection

Kalle Hirvonen Daniel Gilligan Jessica Leight Heleene Tambet Victor Villa

Published

23.02.24