Reducing child mortality in the last mile: Experimental evidence on community health promoters in Uganda An innovative community health programme providing financial incentives to health workers led to a 27% reduction in child mortality in rural Uganda Health Martina Björkman-Nyqvist Andrea Guariso Jakob Svensson David Yanagizawa-Drott Published 30.11.18
Does higher pay attract better applicants? Evidence from a Ugandan NGO Financial incentives to community health promoters attract more applicants at the expense of crowding out pro-social preferences Public Economics Erika Deserranno Published 24.09.18
Going to the movies can help you at school Watching Queen of Katwe, a movie featuring an inspiring role model, improved Ugandan secondary school students’ national exam scores Education Emma Riley Published 03.09.18
Tackling youth unemployment: Vocational training versus apprenticeships 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 Labour Markets Oriana Bandiera Vittorio Bassi Robin Burgess Imran Rasul Munshi Sulaiman Anna Vitali Published 13.02.18
The impact of skills development on adolescent girls in Uganda and Liberia Gender-sensitive youth employment programmes combining income generation and life skills training can be effective in helping adolescent girls succeed Labour Markets Markus Goldstein Published 07.12.17
Forest conservation in Uganda: Using financial incentives to avert climate change Payments for ecosystem services programmes for landowners reduce deforestation, presenting a cost-effective approach to cutting CO2 emissions Energy & Environment Seema Jayachandran Published 28.09.17
