The Impact of performance-based financing on faith-based healthcare in Uganda.
Deteriorating physical health coupled with feelings of stress underlie the tradeoffs migration can bring in incomes and well-being.
Mali, a vast landlocked country at the heart of West Africa in the Sahel region, is one of the least developed and most food insecure countries in the world.
Do impacts of health insurance depend on households' access to informal insurance, as proxied for by mobile money usage in Kenya?
Do men and women who report sole decision making in a particular domain experience stronger (or weaker) feelings of autonomous motivation? (Bangladesh & Ghana study)
Scientists and policymakers have proposed various strategies for managing drought risks in agriculture. This study considers the effectiveness of two such strategies, specifically drought tolerant rice and weather index insurance in Odisha, India.
The association between household conservatism and female well-being indicators, by considering the dimension of employment, decision-making autonomy and body mass (nutrition).
Can fish-farming, and in particular small-scale commercial aquaculture have a significant role to play in rural development and poverty reduction?
Whether the sector of growth matters for the speed of poverty reduction, why, and how best to invest to maximize the poverty reducing effects of sectoral growth remain topics of intense debate.
What drives policy reform after long periods of policy inertia? What factors shape the effectiveness of policy implementation following reform decisions?
Assessesing the economy-wide effects of Malawi’s export restrictions on maize and oilseeds, finding that short run benefits may be redered ineffective by production responses in the medium to long run.
Groundwater is one of the most challenging common pool resources to govern, resulting in resource depletion in many areas.
Examines the interplay between Malawi’s input subsidy and access to extension services, and the impact of both on farm productivity and food security.
The strong linkages to food security and the environment place biomass energy at the heart of sustainable development.