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POLICY PAPERS
January 19, 2023
This study surveys Kenya's electronic payment system for social benefits, Inua Jamii, from the perspective of recipients, including their views on convenience and the benefits from competition. It also considers whether these digital G2P payments programs have increased financial inclusion more gene...
WORKING PAPERS
November 29, 2022
We study whether providing affordable childcare improves women's economic empowerment and child development, using data from a sample of 1,990 women participating in a public works program in Burkina Faso. Out of 36 urban work sites, 18 were randomly selected to receive community-based childcare cen...
Blog Post
November 29, 2022
Research and policymaking relating to childcare often occurs in siloes and because of this, few studies connect the vision of caring for children with the vision of encouraging women’s employment and economic wellbeing. In a new paper, we bridge this gap to examine whether community-based childcare...
Blog Post
November 22, 2022
What progress has India made in the past 4 years in developing information systems that are essential to successfully conduct HTA and inform priority-setting decisions? We highlight three initiatives that have improved the availability of information on cost and quality of life in India, identify re...
Blog Post
November 21, 2022
In Brazil, the number of children in daycare programs is increasing rapidly. Studies show that publicly provided daycare can benefit children’s nutrition and yield short-term benefits to children’s cognitive development, without having adverse impacts on children’s behavioral development. It can als...
Blog Post
November 16, 2022
How can we produce evidence that is more relevant and useful to policy and practice? This blog explores the main themes of the inaugural conference of Transforming Evidence Network (sessions were organized around making, mobilizing, and using evidence), and reflects on areas for further action, draw...
Blog Post
November 01, 2022
Last month, we published a blog making the case for quality childcare as a “best buy” investment: one that can increase labor force participation, productivity, and income among workers, as well as improve broader well-being among children, caregivers, and communities. Our first blog summarized find...