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Woman holds baby near makeshift tents in Gaza
Gender equality

Why conflict hurts women most and the need for coordinated interventions

Helene Donnat
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Commercial Bank of Ethioipia lobby
Gender equality

Is discrimination in access to capital behind gender gaps in business in Ethiopia?

Ketki Sheth, Shanthi Manian
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A woman stands behind a sitting man next to a cistern and a mural on a temporary shelter showing a dripping tap with a caption reading in Arabic "Water = Life", at the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan.
Gender equality

How religion can encourage women to conserve water in Jordan

Giulia Buccione, Camilla Sacchetto, Salma Shaheen
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Mother holds child while health worker administers an immunisation shot
Gender equality

Women and health in India

Nalini Gulati
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Women bricklayers repair bridge in Bangladesh
Gender equality

Paternalistic gender discrimination: Evidence from labour markets in Bangladesh

Nina Caroline Buchmann, Carl Meyer, Colin D. Sullivan
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A woman sewing a pillow cover with a machine in Pakistan.
Gender equality

What prevents women’s labour force participation in Pakistan?

Sakina Shibuya, Zunia Saif Tirmazee
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3 policy lessons from Africa’s colonial railways

Edward Kerby, Alexander Moradi, Remi Jedwab

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Can workfare programmes moderate violence?

Thiemo Fetzer

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MNREGA: Populist leaky bucket or anti-poverty success?

Dilip Mookherjee

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The Bihar Story: Resurrection of the State

Jitan Ram Manjhi

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The challenge of water provision in rural Tanzania

Ruth Carlitz, Ben Taylor

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The GST: Light at the end of the tunnel?

Nirvikar Singh

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Religion, minority status and trust in India

Minhaj Mahmud, Pushkar Maitra, Ananta Neelim

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Assessing the economic effects of Ebola

Phil Thornton

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Pricing the real cost of energy

Phil Thornton

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Key lessons in management for developing countries

Phil Thornton

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Ideas for India

Research-based analysis and commentary on Indian growth and development to promote more evidence-based policy.

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