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Case Study: State
Election debates to increase political accountability
Our research has found that giving voters access to information can significantly improve their knowledge and increase democratic participation.
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Project
Evaluation of National Community Driven Development Project (NCDDP) Myanmar
Since January 2013, the Department of Rural Development (DRD) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI) has been implementing the National Community Driven Development Project (NCDDP) with support from the World Bank and other development partners (DPs). The objective of the project is to enable poor rural communities to benefit from improved access...
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Blog post
Challenges and choices in the Rwandan education system: R3 roundtable discussion
Education is a vital part of any economic growth strategy. However, implementation in Rwanda must overcome a number of challenges including dropout rates, nutrition, teaching hours, teacher recruitment and management, and the need to develop a reading culture. In this blog post, Jonathan Bower describes presentations by researchers from Laterite and from Georgetown...
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Blog post
Designing national healthcare: Challenges and opportunities for Ayushman Bharat
As India’s population ages, the demand for tertiary healthcare to treat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular ailments is increasing rapidly. Estimates from the World Health Organisation show that deaths in India due to non-communicable diseases increased from 4.2 million in 2000 to 5.8 million in 2016. Over the same period, deaths...
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Blog post
Are women politicians good for economic growth?
There has been a phenomenal global increase in the proportion of women in politics in the last two decades. We find that constituencies that elect women experience significantly higher growth in economic activity through the electoral term than similar constituencies that elect men.
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Publication - Project Report
Decentralisation and candidate selection
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Project
Guidance on 'One-District, One Factory'
Ghana has begun an ambitious policy of building one new factory in each of its 216 districts. This study provides guidance on which types of factories would be most viable in each district. The study concludes that several unexploited primary resources exist in almost each district, and highlights the challenges districts are likely to face when trying to process...
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Publication - Project Report
Manufacturing capabilities in Ghana’s districts: A guidebook for “One District One Factory”
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Blog post
Fighting poverty with big data: A conversation with Joshua Blumenstock
Joshua Blumenstock is an Assistant Professor at the UC Berkeley School of Information, where he directs the Data-Intensive Development Lab, and a member of the Blum Center’s Development Engineering faculty. His research lies at the intersection of machine learning and development economics, and focuses on using novel data and methods to better understand the causes and...
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Publication - Working Paper
Women legislators and economic performance