VoxDev

📢 Our new VoxDevLit on Industrial Development is out now! Senior Editors Francesco Amodio & @mposchke summarise everything you need to know about industrialisation. Read & download here voxdev.org/voxdevlit/indu…

Reminders to parents can improve student outcomes Last month on VoxDev, Guilherme Lichand (@StanfordEd), Nina Cunha, Ricardo A. Madeira (@usponline) & Eric Bettinger discussed an informational intervention in Brazil: voxdev.org/topic/educatio…

Nudging teachers to underserved schools at zero cost Last month on VoxDev, @Nicolas_Ajz (@mcgillu), @gregoryelacqua (@the_IDB), @MarottaLuana & @WesthOlsen (Royal Danish Defence College) discussed teacher selection in Ecuador: voxdev.org/topic/educatio…

There is a paradox at the heart of governing cities in Africa. Mayors are responsible for building the infrastructure their fast-growing cities need. But most don't control the money this requires. Astrid Haas joined us to discuss urban finance: voxdev.org/topic/public-e…

Leveraging the agrifood sector for jobs: A new knowledge agenda In last week's blog, Luc Christiaensen (@wb_research), @AntonyChapoto (@ANAPRI_info) & @ianchovichina discussed new research on agrifood employment across Africa and Asia: voxdev.org/topic/agricult…

Where you live drives what you earn Last week on VoxDev, @bh_aakash, Gavin Engelstad (@NUEconomics), @econgaurav (@GPS_UCSD) & @hmitchell_14 (@UCSDEcon) discussed how better allocation of workers across cities could raise incomes: voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…

Policies based on providing information rely on people engaging with it. But how can we design effective information campaigns when people are tempted to ignore them? voxdev.org/topic/health/w…

Rwandan industrial policy, which licensed and supported textile manufacturers to produce high-quality masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, successfully reduced mask prices, increased mask uptake, and slowed the spread of COVID-19. voxdev.org/topic/macroeco…

Female politicians in India expand reproductive healthcare, but spousal conflict over number of sons can turn contraceptive gains into domestic violence. voxdev.org/topic/institut…

Sharing research evidence with senior rather than junior staff significantly raises the chance it spreads through an organisation, but shifting peer beliefs about the evidence has no clear effect. voxdev.org/topic/institut…

A government-endorsed supplemental insurance scheme in China expanded coverage for hundreds of millions of people, but also crowded out private insurance purchases, suggesting that enrolment growth alone overstates the true gains in risk protection. voxdev.org/topic/health/u…

Using data on 513 million workers worldwide, researchers show that location plays a major role in shaping earnings – and that better allocation of workers across cities could raise incomes, especially in developing countries. voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…

What’s holding back agriculture in Ghana? Today on VoxDev, @nkechi_owoo @UnivofGh outlines why closing the technology gap will require coordinated policy action that addresses financing, infrastructure & information constraints together: voxdev.org/topic/agricult…

🚨The Future of Development: Approaches and Partnerships for a New Reality On May 5th, in partnership with @StanfordKingCtr, @MSuzman @gatesfoundation, @AmbassadorGreen, @gyude_moore & @SongweVera @The_LSFacility will discuss what's next for development: voxdev.org/event/future-d…

Two barriers to household recycling – and how to overcome them Last week on VoxDev, @hanna_fuhrmann (@IDOS_research), Ben D’Exelle (@developmentuea), Kristian López Vargas (@ucsc), @SebastianTonke (@TU_Muenchen) & Arjan Verschoor outlined research on Peru voxdev.org/topic/energy-e…

When ethnic diversity helps development Last month on VoxDev, Miriam Artiles (@ucatolica_eng) discussed economic exchange and inter-ethnic cooperation in colonial Peru: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

Policies based on providing information rely on people engaging with it. But how can we design effective information campaigns when people are tempted to ignore them?

Military cooperation across borders reduced violence in the Sahel Last month on VoxDev, Marion Richard (@NovaSBE) & @olivervdeynde (@PSEresearch) discussed how military cooperation can reduce jihadist violence in border regions: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

🆕 Why bad news is ignored and how to effectively communicate risk Today on VoxDev @AncaBalietti (@unihh), @AngelikaBudjan (@Uni_Stuttgart), @teymess (@econ_uzh) & @solda_eco (@EMLYON) discuss why people strategically ignore distressing health information voxdev.org/topic/health/w…

Rwandan industrial policy, which licensed and supported textile manufacturers to produce high-quality masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, successfully reduced mask prices, increased mask uptake, and slowed the spread of COVID-19.