Unconditional cash transfers: A Bayesian meta-analysis of randomized evaluations in low and middle income countries

T Crosta, D Karlan, F Ong, J Rüschenpöhler, CR Udry - 2024 - nber.org
We use Bayesian meta-analysis methods to estimate the impact of unconditional cash
transfers (UCTs) on twelve primary outcomes from 114 studies of 72 UCT programs in …

[PDF][PDF] Mass Deworming: Does it Impact Nutritional Outcomes in Children?

K Mishra - Indian Pediatrics, 2023 - indianpediatrics.net
The concept of mass deworming or preventive chemotherapy, for soil-transmitted helminths
(STH) and schis-tosomiasis in areas with a high prevalence has been supported by many …

Generalizability with ignorance in mind: learning what we do (not) know for archetypes discovery

E Breza, AG Chandrasekhar, D Viviano - 2025 - ideas.repec.org
When studying policy interventions, researchers are often interested in two related goals: i)
learning for which types of individuals the program has the largest effects (heterogeneity) …

History and Human Capital in Developing Economies

J Denton-Schneider - 2022 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
This dissertation studies the historical causes and economic consequences of poor health--
an important component of human capital--in developing countries, as well as the policies …

[PDF][PDF] Deworming as HIV Prevention for Young Women: Evidence from Zimbabwe

J Denton-Schneider - 2022 - jondentonschneider.com
Young women comprise nearly one-third of new HIV infections in Sub-Saharan Africa,
largely because their partners are from high-prevalence groups. Since marriage market …