Corruption is embedded in health systems. Throughout my life—as a researcher, public
health worker, and a Minister of Health—I have been able to see entrenched dishonesty and …

Governments play a central role in facilitating economic development. Yet while economists
have long emphasized the importance of government quality, historically they have paid less …

This brief focuses on the nursing workforce at a time when a global pandemic is raging
across the world. The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is the latest to impact on population …

The philosopher Cristina Bicchieri here develops her theory of social norms, most recently
explained in her 2006 volume The Grammar of Society. Bicchieri challenges many of the …

Nudges are popular types of interventions. Recent years have seen the rise of 'norm-
nudges'—nudges whose mechanism of action relies on social norms, eliciting or changing …

Abstract Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are increasingly popular in the social
sciences, not only in medicine. We argue that the lay public, and sometimes researchers, put …

Improvements in empirical research standards for credible identification of the causal impact
of education policies on education outcomes have led to a significant increase in the body of …

When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial rule, it immediately
adopted a firmly democratic political system, with multiple parties, freedom of speech, and …

Objectives To assess the utility of an acronym, place of residence, race/ethnicity/culture/
language, occupation, gender/sex, religion, education, socioeconomic status, and social …

A substantial amount of money is spent on technology by schools, families, and
policymakers with the hope of improving educational outcomes. This chapter explores the …