This paper is a critical interpretive synthesis of community health workers (CHWs) and
accountability in low-income and middle-income countries. The guiding questions were …

Addressing health workforce shortage, maldistribution and performance challenges is
essential for progress towards all health-related goals, including universal health coverage …

We report on an experiment examining why default options impact behavior. By randomly
assigning employees to different varieties of a salary-linked savings account, we find that …

Abstract In July 2011, the Pakistani public learnt that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
had used a vaccination campaign as cover to capture Osama Bin Laden. The Taliban …

A modern, decision-theoretic framework can help clarify important practical questions of
experimental design. Building on our recent work, this chapter begins by summarizing our …

We usually assume purchasers of commodities experience utility at the point of transacting a
purchase, when money and ownership are exchanged. With charitable giving, the social …

Introduction Despite the advances in vaccination, there are still several challenges in
reaching millions of children in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this review, we …

We test whether an environment of poverty affects time preferences through purely
psychological channels. We measured discount rates among farmers in Uganda who made …

Self-control problems constitute a potential explanation for the underinvestment in
preventive health in low-income countries. Behavioral economics offers a tool to solve such …

Do individuals anticipate time inconsistency in others? This paper jointly investigates beliefs
about one's own and others' present bias. In an online laboratory experiment, participants …