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The Effectiveness of Provider Incentives for Anemia Reduction in Rural China

Patricia Foo
Renfu Luo
Reynaldo Martorell
Alexis Medina
Grant Miller
Scott Rozelle
Yaojiang Shi
Sean Sylvia
Linxiu Zhang
Qiran Zhao
Encouraging the adoption of health seeking behaviors remains a challenge today, despite the affordability and availability of health improving technologies and services. Researchers tested whether providing principals in rural primary schools in China with information, school subsidies, and...
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The Impact of Discounting the Cost of Medicine on Overprescriptions in Mali

Carolina Lopez
Anja Sautmann
Simone Schaner
Researchers varied patients’ information about a discount on treatment for simple malaria and measuring take-up of treatment to identify the factors driving overtreatment. While patient pressure on doctors in response to the discount led to excess prescription of antimalarials, there was no evidence...
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The Role of Patient Complaints on Health Provider Performance in Kenya

Isaac Mbiti
Danila Serra
Poor infrastructure, limited access to medicine, poor service provision, and a lack of accountability often lead to poor health outcomes in many developing countries. Researchers conducted a lab-in-the-field randomized experiment to evaluate patients’ willingness to file complaints against service...
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The Impacts of Mental Health Treatment on Work and Productivity in India

Manuela Angelucci
Daniel Bennett
Researchers evaluated the impact of providing depression treatment and economic assistance on mental health and economic behavior in peri-urban communities near Bangalore, India. Treatment reduced depression severity, a benefit that persisted when paired with light-touch livelihoods assistance, but...
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Measuring the Economic Returns to Street Paving in Mexico

Marco Gonzalez-Navarro
Climent Quintana-Domeque
Many urban areas in developing countries lack basic services such as piped water, electricity, sewage lines, and paved roads. Researchers analyzed the effect of paving streets in residential areas in Mexico on the living standards of adjacent households. Street paving increased property values...
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Using Conditional Cash Transfers to Improve Early Childhood Development in Mexico

Lia C.H. Fernald
Paul Gertler
James Manley
Lynnette Neufeld
There is substantial evidence that, in the short-term, conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs improve health and nutritional outcomes for young children. Researchers studied the effects of a CCT program in Mexico, which required school attendance and preventive medical care, on child health and...
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Assessing the Effect of Conditional Cash Transfers on Pregnancy Outcomes in France

Marc Bardou
Xavier Carcopino-Tusoli
Bruno Crépon
Catherine Deneux-Tharaux
Philippe Deruelle
Muriel Doret-Dion
Esther Duflo
Astrid Eckman-Lacroix
Frédérique Falchier
Isabelle Fournel
Aurélie Godard-Marceau
Ghada Hatem-Gantzer
Laurent Laforet
Nicolas Meunier-Beillard
Mathieu Morin
Franck Perrotin
Tiphaine Raia-Barjat
Isabelle Le Ray
Thomas Schmitz
Elise Thellier
Women of lower socioeconomic status adhere to recommended prenatal care regimens at lower rates, which can have adverse effects on both maternal and newborn outcomes. Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impact a financial incentive of € 30 ($33.89) per visit per month on...
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An Entrepreneurial Model of Community Health Delivery in Uganda

Andrea Guariso
Martina Björkman Nyqvist
Jakob Svensson
David Yanagizawa-Drott
In Uganda, an incentivized community health promoter program increased health care access, knowledge, and health-promoting behaviors among households, leading to a 27 percent reduction in child mortality.