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Since 2018 the American charity GiveDirectly has been sending the equivalent of $22.50 a month to thousands of villagers in western Kenya.

The first results are in from a charity experiment in Kenya. Those who got a lump sum of money were far more likely to start a business—and earn more—compared to those who got monthly payments.

Two decades ago, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo embarked on a mission to revolutionize development economics. Their brainchild, The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), is now an international powerhouse of research and policy influence.

Study of rigorous trial shows mixed results, suggests need to keep examining how nutrition can combat a pervasive disease.

Children who play chess might be better versed to take risks than their peers, as well as aiding their arithmetic and rational thinking.

In order to further advance collaboration in livestock systems research, the University of Edinburgh and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), a CGIAR centre, have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding, further strengthening their decades-long partnership.

Personalized interventions like dedicated completion coaches are the best way to encourage long-run behavioral changes many noncompleters need to finish their degree, said University of Toronto economist Philip Oreopoulos.

Lessons from an evidence-based approach to scaling a gender equality programme across Indian states.