Background: Economic growth is considered an important determinant of population health.
Sources of data: Relevant studies investigating the effect of economic growth on health …

Although coverage rates and health outcomes are improving, many poor people around the
world still do not benefit from essential health products. An estimated two-thirds of child …

Behavioral development economics applies theories and ideas from psychology and
behavioral economics to the study of questions in development economics. We begin by …

Hunger during pre‐harvest lean seasons is widespread in the agrarian areas of Asia and
Sub‐Saharan Africa. We randomly assign an $8.50 incentive to households in rural …

We propose a framework for understanding the role of hope and aspirations in economic
development. We review literature related to hope from philosophy, theology, and …

We use the Becker-DeGroot-Marschak (BDM) mechanism to estimate willingness to pay
(WTP) for and heterogeneous impacts of clean water technology through a field experiment …

This paper provides experimental evidence on the effects of vocational and entrepreneurial
training for Malawian youth, in an environment where access to schooling and formal sector …

This paper examines whether an intra-household externality prevents adoption of a
technology with substantial implications for population health and the environment …

Many consumers do not adopt products with health and wellbeing benefits apparently far
greater than their costs. A sales offer combining a free trial, time payments, and the option of …

Worldwide, the leading causes of death could be avoided with health behaviors that are low-
cost but also difficult to adopt. We show that exogenous health shocks could facilitate the …