precision of results generated by public opinion surveys. Survey research on basic health and education services sub … performance. For the reliable attribution of causality, however, surveys and field experiments, combined in a variety of mixed …In examining the study of government performance, this paper asks whether field experiments can improve the explanatory …

data from representative surveys and artefactual or lab-on-the-field experiments in Lima, Peru. We employ three standard …We provide empirical evidence supporting a causal link between education and risk attitudes when using representative … experimental measures of risk attitudes and find that each is positively correlated with years of education. Furthermore, we …

We assess Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates and dependency ratios in Africa … Northern America. This projection suggests Africa has considerable potential to enjoy a demographic dividend. Whether and when … these areas, coordinated policies will likely be most effective in generating the momentum needed to pull Africa's economies …

We assess Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates and dependency ratios in Africa …, Europe, and Northern America. This projection suggests Africa has considerable potential to enjoy a demographic dividend … complementarities among these areas, coordinated policies will likely be most effective in generating the momentum needed to pull Africa …

of individuals surveyed in their early twenties. The inclusion of early life household wealth, parental education and … cognitive outcomes in young adult life. Additionally, we find that both early life cognitive ability and health seem to have … cohort members according to their height, which we consider a proxy for health status – shorter individuals show a stronger …

equation model, this paper provides an analysis of the effects of the volume and volatility of aid on education, health, water … for education and health seems to have a positive impact on the outcomes in these sectors, whereas total aid seems to be …The expected increase in aid to Africa will put a big challenge for public service delivery. Using a simultaneous …