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Asking for help in public: Why eligible people may not claim welfare
A lab experiment in Côte d’Ivoire by recently-completed King Center initiative AUDRI finds that making applications for cash support public reduced unsuccessful claims but also deterred more than one in four eligible participants.
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Can digitising courts speed up justice without cutting corners?
Research by Postdoctoral Fellow Resuf Ahmed, featured in VoxDev, shows that Indonesia's E-Court reform reduced case duration by around 15% with no evidence that decisions deteriorated in quality.
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China's nationwide carbon market: Costs, environmental gains, and potential reforms
China’s carbon market is projected to deliver benefits well in excess of its cost, and smarter benchmark and auction design could make it even more effective, as shown in a study by Faculty Affiliate Lawrence Goulder in VoxDev.
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Inside the race to prepare cities for extreme heat
King Center Faculty Affiliates and other Stanford researchers are working to help cities adapt to extreme weather and keep people and buildings cool during severe heat waves.
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When heat outpaces the human body: A warming, aging world at risk
As the climate warms, understanding where, when, and to what extent human heat tolerance limits will be breached has become increasingly important—particularly for the elderly.
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New publication shines a light on the surprising link between drought and yellow fever risk
In a new publication in Science Advances, Faculty Affiliate Joelle Rosser investigates how drought is linked to yellow fever virus outbreaks in Brazil.
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Breaking the wall of the ethnic growth trap
Saumitra Jha was named a finalist in Social Sciences & Humanities for the Falling Walls Foundation's Global Call for Science Breakthroughs 2026, for his research showing how financial and institutional innovations can help ethnically diverse societies build prosperity and peace.
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Educational program based on ‘unity in diversity’ builds bridges across social divides, study finds
An intensive curriculum developed by Faculty Affiliate Prashant Loyalka and collaborators helps young people develop the capacity to unite across differences.
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New Stanford Impact Labs (SIL) investments back research teams tackling pressing challenges
Affiliates studying AI-enabled women's health care and the relationship between crop insurance and climate resilience were awarded funding by SIL.
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How rebel governance helped build an inclusive democracy in Nepal
In VoxDev, Faculty Affiliate Soledad Artiz Prillaman and recent Noosheen Hashemi Visiting Fellow Michael Callen found that parallel governance institutions built during Nepal's civil war led to lasting improvements in political participation, more representative candidate selection, and greater local government capacity.
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HERI-Kenya is turning food waste into climate solution
Featured on Citizen TV Kenya, HERI-Kenya's black soldier fly farm is cutting down on food waste and greenhouse gas emissions while strengthening food security, sanitation, and climate resilience for the surrounding community.
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New roads: Expressways for disease?
New study by Erin Mordecai links road development to rise in dengue in the Peruvian Amazon.
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Rosenkranz Prize winner Nathan Lo develops new methods to tackle a neglected global infectious disease
Lo is tackling a tropical disease most people have never heard of—yet it infects 300–600 million people worldwide.
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Go behind the science with Rodolfo Dirzo
The Stanford ecologist traces quiet shifts in the natural world, and how they circle back to human health.
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A low-cost, self-driving microscope could speed up infection diagnostics
Faculty Affiliate Manu Prakash helped develop a malaria-finding microscope that works in low-resource settings, improving access to sensitive infectious disease diagnostics.
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New research shows path to affordable water in fast-growing cities
By 2050, up to half the world’s urban population will face water scarcity. In a study co-authored by Faculty Affiliate Rosamond Naylor, a new model of water supply, demand, and policies in a drought-prone city of 7 million in India shows how policies could prevent the poor from bearing the heaviest burden.
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AI platform maps disease risk from space
Led by Faculty Affiliate Giulio De Leo, Stanford scientists in Senegal hunting for schistosomiasis—a parasitic disease infecting 250 million people worldwide—used AI to transform local fieldwork into satellite-powered risk analysis.
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Affordable microscope speeds up malaria diagnosis with AI
In order to make malaria diagnosis faster, more accurate, and more accessible, researchers in Manu Prakash's lab have developed a robotic device, called Octopi, that automatically diagnoses malaria in blood smears.
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Researchers work to outrun the risk of ‘river fever’
In Senegal, Faculty Affiliates Giulio De Leo and Rosamond Naylor are tackling schistosomiasis in rice paddies, using fish to cut disease transmission while boosting food security and local economies.
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Launching AI-driven initiatives to combat labor trafficking in Brazil
The Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab, in partnership with Brazil’s Federal Labor Prosecution Office (FLPO), is developing Chain-Link, a new data-driven technical tool to map exploitative supply chains.
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Training brick manufacturers to reduce emissions in Bangladesh
King Center-supported research trained brick kiln owners and operators in cleaner practices, which reduced coal burning and improved air quality in Bangladesh.
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Toward a lead-free future: The case for action now
At UNGA 80, Jenna Forsyth spoke about the King Center’s lead initiative work at a Devex Impact House panel.
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4 things to know about climate change and human migration
How does climate change influence human migration and border policies? Faculty Affiliate Hélène Benveniste shares key insights.
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Corporate reports miss the mark on ocean health
A new paper co-authored by Jean-Baptiste Jouffray reveals major gaps in how companies disclose their impacts on the ocean.
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Are there HIV meds in the water? Here’s what the science says
The HIV Wastewater Epidemiology in South Africa Initiative is partnering with the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) to expand wastewater surveillance in rural areas.
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More scrutiny of domestic fishing fleets at ports could help deter illegal fishing
Domestic vessels account for the majority of port visits globally. Inspecting them in addition to foreign vessels is key to deterring illegal fishing, scientists say.
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Promoting development in ethnically divided societies: Historical lessons on peace and prosperity
As shown by Faculty Affiliate Saumitra Jha in VoxDev, historical examples reveal that inter-ethnic economic cooperation and innovative financial mechanisms can realign incentives, reduce conflict, and promote sustained prosperity.
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Stanford scientists believe climate change expanding range of disease-carrying mosquitos
Faculty Affiliates Erin Mordecai and Desiree LaBeaud have been tracking mosquito species and the diseases they transmit in Costa Rica and Africa.
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Fertiliser separating system could usher in a urine revolution
Faculty Affiliate William Tarpeh and other researchers are "turning a waste problem into a resource opportunity".
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Liquid gold: Prototype harvests valuable resource from urine
William Tarpeh and his co-authors have developed a new system to transform human waste into a powerful tool for sustainable energy and agriculture in resource-limited regions.
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The rise of universities as engines of innovation
For two decades, Chuck Eesley has studied how entrepreneurship, education, and government investment drive innovation.
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When the waters rise: How climate change is threatening maternal mental health in Bangladesh
Predoctoral Research Fellow Suhi Hanif and Faculty Affiliate Jade Benjamin-Chung reveal the devastating impact of floods on prenatal depression in Bangladesh.
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Stanford and Cambridge academics visit ThunderPlus to study India’s EV evolution
A delegation co-led by Faculty Affiliate Erica Plambeck explored the role of startups and enterprises in advancing clean mobility.
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Swat team
Erin Mordecai is studying how climate change is affecting the spread of mosquito-borne infectious diseases, which will help predict future outbreaks.
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Trees vs. disease: Tree cover reduces mosquito-borne health risk
Faculty Affiliate Erin Mordecai and her co-authors find that small-scale tree cover in Costa Rica boosts biodiversity while limiting dangerous mosquito species.
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Tropical cyclones are preventing children from starting school
A study led by Faculty Affiliate Eran Bendavid reveals that these climate events are quietly but deeply damaging schooling, especially for young girls.
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Unexpected climate changes hit crop yields harder than predicted
A study led by David Lobell sheds light on the profound impact of rising temperatures and air dryness on essential crops and uncovers significant gaps in existing climate models.
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Improving practices at Bangladesh’s brick kilns: A win-win for business and the environment
In VoxDev, new evidence from Bangladesh reveals aligning business owners' profit motives with environmental and health goals can effectively reduce the pollution from brick kilns.
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Q&A: Cleaning up brick kiln pollution without legally enforced regulations
A study in Bangladesh co-authored by Stanford researchers demonstrates a pathway to environmental and public health gains in informal and unregulated industries.
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The China shock revisited: Job reallocation and industry switching in US labor markets
Faculty Affiliate Nicholas Bloom co-authored a study showing that Chinese import competition during the 2000s reduced US manufacturing jobs but created even more service jobs.
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Missed school is an overlooked consequence of climate change-caused cyclones
In low- and middle-income countries, Stanford-led research reveals how children in the path of hurricanes are set back in their schooling.
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Students break down big ideas in inaugural Three Minute Thesis Competition
Graduate funding recipient Tamri Matiashvili took home second place and a $3,000 prize with her presentation, “Talent, Trust, and Health: How Women Changed Medicine.”
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Biology professor Rodolfo Dirzo bridges cultures while preserving species
Dirzo revealed the personal challenges of his journey through STEM and offered guidance to young scientists at an April 11 talk.
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Remote work endures more in English-speaking countries, global survey finds
Stanford economists say that culture is playing a key role in the remote work divide, with higher rates in English-speaking countries than in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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From sewer to solution: Stanford engineers reinvent wastewater purification to unlock valuable resources
An interdisciplinary team, co-led by William Tarpeh, is developing a way to make wastewater drinkable while also recovering valuable products, like fertilizer components.
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Colombia’s peatlands could be a crucial tool to fight climate change. But first we have to find them.
A study co-authored by Faculty Affiliate Alison Hoyt provides the first data-driven map of both newly documented and predicted peatlands across Colombia’s eastern lowlands.
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Sand dredging encroaches on marine protected areas, scientists find
Jean-Baptiste Jouffray co-authored two studies on how several thousand dredge operators extract sand from protected areas of the ocean, posing a significant threat to conservation.
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Stanford researchers reimagine the future of food
Faculty affiliates are working to transform the way the world grows, distributes, and consumes food, spanning topics including sustainable food systems, health equity, and culture.
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Researchers make disturbing finding about side effects from coal plants: 'Incredibly important'
Pollution from coal power stations has reduced yields of Indian rice and wheat crops – two of the most vital crops to the world's second-most populous country – by over 10%.
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Meet Stephen Luby, winner of Stanford’s highest teaching award
Professor Luby has spent decades tackling public health challenges in low-income countries, from reducing lead in turmeric to improving brick kiln efficiency in Bangladesh.
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Class takeaways — managing politically complex environments
Faculty Affiliate Saumitra Jha shares five principles for leaders and individuals looking to leverage power, build cooperation, and navigate complex political landscapes.
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Blue food project taps the ocean’s potential to feed the world
A collaboration with Indonesian organizations, co-led by David Cohen, aims to capitalize on aquatic food sources to improve nutrition, food security, and livelihoods.
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Coal emissions cost India millions in crop damages
A study co-authored by David Lobell suggests future emissions reductions could have benefits more significant and widespread than previously understood.
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Recycling lithium-ion batteries delivers significant environmental benefits
According to William Tarpeh's research, greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, and water usage are all meaningfully reduced when batteries are recycled to recover metals.
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Early-career Stanford researchers honored for their cutting-edge studies in physics and social economics
Arun Chandrasekhar was recognized for his work regarding the impacts of social and economic networks in developing countries where formal institutions are typically weak.
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Ask a scientist: Ocean sand
Stanford scientists discuss the social and environmental costs of mining sand from the ocean and sand’s role in climate adaptation.
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Climate change causes conflict: How can policy respond?
Climate change is projected to cause an increase in numerous forms of violent human behaviour. As shown in VoxDev, policies like a robust social safety net and political inclusion can help ensure a more peaceful future.
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Climate change plays a role in global rise of dengue fever
Faculty Affiliate Erin Mordecai's study suggests that climate change has likely played a significant role in the expansion of dengue fever from 1995 to 2014.
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Climate change is driving the rise in dengue cases
Faculty Affiliate Erin Mordecai has found at least 257 million people now live in places where climate warming could cause dengue incidence to double in the next 25 years.
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Increasing the number of women in politics in India doesn’t guarantee their voices will be heard
Faculty Affiliate Soledad Artiz Prillaman and Dr. Nivedita Narain discuss their research project dedicated to advancing women’s political representation in local Indian politics.
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Gretchen Daily named a 2024 Climate Action Leader
Daily, a King Center faculty affiliate, was highlighted by Business Insider for her global leadership and innovation in working toward climate and environmental solutions.
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Health experts push for the elimination of a ‘remarkably harmful toxin’
The King Center's lead initiative has spent years examining the widespread presence of lead in low-income countries, including in some commonly consumed products.
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Study analyzes how various African communities have attempted to reverse land degradation
A study co-authored by Faculty affiliate Eric Lambin analyzes how African communities can tackle the dual challenges of land degradation and poverty.
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How corruption at the top erodes support for democracy
The King Center's Conflict and Polarization initiative studies how news of high-level dishonesty and graft can reduce people’s trust in government — and their fellow citizens.
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William Tarpeh taps the potential of polluted water
Faculty Affiliate William Tarpeh takes a creative approach to extracting needed resources such as ammonia from wastewater streams.
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Taking on India's patriarchal political order
On the Grand Tamasha podcast, Faculty Affiliate Soledad Prillaman discusses what can be done to ensure women have a seat at the table even when the electoral spotlight is off.
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Can social media be harnessed to bolster electoral accountability?
In VoxDev, Affiliated Researcher José Ramón Enríquez argues that digital campaigns that target a larger share of the electorate can raise the effectiveness of these campaigns.
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Michele Barry on elevating women leaders in climate and health
Faculty Affiliate Michele Barry says increasing women’s participation in discussions about these topics is key to finding solutions that will benefit a broad range of people.
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New Stanford initiative aims to close a culture gap in measuring kids’ foundational skills
Supported by the King Center, a global network led by Stanford education professor Jelena Obradović works to help promote executive function skills in children around the world.
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You'll never guess the culprit in a global lead poisoning mystery
On NPR, Affiliated Researcher Jenna Forsyth details her work on reducing lead, which resulted in a dramatic drop in blood lead levels in Bangladesh.
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‘Before They Vanish’ addresses the crisis of species loss
A new book co-authored by Faculty Affiliate Rodolfo Dirzo advocates for earlier detection and mitigation of threats to ward off population extinction.
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Pricing health insurance in India
Faculty Affiliate Alessandra Voena co-authored an article in VoxDev on how governments should set premiums for health insurance, given the high costs of raising revenue.
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Lower-carbon concrete floors could pave the way to a health solution
Concrete floors are easily cleaned of disease-carrying pathogens, but they come at a high environmental cost. A lower-carbon flooring mix could provide a solution.
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What drives Susan Athey
The economist weighs in on incremental innovation, data-driven impact, and how economics is evolving to include a healthy dose of engineering.
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The economics of education with Eric Hanushek
Faculty Affiliate Eric Hanushek speaks on the Top Class podcast about how smarter public spending on education would improve learning outcomes and make societies better off.
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A worldmaking plant
Graduate Student Research Funding recipient Michelle Ha describes how following the agave trade exposes the roots of solidarity across empires.
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Forecasting climate’s impact on a debilitating disease
Faculty Affiliates Giulio De Leo and Erin Mordecai developed models that can predict how the risk of parasitic disease schistosomiasis will shift in response to climate change.
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Connecting human health with nature
The King Center funded the Ecology & Evolution of Infectious Diseases Conference, hosted by a new program pursuing win-win ecological solutions for health and the environment.
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Mosquitos kill more people than any other creature, the CDC warns
On NPR Morning Edition, Faculty Affiliate Desiree LaBeaud briefly talks about how climate change is extending mosquito breeding seasons.
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Do short-term contracts limit investments in training workers?
In rural Burundi, Postdoctoral Fellow Nicholas Swanson investigates why employers under-invest in training their employees in general skills.
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A low-tech, inexpensive way to convince politicians to debate each other
An experiment by Faculty Affiliate Katherine Casey in Sierra Leone finds that if you build a debate platform, candidates will come.
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Improving mental health and combating HIV in an often-neglected population: Adolescent girls
Researchers are investigating the factors that impact adolescent girls’ adherence to HIV treatments in Kenya, with funding from the King Center for a follow-up study.
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New study reveals health insurance expansion significantly improves well-being
Faculty Affiliate Karen Eggleston finds that China’s urban-rural integration policy for social health insurance significantly improved the life satisfaction of rural residents.
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Women’s microcredit groups empower women politically
In VoxDev, a King Center initiative shows that women’s microcredit groups stimulate women’s political participation by building their networks.
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TIME100 Health Most Influential People: Jenna Forsyth
Affiliated Researcher Jenna Forsyth was selected for her work on shoring up food safety in South Asia, which was supported by the King Center’s lead exposure initiative.
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Seminar summary – The Patriarchal Political Order: The Making and Unravelling of the Gendered Participation Gap in India
The Human Capital Initiative at Boston University hosted Faculty Affiliate Soledad Artiz Prillaman for their third Spring Research Seminar, where she spoke on her new book.
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Sustainable solutions in spotlight amid e-rickshaw boom
Faculty Affiliate Erica Plambeck, a member of the King Center's initiative on reducing lead, facilitated a Bangladesh workshop on the sustainable management of lead-acid batteries.
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Confronting the ‘two-headed monster’ of environmental injustice
Faculty Affiliates Rodolfo Dirzo, Khalid Osman, and Rosamond Naylor explored the importance of community-driven research, intersectional frameworks, and institutional legitimacy.
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Why is there so much lead in American food?
Lead pollution in LMICs, which is being researched by the King Center's initiative on reducing lead exposure, can find its way into consumer products that travel around the world.
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The future of cardiovascular treatments across the world
Ami Bhatt speaks on the Transforming Healthcare podcast about the future of patient monitoring, and how LMICs can play a part in developing the technologies of the future.
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American political sociologist warns Ghana against corruption, says it plays a major role in failed democracies
At a Forum organized by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, Faculty Affiliate Larry Diamond spoke as the guest speaker on the decline of democracy in West Africa.
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Ghana must determine her own development model—American political sociologist
Faculty Affiliate Larry Diamond says Ghana and other African countries must determine their own model for democratic governance to champion development tailored to their needs.
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Battling the coronavirus ‘infodemic’ among social media users in Kenya and Nigeria
As featured in Nature Human Behaviour, Faculty Affiliate Susan Athey is investigating low-cost scalable interventions to improve the quality of information circulating online.
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Gretchen Daily: The cost of not valuing nature
In this episode on Radio New Zealand, Faculty Affiliate Gretchen Daily shares how traditional systems of wealth measurement don't include nature's contributions.
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Re-evaluating prevalence of risk factors for cardio-vascular disease among people in extreme poverty
A study debunks the belief that cardiovascular diseases are low among the poor; major risk factors have a significant prevalence across all sections, regardless of income.
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A turning point in Nigeria’s fight against cervical cancer
Faculty Affiliate Ami Bhatt has been supporting Nigerian cervical cancer prevention efforts since 2015 alongside global partners and Stanford colleagues and students.
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The prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults living in extreme poverty
A study co-authored by Faculty Affiliate Pascal Geldsetzer, featured in Nature, could inform equity discussions for resource allocation and design of effective interventions.
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How should political parties choose candidates?
In VoxDev, incoming Faculty Director Katherine Casey highlights an experiment in Sierra Leone, which sheds light on which systems of leadership selection are most effective.
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How gender norms are perceived across the world
In VoxDev, Alessandra Voena highlights data that suggests aligning perceived and actual views may be a promising policy intervention to raise female labour force participation.
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Global determinants of education reform
Faculty Affiliate Patricia Bromley speaks on a FreshEd podcast about the World Education Reform Database she co-developed.
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Study reveals significant discrepancies in common poverty measurement approaches
A study co-authored by Faculty Affiliates Eric Lambin and Jenna Davis found almost no agreement among four widely used poverty measurement approaches.
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An interview with Susan Athey, Founding Director of the Golub Capital Social Impact Lab at Stanford
A Medium audio interview with Faculty Affiliate Susan Athey describes how her lab uses technology and social science to improve the effectiveness of social sector organizations.
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It takes a village: Using game theory to get farmers to fight deforestation
A new model co-built by Faculty Affiliate Erica Plambeck taps into the power of cooperation to promote sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia.
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Could sisal leaves make sanitary napkins more sustainable in India?
A team led by Faculty Affiliate Manu Prakash has found the absorption capacity of a sisal-based material to be higher than those in commercial menstrual pads.
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Meet the economist who wants the field to account for nature
Faculty Affiliate Gretchen Daily shares with MIT Technology Review her work on making the environment more of an element in economic decision-making.
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Global population profile of tropical cyclone exposure from 2002 to 2019
Faculty Affiliate Eran Bendavid aims to identify mitigation strategies and assess the global burden and future risks of tropical cyclones, as per his article in Nature.
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A world unprepared: Missing skills for development
In VoxDev, Faculty Affiliate Eric Hanushek and co-authors address questions around the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal of universal quality education.
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How to stop turmeric from killing people
The King Center's initiative on lead was featured in The Economist for their research which led to a complete elimination of lead-contaminated turmeric in Bangladesh.
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Skill versus voice in local development
Incoming Faculty Director Katherine Casey discusses if delegation to technocrats or inclusive decision-making can improve local development outcomes in Sierra Leone.
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What do EV batteries have to do with health?
The center's initiative on reducing lead exposure combined epidemiology and management to confront a growing threat from lead-acid batteries in electric vehicles.
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Students devote their summer to combating human trafficking in Brazil
King Center undergraduate research assistant Thay Graciano spent her summer in Brazil with faculty members and researchers of the Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab.
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Stanford researchers investigate human trafficking alongside Brazilian partners in the Amazon rainforest
Members of a King Center initiative investigate possible trafficking sites in Brazil while working to expand an AI database designed to find illegal camps more efficiently.
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'Getting a handle' on a potent climate threat
Faculty Affiliate Alison Hoyt is working in a multidisciplinary team of researchers across Stanford to measure emissions of a potent greenhouse gas in extreme conditions.
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Malnutrition early in life sets stage for poor growth and death
A study co-authored by Jade Benjamin-Chung reveals better nutrition during pregnancy and childbearing years is critical to protect children in their first 1,000 days.
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They got the lead out of turmeric!
Affiliated researcher Jenna Forsyth and Faculty Affiliate Stephen Luby worked with the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority to eliminate lead-contaminated turmeric in the country.
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Indian groundwater depletion rates could triple in coming decades as climate warms
A study co-authored by Faculty Affiliate David Lobell shows that the intensifying withdrawal of groundwater for irrigation by farmers in India threatens food and water security.
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Growing solutions to childhood stunting
King Center undergraduate research assistant Claire Morton and Faculty Affiliate David Lobell investigated how adding minerals to farmland soil affects children's health.
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Another payoff from trading stocks: Reducing political polarization
The Conflict and Polarization initiative examined whether engaging in trade can deepen trust by encouraging Israelis to invest in a range of Israeli and Palestinian companies.
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Benefits of electric stoves on health and environment in Ecuador
Faculty Affiliate Marshall Burke and former Postdoctoral Fellow Brandon de la Cuesta studied the impacts of a program in Ecuador that put induction stoves in 750,000 households.
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Experts discuss how environmental changes are altering the risk for mosquito-borne diseases
In Stanford News, Faculty Affiliates Erin Mordecai and Desiree LaBeaud discuss what we know and how communities can protect themselves from these changing disease threats.
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Tuberculosis in prisons poses broader problems
Faculty Affiliate Jason Andrews, who has been researching tuberculosis in Brazilian prisons, discusses why treating TB in prison is critical to combatting the disease worldwide.
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The vice of spice: Confronting lead-tainted turmeric
A King Center-supported initiative focused on reducing lead exposure was featured in Undark for their research in Bangladesh, which resulted in government intervention.
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Rosenkranz Prize winners: Helping children grow in Bangladesh and preventing blindness in West Africa
Faculty Affiliate Jade Benjamin-Chung was awarded the Dr. George Rosenkranz Prize by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Health Policy.
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How gender norms are perceived across the world
Faculty Affiliate Alessandra Voena and her co-authors write in CEPR about their findings on the misconceptions of gender norms across the world.
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Pain, no gain: Healthcare gender gaps still remain, especially in India
Faculty Director Pascaline Dupas shares insights from her recent working paper analyzing the state health insurance program in Rajasthan, India.
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Changing tides
Research funding recipient Ceyenna Tillman shares what led her to study the oceans, and why the next generation of ocean scholars must define the field more broadly.
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Getting to know Huggy Rao
Learn how this organizational sociologist is constantly cooking up new ideas to inspire curiosity and generosity — for himself and others — in the kitchen and the classroom.
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Beyond climate dread
Faculty Affiliates Stephen Luby, Desiree LaBeaud, and Jade Benjamin-Chung discuss their work in finding solutions to the urgent problems of planetary and human health.
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The spice seller's secret
Faculty Affiliate Stephen Luby and affiliated researcher Jenna Forysth discuss their research on hunting for the sources of lead poisoning in Bangladesh.
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Just add prawns
Faculty Affiliate Giulio De Leo's research on schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease, takes him to the Senegal River, where introducing prawns may help combat the parasite.
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Bureaucratic nepotism: Evidence from Colombia
Postdoc Juan Felipe Riaño writes in VoxDev that family ties to non-elected bureaucrats distort public employment outcomes, and standard anti-nepotism policies are ineffective.
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Empowering patients with information to improve hospital accountability
In a new study in Rajasthan, Faculty Director Pascaline Dupas investigates whether informing patients of their benefits helps hold hospitals accountable.
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The future of mosquito-borne diseases
Faculty Affiliate Erin Mordecai explains why warmer and wetter weather will mean more tropical illnesses far beyond the tropics.
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Getting to Know Jesper Sørensen
Meet the organizational sociologist, avid indoor rower, New England Patriots fan, mystery lover, and K-drama fan (at least while he’s rowing his 10,000 daily meters).
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Study finds trash, household crowding increase risk for three dangerous, mosquito-borne illnesses in Kenya
With the risk of mosquito-borne disease expected to grow with climate change, Faculty Affiliate Desiree LaBeaud reveals the factors that put communities at risk for such illnesses.
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Rural underemployment threatens China’s growth
Only a handful of economies have risen from middle- to high-income status, Faculty Affiliate Scott Rozelle examines how China compares to other middle-income countries.
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Accelerating water solutions: Stanford expert discusses surprising freshwater challenges and potential solutions in the U.S. and abroad
Faculty Affiliate Jenna Davis on water and sanitation challenges: “A lot of the obstacles have nothing to do with technology and very little to do with money or knowledge.”
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Can psychosocial interventions make anti-poverty programs more cost-effective? Evidence from Niger
Stanford postdoctoral scholar Catherine Thomas writes in VoxDev how special "graduated" interventions were found to be effective.
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From emerging to developed markets: How entrepreneurs can pick the right strategy
A recent study of Chinese entrepreneurs identifies the strategies that are required for success at different stages of a country’s transition to a market economy.
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The Logic of Governance in China | A conversation with Xueguang Zhou
Professor Xueguang Zhou talks about his new book that sets out to answer this question, 'The Logic of Governance in China: An Organizational Approach'.
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The lifesaving benefits of convenient infrastructure: Evidence from Bangladesh
Research by PhD student Nina Buchmann shows that physical proximity to pathogen-free water sources reduces child and adult mortality.
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Targeted interventions by private and public sector are redefining healthcare
Professor Pascaline Dupas' research on the link between health and education in India is featured in APN News.
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Beatriz Magaloni awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology
Faculty Affiliate Beatriz Magaloni provides important evidence that police organizations are vulnerable to populist demands for harsh police methods that violate the rule of law.
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Aliz Tóth on state-society bargaining over land acquisition in India
On the Ideas of India podcast, funding recipient Aliz Tóth speaks about the conflicts arising from eminent domain and the factors that contribute to those conflicts.
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Detecting modern-day slavery from the sky
Using AI to analyze satellite images, researchers say it’s possible to spot illegal deforestation and forced labor in the Amazon rainforest.
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Screening for a deadly virus in livestock milk
Research by Faculty Affiliate Desiree LaBeaud made a surprising discovery in Kenya: A sample of fresh milk harbored the deadly virus that causes Rift Valley fever.
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Expanding access to clean water for the rural poor: Evidence from Malawi
Research by Faculty Affiliate Pascaline Dupas shows that offering coupons for free chlorine is an effective way to increase water treatment and prevent waterborne diseases.
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Direct and spillover effects of access to health insurance in India
Demand for insurance is high even at the actuarially fair price and receiving it alongside peers increases utilization, yet health effects are elusive.
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How satellites and AI can fix development data problems
Researchers of the Data for Development initiative introduce machine learning applied to satellite imagery as a solution to measuring sustainable development globally.
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Four questions for Desiree LaBeaud
The Stanford epidemiologist and King Center Faculty Affiliate reacts to recent news about the effects of plastic on human health.
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Solar technology and community engagement team up to help low-income farmers in India
Affiliated researcher Michael Machala, PhD '17, developed a solar-powered technology to improve the quality and quantity of dried agricultural produce in India.
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5 Questions with Gary Darmstadt on improving outcomes for infants worldwide
Faculty Affiliate Gary Darmstadt talks about improvements in the infant mortality rate worldwide and what work remains to be done.
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Urban water disinfection and mortality decline: Evidence from Mexico
Ageing pipe systems and the absence of complementary sanitation investments compromise the health benefits of water disinfection research from King Center Faculty Affiliates show.
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Stanford engineers reveal how to optimize processes for transforming sulfur in wastewater to valuable materials
Promising technologies for converting wastewater into drinkable water produce a chemical compound that can be toxic, corrosive and malodorous.
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Changing infant care to improve newborns’ health in India
Modifying traditional infant massages led to more weight gain and fewer illnesses among newborns in a Stanford-led community study in India.
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5 Questions: Ami Bhatt on gut microbiomes in understudied populations
The Stanford Medicine professor on why it’s important to better understand the microbiome of people transitioning from traditional to Westernized lifestyles.
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COVID-19 disproportionately affected marginalized and rural populations in Asia, new study shows
Karen Eggleston documents how the pandemic’s broad social and economic consequences negatively affected population health well beyond those directly suffering from COVID-19.
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Podcast: Jessica Ray and William Tarpeh on clean water, turning trash into treasure, and life as assistant professors
These environmental engineers tell Stereo Chemistry about their visions for the future of our water . . . and share some laughs along the way
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Tracking the spread of tuberculosis in Brazilian prisons
Stanford infectious disease expert Jason Andrews has spent years studying the spread of tuberculosis in crowded Brazilian prisons and surrounding communities.
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5 questions with Dr. Marshall Burke on the costs of climate change
Faculty Affiliate Marshall Burke has focused his research on quantifying the social and environmental impacts of climate change.
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How trade triggers innovation
Research by Faculty Affiliate Christopher Tonetti shows that competition from imports pushes domestic laggards to adopt more efficient practices and technologies.
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China's new carbon market aims to substantially reduce its emissions. Here's how
Faculty Affiliate Lawrence Goulder writes for the World Economic Forum about China's new carbon market, the world's largest.
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Many more Africans are migrating within Africa than to Europe
A new study by the Immigration Policy Lab shows that some governments are trying to make moving easier within Africa.
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Timing is everything: Stanford researchers reveal why the right sequence of policies is essential to slow deforestation
Policy interventions to stop deforestation are most effective when enacted in a certain order, according to a new Stanford study.
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Do voters hold politicians accountable for vote-buying?
Research in Kenya by Faculty Affiliate Dana Foarta shows that when voters receive payments, politicians are given greater leniency, and in turn steal more.
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Designing markets for faster, better vaccines
Susan Athey and a team of economists have been pushing for an unprecedented expansion of vaccine capacity.
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Stanford-led research underscores pollution’s impact on child health
A new analysis by Faculty Affiliates Stephen Luby and Michael Biaocchi finds evidence of a link between air pollution and children’s respiratory health in low-income settings.
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We did the research: Masks work, and you should choose a high quality mask if possible
Masks, especially surgical ones, substantially reduce the risk of getting Covid-19 says Faculty Affiliate Stephen Luby.
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Women left behind: Gender disparities in health insurance utilization in India
Gender-targeted strategies are needed to improve health care for women under India’s universal medical insurance program.
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State capacity, taxation and development with Augustin Bergeron
Postdoctoral Fellow Augustin Bergeron discussed his research on tax collection in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the InequaliTalks Podcast.
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Why the world should be worried about India’s Nipah virus outbreak
Faculty Affiliate Stephen Luby talks about the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in India and why it should concern everyone.
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Surgical masks reduce COVID-19 spread, large-scale study shows
Researchers found that surgical masks impede the spread of COVID-19 and that just a few, low-cost interventions increase mask-wearing compliance.
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A new breed of crisis: War and warming collide in Afghanistan
Unrest and climate change are creating an agonizing feedback loop that punishes some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
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How states shape private governance
Affiliated Researcher Shelby Grossman speaks with Nigeria's The Avalon Radio about her new book on private governance in Lagos markets.
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Improving state effectiveness through bureaucrat assignment: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Postdoctoral Fellow Augustin Bergeron finds that optimizing the assignment of tax collectors significantly increases tax revenue and compliance at little or no added cost
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Three ways to promote savings among low-income families
A recent The Times of India article highlights research by Pascaline Dupas suggesting that even when banking is accessible, families still do not open savings accounts.
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Stanford’s Erik Jensen on the future of legal education in Afghanistan
Faculty Affiliate Erik Jensen discusses the state of legal education in Afghanistan amid the withdrawal of troops from the still struggling country.
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Protecting health care workers in low-resourced Bangladesh
Faculty Affiliates Michele Barry, Stephen Luby, and Manu Prakash are working to protect health care workers in low-resourced Bangladesh.
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The professor who assigns value to nature — then persuades world leaders to save it
Gretchen Daily is a pioneer in the field known as “natural capital.” Using science and software, she shows stakeholders why it benefits everyone to prioritize conservation.
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Gaokao, ability, and occupation choice
In China, the college entrance exam score is predictive for both firm success and wage-job success in the future, yet higher-score individuals are less likely to create firms.
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A new validated tool helps predict lifetime health outcomes for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in Chinese populations
Faculty Affiliate Karen Eggleston developed a new simulation model to tackle diabetes and prediabetes among Chinese and East Asian populations.
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In China, better financial coverage increases health care access and utilization
Research by Faculty Affiliate Karen Eggleston indicates that enhanced financial coverage for catastrophic medical expenditures increased health care access.
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"They don't see their work as surveillance": Jennifer Pan on Chinese Welfare and Society
Faculty Affiliate Jennifer Pan talks about her new book "Welfare for Autocrats: How Social Assistance in China Cares for Its Rulers."
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Stanford explainer: Social cost of carbon
In a Q&A, Stanford economists discuss the importance of this number and its role in creating environmental policies.
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Getting the best election candidates: Are voters better off choosing directly or delegating to party leaders?
A recent paper in the American Economic Review by Faculty Affiliate Katherine Casey examines candidate selection in Sierra Leone elections.
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Of viruses and vectors
Research by Faculty Affiliates Desiree LaBeaud and Erin Mordecai is featured in Stanford Magazine about disease transmission between insects, animals, and humans.
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How COVID-19 disproportionately impacts people with chronic conditions in India
A study by Faculty Affiliate Karen Eggleston documents the adverse effects of COVID-19 on people with chronic conditions in India.
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Stanford study identifies another explanation for the ‘marriage premium’
Faculty Affiliate Florencia Torche uncovers evidence to show the benefits of marriage to child development.
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Women left behind — Rajasthan health insurance scheme has a gender gap: Study
In an opinion piece, Faculty Director Pascaline Dupas outlines her study of Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana, a government health insurance program.
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When nonviolence failed: Hunting for the secret list of leaders of India’s wartime struggle
In Broadstreet, Faculty Affiliate Saumitra Jha considers when nonviolence has failed in India.
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The economics of falling populations
Fewer people means fewer ideas: The Economist highlights a recent paper by Faculty Affiliate Chad Jones on the unintended consequences of a declining population.
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Stanford economist and others assess aquaculture’s promise and peril
Despite aquaculture’s potential to feed a growing world population, the industry has been plagued by questions about its environmental impacts.
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Are group-specific arrangements in India’s criminal justice system more effective?
Postdoctoral Fellow Nirvikar Jassal writes in The Hindu Business Line about his research on representation in India's criminal justice system.
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The benefits of acing China’s most important academic exam
High scorers in the gaokao go to better universities and earn higher wages says Faculty Affiliate Hongbin Li.
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The unintended impacts of formal credit programs on social networks: Evidence from India
The introduction of financial institutions in communities may generate long-lasting externalities, says Faculty Affiliate Arun Chandrasekhar.
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Closing the COVID trust deficit
Economists have developed an emerging body of evidence that holds important lessons for overcoming COVID-19 information constraints and building trust in health systems.
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Stanford course explores how diseases have shaped human history
In a seminar course taught by Faculty Affiliate Erin Mordecai, students explored how vector-borne diseases have influenced history.
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Heroes and villains: How networks of influential individuals helped destroy one of the world’s most durable democracies and legitimize a racist, authoritarian state
Faculty Affiliate Saumitra Jha discusses how networks of influential individuals helped destroy one of the world’s most durable democracies.
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Linking piped water to equality
Stanford researchers find installing piped water near homes promotes gender equality and improves well-being in rural Zambia.
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How does shame and embarrassment impact social learning? Evidence from India
People are less likely to ask questions in their communities if it exposes the limits of their knowledge, says Faculty Affiliate Arun Chandrasekhar.
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Trust in Medicine
In Broadstreet, Postdoctoral Fellow Sara Lowes examines recent work in economics that explores how historical experiences shape trust in medicine and vaccination rates.
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Syria and some host governments want refugees to go home. What do refugees think?
Survey data from the Immigration Policy Lab and the King Center's Migration & Development Initiative shows that many refugees may be reluctant to return home.
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How China’s ‘dibao’ social safety net is being used to silence dissent, according to one researcher
China’s minimum living standard guarantee, known as ‘dibao’, was conceived as a social safety net, but over time it has transformed into a means to control 'targeted populations.'
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How to prevent diabetes and other chronic diseases cost-effectively
Addressing the epidemic of chronic diseases in India and other low- and middle-income countries requires comprehensive evidence on the cost-effectiveness of health interventions.
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Postdoctoral Fellow Spotlight: Radhika Jain on reducing inequalities in health care and outcomes
Radhika Jain, a King Center affiliated researcher, shares her insights into India's healthcare system and how the country is responding to COVID-19.
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Marshall Burke on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Faculty Affiliate and Earth System Science professor Marshall Burke spoke with Dulcé Sloan, a correspondent for The Daily Show, about the economic cost of climate change.
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Human beings live longer, can healthcare systems keep up?
Faculty Affiliate Karen Eggleston spoke with BusinessWorld about the challenges of longevity on healthcare systems.
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China’s rural population will play an instrumental role in its economic future
Faculty Affiliate Scott Rozelle explains why China’s wealth gap may make the transition from a middle- to high-income country more difficult than it seems.
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Viral lessons: What a little-known virus could teach us about COVID-19
Stanford epidemiologist and Faculty Affiliate Stephen Luby discusses surprising results of a recent study on the Nipah virus and how it could inform the response to COVID-19.
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Don't let politics poison the workplace: Some advice from business school experts
Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) professors and King Center Faculty Affiliates Saumitra Jha and Hayagreeva Rao offer guidance on how to minimize workplace confrontations.
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Accessible healthcare could be key to solving climate crisis, according to Stanford researchers and others
Caring for people’s health is a prescription for protecting rainforests, slowing climate change and creating significant monetary value, according to a new Stanford-led study.
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Stanford South Asia podcast - Nirvikar Jassal
Postdoctoral Fellow Nirvikar Jassal discusses his research on policing in India.
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Excess deaths among dialysis patients
A study by King Center Faculty Director Pascaline Dupas and Postdoctoral Fellow Radhika Jain shows a 25% rise in mortality during lockdown.
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New King Center faculty director talks future plans, research during COVID-19
Economist Pascaline Dupas spoke with The Stanford Daily about her plans for the King Center during her term as Faculty Director.
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Learning management through matching: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia
Evidence from Ethiopia shows that interning in a management role for a month leads to higher wage earnings and can help some people run profitable businesses.
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Another unity government won’t solve Lebanon’s crisis
Graduate student Christiana Parreira writes in the Washington Post about her research showing that ideologically opposed parties rarely share power well.
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Intra-household and intra-personal constraints to women’s employment in India
Low self-confidence may keep women from persuading family members that they should enter the workplace, despite wanting to work themselves.
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Trump-era racist rhetoric makes Chinese students in the U.S. less supportive of democracy
A new paper by Faculty Affiliates Jennifer Pan and Yiqing Xu showed that racist, anti-Chinese taunts boost support for the Chinese regime from an unexpected group.
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In the eyes of the beholder: How do artisans set prices for their products
Artisans who are attached to their creative output offer discounts to discerning buyers, even when these buyers have a high willingness to pay.
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Ending poverty in 2020 was going to be Xi's crowning achievement. Coronavirus might have ruined it
Faculty Affiliate Scott Rozelle spoke with CNN Business about China's 2020 poverty alleviation goals and the impact COVID-19 is having on achieving them.
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Air pollution's connection to infant mortality
A study by Faculty Affiliates Marshall Burke and Eran Bendavid focuses on the impact of air pollution on infant mortality.
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A singing Xi Jinping look-alike battles the censors in China
Faculty Affiliate Jennifer Pan talks with The New York Times about authoritarian censorship in China.
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When planting trees threatens the forest
Research by Faculty Affiliate Eric Lambin reveals that subsidies for tree plantations in Chile resulted in the loss of biologically valuable natural forests.
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Podcast: Exploring the powerful, puzzling connections between climate change and the coronavirus crisis
Faculty Affiliate Desiree LaBeaud speaks to Stanford journalism student Matthew Vollrath about the likely increase of vector-borne diseases as climate change intensifies.
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How travel matters for trade
Postdoc Meredith Startz talks on the Trade Talks podcast about her trade research in Lagos, Nigeria, and how COVID-19 is affecting Lagos traders.
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A new approach to reducing spread of mosquito-borne diseases
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, another source of deadly and increasingly frequent disease outbreaks goes largely unnoticed by much of the world.
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Desalination solution
Taking a new approach Faculty Affiliate William Tarpeh has created a device that could make converting seawater to freshwater profitable and environmentally benign.
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Why COVID-19 seems to spread more slowly in Africa
Research by Faculty Affiliate Jason Andrews speaks to The Economist about the spread of COVID-19 in developing countries.
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COVID-19 could exacerbate food insecurity around the world, Stanford expert warns
COVID-19 and other looming threats could make it much harder for people to access food says Faculty Affiliate David Lobell.
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Stanford lab emphasizes scientific rigor in creative COVID-19 solutions
Working on several possible COVID-19 solutions, bioengineer Manu Prakash and his lab stress their obligation to produce careful and meticulous work.
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Street by street, home by home: how China used social controls to tame an epidemic
Faculty Affiliate Jennifer Pan discusses how a neighborhood monitoring system is at the heart of restrictions imposed "at the expense of public autonomy and vitality."
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Stanford researchers show how forest loss leads to spread of disease
In Uganda, loss of forested habitat increases the likelihood of interactions between disease-carrying wild primates and humans.
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One way to potentially track Covid-19? Sewage surveillance
How many people have been infected with the new coronavirus? A group of Bay Area researchers aims to find out—by tracking what's in the local wastewater.
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Using data to inform philanthropy decision-making
Stanford professor Jenna Davis explains using a counterfactual approach to assess the effect of a district-scale safe water strategy.
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Steps toward clean water
PhD candidate James Winter discusses his research on water quality impacts of on-plot piped water systems in Zambia households.
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‘We can’t go back to normal’: how will coronavirus change the world?
Research on the effects of air pollution by Faculty Affiliate Marshall Burke is featured in The Guardian.
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Lockdowns are protecting China’s rural families from COVID-19, but the economic burden is heavy
Faculty Affiliate Scott Rozelle find that the lockdowns in China were successful in protecting rural areas from COVID infections, but that the cost was severe.
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Coronavirus crisis awakens a sleeping giant: China's youth
How the ruling Community Party manages the coming months will help shape how hundreds of millions of young people see its authoritarian political bargain for decades to come.
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Environmental engineers at Stanford discuss how to identify factors affecting COVID-19 transmission
Faculty Affiliate Alexandria Boehm describe potential transmission pathways of COVID-19 and their implications.
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The side effects of social distancing
Listen to Faculty Affiliates Marshall Burke and Nicholas Bloom on Freakonomics Radio
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Crop diversity can buffer the effects of climate change
Researchers found that farms with diverse crops planted together provide more secure, stable habitats for wildlife.
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Bringing AI to a neglected tropical disease
Traditional efforts to understand and predict the location of schistosomiasis snail populations involve taking samples at villagers’ water access points.
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Professor discusses role of Chinese government in coronavirus response
Sociology professor Xueguang Zhou discussed the Chinese government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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How new diseases find their way into humans
Faculty Affiliate Giulio De Leo speaks with KQED about the interconnectedness of human and animal ecosystems.
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Foldscope: science from curiosity and a little paper
Hear Faculty Affiliate Manu Prakash on NPR talk about the Foldscope, a low-cost microscope aimed at making scientific tools available for everyone.
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Getting to the source of drinking water contamination
A new study identifies varying pathways of drinking water contamination, suggesting multiple types of public health interventions are needed to protect communities.
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The mosquito trackers
Faculty Affiliate Desiree LaBeaud talks with Stanford Medicine Magazine about studying insects that spread dengue, chikungunya and Zika.
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Stanford researchers find rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate-soil scenarios
New experiments suggest that with climate change, production in major rice-growing regions with endemic soil arsenic will undergo a dramatic decline.
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China’s Cultural Revolution was a power grab from within the government, not from without
King Center Faculty Affiliate Andrew Walder finds that China’s Cultural Revolution was a rebellion that unfolded from within the party state.
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Malaria in the Amazon
A new study co-authored by King Center Faculty Affiliate Erin Mordecai found a direct relationship between deforestation and the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes.
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Could machine learning put impoverished communities back on the map?
By discerning patterns in satellite imagery, five King Center faculty affiliates hope to assist poverty-stricken regions.
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Transnational corporations increasingly align business models to support stable planet
New research from Faculty Affiliate Eric Lambin shows that transnational corporations are changing their business models to acknowledge their impact on climate and biodiversity.
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An ingenious microscope could change how quickly disease is detected
Faculty Affiliate Manu Prakash is featured in The Atlantic about a new high-speed, malaria-detecting device called Octopi that he developed at Stanford
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Researchers prove a simple device can reduce rates of child diarrhea
Faculty Affiliate Stephen Luby finds that an automatic chlorine dispenser installed at shared community water points reduces rates of diarrhea in children.
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Larger ethnic communities help new refugees find work
A new Stanford study supported by the King Center found that new refugees were more likely to find work if they live within a community of people who share their nationality.
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Prawn predation, a win-win in the fight against poverty and parasites
Restoring ecological interactions may hold the key to poverty alleviation and disease reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa, a new study finds.
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Study looks at impact of Trump policy on abortion rate In sub-Saharan Africa
Research by Faculty Affiliate Grant Miller is highlighted on National Public Radio
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How global warming has made the rich richer
A recent study from Marshall Burke shows that climate change has dragged down growth in the poorest nations whilst likely boosting prosperity in some of the richest.
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Climate change has worsened global economic inequality
A new study co-authored by Faculty Affiliate Marshall Burke shows global warming has increased economic inequality since the 1960s.
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Farmers in China can manage their land for economic as well as environmental benefits
Research by Faculty Affiliate Gretchen Daily shows that Chinese farmers who took environmental concerns into account doubled their income
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Stanford researchers explore the effect of climate change on suicide rates
Suicide rates increase in warmer temperatures, leading to concerns about an uptick in suicides as Earth continues to warm.
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Stanford researchers explore the effects of climate change on hunger
Stanford researchers explore how crop nutrition — zinc and iron, for instance — will respond to climate change and what that means for human health.
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Protected by prawns
Restoring native crustaceans along West Africa’s Senegal River may be a critical step in controlling one of the world’s deadliest tropical diseases.
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Migration to end poverty
Removing barriers to internal migration can boost a country’s productivity, albeit modestly and with heterogonous effects on original populations
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The double-edged sword of palm oil
Widespread cultivation of oil palm trees has been both an economic boon and an environmental disaster for tropical developing-world countries.
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The ‘left-behind’ children miss out on China's economic miracle
Faculty Affiliate Scott Rozelle is quoted in the LA Times about the nearly 70 million Chinese children who are "left behind" in China's education system.
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Economics of a border wall
On National Public Radio, Faculty Affiliate Melanie Morten examined the economic effects of 2006 Secure Fence Act.
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Improving the social performance of supply chains
In a recent paper, Faculty Affiliate Jens Hainmueller and his co-authors showed that lean manufacturing in the apparel industry had the side benefit of improving labor standards.
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Yemen's cholera epidemic hits children hardest
Faculty Affiliate Paul Wise speaks about the horrific impact of civil war on the children of Yemen, including preventable cholera epidemics.
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Stanford researcher says World Toilet Day isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
Faculty Affiliate Stephen Luby wants the focus of World Toilet Day to be less about toilets and more about the improvement of sanitation systems.
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Helping entrepreneurs grow small businesses in emerging markets
While most business research in the developing world focuses on finance, Stanford professor Steve Anderson is testing a different set of interventions: marketing.
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The Stanford Global Development Association (SGDA) launches
A new student group affiliated with the center, the Stanford Global Development Association (SGDA), aims to bring awareness to global development issues.
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How to tap skilled managers in villages where chiefs still rule
Faculty Affiliate Katherine Casey found that identifying and promoting talented technocrats outside traditional hierarchies can catalyze local economic development.
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Stanford experts spotlight climate and health at Global Climate Action Summit
Faculty Affiliate Marshall Burke is among the Stanford experts who discuss the linkages between climate change and health.
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China’s agricultural reform grows bolder
Faculty Affiliate Scott Rozelle co-authored an article for the East Asia Forum about the policies and innovations that have contributed to agricultural reform.
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More children die in Africa from after effects war than from war itself
Faculty Affiliate Eran Bendavid authored a study showing that armed conflict substantially increases the risk of death of young children.
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If you want Israelis to favor peace negotiations, let them trade stocks
In the Washington Post, Faculty Affiliate Saumitra Jha found that giving Israelis an opportunity to trade stocks made them much more willing to negotiate with the Palestinians.
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Stanford political scientist explores how Iraqi citizens used rumors as resistance against Saddam Hussein’s regime
Using documents in the Hoover Institution archives, Faculty Affiliate Lisa Blaydes examined life in Iraq under Saddam Hussein.
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The 'chicken and egg' reason why polio outbreaks still happen
Faculty Affiliate Yvonne Maldonado is quoted in CNN about the difficulty of eradicating polio.
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Stanford study finds poor air quality responsible for one in five infant deaths in sub‑Saharan Africa
A new Stanford study co-authored by Faculty Affiliate Marshall Burke shows that improving air quality in sub-Saharan Africa could provide benefits to infant health.
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Stanford study offers a glimpse into shortcomings in China’s anti-corruption drive
Faculty Affiliate Jennifer Pan found that citizen complaints of corruption in one Chinese city were routinely concealed from senior authorities who could have taken action.
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Stanford epidemiologist discusses a little-known virus that could become the next global pandemic
Faculty Affiliate epidemiologist Stephen Luby explains risk factors of the recent outbreak of Nipah virus in South India.
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Do management interventions last? Evidence from India
Economist Nicholas Bloom and his team revisit a management consulting intervention in India from nearly a decade ago to discover that it has had lasting effects.
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A new kind of peace studies: the stock market
A new study by Faculty Affiliate Saumitra Jha found that investing in stocks may promote peacemaking among Israelis and Palestinians.
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Taking a space-age approach to food security
A study by Faculty Affiliates Marshall Burke and David Lobell concluded that high-resolution satellite imagery could be used to assess food security.
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Family planning programs in low-income countries appear to keep young girls in school longer
Family planning programs in developing countries that offer contraceptives and reproductive health advice do more than prevent pregnancies.
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Which revolution is more historic: Industrial or tech?
A new big data analysis spanning 200 years of patents shows that innovation bursts in the 1800s had greater social impact.
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The short- and long-term consequences of partitioning India
Saumitra Jha recently published an article about the economic and political consequences of the Indian subcontinent partition.
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Stanford researchers measure African farm yields using high-resolution satellites
Faculty Affiliate Marshall Burke and fellow researchers have developed a new capability for estimating crop yields from space.
