News
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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.
April 24, 2023
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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.
April 07, 2023
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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).
April 05, 2023
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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.
April 03, 2023
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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.
March 30, 2023
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Keeping an eye on an island nation’s marine life
King Center support helped advance Bianca Santos’s research in Palau, where she is studying the impacts of climate change on small-scale fisheries.
March 27, 2023
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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.”
March 21, 2023
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Testing the winds
Anna-Katharina von Krauland’s research on potential wind farm development in the US and India could help ease the transition to renewable energy.
March 06, 2023
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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.
February 16, 2023
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Tackling the problem of pharmaceutical adherence
King Center Faculty Affiliate and Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Claudia Allende Santa Cruz is studying health behaviors in Chile.
February 13, 2023
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Highlighting the experience of migrant domestic workers in the Arab Gulf region
Professor Lisa Blaydes examines the treatment of migrant domestic workers in Arab Gulf states as part of the King Center’s initiative on gender-based violence.
January 23, 2023
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Measuring the impact of remittances
King Center PhD funding recipient Kimberly Higuera’s research explores how the social status of immigrants is impacted by their decision to send money to relatives in Mexico.
January 13, 2023
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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.
January 09, 2023
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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'.
December 13, 2022
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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.
December 05, 2022
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Faculty Voices - Katherine Casey, Associate Professor of Political Economy
"I came to this realization that nothing was going to work in economic development if the government wasn’t functioning."
December 02, 2022
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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.
November 30, 2022
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Q&A with King Center Postdoctoral Fellow Jeremy Bowles
Bowles discusses his research on electoral accountability, voter mobilization, and state capacity.
November 28, 2022
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Stanford research ushers in a ‘new frontier’ in tackling global poverty
In the first real-world test of a tool pioneered at Stanford to better evaluate anti-poverty policies, a new study shows the economic benefits of expanding electricity access.
November 16, 2022
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Faculty Voices - Hayagreeva Rao, The Atholl McBean Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
"To me, discovering curiosity and generosity — that’s at the heart of scholarship."
November 09, 2022