African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital
Sebastian Edwards, Simon Johnson, and David N. Weil, editors
Published in September 2016 by University of Chicago Press
© 2016 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
in Research on Africa
NBER Program(s):DEV, HE, HC
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361 pages
ISBN: 0-226-31605-X
Table of Contents
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Front matter and Series Introduction to "African Successes: Human Capital":
Sebastian Edwards, Simon Johnson, David N. Weil
(p. 1 - 4)
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Introduction to "African Successes: Human Capital":
Sebastian Edwards, Simon Johnson, David N. Weil
(p. 5 - 9)
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Evaluating the Effects of Large-Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria Initiative:
Nava Ashraf, Günther Fink, David N. Weil
(p. 13 - 57)
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Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Reproductive Behavior in Zambia:
Nicholas Wilson
(p. 59 - 83)
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Stimulating Demand for AIDS Prevention: Lessons from the RESPECT Trial:
Damien de Walque, William H. Dow, Carol Medlin, Rose Nathan
(p. 85 - 112)
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Alternative Cash Transfer Delivery Mechanisms: Impacts on Routine Preventative Health Clinic Visits in Burkina Faso:
Richard Akresh, Damien de Walque, Harounan Kazianga
(p. 113 - 135)
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Girl Power: Cash Transfers and Adolescent Welfare: Evidence from a Cluster-Randomized Experiment in Malawi:
Sarah Baird, Ephraim Chirwa, Jacobus de Hoop, Berk Özler
(p. 139 - 164)
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Comparing Economic and Social Interventions to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from Central and Southern Africa:
Radha Iyengar, Giulia Ferrari
(p. 165 - 214)
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Family Ties, Inheritance Rights, and Successful Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from Ghana:
Edward Kutsoati, Randall Morck
(p. 215 - 252)
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The Surprisingly Dire Situation of Children's Education in Rural West Africa: Results from the CREO Study in Guinea-Bissau (Comprehensive Review of Education Outcomes):
Peter Boone, Ila Fazzio, Kameshwari Jandhyala, Chitra Jayanty, Gangadhar Jayanty, Simon Johnson, Vimala Ramachandran, Filipa Silva, Zhaoguo Zhan
(p. 255 - 280)
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Success in Entrepreneurship: Doing the Math:
Michael Kremer, Jonathan Robinson, Olga Rostapshova
(p. 281 - 303)
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The Returns to the Brain Drain and Brain Circulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Computations Using Data from Ghana:
Yaw Nyarko
(p. 305 - 345)
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Indexes:
(p. 351 - 361)
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