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Human Development and Public Services Team

The policy research working papers below are drawn from the World Bank's institutional archives. Each link opens a page with an abstract of the document and several download options. Choose the 'light-weight documents' option for easy download.

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HIV/AIDS Research

WPS5076Demographic and socioeconomic patterns of HIV/AIDS prevalence in AfricaBeegle, Kathleen; de Walque, Damien2009/10
WPS4889Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in sub-saharan AfricaBeegle, Kathleen; Filmer, Deon; Stokes, Andrew; Tiererova, Lucia2009/03
WPS4673Potential applications of conditional cash transfers for prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV in Sub-Saharan AfricaMedlin, Carol; de Walque, Damien2008/07
WPS4421The determinants of HIV infection and related sexual behaviors : evidence from LesothoCorno, Lucia; de Walque, Damien2007/12
WPS4139Adult mortality and children's transition into marriageBeegle, Kathleen; Krutikova, Sofya 2007/02
WPS3956Discordant couples : HIV infection among couples in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzaniade Walque, Damien2006/06
WPS3844Who gets AIDS and how ? The determinants of HIV infection and sexual behaviors in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzaniade Walque, Damien2006/02
WPS3289How does the impact of an HIV/AIDS information campaign vary with educational attainment ? Evidence from rural UgandaDe Walque, Damien2004/04
WPS2978The epidemiological impact of an HIV vaccine on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Southern IndiaNagelkerke, Nico J.D.; De Vlas, Sake J.2003/02
WPS2940The potential demand for an HIV/AIDS vaccine in BrazilDutilh Novaes, Hillegonda Maria; Luna, Expedito J.A.; Goldbaum, Moises; Kilsztajn, Samuel; Rossbach, Anaclaudia; de la Roca Carvalheiro, Jose2002/12
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Public Health Systems and Communicable Disease Control

WPS3787Public health in India : an overviewDas Gupta, Monica2005/12
WPS3447India's public health system - how well does it function at the National level?Das Gupta, Monica; Rani, Manju2004/11
WPS3220Public management and essential public health functionsKhaleghian, Peyvand; Das Gupta Monica2004/02
WPS3100Governance of communicable disease control services : a case study and lessons from IndiaDas Gupta, Monica; Khaleghian, Peyvand; Sarwal, Rakesh2003/07

Gender

WPS5023How many more infants are likely to die in Africa as a result of the global financial crisis ?Friedman, Jed; Schady, Norbert2009/08
WPS4907How can donors help build global public goods in health ?Das Gupta, Monica; Gostin, Lawrence2009/04
WPS4846Is there an incipient turnaround in Asia's "missing girls" phenomenon ?Das Gupta, Monica; Chung, Woojin; Shuzhuo, Li2009/02
WPS4746Are women more credit constrained ? experimental evidence on gender and microenterprise returnsde Mel, Suresh; McKenzie, David; Woodruff, Christopher2008/10
WPS4737Race, immigration, and the U.S. labor marke t: contrasting the outcomes of foreign born and native blacksde Walque, Damien2008/10
WPS4716Development, modernization, and son preference in fertility decisionsFilmer, Deon; Friedman, Jed; Schady, Norbert2008/09
WPS4702Poverty alleviation and child laborEdmonds, Eric V.; Schady, Norbert2008/08
WPS4673Potential applications of conditional cash transfers for prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV in Sub-Saharan AfricaMedlin, Carol; de Walque, Damien2008/07
WPS4606Armed conflict and schooling : evidence from the 1994 Rwandan genocideAkresh, Richard; de Walque, Damien2008/04
WPS4555Informal payments and moonlighting in Tajikistan's health sectorDabalen, Andrew; Wane, Waly2008/03
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Aid Effectiveness

WPS5005Aid and trust in country systemsKnack, Stephen; Eubank, Nicholas2009/07
WPS4773Sovereign rents and the quality of tax policy and administrationKnack, Stephen2008/11
WPS4714Individual and country-level factors affecting support for foreign aidPaxton, Pamela; Knack, Stephen2008/09
WPS4669The worldwide governance indicators and tautology : causally related separable concepts, indicators of a common cause, or both ?Langbein, Laura; Knack, Stephen2008/07
WPS3968Measuring corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : a critique of the cross-country indicatorsKnack, Stephen2006/07
WPS3557Foreign aid and market-liberalizing reformHeckelman, Jac; Knack, Stephen2005/04
WPS3186Donor fragmentation and bureaucratic quality in aid recipientsKnack, Stephen; Rahman, Aminur2004/01
WPS2396Aid dependence and the quality of governance : a cross-country empirical analysisKnack, Stephen2000/07

Education

WPS5066Do value-added estimates add value ? accounting for learning dynamicsAndrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu; Khwaja, Asim Ijaz; Zajonc, Tristan2009/09
WPS4999Are there diminishing returns to transfer size in conditional cash transfers ?Filmer, Deon; Schady, Norbert2009/07
WPS5001Own and sibling effects of conditional cash transfer programs : theory and evidence from CambodiaFerreira, Francisco H. G.; Filmer, Deon; Schady, Norbert2009/07
WPS4998School enrollment, selection and test scoresFilmer, Deon; Schady, Norbert2009/07
WPS4976Educational and health impacts of two school feeding schemes : evidence from a randomized trial in rural Burkina FasoKazianga, Harounan; de Walque, Damien; Alderman, Harold2009/06
WPS4889Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in sub-saharan AfricaBeegle, Kathleen; Filmer, Deon; Stokes, Andrew; Tiererova, Lucia2009/03
WPS4847No more cutting class ? reducing teacher absence and providing incentives for performanceRogers, F. Halsey; Vegas, Emiliana2009/02
WPS4759Cash transfers, behavioral changes, and cognitive development in early childhood : evidence from a randomized experimentMacours, Karen; Schady, Norbert; Vakis, Renos2008/10
WPS4737Race, immigration, and the U.S. labor marke t: contrasting the outcomes of foreign born and native blacksde Walque, Damien2008/10
WPS4716Development, modernization, and son preference in fertility decisionsFilmer, Deon; Friedman, Jed; Schady, Norbert2008/09
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Health and Nutrition

WPS5076Demographic and socioeconomic patterns of HIV/AIDS prevalence in AfricaBeegle, Kathleen; de Walque, Damien2009/10
WPS5073How to improve public health systems : lessons from Tamil NaduDas Gupta, Monica; Desikachari, B.R.; Somanathan, T.V.; Padmanaban, P.2009/10
WPS5023How many more infants are likely to die in Africa as a result of the global financial crisis ?Friedman, Jed; Schady, Norbert2009/08
WPS4987System-wide impacts of hospital payment reforms : evidence from central and eastern Europe and central AsiaMoreno-Serra, Rodrigo; Wagstaff, Adam2009/07
WPS4964Do international treaties promote development ? the convention on the rights of the child and basic immunizationGauri, Varun2009/06
WPS4976Educational and health impacts of two school feeding schemes : evidence from a randomized trial in rural Burkina FasoKazianga, Harounan; de Walque, Damien; Alderman, Harold2009/06
WPS4907How can donors help build global public goods in health ?Das Gupta, Monica; Gostin, Lawrence2009/04
WPS4889Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in sub-saharan AfricaBeegle, Kathleen; Filmer, Deon; Stokes, Andrew; Tiererova, Lucia2009/03
WPS4850The demographic and socio-economic distribution of excess mortality during the 1994 genocide in Rwandade Walque, Damien; Verwimp, Philip2009/03
WPS4846Is there an incipient turnaround in Asia's "missing girls" phenomenon ?Das Gupta, Monica; Chung, Woojin; Shuzhuo, Li2009/02
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Impact Evaluation

WPS4821Social health insurance vs. tax-financed health systems - evidence from the OECDWagstaff, Adam2009/01
WPS4800Fungibility and the impact of development assistance: evidence from Vietnam's health sectorWagstaff, Adam2008/12
WPS4702Poverty alleviation and child laborEdmonds, Eric V.; Schady, Norbert2008/08
WPS4686Timing and duration of exposure in evaluations of social programsKing , Elizabeth M.; Behrman, Jere R.2008/08
WPS4645The impact of cash transfers on school enrollment : evidence from EcuadorOosterbeek, Hessel; Ponce, Juan; Schady, Norbert2008/06
WPS4584Pitfalls of participatory programs : evidence from a randomized evaluation in education in IndiaBanerjee, Abhijit V.; Banerji, Rukmini; Duflo, Esther; Glennerster, Rachel; Khemani, Stuti2008/03
WPS4371Europe and Central Asia's great post-communist social health insurance experiment : impacts on health sector and labor market outcomesWagstaff, Adam; Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo2007/10
WPS4226Does money matter ? The effects of cash transfers on child health and development in rural EcuadorPaxson, Christina; Schady, Norbert2007/05
WPS4150Extending health insurance to the rural population : an impact evaluation of China's new cooperative medical schemeWagstaff, Adam; Lindelow, Magnus; Gao Jun; Xu Ling; Qian Juncheng2007/03
WPS4133Fungibility and the flypaper effect of project aid : micro-evidence for Vietnamvan de Walle, Dominique; Ren Mu2007/02
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Political Economy and Service Delivery

WPS4964Do international treaties promote development ? the convention on the rights of the child and basic immunizationGauri, Varun2009/06
WPS4773Sovereign rents and the quality of tax policy and administrationKnack, Stephen2008/11
WPS4762Populist fiscal policyKhemani, Stuti; Wane, Waly2008/10
WPS4714Individual and country-level factors affecting support for foreign aidPaxton, Pamela; Knack, Stephen2008/09
WPS4669The worldwide governance indicators and tautology : causally related separable concepts, indicators of a common cause, or both ?Langbein, Laura; Knack, Stephen2008/07
WPS3967Can information campaigns spark local participation and improve outcomes ? A study of primary education in Uttar Pradesh, IndiaBanerjee, Abhijit; Banerji, Rukmini; Duflo, Esther; Glennerster, Rachel; Khemani, Stuti2006/07
WPS3968Measuring corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : a critique of the cross-country indicatorsKnack, Stephen2006/07
WPS3787Public health in India : an overviewDas Gupta, Monica2005/12
WPS3694Governance in the gullies : democratic responsiveness and leadership in Delhi's slumsJha, Saumitra; Rao, Vijayendra; Woolcock, Michael2005/09
WPS3644The economic consequences of health shocksWagstaff, Adam2005/06
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Absenteeism of Teachers and Health Workers

WPS3065Ghost doctors - absenteeism in Bangladeshi health facilitiesChaudhury, Nazmul; Hammer, Jeffrey S.2003/05

Quality of Medical Care in Public and Private Sectors

WPS3669Money for nothing : the dire straits of medical practice in Delhi, IndiaDas, Jishnu; Hammer, Jeffrey2005/07
WPS3301Which doctor? Combining vignettes and item response to measure doctor qualityDas, Jishnu; Hammer, Jeffrey2004/05
WPS3228Strained mercy : The quality of medical care in DelhiDas, Jishnu; Hammer, Jeffrey2004/03
WPS2971Short but not sweet - new evidence on short duration morbidities from IndiaDas, Jishnu; Sanchez-Paramo, Carolina2003/02

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