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Research
Apr 9, 2026
This paper examines the role of financial constraints in health facilities in developing countries.
Jan 15, 2026
This paper describes the results of a policy experiment conducted in coordination with the Nigerian government.
Research Summary
May 29, 2024
To assist Teach For All (TFALL) network partners in understanding their performance, RAND researchers are evaluating TFALL programs in developing countries. The researchers conducted a two-year mixed-methods study of the Teach For Nigeria program.
Mar 13, 2024
This report summarizes the findings from a two-year mixed methods evaluation of the effect of the Teach For Nigeria teacher training program on whole child development, perceptions of teaching quality, and the school community.
Commentary
Aug 25, 2023
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu recently sought the Nigerian national legislature's backing for a possible military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to turn back a coup that toppled the government of Niger. An ECOWAS intervention would have a better chance of succeeding if other nations joined the effort.
Jul 28, 2022
This paper presents evidence that the quality of health care interactions changed in important ways during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jan 18, 2022
This report examines U.S. institutional capacity-building programs for the security sectors of African partner governments and their potential role in strategic competition.
Jan 4, 2022
The cover story highlights the risks of geoengineering -- the large-scale manipulation of environmental processes to control climate. The Q&A with Jacqueline Burns sheds light on how her military experience informs her approach to research and analysis.
Nov 10, 2021
This paper documents important mental health spillovers in the context of a program that offered pregnant women modest cash incentives to use pre- and perinatal health care services.
Effort by health workers in developing countries has been the subject of recent attention, but the implications for health outcomes have remained a matter of conjecture. This paper provides new evidence about the returns to health worker effort.
Nov 3, 2021
COVID-19 increased the number of stillbirths and newborn deaths in Nigeria.
Sep 11, 2020
Government efforts to counter the propaganda and radicalization that lead to violent extremism are becoming more common around the world, but there's little research on whether such programs work. It is critical to conduct more research to tease out which programs are most effective.
