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Article Reference Troff document (with manpage macros) As Good as the Networks They Keep?: Improving Outcomes through Weak Ties in Rural Uganda
We examine an intervention randomized at the village level in which female farmers invited to a single training session were randomly paired with farmers whom they did not know and encouraged to share new agricultural information throughout the growing season for a recently adopted cash crop. We show that the intervention significantly increased the productivity of all farmers except those who were already in the highest quintile of productivity and that there were significant spillovers in productivity to male farmers.
Located in MPRC People / Kenneth Leonard, Ph.D. / Kenneth Leonard Publications
Joint Presentation by: Sangeetha Madhavan, Kirsten Stoebenau, and Ken Leonard
Does Kinship Matter in Low Income Urban Contexts in sub-Saharan Africa?: New Findings from Nairobi, Kenya
Located in Coming Up
Kenneth Leonard, Agriculture and Resource Economics
Investigating the link between age, motherhood status, and culture in preferences to perform in competitive environments: An empirical investigation from rural Malawi
Located in Coming Up
Leonard organizes 37th BREAD Conference
Major networking and discussion event a cross-section of development economics leadership
Located in News
Madhavan leads team to study kinship effects
Five-year R01 project will examine kin relationships in Nairobi, Kenya
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Measuring the Link between Medical Effort and Patient Outcomes in a Low-Resource Health Setting
Kenneth Leonard, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Located in Resources / / Seed Grant Program / Seed Grants Awarded
Medical Quality and Incentives
Kenneth Leonard, Agriculture and Resource Economics
Located in Resources / / Seed Grant Program / Seed Grants Awarded
Article Reference Troff document (with manpage macros)Reforming medical education admission and training in low- and middle-income countries: who gets admitted and why it matters
Recent studies reveal public-sector healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are frequently absent from work, solicit informal payments for service delivery, and engage in disrespectful or abusive treatment of patients. While extrinsic factors may foster and facilitate these negative practices, it is not often feasible to alter the external environment in low-resource settings. In contrast, healthcare professionals with strong intrinsic motivation and a desire to serve the needs of their community are less likely to engage in these negative behaviors and may draw upon internal incentives to deliver a high quality of care. Reforming medical education admission and training practices in LMICs is one promising strategy for increasing the prevalence of medical professionals with strong intrinsic motivation.
Located in MPRC People / Kenneth Leonard, Ph.D. / Kenneth Leonard Publications
File Troff document (with manpage macros)Towards a Deeper Understanding of Female Competitiveness and the Gender Gap: Evidence from Patrilocal and Matrilocal Cultures
Kenneth Leonard, et al.; 2016-005
Located in Research / Working Papers / WP Documents