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France will start a Fund for Innovation in Development next year to test and scale up solutions to poverty and inequality, a move its founders hope will “transform” the country’s approach to aid.

Electric utilities in many developing countries often don't get fully paid by consumers for the power they supply.

Shagun Sabarwal and Maximilian Lohnert from J-PAL South Asia write about the lack of integration into the existing social protection system exacerbates the poor's vulnerabilities, leaving them without adequate support structures during a crisis. They also discuss how investing in a livelihood...

A former Democratic congressman has proposed releasing federal aid to people who agree to receive a coronavirus vaccine in hopes of helping the U.S. economy recover faster and keep millions of Americans safe from infection.

A meta-analysis released by J-PAL North America on the efficacy of tutoring programs is used to discuss ways in which tutoring can help mitigate learning losses caused by Covid-19.

Studies show impressive gains after even online tutoring