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25 November 2020
This presentation gives an overview of ongoing and upcoming ADB Business opportunities relevant to the health sector.
17 November 2020
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the poor in developing countries is increasingly becoming a matter of concern. The poor seem more vulnerable to the COVID-19 infection given a congested and unhygienic environment, and its insufficient treatment in a poor medical system. Not only these direct…
17 November 2020
Opening Session of KDIS-3ie-ADB-ADBI Conference on Impact Evaluation - Challenges and Promise for Human Capital Development in Asia
17 November 2020
Countries from around the world have used a variety of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to suppress the spread of COVID-19. These include lockdowns of varying intensity and duration; efforts to test, track and isolate potential carriers of disease; and the use of masks and other social…
17 November 2020
The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and the resulting falls in demand due both to uncertainty and policy interventions such as lockdowns, ‘social distancing’ and travel restrictions are having a severe impact on Asian economies and hence on Asian households. These negative impacts come through a…
17 November 2020
This paper investigates the effectiveness of a globally popular method of self-learning at the right level in improving learning outcome — the cognitive and non-cognitive abilities — of disadvantaged pupils in a developing country, Bangladesh. Using a randomized control trial design, we find…
17 November 2020
We present evidence from a randomized experiment on the impacts of a six-month early childhood homevisiting program on child outcomes at school entry. Two and a half years after completion of the program, we find persistent intervention effects on child working memory - a key skill of executive…
17 November 2020
Health interventions often show limited effectiveness in influencing behavior as they fail to take into account the choice architecture. To shed light on how to improve health interventions, we evaluate a unique intervention in rural Bangladesh that highlights the importance of health, hygiene,…
17 November 2020
Closing Session of KDIS-3ie-ADB-ADBI Conference on Impact Evaluation - Challenges and Promise for Human Capital Development in Asia
11 November 2020
PHOTO GALLERY - Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with Germany