DLL conducts rigorous research alongside the implementation of development programmes to understand what works, why, and for whom.
We develop research questions together with our partners and establish rapid feedback loops to enable learning along the way.
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4-arm cluster randomized trial
Investing in safe deliveries: correcting misperceived social norms to provide more generous maternity grants in rural Zambia
Controlled before and after study
Water and Social Cohesion in Refugee Settings
Randomized controlled trial
Information campaigns for improved state-society and intergroup relations in fragile states
Randomized controlled trial + nationally representative longitudinal cohort study
Kizazi Kijacho (“The Next Generation”)
Synthetic control
Incentives for tax compliance
Randomized controlled trial
Effects of multi-sectoral rehabilitation and reconstruction on living conditions
Randomized controlled trial
Can zinc increase survival of young infants receiving antibiotic treatment?
Randomized controlled trial
Community initiated Kangaroo Mother Care for low birth weight infants
Randomized controlled trial
Economic support and community dialogue for reduced adolescent childbearing and increased school completion
Randomized controlled trial
Empowerment for reduced partner violence
Randomized controlled trial
Saving behaviour and mobile banking
Randomized controlled trial