Top COVID-19 (coronavirus) last week

As daily infection rates in South and Central America are increasing significantly, Haiti TCard COVID statfaces specific health challenges in battling the coronavirus pandemic.  A new report outlines how the pandemic may look different in rich versus developing countries, and how the latter may experience more severe health impacts. As our daily routines now include checking new COVID-19 numbers, data experts are exploring how more timely data could contribute to stronger development outcomes.

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The ongoing impact of ‘nudging’ people to pay their taxes

Sustainability is the holy grail of development. There are many interventions that yield guatemala.jpgpositive results in the short term but somehow fail to be sustained over time. This is why the experience in Guatemala that we are about to describe is worth paying attention to. In short, it shows that behavioral insights can lead to lasting change.

 

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