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As part of our mandate as a knowledge producer and translator for our main audiences, we maintain a range of free online publication series: briefs, impact evaluation reports, systematic review technical and summary reports, replication papers, evidence gap map reports, scoping, and working papers.

Latest publications

Latest publications

EGM brief 1

What evidence do we have on transferable skills programming for youth in low- and middle-income countries?

Evidence gap map Brief 3ie PDF icon 2016  
This brief is based on 3ie's youth and transferable skills evidence gap map that identified 90 impact evaluations of youth and transferable skills intervention in L&MICs. Researchers found a large number of health-related studies, around two-thirds of the total.

Voluntary medical male circumcision uptake through soccer in Zimbabwe

Voluntary medical male circumcision uptake through soccer in Zimbabwe

Impact evaluation 3ie PDF icon 2016  

This study assessed whether a 60-minute soccer-themed educational session led by a trained coach increased the demand for male circumcision among adolescent students in secondary schools in Bulaway

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The effects of microcredit on women’s control over household spending

Systematic review 3ie PDF icon 2016  
This systematic review by Vaessen and colleagues focuses on the impact of microcredit interventions on one aspect of empowerment – increasing women’s control over household spending decisions – and the circumstances under which it occurs.

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Supplementary feeding for improving the health of disadvantaged infants and young children: a systematic review

Systematic review 3ie PDF icon 2016  

This systematic review by Kristjansson and colleagues examines whether food supplementation is effective in improving the health of disadvantaged children aged 3 months to 5 years, and the factors

3ie Impact Evaluation Report 36

Removing barriers to higher education in Chile: evaluation of peer effects and scholarships for test preparation

Impact evaluation 3ie PDF icon 2016  

This study by Banerjee, Duflo and Gallego evaluated the impact of providing scholarships to secondary school students from low- and middle-income households to help them attend high-quality trainin

Examining the evidence base for forest conservation interventions

Examining the evidence base for forest conservation interventions

Evidence gap map 3ie PDF icon 2016  

This evidence gap map examines the high-quality evidence available in the area of forest conservation in low-and middle-income countries.

3ie Evidence Gap Map Report 2

Youth and transferable skills: an evidence gap map

Evidence gap map 3ie PDF icon 2015  

Policymakers, programme implementers and educators recognise that the skills a young person needs to succeed in today’s world go beyond technical know-how in an employment setting.

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The effects of training, innovation and new technology on African smallholder farmers’ wealth and food security

Systematic review 3ie PDF icon 2015  
This systematic review by Stewart and colleagues analyses the impact of several farming interventions on household income and food security among rural households. Included studies assess the effects of innovation and new technology interventions.

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Policing interventions for targeting interpersonal violence in developing countries: a systematic review

Systematic review 3ie PDF icon 2015  

This systematic review by Higginson and colleagues examines the effectiveness of policing interventions in reducing interpersonal violent crime in developing countries.

The long and short of returns to public investments in fifteen Ethiopian villages

The long and short of returns to public investments in fifteen Ethiopian villages

Replication paper 3ie 2015  

This is a replication study by William H. Bowser of an impact evaluation by Stefan Dercon, Daniel O. Gilligan, John Hoddinott and Tassew Woldehanna.