By Maureen Heydt Rachel Brulé, Associate Director of the Human Capital Initiative (HCI), Associate Professor of Global Development Policy with the Pardee School of Global Studies and 2024-2025 SAGE Sara Miller McCune Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University has been awarded a US National Science Foundation […]
The Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) is a policy-oriented research center working to advance financial stability, human well-being and environmental sustainability across the globe through rigorous interdisciplinary research, policy engagement and strategic communications. The GDP Center is a University-wide research center in partnership with the Office of Research and the Frederick S. […]
By Neha Gondal A college degree pays, but where one goes to college also makes a huge difference to lifetime earnings. Attending elite schools significantly increases one’s chances of obtaining a well-paying job and, hence, economic and social success, which reproduces existing disparities. Accordingly, college career fairs, which expose students to potential employers, serve as […]
In 2017, the Trump administration reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy (MCP) as the “Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance” (PLGHA) policy, forbidding international organizations receiving US health assistance from promoting abortion. Existing evidence suggests that abortion rates rise under the MCP, but the direct effect of US funding restrictions on supply and use […]
In Kenya, interpersonal violence (IPV) is an issue of major public health concern, with 24 percent of Kenyan women reporting physical violence from a current husband or partner. IPV has profound impacts on physical and mental health outcomes, particularly for pregnant women; it has been found to increase the risk of perinatal mortality, low birth […]
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), together with its Zimbabwean national and international stakeholders, has continued to invest in health system strengthening to improve public health in the country. These investments have been guided by system-wide strategic assessments to understand the fundamental challenge facing the Zimbabwean health system. In a […]
By Naomi Frim-Abrams On May 8, the Human Capital Initiative hosted Orazio Attanasio for the final session of the Human Capital Initiative Spring Research Seminar Series with a presentation on “Parental Beliefs and Parental Investment: Evidence from Colombia.” Attanasio discussed his published paper, which analyzed the results of a parenting stimulation program implemented in Colombia. […]
By Naomi Frim-Abrams The Human Capital Initiative (HCI) is excited to announce the first winners of its inaugural Incubation Grant. Solomon Owusu and David Lagakos will be conducting their project, “Why are measured hours of work so low for agricultural workers?” through the grant’s support. “We are thrilled to see this project get started and […]
By Naomi Frim-Abrams On April 10, 2024, the Human Capital Initiative hosted Soledad Artiz Prillaman for the third Spring Research Seminar, “The Patriarchal Political Order: The Making and Unravelling of the Gendered Participation Gap in India.” Prillaman is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and the faculty director of the Stanford Inclusive […]
By Naomi Frim-Abrams On March 29, 2024, the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) convened the new cohort of HCI Core Faculty Members to present their current research projects and spark conversations about potential areas for collaboration in the annual Human Capital Initiative Research Symposium. With topics spanning long-term mobility in informal settlements, social and economic determinants […]