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This publication outlines how the SDGs offer a compelling growth strategy for Asian business, pointing to an economic prize of at least US$5 trillion by 2030 for the Asian private sector and the potential to create 230 million new jobs. The report highlights opportunities in four sectors: food and agriculture, energy, health and cities.

This report assesses the extent to which inclusive business models promote women's economic empowerment in Asia and Latin America. It looks at Inclusive businesses that involve women in their value chain and provide specific services that help low-income women.

This report discussions a set of randomized experiments that shed light on how markets and information influence household decisions to adopt nutritional innovations.

This case study examines the poverty profile of Indian healthcare enterprise ZHL’s clients in the states of Odisha (formerly Orissa) and Punjab using the Progress out of Poverty Index. It measures the poverty rates to better understand what factors might drive the company’s outreach to the poor (particularly poor women), and it tests a more cost-efficient method of measuring poverty levels through phone surveys.

Research Paper #11 evaluates the Health Care Fund for the Poor (HCFP), a scheme that was initiated in Vietnam in 2003. The paper shows that, participation in the HCFP program reduced the out-of-pocket health care expenditure of poor participants, increased the intensity with which the poor sought health care and regular check-ups in public health facilities. The paper also reveals that the HCFP helped reduce the incidence of catastrophic spending when dealing with adverse health events. The paper addresses the possible selection bias of insurance participation by means of fixed-effects models and an instrument variable method within fixed-effects.