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Academic Publications

Seeds of Hope: Cross-National Analysis of Childhood Predictors of Hope in 22 Countries.
Counted V, Long KNG, Cowden RG et al. (2025) Applied Research Quality Life.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-025-10450-0
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Digital information provision and behavior change: Lessons from six experiments in East Africa.
Fabregas R, Kremer M, Lowes M, On R, Zane G. (2025) American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20220072

How Frames Can Promote Agency: Response to Flusberg et al.
Walsh J. (2024) Psychological Science in the Public Interest Volume 25, Issue 3.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11482-025-10450-0

The Agency Paradox: Social Support and the Freedom to Act.
Hoff K & Walsh J. (2024) Brookings Institution.
https://coilink.org/20.500.12592/290gpg5
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The zero-sum mindset.
Andrews Fearon P & Götz FM. (2024) Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 127(4): 758-795
https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpspa0000404
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Aspiring to a Better Future: Can a Simple Psychological Intervention Reduce Poverty?
Orkin K, Garlick R, Mahmud M, Sedlmayr R, Haushofer J, Dercon S. (2023) NBER Working Paper No. 31735
https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w31735/w31735.pdf
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Transforming Adolescent Healthcare in Rwanda: Sustainable and Scalable Features in Digital Health.
Dasari TS, Satish P et al. (2023) IEEE EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics.
‍https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10313481/

Working Papers

A Pragmatic Review of Evidence-Based SEL Programs for Young Children in Low-Resource Contexts: 
Climate and Skill-Targeted SEL Programs.
Wu Z, Ramirez-Varela L. (2025) The Agency Fund.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/176GoClLM3Xgs-y-dkgH8O5taB3hWrsFm/view
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A Pragmatic Review of Evidence-Based SEL Programs for Young Children in Low-Resource Contexts: 
Wise Interventions.
Wu Z, Ramirez-Varela L. (2025) The Agency Fund.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1774tk2jpWsJWOf8iq3YSkCaCt7LdYGxW/view

Media

An AI Evaluation Framework for the Development Sector
Han Sheng Chia ,Samantha Carter ,Farhan Abrol ,Temina Madon ,Robert On ,James Walsh andZezhen Wu
https://www.cgdev.org/blog/ai-evaluation-framework-for-the-development-sector

What does it mean to see the world as a zero-sum competition?
Andrews Fearon P. November 26, 2024.
https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/what-does-it-mean-to-see-the-world-as-a-zero-sum-competition/