Replication papers

The replication paper series (RPS) expands the benefits of 3ie’s replication programme by providing a publication and dissemination outlet for all replication studies of development impact evaluations. The RPS publishes online and hard-copy replication studies of impact evaluations in 3ie’s online Impact Evaluation Repository, including replication studies funded by 3ie through the replication windows or produced in-house as well as independently submitted replication studies.

Latest replication papers

Replication papers

Preventing HIV and HSV-2 through improving knowledge and attitudes: a replication study of a multicomponent intervention in Zimbabwe

Replication paper 3ie 2018  
Yu and colleagues conducted a replication study of an influential paper “The Regai Dzive Shiri Project: results of a randomised trial of an HIV prevention intervention for Zimbabwean youth” by Frances Cowan and colleagues.

PEPFAR and adult mortality: a replication study of HIV development assistance effects in Sub-Saharan African countries

Replication paper 3ie 2018  
Nicholas Hein and colleagues conducted a replication of the 2012 publication HIV development assistance and adult mortality in Africa by Eran Bendavid and colleagues.

When to start ART? A replication study of timing of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1-associated Tuberculosis

Replication paper 3ie 2018  
In this paper, the research team conducted a replication study of Havlir and others’ 2011 study, “Timing of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection and tuberculosis.”

Stretching HIV treatment: A replication study of task shifting in South Africa

Replication paper 3ie 2017  
Baojiang Chen and Morshed Alam conducted a replication study of Fairall and other’s influential paper, “Task shifting of antiretroviral treatment from doctors to primary-care nurses in South Africa (STRETCH)”.

Cash transfers and HIV/HSV-2 prevalence: a replication of a cluster randomized trial in Malawi

Replication paper 3ie 2017  
In this paper, Lynette Smith, Nick Hein and Danstan Bagenda conduct a replication study of the influential 2012 publication, Effect of a cash transfer programme for schooling on prevalence of HIV and herpes simplex type 2 in Malawi.

Power to the people?: a replication study of a community-based monitoring programme in Uganda

Replication paper 3ie 2016  
In this replication study, Katherine Donato and Adrian Garcia Mosqueira re-examine the results of an influential 2009 study on community-based monitoring in Uganda by Martina Björkman and Jakob Svensson.

Fighting corruption does improve schooling: a replication study of a newspaper campaign in Uganda

Replication paper 3ie 2015  

Supply chain inefficiencies can hinder public service delivery. Resource capture via corruption is one such leakage.

The effects of land titling on the urban poor: a replication of property rights for the poor

Replication paper 3ie 2015  
Drew B Cameron, Edward M Whitney, and Paul C Winters replicated the results of an influential 2010 study, Property rights for the poor: Effects of land titling by Sebastian Galiani and Ernesto Schargrodsky.

Male circumcision and HIV acquisition: reinvestigating the evidence from young men in Kisumu, Kenya

Replication paper 3ie 2015  
In this replication study, Eric W. Djimeu, Jeffrey E. Korte, and Flor A. Calvo reevaluate some of the strongest evidence supporting HIV-related male circumcision interventions in the developing world.

Walking on solid ground: a replication study on Piso Firme’s impact

Replication paper 3ie 2015  
This replication study re-examines some of the limited existing research on how quality of housing affects health and socioeconomic outcomes, including household measures of health for children and mothers.