Katherine Donato
Harvard University
12 Papers
16 Citations
Katherine Donato is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Incentive. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 10 publications.
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Papers
Associations among High-Quality Protein and Energy Intake, Serum Transthyretin, Serum Amino Acids and Linear Growth of Children in Ethiopia
Masresha Tessema,Masresha Tessema,Nilupa S. Gunaratna,Inge D. Brouwer,Katherine Donato,Jessica Cohen,Margaret McConnell,Tefera Belachew,Demissie Belayneh,Hugo De Groote +9 more
TL;DR: Nutrition programs that emphasize improved protein quantity and quality and energy intake may enhance the linear growth of young children and need to be further investigated in longitudinal and interventional studies.
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Personality Traits and Performance Contracts: Evidence from a Field Experiment among Maternity Care Providers in India.
TL;DR: A field experiment offering financial incentives for improving maternal and neonatal health outcomes to rural Indian doctors finds that more conscientious providers performed better--but improved less--under performance incentives.
Translating the impact of quality protein maize into improved nutritional status for Ethiopian children: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Masresha Tessema,Masresha Tessema,Masresha Tessema,Nilupa S. Gunaratna,Katherine Donato,Jessica Cohen,Margaret McConnell,Demissie Belayneh,Inge D. Brouwer,Tefera Belachew,Hugo De Groote +10 more
TL;DR: This study addresses important behavioral barriers between the development of a biofortified crop, QPM, and its impact on children’s nutrition and health in a natural setting and supports the Government of Ethiopia's current targets for nutrition and agriculture.
Information Improves Provider Behaviour: A Replication Study of a Community-Based Monitoring Programme in Uganda
TL;DR: A pure replication of the original study finds that the intervention modified healthcare provider behaviours and utilisation, but that the results surrounding the programme’s impact on health outcomes appear less robust.
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