Projects
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Community Driven Development in Sierra Leone Evaluating the effects of returning decision-making power to the village level. Sectors: Community Themes: Participation Status: Ongoing |
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Impact of Rural Microcredit in Morocco Evaluating the impact of microcredit on poverty reduction in rural Morocco. Sectors: Microfinance & Enterprise Themes: Credit Status: Ongoing |
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Evaluating an Epicenter Scale-Up Strategy in Ghana Evaluating the impact of a comprehensive rural development program. Sectors: Community, Education, Health Themes: Participation Status: Ongoing |
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Conditional Cash Transfers for Education in Morocco Even when there is no tuition, school is not free. Families must spend money on supplies and transportation, and they lose out on the income that a working child might have earned. Will paying parents if their children attend school increase attendance? Sectors: Education Themes: Transfers & Subsidies Status: Ongoing |
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Girls Scholarship Program in Kenya Evaluating the effects of a merit scholarship program for girls in rural western Kenya. Sectors: Education Themes: Transfers & Subsidies Status: Complete |
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Impact of Microcredit and Interest Rate Sensitivity – First Valley Bank, First Macro Bank, and FICO Bank, Philippines Investigating the impact of credit on micro-entrepreneurs and understanding optimal client selection through the use of credit scores and variation in interest rate offers. Sectors: Microfinance & Enterprise Themes: Credit, Interest Rates Status: Complete |
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Impact of Microcredit for Women in Mexico Evaluating the social and economic impact of microcredit on individual borrowers and their communities. Sectors: Microfinance & Enterprise Themes: Credit Status: Ongoing |
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Primary School Deworming in Kenya Common parasitic worms make many schoolchildren sick each year, which prevents them from attending school regularly. A simple school-based initiative that provided deworming medication solved this problem, and improved child health and school attendance, even in neighboring communities that hadn't received treatment! Sectors: Education, Health Themes: Commercialization & Subsidy Status: Complete |
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The Impact of CARES Commitment Savings for Smoking Cessation in the Philippines Can financial incentives work to help people quit smoking? The CARES (Committed Action to Reduce and End Smoking) Program, creates a commitment contract that provides financial incentives for smokers who wish to quit smoking. Smokers offered the product were more likely to be smoke-free 6 and 12 months afterwards! Sectors: Health, Microfinance & Enterprise Themes: Behavioral Economics, Commitment Devices, Savings Status: Complete |
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Providing Sexual and Reproductive Health Advice via SMS in Uganda Many teenagers lack access to reliable information about sexual and reproductive health, and the information gap can have big consequences. Can an SMS based service help fill the knowledge gap? Will teens use the service? Will their behavior change as a result? Sectors: Health Themes: Information and Communication Technology Status: Ongoing |
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Kenyan Life Panel Survey Examining child health and other long-term outcomes in Western Kenya. Sectors: Education, Health Themes: Big Picture Status: Ongoing |
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Effect of Matching Ratios on Charitable Giving in the United States Understanding the impact of matching ratios on donation behavior in the United States Sectors: Charitable Giving Themes: Behavioral Economics, Participation Status: Complete |
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HIV/AIDS Prevention Education in Primary Schools in Kenya Examining the effectiveness of new teacher training in safe sex practices. Sectors: Education, Health Themes: Gender Status: Complete |
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Farmer Decision-Making and Technology Experimentation in Indonesia Understanding the methods farmers follow during the production process and whether they are the best available. Sectors: Agriculture Themes: Technology Adoption Status: Ongoing |
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Vocational Education Voucher Delivery and Labor Market Returns in Kenya Examining the impact of vocational training on labor market and other outcomes, the demand for vocational training in Western Kenya, and the relative effectiveness of public and private vocational training institutes. Sectors: Education Themes: Transfers & Subsidies Status: Ongoing |
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Effect of Media on Voting Behavior and Political Opinions in the United States Determining the effect of subscriptions to local liberal and conservative newspapers on voters' attitudes in Washington, D.C. Sectors: Community Themes: Participation Status: Complete |
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Making the Jump to Employer: What does it take? Evaluating the impact of small business training, saving programs, and wage subsidies on getting microenterprise owners to hire employees. Sectors: Microfinance & Enterprise Themes: Savings, Training, Transfers & Subsidies Status: Ongoing |
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HIV/AIDS and Education in Western Kenya: A Biomarker Follow-up Evaluating the long-term impact of two HIV/AIDS prevention strategies in Western Province, Kenya. Sectors: Education, Health Themes: Transfers & Subsidies Status: Ongoing |
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Understanding Sources of Inefficiency in Smallholder Dairying in India Understanding sources of inefficiency in smallholder dairy farmers in India (45 percent of the rural population) for technology adoption, cattle trading, and risk. Sectors: Agriculture Themes: Technology Adoption Status: Ongoing |
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Barriers to the Demand for Condoms in Peru Examining the importance of perceptions of cost and quality in the demand for condoms in Peru. Sectors: Health Themes: Behavioral Economics Status: Complete |