Projects
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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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Household Clean Water Technology in Northern Ghana: Valuation, Use, and Impact This study evaluates the effectiveness of a particular household water treatment while addressing questions of broad interest. We will offer individual rural households the opportunity to purchase the filter at randomized prices, uncovering true willingness to pay through our elicitation mechanism. By staggering the sale of the product within villages and mapping social networks carefully, we will provide new evidence on the evolution of demand for health goods. Sectors: Health Themes: Commercialization & Subsidy, Marketing, Product Design, Technology Adoption Status: Ongoing |
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Returns to Capital among Microenterprises in Ghana Measuring the return to capital among male and female microenterprise owners in urban Ghana. Sectors: Microfinance & Enterprise Themes: Gender, Transfers & Subsidies Status: Ongoing |
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Brain Drain in Ghana What are the determinants and effects of "brain drain", the emigration of highly skilled workers? Sectors: Education Themes: Big Picture Status: Ongoing |
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Returns to secondary schooling in Ghana As progress is made towards universal primary school enrolment, and millions of children around the world complete primary schooling and hope to move on to a secondary school, an important question for policy-makers is emerging: how quickly to expand access to secondary education? Sectors: Education Status: Ongoing |
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Examining Underinvestment in Agriculture: Returns to Capital and Insurance among Farmers in Ghana Examining how insurance products and capital shocks impact farmers’ investment decisions, distinguishing between the effects of risk aversion and of capital constraints on farmers’ behavior. Sectors: Agriculture Themes: Insurance Status: Ongoing |
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Examining Effects of Crop Price Insurance for Farmers in Ghana Measuring the impact of crop price insurance on farmers’ investment decisions. Sectors: Agriculture, Microfinance & Enterprise Themes: Credit, Insurance Status: Ongoing |
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Returns to MSE Management Consulting in Ghana Determining the impact of providing management consulting to micro and small enterprises in Accra. Sectors: Microfinance & Enterprise Themes: Training Status: Ongoing |
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Interest Rate Sensitivity in Ghana Testing the price elasticity of demand for credit among small businesses. Sectors: Microfinance & Enterprise Themes: Credit, Interest Rates Status: Ongoing |
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Evaluation of a Village Savings & Loans (VSLAs) Program in Ghana Understanding the types of people that participate in Village Savings & Loan Programs (VSLAs) and the programs' impact on households and communities. Sectors: Microfinance & Enterprise Themes: Credit, Savings Status: Ongoing |
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Savings Account Labeling and Financial Literacy Training for Susu Customers in Ghana Understanding the impact of and interaction between a new savings product and financial literacy training for Susu customers Sectors: Microfinance & Enterprise Themes: Behavioral Economics, Financial Literacy, Product Design, Savings Status: Ongoing |