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Online Job Application Time Costs, Applicant Quality, and Employee Retention in Bangladesh

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Researchers Ashley Pople Stefan Dercon

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets Technology Adoption

Measuring Competition Through Subsidies in Sierra Leone’s Cocoa Market

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Researchers Lorenzo Casaburi Tristan Reed

Country Sierra Leone

Program Area Agriculture Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Microenterprise

The Impact of a One-off Transfer of Assets and Skills on the Occupational Choices of Low-income Women in Bangladesh

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Researchers Oriana Bandiera Robin Burgess Narayan C Das Selim Gulesci Imran Rasul Munshi Sulaiman

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Ultra Poor

The Impact of a Quiz-Style Information Campaign on COVID-19 Prevention in the United States

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Researchers Susan Athey Angela Duckworth Dean Karlan Erika Kirgios Michael Luca Katherine Milkman Molly Offer Westort

Country United States

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics COVID-19

The Impact of a Peer Information Sharing Strategy to Combat the Spread of COVID-19 in Zambia

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Researchers Alfredo Burlando Pradeep Chintagunta Jessica Goldberg Melissa Graboyes Peter Hangoma Dean Karlan Mazyanga Liwewe Mario Macis

Country Zambia

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics COVID-19

The Impact of a Quiz-Style Information Campaign on COVID-19 Prevention in Ghana

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Researchers Susan Athey Angela Duckworth Dean Karlan Erika Kirgios Michael Luca Katherine Milkman Molly Offer Westort Christopher Udry

Country Ghana

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics COVID-19

Impacts of Judicial Reform in Utilization of Electronic Court Systems on Court Congestion in the Philippines

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Researchers Aniceto Orbeta Vicente Paqueo Bilal Siddiqi

Country Philippines

Program Area Governance

Impacts of Judicial Reform in Small Claim Procedures on Court Congestion in the Philippines

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Researchers Aniceto Orbeta Vicente Paqueo Bilal Siddiqi

Country Philippines

Program Area Governance

The Impact of Simplifying Pension Statements in Colombia

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Researchers Mariano Bosch Dean Karlan Jake Kendall Jonathan Zinman Gustavo Caballero María Teresa Silva-Porto Kyle Holloway Dayana Tellez Galeano

Country Colombia

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Behavioral Design

The Impact of Community Policing on Attitudes and Public Safety in the Philippines

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Researchers Dotan Haim Matthew Nanes Nico Ravanilla

Country Philippines

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Community Participation Crime

Evaluating the Impact of Virtual Cooperatives on Microenterprises in Colombia

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Researchers Leonardo Iacovone David McKenzie

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets Microenterprise Technology Adoption

Dairy Market Responses to Saving Constraints in Kenya

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Researchers Lorenzo Casaburi Rocco Macchiavello

Country Kenya

Program Area Agriculture Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Savings

The Impacts of Labeling Remittances on Migrants and Their Households in the Philippines

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Researchers Dean Yang Giuseppe De Arcangelis

Country Philippines United Arab Emirates

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Behavioral Design Commitments Migration Product Design Remittances

Girl Empowerment in Rural Liberia

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Researchers Berk Özler Kelly Hallman Marie France Guimond Elizabeth A. Kelvin Marian Rogers Esther Karnley

Country Liberia

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Intimate Partner Violence Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

Discrimination in the Judicial System

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Researchers Marianne Bertrand Sendhil Mullainathan David Abrams

Country United States

Program Area Governance

The Impact of Text-Message Nudges on Preschool Attendance in Uruguay

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Researchers Juan Hernández-Agramonte Mercedes Mateo Diaz

Country Uruguay

Program Area Education

Topics Behavioral Design Early Childhood Development Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Reminders School Attendance

Using Community-Based Dispute Resolution to Improve Property Rights in Myanmar

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Researchers Alexandra Hartman

Country Myanmar

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Community Participation

The Impact of Strengthening Individual Property Rights on Agricultural Investment and Intra-Household Bargaining in the Philippines

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Researchers Snaebjorn Gunnsteinsson Prudenciano "Dodong" Gordoncillo Hillary Johnson Elizaveta Perova Rosa Castro-Zarzur Peter Srouji Forest Jarvis

Country Philippines

Program Area Agriculture Governance

Topics Livelihoods Women & Girls

Assessing the Feasibility of Quality Upgrading in the Rice Sector

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Researchers Rocco Macchiavello David Atkin Amit Khandelwal Meredith Startz Yulu Tang

Country Myanmar

Program Area Agriculture

Topics Access to Markets

Wheels of Change: The Impact of Bicycle Access on Girls’ Education and Empowerment Outcomes in Rural Zambia

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Researchers Nathan Fiala Ana Garcia Hernandez Kritika Narula Nishith Prakash

Country Zambia

Program Area Education

Topics Women & Girls

The Effect of Information on Politician Selection in Sierra Leone

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Researchers Katherine Casey Rachel Glennerster Abou Bakarr Kamara Niccoló Meriggi

Country Sierra Leone

Program Area Governance

Topics Electoral Participation Transparency & Accountability

The Effects of a Universal Basic Income During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya

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Researchers Abhijit Banerjee Michael Faye Alan Krueger Paul Niehaus Tavneet Suri

Country Kenya

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Food Security Livelihoods Payments

Young Adult Compliance with COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in Bogotá, Colombia

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Researchers Allen Blackman Bridget Lynn Hoffmann

Country Colombia

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Behavioral Design COVID-19 Incentives

Cash & Stash: Encouraging Saving at a Check Casher in the United States

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Researchers Dean Karlan Jonathan Zinman

Country United States

Program Area US Finance

Topics Behavioral Design Product Design Savings

Deferring Wages and Labor Supply in Malawi

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Researchers Lasse Brune Jason Kerwin Eric Chyn

Country Malawi

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Services for the Poor

Topics Access to Finance Behavioral Design Commitments Digital Finance Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Payments Savings

COVID-19’s Prevalence Among Rohingya Refugees and Host Communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

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Researchers Mushfiq Mobarak C. Austin Davis Paula López-Peña Shabib Raihan

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Health & Nutrition Peace & Recovery

Topics Conflict COVID-19

Reducing Job Search Costs with an SMS-based Messaging App in Rural Tanzania

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Researchers Dahyeon Jeong

Country Tanzania

Program Area Agriculture

Topics Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

The Impact of Debt Relief in India and the Philippines

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Researchers Dean Karlan Sendhil Mullainathan Benjamin Roth

Country India Philippines

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Cash Transfers Financial Capability Training & Mentoring

Financial Health and Intimate Partner Violence in Colombia During COVID-19

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Researchers Orazio Attanasio Matthew Bird Lina Cardona-Sosa Pablo Lavado

Country Colombia

Program Area Financial Inclusion Health & Nutrition Social Protection

Topics COVID-19 Financial Capability Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Intimate Partner Violence Violence

Tablet-Based Financial Education in Colombia

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Researchers Orazio Attanasio Matthew Bird Pablo Lavado Lina Cardona-Sosa

Country Colombia

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Capability

Topics Financial Capability Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Training & Mentoring

Improving Local Tax Collection Through Technology in Ghana

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Researchers Karthik Muralidharan Anders Jensen David Lagakos

Country Ghana

Program Area Governance

Topics Digital Finance

The Impact of Migration Subsidies on Rural Labor Markets in Bangladesh

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Researchers Agha Ali Akram Shyamal Chowdhury Mushfiq Mobarak

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Agriculture Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Food Security Incentives Livelihoods Migration Remittances

Community-Based Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Northern Nigeria

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Researchers Martina Björkman Nyqvist Jessica Leight Vandana Sharma

Country Nigeria

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Maternal & Child Health

Measuring Knowledge and Understanding of the Peace Process in Myanmar

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Researchers Leonardo Arriola Aila Matanock

Country Myanmar

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Conflict

The Profitability of Fertilizer in Mali

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Researchers Lori Beaman Dean Karlan Bram Thuysbaert Christopher Udry

Country Mali

Program Area Agriculture

Topics Livelihoods Product Pricing Rural Finance Technology Adoption

Financial and Informational Barriers to Migration in the Philippines

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Researchers David McKenzie Dean Yang Emily Beam

Country Philippines

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Behavioral Design Cash Transfers Remittances

The Effects of a Multimedia Preschool STEM Education Program in Colombia

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Researchers Emma Naslund-Hadley Juan Hernández-Agramonte

Country Colombia

Program Area Education

Topics Education Quality Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

The Effects of a Bilingual and Intercultural Preschool Math Program in Panama

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Researchers Emma Naslund-Hadley Juan Hernández-Agramonte

Country Panama

Program Area Education

Topics Education Quality Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

The Effects of Interactive Radio Instruction for Science Education in Paraguay

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Researchers Emma Naslund-Hadley Juan Hernández-Agramonte

Country Paraguay

Program Area Education

Topics Education Quality Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

Using a Robot to Improve Young Children’s Math and Programming Skills in Costa Rica

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Researchers Emma Naslund-Hadley Juan Hernández-Agramonte Elena Arias Ortiz

Country Costa Rica

Program Area Education

Topics Education Quality Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

Mystery Shopping Assessment of Credit Cost Disclosures in Uganda

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Researchers Elly Atuhumuza Rafe Mazer Joeri Smits

Country Uganda

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Consumer Protection

Investigating Rural Labor Markets Among the Ultra Poor in Northern Ghana

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Researchers Abhijit Banerjee Dean Karlan Christopher Udry Hannah Trachtman

Country Ghana

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Rural Finance Training & Mentoring Ultra Poor

The Impact of Text Message Reminders on Savings in Ghana

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Researchers Dean Karlan Margaret McConnell Jake Kendall Gharad Bryan Jonathan Zinman

Country Ghana

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Reminders Savings

The Impact of Text Message Reminders on Savings in Peru

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Researchers Dean Karlan Gharad Bryan Margaret McConnell Jonathan Zinman

Country Peru

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Reminders Savings

The Impact of Text Message Reminders on Savings in the Dominican Republic

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Researchers Dean Karlan Aaron Dibner-Dunlap

Country Dominican Republic

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Financial Capability Reminders Remittances Savings

The Impact of Text Message Reminders on Savings in the Philippines

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Researchers Dean Karlan Gharad Bryan Margaret McConnell Jonathan Zinman Jake Kendall

Country Philippines

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Reminders Savings

Public Recognition and Fundraising in the United States

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Researchers Dean Karlan Margaret McConnell

Country United States

Topics Charitable Giving

Comparing Entrepreneurship and Employment Growth in Colombia and the United States

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Researchers Marcela Eslava John Haltiwanger Alvaro Pinzón

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets

Shopping for Financial Products in Colombia

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Researchers Xavier Giné

Country Colombia

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Consumer Protection

The Impact of Outsourcing School Management in Liberia

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Researchers Justin Sandefur Mauricio Romero Wayne Sandholtz

Country Liberia

Program Area Education

Topics Education Quality

Making Cash Grants Work for Small-Scale Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana

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Researchers Francisco Campos Marine Gassier

Country Ghana

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Cash Transfers Savings Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

Examining Livelihoods, Tenure Security, and Land Rights in Rural Myanmar

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Researchers Gina Alvarado Elizabeth Louis

Country Myanmar

Topics Livelihoods Women & Girls

Social Incentives and Tax Compliance in Bangladesh

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Researchers Mushfiq Mobarak Nasiruddin Ahmed Raj Chetty Aminur Rahman Monica Singhal

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Governance Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Transparency & Accountability

Strengthening State Capacity in Health with Administrative Data in Sierra Leone

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Researchers Anne Karing

Country Sierra Leone

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Healthcare Quality

Peer Effects, Pupil Teacher Ratios and Teacher Incentives

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Researchers Esther Duflo Pascaline Dupas Michael Kremer

Country Kenya

Program Area Education Governance

Topics Community Participation Education Quality School Attendance

Evaluating Strategies to Improve Children’s Reading Skills in Kenya

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Researchers Matthew Jukes Margaret (Peggy) Dubeck Hellen Inyega Stephanie Simmons Zuilkowski Katherine Halliday Elizabeth Turner Sharon Wolf Elizabeth Adelman Simon Brooker

Country Kenya

Program Area Education

Topics Education Quality

Agricultural Information Diffusion through Social Networks and its Impact on Gender Inequality in Mali

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Researchers Lori Beaman Andrew Dillon

Country Mali

Program Area Agriculture

Topics Technology Adoption Women & Girls

Modern Man Challenge: Evaluating a Men-Focused Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in Liberia

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Researchers Jeannie Annan Christopher Boyer Günther Fink

Country Liberia

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Intimate Partner Violence Violence

Evaluating the Impacts of Home-Based Growth Charts and Community Monitoring on Stunting in Zambia

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Researchers Günther Fink Peter Rockers Rachel Levenson

Country Zambia

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Early Childhood Development Maternal & Child Health Nutrition

Training Local Leaders to Prevent Gender-Based Violence in Peru

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Researchers Erica Field Úrsula Aldana Javier Romero Haaker

Country Peru

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Intimate Partner Violence Violence Women & Girls

Can Prize-Linked Incentives Promote Debt Reduction in the United States?

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Researchers Jeremy Burke

Country United States

Program Area US Finance

Topics Behavioral Design Financial Capability

Saving for Multiple Goals with Lockboxes in Malawi

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Researchers Shilpa Aggarwal Jonathan Robinson

Country Malawi

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Behavioral Design Microenterprise

High Hopes - Saving for High School with a Mobile-Money Lock-Box

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Researchers James Habyarimana William Jack

Country Kenya

Program Area Education Financial Inclusion Financial Services for the Poor

Topics Behavioral Design Commitments Digital Finance Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Post-Primary Education Product Design Reminders Savings School Attendance

The Impact of School Fee Loans on Educational Outcomes in Uganda

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Researchers Paul Gertler Catherine Wolfram Brett Green

Country Uganda

Program Area Education Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Digital Finance Education Quality Post-Primary Education Rural Finance School Attendance

Increasing Voluntary Contributions to Retirement Savings in Colombia

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Researchers Dean Karlan Jonathan Zinman Jake Kendall Kyle Holloway

Country Colombia

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Behavioral Design Reminders Savings

Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-based Interventions and Employment Programs for Youth in Sierra Leone

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Researchers Theresa Betancourt Agha Ali Akram Nathan B. Hansen

Country Sierra Leone

Program Area Peace & Recovery Social Protection

Topics Community Participation Conflict Crime Training & Mentoring Violence Youth

Leveraging Social Connections: Using Decentralized Targeting to Deliver Cash Transfers in Liberia

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Researchers Lori Beaman Niall Keleher Jeremy Magruder

Country Liberia

Program Area Financial Inclusion Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Intimate Partner Violence

SMS Messages to Increase Voluntary Retirement Contributions in Mexico

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Researchers Dean Karlan Jake Kendall Jonathan Zinman Kyle Holloway

Country Mexico

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Behavioral Design Reminders Savings

Improving the Targeting of Preventive Health Subsidies through Vouchers in Western Kenya

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Researchers Pascaline Dupas Vivian Hoffmann Michael Kremer Alix Zwane

Country Kenya

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Behavioral Design Maternal & Child Health Product Pricing WASH

Marketing Rainfall Insurance to Family Networks in Burkina Faso

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Researchers Harounan Kazianga Zaki Wahhaj

Country Burkina Faso

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Food Security Insurance Product Design Rural Finance

Examining the Impact of Rainfall Insurance and Family Networks in Burkina Faso

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Researchers Harounan Kazianga Zaki Wahhaj

Country Burkina Faso

Program Area Agriculture

Topics Food Security Insurance Product Design Rural Finance

The Impact of Group-Based Grain Storage Schemes on Farmers’ Savings and Incomes in Kenya

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Researchers Shilpa Aggarwal Eilin Francis Jonathan Robinson

Country Kenya

Program Area Agriculture

Topics Incentives Savings Technology Adoption

The Impact of Cash Transfers on Delivery Planning and Maternal Care Quality in Kenya

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Researchers Jessica Cohen Margaret McConnell Margaret Kruk George Omondi Claire Rothschild Katherine Lofgren Ginger Golub

Country Kenya

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Access to Healthcare Healthcare Quality Maternal & Child Health

The Impact of a Pension Program on Senior Citizens’ Wellbeing in Peru

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Researchers Sebastian Galiani Paul Gertler

Country Peru

Program Area Governance Health & Nutrition Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers

Harvesting Rainfall: Cistern Deployment in Northeast Brazil

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Researchers Marco González Navarro Gustavo Bobonis Paul Gertler Simeon Nichter

Country Brazil

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Maternal & Child Health WASH

The Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfers on Beneficiaries and Program Workers in the Dominican Republic

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Researchers Frederico Finan Seth Garz Paul Gertler

Country Dominican Republic

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Civil Service Motivation & Productivity Intimate Partner Violence

The Impact of a Pension Program on Senior Citizens’ Wellbeing in Paraguay

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Researchers Sebastian Galiani Paul Gertler

Country Paraguay

Program Area Governance Health & Nutrition

Topics Cash Transfers

The Impact of a Women-Specific Credit Scoring Model on Women’s Access to Credit in the Dominican Republic

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Researchers Laura Chioda Sean Higgins Paul Gertler

Country Dominican Republic

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Services for the Poor

Topics Access to Finance Access to Markets Digital Finance Financial Capability Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Intimate Partner Violence Mobile Health Product Design Women & Girls

The Impact of Price Reduction on Access to Medicine for Non-Communicable Diseases in Kenya

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Researchers Peter Rockers Richard Laing Veronika Wirtz Monica Onyango Zaina Kiragu Madeline Ray

Country Kenya

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Access to Healthcare Healthcare Quality Product Pricing

The Impact of Internet Connectivity in Kenya

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Researchers Tavneet Suri Kamal Bhattacharya

Country Kenya

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

Can Reframing Large Debt Burdens into Smaller Goals Help People Reduce Debt?

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Researchers Jeremy Burke Simone Schaner

Country United States

Program Area Financial Inclusion US Finance

Topics Behavioral Design

The Impact of a Digital Credit for Small-Scale Farmers in Ghana

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Researchers Christopher Udry Monica Lambon-Quayefio Utsav Manjeer

Country Ghana

Program Area Agriculture Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Digital Finance Incentives Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Rural Finance

The Impact of Advanced Payment on Farmer Wellbeing and Company Profitability in Zambia

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Researchers Kelsey Jack Günther Fink Felix Masiye

Country Zambia

Program Area Agriculture Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Financial Capability Livelihoods Microcredit Rural Finance

The Impact of Mobile Money Savings on Transactional Sex in Western Kenya

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Researchers Erick Gong Kelly Jones

Country Kenya

Program Area Financial Inclusion Health & Nutrition

Topics Access to Finance Digital Finance HIV/AIDS Incentives Women & Girls

Using Social Networks to Increase Mobile Money Use in Pakistan

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Researchers Joshua Blumenstock Gregory Fischer Adnan Khan

Country Pakistan

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Technology Adoption

The Impact of Digital Credit on Kenyan Households' Resilience to Financial Shocks

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Researchers Prashant Bharadwaj William Jack Tavneet Suri

Country Kenya

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Digital Finance Financial Capability Livelihoods

Bottom-Up Monitoring of Healthcare Providers in Uganda

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Researchers Dan Posner Doug Parkerson Pia Raffler

Country Uganda

Program Area Governance Health & Nutrition

Topics Access to Healthcare Civil Service Motivation & Productivity Community Participation Healthcare Quality Maternal & Child Health Transparency & Accountability

Relationships for Financing in the International Coffee Market

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Researchers Arthur Blouin Rocco Macchiavello

Country Mexico Nicaragua Peru

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets Financial Capability

Piloting strategies to reduce anemia among women in the fishing industry in Ghana

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Researchers Andrew Jones Esi Colecraft Mark Wilson Tim Dvonch Reginald Quansah Richmond Aryeetey Niko Kaciroti

Country Ghana

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Human Capital & Skills Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Livelihoods Nutrition Rural Finance Savings Technology Adoption Training & Mentoring WASH Women & Girls

Predicting Local Violence in Liberia

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Researchers Robert Blair Christopher Blattman Alexandra Hartman

Country Liberia

Program Area Governance

Topics Conflict Crisis Violence

Risk and Relationships in Ice Retail in the Sierra Leone Fishing Industry

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Researchers Tarek Ghani Tristan Reed

Country Sierra Leone

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Livelihoods Microenterprise

The Impact of Information Provision on Human Capital Accumulation and Child Labor in Peru

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Researchers Christopher Neilson Francisco Gallego Oswaldo Molina

Country Peru

Program Area Education

Topics Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Post-Primary Education School Attendance Youth

The Impact of a Youth Employment Bridging Program in the Philippines

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Researchers Emily Beam Stella Quimbo

Country Philippines

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Vocational Training Youth

Entrepreneur Well-Being and Firm Outcomes in Urban Bangladesh

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Researchers Paula López-Peña

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

Improving Performance-Based Voting through Citizen Engagement and Information in Burkina Faso

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Researchers Marcus Holmlund Malte Lierl

Country Burkina Faso

Program Area Governance

Topics Community Participation Electoral Participation Transparency & Accountability

The Effect of Grassroots Civic Education Programs on Women’s Political Participation

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Researchers Nahomi Ichino Noah Nathan

Country Ghana

Program Area Governance

Topics Community Participation Electoral Participation Women & Girls

Strengthening Village Courts in Rural Bangladesh

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Researchers Mushfiq Mobarak Martin Mattsson

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Governance

Topics Community Participation Transparency & Accountability

The Impact of a Text Messaging Platform on Government Services in Uganda

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Researchers Guy Grossman Melina Platas Izama Jonathan Rodden

Country Uganda

Program Area Education Governance Health & Nutrition

Topics Civil Service Motivation & Productivity Education Quality Healthcare Quality Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Technology Adoption

Insurance Against Cognitive Droughts: The Psychology of Water Scarcity and Insurance

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Researchers Guilherme Lichand Anandi Mani

Country Brazil

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Services for the Poor

Topics Behavioral Design Insurance Rural Finance

Access to Credit and the Scale-Up of Biometric Technology in Malawi

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Researchers Xavier Giné Jessica Goldberg Dean Yang

Country Malawi

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Financial Capability Microcredit Rural Finance