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Protecting Street-connected and Working Children from Exploitation and Forced Labor in Lebanon

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Researchers Camilla Fabbri Diana Ihring Mutasim Algoni Taghrid Abdallah

Country Lebanon

Program Area Human Trafficking

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Pilot

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In Progress

Leveraging Local Religious Leaders to Counter Human Trafficking in Rural Tanzania

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Researchers Beatrice Montano Dylan Groves Salma Emmanuel

Country Tanzania

Program Area Human Trafficking

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Other

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In Progress

How Does Introducing Formal Transit Affect Commuters’ Habits in Lagos, Nigeria?

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Researchers Daniel Björkegren Alice Duhaut Geetika Nagpal Nick Tsivanidis

Country Nigeria

Program Area Financial Inclusion

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Randomized Evaluation

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In Progress

Refugee Business Development and Regional Markets in a Humanitarian Setting in Turkey

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Researchers Ceren Baysan Onur Altindag

Country Turkey

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Migration Forced Displacement Microenterprise

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Pilot

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Protecting Against Exploitation for Asylum Seekers and Refugees: The Impact of Information Provision in Greece

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Researchers Marine Casalis Dominik Hangartner Alexandra Hartman Rodrigo Sánchez Sienra

Country Greece

Program Area Human Trafficking Peace & Recovery

Topics Forced Displacement Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Migration

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Randomized Evaluation

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Complete

Examining a Community-Based Counter-Trafficking Awareness Campaign in Guatemala

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Researchers Lauren Pinson Catlan Reardon

Country Guatemala

Program Area Human Trafficking

Topics Community Participation

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Other

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Evaluating an Information Campaign Connecting Women Food Producers to Schools in Guatemala

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Researchers Javier Romero Haaker Viviana Perego Angela Lopez

Country Guatemala

Program Area Agriculture

Topics Access to Markets

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Randomized Evaluation

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Assessing Living Standards in the Greater Abidjan Area, Côte d’Ivoire

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Researchers Pascaline Dupas Marcel Fafchamps Deivy Houeix Eva Lestant

Country Côte d'Ivoire

Program Area Health & Nutrition Education Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Healthcare Healthcare Quality School Attendance WASH

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Descriptive / Surveillance

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The Impact of a Nutrition-Focused Livelihoods Program on Child Nutrition in Burkina Faso

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Researchers Adrien Bouguen Andrew Dillon

Country Burkina Faso

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Food Security Human Capital & Skills Livelihoods Ultra Poor

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Randomized Evaluation

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Can Cash Transfers via Bank Accounts Increase Savings? Evaluating the Chile Cuenta Program

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Researchers Claudia Martinez Esteban Puentes Abhijit Banerjee

Country Chile

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Services for the Poor

Topics Behavioral Design Cash Transfers Payments Savings

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Randomized Evaluation

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Introducing Financial Services to Monetized Native Amazonians

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Researchers Ricardo Godoy Dean Karlan Jonathan Zinman

Country Bolivia

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Services for the Poor

Topics Behavioral Design Commitments Financial Capability Savings

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Randomized Evaluation

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Can Democratic Engagement Reduce the Appeal of Violent Extremism Among Internally Displaced Persons in Somalia?

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Researchers Michael Gilligan Prabin Khadka Peter Vining

Country Somalia

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Violence Forced Displacement

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Pilot

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In Progress

Improving Access to Justice for Internally Displaced Women in Somalia

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Researchers Prabin Khadka Nicholas Haas

Country Somalia

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Forced Displacement

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Pilot

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In Progress

Teaching Students Perspective-taking to Mitigate Social Exclusion of Refugee Children in Turkey

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Researchers Sule Alan Ceren Baysan Mert Gumren Elif Kubilay

Country Turkey

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Conflict Training & Mentoring Youth

Assessing the Adoption of Point-of-sale Technology by Corner Stores in Mexico

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Researchers Sean Higgins

Country Mexico

Program Area Financial Inclusion Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Payments Digital Finance

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Other

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The Impact of Inter-Religious Soccer Leagues on Social Cohesion in Post-ISIS Iraq

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Researchers Salma Mousa

Country Iraq

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Forced Displacement

Evaluating the Impact of Text and Audio Messages for Parents and Teachers in Côte d’Ivoire

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Researchers Guilherme Lichand Sharon Wolf

Country Côte d'Ivoire

Program Area Education

Topics Education Quality Information & Communications Technology (ICT) School Attendance

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Randomized Evaluation

Developing Safe Reporting Environments for Child Trafficking Survivors in Kenya

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Researchers Jean Elphick Evaline Notté Dennis Ratemo Lilliane Mutuku Evans Munga

Country Kenya

Program Area Human Trafficking

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In Progress

Militarized, Motorized Patrols to Reduce Homicides and other Violent Crimes in Ceará, Brazil

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Researchers Joana Monteiro Michael Weintraub Rodrigo Serrano-Berthet

Country Brazil

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Crime Violence

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Pilot

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In Progress

The Impact of Mobile Phone Educational Videos on Parental Practices in Côte d’Ivoire

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Researchers Samuel Kembou Nzale Bastien Michel Sonali Wayal Joanna Murray

Country Côte d'Ivoire

Program Area Education

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Randomized Evaluation

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Results

The Impact of Larger Loans on Micro-Enterprise Profits in Egypt

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Researchers Dean Karlan Adam Osman Gharad Bryan

Country Egypt

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Financial Inclusion

Topics Microenterprise

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Randomized Evaluation

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Improving Health Services to Prevent Homicides in Colombia

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Researchers Michael Weintraub Santiago Tobón Gina Cabarcas Juanita Duran Andrés Rengifo

Country Colombia

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Healthcare Quality Crime Violence

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Pilot

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In Progress

Incorporating a Two-Generation Approach into a Refugee Parenting Program in Tanzania

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Researchers Sarah Kabay

Country Tanzania

Program Area Education Peace & Recovery

Topics Early Childhood Development Crisis

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Other

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What Drives Backlash Against Refugee Integration Policies? Evidence from Kenya

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Researchers Jens Hainmueller Mae MacDonald Adam Lichtenheld

Country Kenya

Program Area Peace & Recovery

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In Progress

Evaluating Strategies to Increase Savings Behavior in Chile

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Researchers Claudia Martinez Esteban Puentes Abhijit Banerjee

Country Chile

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Services for the Poor

Topics Access to Markets Behavioral Design Financial Capability Reminders Savings

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Randomized Evaluation

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Informing the Department of Education's Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Researchers Emily Beam

Country Philippines

Program Area Education

Topics COVID-19 Early Childhood Development Education Quality Technology Adoption

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Descriptive / Surveillance

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Information Campaigns Increase Trust in Mobile Money in Bangladesh

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Researchers Zaki Wahhaj Maliha Rahanaz

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Digital Finance Ultra Poor Cash Transfers

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Randomized Evaluation

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Increasing Opportunities for First-time Workers from Former Gang-controlled Neighborhoods in El Salvador

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Researchers Maria Micaela Sviatschi Carlos Schmidt-Padilla Nikita Melnikov

Country El Salvador

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Crime

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Randomized Evaluation

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In Progress

The Impact of Formalizing Land Rental Contracts on Refugee-Host Interactions and Agricultural Production in Uganda

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Researchers Manon Delvaux Arthur Laroche

Country Uganda

Program Area Peace & Recovery

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Pilot

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In Progress

Promoting Safer Labor Migration from Kenya to Arabian Gulf Countries

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Researchers Travis Baseler Daliah Al-Shakhshir

Country Kenya

Program Area Human Trafficking

Topics Migration

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In Progress

Assessing the Impact of Parental Migration on Children’s Education in the Philippines

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Researchers Siu Yuat Wong

Country Philippines

Program Area Education

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Descriptive / Surveillance

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In Progress

The Impact of a Credit-Building Loan Product on Credit Scores and the Credit Market in the United States

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Researchers Jeremy Burke Julian Jamison Dean Karlan Kata Mihaly Jonathan Zinman

Country United States

Program Area Financial Inclusion US Finance

Topics Access to Finance Financial Capability Microenterprise Savings

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Randomized Evaluation

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Evaluating A Peer Counseling Program for Survivors of Human Trafficking in Brazil

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Researchers Grant Miller Kim Babiarz Jessie Brunner

Country Brazil

Program Area Human Trafficking

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Pilot

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In Progress

Unconditional Cash Transfers and Access to State Services to Increase Refugee Integration in Costa Rica

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Researchers Antonella Bandiera Horacio Larreguy Valeria Lentini Mateo Vásquez-Cortés

Country Costa Rica

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Migration Cash Transfers

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Randomized Evaluation

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In Progress

Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Survivors of Human Trafficking in Uganda

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Researchers Catherine Carlson Chuong Bui Violet Nkwanzi David Okech Susan Witte Agnes Igoye Sylvia Namakula Lauren Ng

Country Uganda

Program Area Human Trafficking

Topics Women & Girls

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Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Increasing Small Firms’ Adoption of the Pix Digital Payment Platform in Brazil

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Researchers Giorgia Barboni Lucas Mariani José Renato Ornelas Bernardo Ricca

Country Brazil

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Digital Finance Microenterprise Payments

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Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Evaluating Inclusive Livelihood Management in South Sudan: Impact on Effectiveness and Social Cohesion

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Researchers Prabin Khadka Nicholas Haas Blair Welsh Makol Kuol Lual

Country South Sudan

Program Area Peace & Recovery

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Pilot

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In Progress

Assessing Learning from Home Resources on Child Education During COVID-19 in Four Latin American Countries

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Researchers Emma Naslund-Hadley Juan Hernández-Agramonte Juan Felipe García Rodríguez Kelly Montaño Maria Luisa Zeta Valladolid Carolina Méndez María Loreto Biehl Jennelle Thompson Brunilda Peña de Osorio Juan Maragall Guiselle Alpizar Elizabeth Madrigal Ursula Luna Ofelia Montoya

Country Colombia Costa Rica El Salvador Peru

Program Area Education

Topics COVID-19 Youth Education Quality

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Descriptive / Surveillance

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Deciding My Future: Evaluating the Impact of Text Messaging on Female STEM Enrollment in Costa Rica

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Researchers Emma Naslund-Hadley Juan Hernández-Agramonte

Country Costa Rica

Program Area Education

Topics Women & Girls School Attendance

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Randomized Evaluation

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Coding Education to Improve Problem Solving Skills: Evaluating the Irümi Program in Paraguay

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Researchers Emma Naslund-Hadley Juan Hernández-Agramonte Pablo Zoido

Country Paraguay

Program Area Education

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Randomized Evaluation

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In Progress

The Effect of COVID-19 on Distance Education and Mental Health in Four Latin American Countries

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Researchers Emma Naslund-Hadley Juan Hernández-Agramonte Olga Namen Guiselle Alpizar Ursula Luna Juan Felipe García Rodríguez Carolina Méndez Juan Maragall María Loreto Biehl Kelly Montaño Laura Ochoa Foschini

Country Costa Rica Colombia El Salvador Peru

Program Area Education

Topics Youth Early Childhood Development

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Descriptive / Surveillance

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Results

Combining Cash Grants with an Ultra-Poor Livelihoods Training Program in the Philippines

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Researchers Gharad Bryan Jonathan de Quidt Dean Karlan Christopher Udry

Country Philippines

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Livelihoods Ultra Poor

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Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Improving Immunization Rates Through Regular Camps and Incentives in India

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Researchers Abhijit Banerjee Esther Duflo Rachel Glennerster Dhruva Kothari

Country India

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Immunization Maternal & Child Health Technology Adoption

The Impact of Inventory Credit on Food Security and Rural Livelihoods in Burkina Faso

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Researchers Clara Delavallade Susan Godlonton

Country Burkina Faso

Program Area Agriculture Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Food Security Livelihoods Microcredit Rural Finance

Cash Transfers and Targeted Instruction to Reduce Child Labor and Improve Learning in Côte d’Ivoire

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Researchers Kaja Jasinska Samuel Kembou Nzale Amy Ogan Sharon Wolf

Country Côte d'Ivoire

Program Area Education

Topics Cash Transfers Education Quality

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Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Human Trafficking Research Initiative (HTRI) Funded Projects

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Program Area Human Trafficking

Can an Interest Rate Comparison Tool Aid Loan Seekers in Chile?

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Researchers Erik Berwart Sean Higgins Sheisha Kulkarni Santiago Truffa

Country Chile

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Digital Finance Access to Finance

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Randomized Evaluation

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In Progress

Encouraging Consumers to Transact with New Mobile Money Agents in Tanzania

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Researchers Francis Annan Xavier Giné

Country Tanzania

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Consumer Protection

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy in Low-and-Middle Income Countries

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Researchers Julio Saul Solís Arce Shana Warren Niccoló Meriggi Alexandra Scacco Nina McMurry Maarten Voors Georgiy Syunyaev Amyn Malik Dean Karlan Michael Callen Matthieu Teachout Macartan Humphreys Mushfiq Mobarak Saad B. Omer

Country Burkina Faso Colombia India Mozambique Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Russia Rwanda Sierra Leone Uganda United States

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics COVID-19

The Impact of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Low-Income Individuals in Rural Ghana

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Researchers Nathan Barker Dean Karlan Christopher Udry Gharad Bryan Angela Ofori-Atta

Country Ghana

Program Area Health & Nutrition Social Protection

Topics Access to Healthcare Human Capital & Skills Ultra Poor

The Impact of Home-Based Growth Charts and Nutritional Supplements on Child Stunting in Zambia

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Researchers Günther Fink Doug Parkerson Peter Rockers Dorothy Sikazwe

Country Zambia

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Maternal & Child Health Nutrition

Type

Randomized Evaluation

The Impacts of SMS Messages and Parental Networks on Early Childhood Development During COVID-19 in Costa Rica

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Researchers Juan Hernández-Agramonte Olga Namen Emma Naslund-Hadley María Loreto Biehl

Country Costa Rica

Program Area Education

Topics Behavioral Design COVID-19 Early Childhood Development Incentives Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Reminders

Increasing Communication Between Mothers and Infants in Ghana

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Researchers Pascaline Dupas Camille Falezan Seema Jayachandran Mark Walsh

Country Ghana

Program Area Education

Topics Early Childhood Development

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Randomized Evaluation

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Can Television Deliver Effective Agricultural Information in Uganda?

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Researchers Eliana La Ferrara Ritwika Sen Christopher Udry

Country Uganda

Program Area Agriculture

Topics Technology Adoption Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Human Capital & Skills Women & Girls

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Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

The Impact of Home-based Growth Charts and Nutritional Supplements on Child Stunting in Zambia

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Researchers Günther Fink Doug Parkerson Peter Rockers Dorothy Sikazwe

Country Zambia

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Maternal & Child Health Nutrition

Status

In Progress

Profit Motives, Working Conditions, and Labor Trafficking: Evidence from Bangladesh’s Brick Kiln Industry

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Researchers Shoeb Ahmed Kim Babiarz Debasish Biswas Nina Brooks Jessie Brunner Stephen Luby Sameer Maithel Grant Miller

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Human Trafficking

Topics Technology Adoption

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Understanding How to Reduce Adolescent Recruitment into Gangs: Evidence from Medellín, Colombia

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Researchers Christopher Blattman Arantxa Rodriguez Uribe Santiago Tobón

Country Colombia

Program Area Human Trafficking

Topics Crime Violence Youth

Type

Pilot

Increasing Equal Access to Job Opportunities for Farmers with Disabilities in Kenya

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Researchers Stevens Bechange

Country Kenya

Program Area Agriculture

Topics Human Capital & Skills Access to Markets Access to Finance Training & Mentoring Technology Adoption

Type

Quasi-experimental Analysis

Status

In Progress

The Effects of a Parenting Program for Grandparents in El Salvador

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Researchers Emma Naslund-Hadley Juan Hernández-Agramonte

Country El Salvador

Program Area Education

Topics Early Childhood Development

Conditional Cash Transfers and Commitment Savings Accounts in the Dominican Republic

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Researchers Dean Karlan Sendhil Mullainathan Veronica Frisancho Martín Valdivia Mike Yeomans

Country Dominican Republic

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Services for the Poor

Topics Cash Transfers Commitments Product Design Savings

The Impact of Private-Managed Public Schools on Cognitive and Socioemotional Skills: Evidence from Bogotá, Colombia

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Researchers Felipe Barrera-Osario Andrew Dustan

Country Colombia

Program Area Education

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Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

Evaluating the Impact of a Management Training Program for Small Firms in Kenya

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Researchers Tavneet Suri John Van Reenen

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Mobile Data & WhatsApp: Impact on Social Program Access for Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia

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Researchers Nejla Asimovic Kevin Munger Mateo Vásquez-Cortés

Country Colombia

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

The Impact of Native Language-Based Education on Learning in Multilingual Contexts: Evidence from the Philippines

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Researchers Thomas Lloyd Dean Yang

Country Philippines

Program Area Education

Topics Education Quality Youth

Type

Quasi-experimental Analysis

Status

In Progress

Improving a Community Health Program to Reduce Maternal and Child Mortality in Burkina Faso

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Researchers Abdoulaye Maïga Melinda Munos Doug Parkerson

Country Burkina Faso

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Access to Healthcare Healthcare Quality Incentives Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

Type

Other

Status

In Progress

Increasing Adoption of QR Payments in Pakistan

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Researchers Kashif Zaheer Malik Farah Said Phillip Roessler Russell Toth Hsin-Tien (Tiffany) Tsai

Country Pakistan

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Digital Finance

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Enhancing Community Experimentation in Kenya

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Researchers Sylvain Chassang Pascaline Dupas Erik Snowberg Catlan Reardon

Country Kenya

Program Area Agriculture

Topics Technology Adoption Human Capital & Skills

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Building Community Trust and Conflict Mediation Capacity: Evidence from the Barangay Justice System in the Philippines

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Researchers Maria Isabel Fernandez Yuna Liang Michael Abrigo

Country Philippines

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Conflict

Type

Quasi-experimental Analysis

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Results

The Impact of Providing School Uniforms on Children's Education in Kenya

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Researchers Michael Kremer David Evans Muthoni Ngatia

Country Kenya

Program Area Education

Topics Education Quality School Attendance

Financial Literacy, Short-run Impatience, and the Determinants of Saving and Financial Management in Chile

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Researchers Justine Hastings

Country Chile

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Consumer Protection Financial Capability Savings

Developing Consumer Protection Market Monitoring Tools for the Philippines Central Bank

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Researchers Paul Adams Rafe Mazer Edoardo Totolo Jayshree Venkatesan

Country Philippines

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Consumer Protection

Type

Pilot

Status

In Progress

Technical Assistance to Digitize Cash Transfers in the Philippines

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Country Philippines

Program Area Financial Inclusion Social Protection

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Other

Status

Results

Can Using Moveable Property as Collateral Improve Credit Access and Business Outcomes for Enterprises in Fiji?

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Researchers Russell Toth Christoper Hoy

Country Fiji

Program Area Financial Inclusion Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Microenterprise

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Connecting Smallholder Farmers to Agricultural Value Chains in Rwanda

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Researchers Shilpa Aggarwal Susan Godlonton Ammar Kawash Jonathan Robinson Alan Spearot Guanghong Xu

Country Rwanda

Program Area Agriculture

Topics Access to Markets Technology Adoption

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Improving Credit Scores with Information in Peru

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Researchers Dean Karlan Xavier Giné Jonathan Zinman Kareem Haggag

Country Peru

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Behavioral Design Financial Capability

Understanding Borrowers' Decisions: Payday Loans in the United States

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Researchers Hunt Allcott Joshua Kim Dmitry Taubinsky Jonathan Zinman

Country United States

Program Area Financial Inclusion US Finance

Topics Consumer Protection Financial Capability

Does Choosing from Multiple Credit Offers Improve Consumers’ Economic Outcomes in Mexico?

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Researchers Xavier Giné Sean Higgins Dean Karlan

Country Mexico

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Consumer Protection Access to Finance Microcredit Digital Finance

Type

Pilot

Status

In Progress

Can Development Aid Change Attitudes Toward Refugees? Experimental Evidence from Urban Microentrepreneurs in Uganda

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Researchers Travis Baseler Thomas Ginn Helidah Ogude-Chambert Olivia Woldemikael Robert Hakiza

Country Uganda

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Cash Transfers COVID-19 Forced Displacement Microenterprise

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

The Impact of Youth Education on Intergroup Violence in Burkina Faso: A Pilot Study

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Researchers Allison Grossman William Nomikos Niloufer A. Siddiqui

Country Burkina Faso

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Community Participation Conflict Violence Youth

Type

Pilot

Status

Results

Can a Peer-referral System to Recruit Enumerators Increase Data Quality in the Philippines?

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Researchers Andrew Dillon

Country Philippines

Topics Methods & Measurement

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Training Traditional Village Headpersons Can Increase Financial Access in Zambia

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Researchers Alfredo Burlando Jessica Goldberg Peter Hangoma Dean Karlan Bilal Zia

Country Zambia

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Savings Rural Finance Training & Mentoring

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

Do Flexible Credit and Savings Products Enhance Small Enterprise Performance in India?

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Researchers Michael King William Jack

Country India

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Product Design Women & Girls

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

The Effect of Information on Irregular Migration Decisions in Nigeria

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Researchers Alexandra Scacco Bernd Beber Macartan Humphreys Dean Yang

Country Nigeria

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Conflict Migration

Boosting Firms’ Productivity in Mexico with Consulting Services

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Researchers Miriam Bruhn Dean Karlan Antoinette Schoar

Country Mexico

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Training & Mentoring

Encouraging the Use of Formal Financial Services by Garment Workers through the Rollout of an Electronic Payment System in Bangladesh

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Researchers Emily Breza Martin Kanz Leora Klapper

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Services for the Poor

Topics Digital Finance Payments Savings

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

The Impact of Improving Management Practices among Small and Medium Enterprises on Exports in Colombia

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Researchers Leonardo Iacovone David McKenzie Rachael Meager Dario Rodriguez

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

Incentives to Save in Ghana

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Researchers Gharad Bryan Margaret McConnell

Country Ghana

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Services for the Poor

Topics Behavioral Design Digital Finance Incentives Payments Product Design Savings

The Impact of Community Natural Resource Management on Farmers’ Livelihoods and Land Quality in Namibia

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Researchers D. Layne Coppock Luke Crowley Dylan Groves Julian Jamison Dean Karlan

Country Namibia

Program Area Agriculture Governance

Topics Community Participation Livelihoods

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

Safe Spaces with Vocational and Life Skills Training for Young Women's Economic and Social Empowerment in Uganda

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Researchers Oriana Bandiera Niklas Buehren Robin Burgess Markus Goldstein Selim Gulesci Imran Rasul Munshi Sulaiman

Country Uganda

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Women & Girls

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescents in Sierra Leone

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Researchers Oriana Bandiera Niklas Buehren Markus Goldstein Imran Rasul

Country Sierra Leone

Program Area Financial Inclusion Health & Nutrition Social Protection

Topics Financial Capability Intimate Partner Violence Microcredit Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

The Impact of Smartcard Electronic Transfers on Public Distribution

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Researchers Karthik Muralidharan Paul Niehaus Sandip Sukhtankar

Country India

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Services for the Poor Governance

Topics Cash Transfers Digital Finance Payments Technology Adoption Transparency & Accountability

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

The Long-Term Effects of Access to Mobile Money in Kenya

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Researchers Tavneet Suri William Jack

Country Kenya

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Digital Finance Financial Capability Livelihoods Women & Girls

Mobile-izing Savings: Defined-Contribution Savings on a Mobile Money Platform in Afghanistan

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Researchers Joshua Blumenstock Michael Callen Tarek Ghani

Country Afghanistan

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Capability

Topics Behavioral Design Digital Finance Financial Capability Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Payments Savings

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

The Impact of a Family Planning Mass Media Campaign in Burkina Faso

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Researchers Rachel Glennerster Joanna Murray Victor Pouliquen

Country Burkina Faso

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Family Planning & Contraceptive Use Women & Girls

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

Can we measure vaccine hesitancy rates over the phone?

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Researchers Elliott Collins Shana Warren Steven Glazerman

Country Burkina Faso Colombia Ethiopia Kenya Nigeria Rwanda Sierra Leone Zambia

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics COVID-19 Immunization

The Effects of Mobile Money on Household Financial Resilience in Kenya

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Researchers Tavneet Suri William Jack

Country Kenya

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Digital Finance Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

The Impacts of Liquidity Loans to Mobile Money Agents on Business, Household, and Women’s Empowerment Outcomes

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Researchers Russell Toth

Country Myanmar

Program Area Financial Inclusion Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

Fostering High Growth in Colombian SMEs through Individualized and Group Consulting

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Researchers Leonardo Iacovone William Maloney David McKenzie

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

Impact of Management Consulting on Firm Productivity in India

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Researchers Nick Bloom Benn Eifert Aprajit Mahajan David McKenzie John Roberts

Country India

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills

Consulting and Capital Experiments with Microenterprise Tailors in Ghana

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Researchers Dean Karlan Christopher Udry Ryan Knight

Country Ghana

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Training & Mentoring

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results