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Thinking like an Entrepreneur: Boosting Small Business Growth with Mindset Training in Togo

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Researchers Francisco Campos Michael Frese Leonardo Iacovone Hillary Johnson David McKenzie Mona Mensmann

Country Togo

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

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Randomized Evaluation

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The Effects of Focused Deterrence: Implementing Ceasefire in Mexico City

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Researchers Rodrigo Canales Marina Gonzalez Vaughn Crandall

Country Mexico

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Crime Violence Community Participation

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Pilot

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Cash and Small Business Groups for Ugandans and Refugees: Evidence from Kampala, Uganda

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Researchers Travis Baseler Thomas Ginn Ibrahim Kasirye Belinda Muya Andrew Zeitlin

Country Uganda

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Microenterprise Forced Displacement

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Randomized Evaluation

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Countering Prejudice and Discrimination toward Victims of Criminal Violence: Evidence from Mexico

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Researchers Natán Skigin

Country Mexico

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Community Participation Violence Women & Girls

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Pilot

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Evaluating the Impact of a CBT-Based Intervention with At-Risk Youth in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Researchers Juliana Camargo Eduardo Mello Bruno Pantaleão

Country Brazil

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Youth

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Pilot

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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

Personalizing Information to Improve Retirement Savings in Chile

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Researchers Olga Fuentes Jeanne Lafortune Julio Riutort José Tessada Félix Villatoro

Country Chile

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Capability

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

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The Effects of Procedural Justice Training for Police Officers in Mexico City

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Researchers Rodrigo Canales Alexis Cherem Maus Marina Gonzalez Juan Francisco Santini

Country Mexico

Program Area Governance Peace & Recovery

Topics Civil Service Motivation & Productivity Community Participation Crime Training & Mentoring

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Randomized Evaluation

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Disrupting Child Trafficking: Evaluating A Women-Led Prevention Strategy in Tanzania

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Researchers Sandra Morgenstern

Country Tanzania

Program Area Human Trafficking

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Pilot

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In Progress

Assessing the Impact of Malaria Prevention Ointment in Burkina Faso

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Researchers Elodie Djemaï Yohan Renard

Country Burkina Faso

Program Area Health & Nutrition

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Randomized Evaluation

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Long-Term Evidence on the Impact of Start-Up Grants in Uganda

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Researchers Christopher Blattman Nathan Fiala Sebastian Martinez

Country Uganda

Program Area Peace & Recovery Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Training & Mentoring Ultra Poor Vocational Training Youth

The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on General Welfare in Kenya

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Researchers Dennis Egger Johannes Haushofer Edward Miguel Paul Niehaus Michael Walker

Country Kenya

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Ultra Poor

Benchmarking a WASH and Nutrition Program to Cash in Rwanda

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Researchers Craig McIntosh Andrew Zeitlin

Country Rwanda

Program Area Health & Nutrition Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Early Childhood Development Livelihoods Maternal & Child Health Nutrition WASH

The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers in Kenya

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Researchers Johannes Haushofer Jeremy Shapiro

Country Kenya

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Food Security Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

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Randomized Evaluation

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Are Training Programs Better Than Cash Transfers At Improving The Lives Of Poor And Underemployed Young People? Evidence From Rwanda

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Researchers Craig McIntosh Andrew Zeitlin

Country Rwanda

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring Vocational Training Youth

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Randomized Evaluation

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Evaluating the Teacher Community Assistant Initiative in Ghana

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Researchers Annie Duflo Jessica Kiessel Adrienne M. Lucas

Country Ghana

Program Area Education

Topics Education Quality School Attendance Training & Mentoring

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Randomized Evaluation

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The Importance of Management Support for Teacher-led Targeted Instruction in Ghana

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Researchers Sabrin Beg Anne Fitzpatrick Adrienne M. Lucas

Country Ghana

Program Area Education

Topics Training & Mentoring School Attendance Human Capital & Skills

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Randomized Evaluation

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The Impact of Matching Contributions on Retirement Savings in Peru

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Researchers Noelia Bernal Sebastian Galiani Oswaldo Molina

Country Peru

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Savings

Using Mobile Phone and Satellite Data to Target Emergency Cash Transfers in Togo

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Researchers Joshua Blumenstock Dean Karlan Christopher Udry

Country Togo

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers COVID-19

Conditional Cash Transfers for Education in Morocco

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Researchers Najy Benhassine Esther Duflo Pascaline Dupas

Country Morocco

Program Area Education

Topics Cash Transfers School Attendance

Monitoring Digital Financial Payments of Cash Transfers in the Philippines

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Researchers Cesi Cruz Yoonyoung Cho Julien Labonne

Country Philippines

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Cash Transfers COVID-19 Digital Finance

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Descriptive / Surveillance

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A Results Measurement Framework to Guide Strategy and Track Performance

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Country Papua New Guinea

Program Area Education Health & Nutrition Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

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RFE Engagement

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Increasing Investment in Agricultural Inputs: Village Input Fairs in Mali

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Researchers Andrew Dillon Nicoló Tomaselli

Country Mali

Program Area Agriculture

Topics Access to Finance Access to Markets Commitments Incentives Rural Finance Technology Adoption

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Randomized Evaluation

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Improving Caregiving Practices to Reduce Household Violence: Evaluating the Apapacho Program in Colombia

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Researchers Juliana Borbón Jorge Cuartas

Country Colombia

Program Area Education

Topics Violence

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Other

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Impacts of Dual Apprenticeships Combining On-the-Job and Vocational Training in Côte d'Ivoire

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Researchers Bruno Crépon Patrick Premand

Country Côte d'Ivoire

Program Area Education Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Post-Primary Education Training & Mentoring Youth

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Randomized Evaluation

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Improving the Mental Health of Early Childhood Development Workers: Evaluating the Sanar Para Crecer Program in Colombia

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Researchers Emma Naslund-Hadley

Country Colombia

Program Area Education Health & Nutrition

Topics Early Childhood Development

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Randomized Evaluation

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Strengthening the Use of Data and Evidence for a Colombian SEL-Focused EdTech

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Country Colombia

Program Area Education

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RFE Engagement

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Complete

Understanding Mobile Network Adoption: Evidence from Community Cellular Networks in Rural Philippines

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Researchers Niall Keleher Joshua Blumenstock Erin Troland Arman Rezaee Mary Claire Barela Cedric Festin Matthew Podolsky Kurtis Heimerl

Country Philippines

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Technology Adoption

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Randomized Evaluation

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Can Information and Social Networks Improve Migrant Safety? Evaluating an Intervention to Reduce Trafficking Risks in Mexico

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Researchers Antonella Bandiera Fernanda Sobrino Ignacio Rodriguez Hurtado

Country Mexico

Program Area Human Trafficking

Topics Migration

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Pilot

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Increasing Access to Contraceptives for Female University Students in Zambia

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Researchers Natalie Bau David Henning Corinne Low Jacob Malungo Bryce Steinberg

Country Zambia

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Access to Healthcare Women & Girls

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Randomized Evaluation

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A Faith-Based Couples' Counseling Program Reduced Intimate Partner Violence in Uganda

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Researchers Jeannie Annan Christopher Boyer Jasper Cooper Lori Heise Jackline Namubiru Tvisha Nevatia Elizabeth Levy Paluck

Country Uganda

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Intimate Partner Violence Training & Mentoring Violence Women & Girls

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Randomized Evaluation

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Behavior-based Approaches to Increase Teacher Use of Adaptive Learning Technology

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Country India

Program Area Education

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RFE Engagement

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Strengthening Organizational Capabilities to Enable Rapid Learning with A/B testing: The case of Shaia, an AI teacher assistant

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Country Colombia

Program Area Education

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RFE Engagement

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Free Distribution or Cost-Sharing: Evidence from a Malaria Prevention Experiment in Kenya

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Researchers Jessica Cohen Pascaline Dupas

Country Kenya

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Malaria Maternal & Child Health Product Pricing

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Randomized Evaluation

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How Does Building Business Networks Impact Refugee Economic and Social Integration in Kenya and Uganda?

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Researchers Adam Lichtenheld Jens Hainmueller Jessica Wolff Mae MacDonald Clare Clingain David Musiime Sigrid Weber Andrew Zeitlin Annet Adong Alex Wendo

Country Kenya Uganda

Program Area Peace & Recovery Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Forced Displacement Microenterprise Human Capital & Skills

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Randomized Evaluation

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In Progress

Primary School Deworming in Kenya

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Researchers Michael Kremer Edward Miguel

Country Kenya

Program Area Education Health & Nutrition

Topics Maternal & Child Health School Attendance

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Randomized Evaluation

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Mentoring and Experiential Learning for Early Education Student Teachers in Ghana

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Researchers Sharon Wolf

Country Ghana

Program Area Education

Topics Early Childhood Development Education Quality Training & Mentoring

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Randomized Evaluation

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Measuring Children’s Risk of Recruitment and Reengagement into Armed Groups in the Central African Republic

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Researchers Clement Bicaba Camilla Fabbri Kathryn L. Falb

Country Central African Republic

Program Area Human Trafficking

Topics Violence Youth

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Other

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In Progress

The Effects of Soft Skills Training on Labor Market Outcomes for Youth in Rwanda

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Researchers Diego Ubfal Andrew Brudevold-Newman

Country Rwanda

Program Area Education

Topics Education Quality Human Capital & Skills

The Impact of a Socio-Emotional Skills Training in Nigeria

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Researchers Clara Delavallade Sreelakshmi Papineni Ayodele Fashogbon

Country Nigeria

Program Area Agriculture Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Social Protection

Topics COVID-19 Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

Measuring the Effectiveness of Online Skills Training for Female Microenterprises in Guatemala and Mexico

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Researchers Elwyn Davies Peter Deffebach Leonardo Iacovone David McKenzie

Country Mexico Guatemala

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

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Randomized Evaluation

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The Impact of an Online Entrepreneurial Mindset Training for Youth in Ecuador

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Researchers Diego d'Andria Igor Asanov Thomas Åstebro Guido Buenstorf Bruno Crépon Francisco Flores David McKenzie Mona Mensmann Mathis Schulte

Country Ecuador

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

The Impact of Entrepreneurship Training Using Imagery Techniques in Colombia

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Researchers Nava Ashraf Gharad Bryan Alexia Delfino Leonardo Iacovone Ashley Pople Emily Holmes

Country Colombia

Program Area Peace & Recovery Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Conflict Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring Violence

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Randomized Evaluation

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Soft Skills and Entrepreneurship Training for Secondary School Students in Uganda

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Researchers Laura Chioda Paul Gertler

Country Uganda

Program Area Education Social Protection

Topics Access to Finance Family Planning & Contraceptive Use Human Capital & Skills Intimate Partner Violence Livelihoods Post-Primary Education Women & Girls

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Randomized Evaluation

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The impacts of “soft skills” training on professional advancement of female garment workers in Bangladesh

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Researchers Christopher Woodruff

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

Can an Online Job Training Program Increase Digital Skills and Employment Outcomes for Young People in El Salvador?

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Researchers Maria Victoria Fazio Rafael Novella Richard Freund

Country El Salvador

Program Area Education Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

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Randomized Evaluation

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The Impact of Maternal Cash Transfers on Child Malnutrition in Myanmar

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Researchers Erica Field Elisa Maffioli

Country Myanmar

Program Area Financial Inclusion Health & Nutrition Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Maternal & Child Health Nutrition Women & Girls

Source Dispensers and Home Delivery of Chlorine in Kenya

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Researchers Michael Kremer Jessica Leino Edward Miguel Sendhil Mullainathan Clair Null Alix Zwane

Country Kenya

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Maternal & Child Health Product Pricing Technology Adoption WASH

Chlorine Dispensers for Safe Water in Kenya

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Researchers Michael Kremer Jessica Leino Edward Miguel Alix Zwane

Country Kenya

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Product Design Technology Adoption WASH

Understanding the Impact of Offering Loans on Labor Trafficking in India

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Researchers Manisha Shah Anisha Sharma Beata Luczywek

Country India

Program Area Human Trafficking

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Randomized Evaluation

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Providing Digital Loans to Assess their Impact on the Welfare of Users in Nigeria

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Researchers Daniel Björkegren Joshua Blumenstock Suraj Nair

Country Nigeria

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Consumer Protection Digital Finance Microcredit Payments Savings

Refining Job Training for Venezuelan Migrant Women: IPA’s Learning Partnership with Fundación Juanfe

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Country Colombia

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Migration

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RFE Engagement

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Complete

Variations of Ultra-Poor Graduation Programming in Uganda

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Researchers Munshi Sulaiman Anuj Shah

Country Uganda

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Access to Finance Cash Transfers Human Capital & Skills Livelihoods Microenterprise Savings Training & Mentoring Ultra Poor

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Randomized Evaluation

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Promoting Productive Inclusion and Resilience in National Safety Nets: A Four-Country Evaluation in the Sahel

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Researchers Thomas Bossuroy Markus Goldstein Dean Karlan Harounan Kazianga William Parienté Patrick Premand Christopher Udry Julia Vaillant

Country Burkina Faso Mauritania Niger Senegal

Program Area Financial Inclusion Social Protection

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

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Randomized Evaluation

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Graduating the Ultra Poor in Ghana

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Researchers Abhijit Banerjee Esther Duflo Nathanael Goldberg Dean Karlan Robert Osei William Parienté Jeremy Shapiro Bram Thuysbaert Hannah Trachtman Christopher Udry

Country Ghana

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Training & Mentoring Ultra Poor Vocational Training

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Randomized Evaluation

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Graduating the Ultra Poor in Honduras

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Researchers Dean Karlan Bram Thuysbaert

Country Honduras

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Training & Mentoring Ultra Poor

Graduating the Ultra Poor in India

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Researchers Abhijit Banerjee Esther Duflo Jeremy Shapiro

Country India

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Training & Mentoring Ultra Poor

Graduating the Ultra Poor in Pakistan

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Researchers Dean Karlan William Parienté

Country Pakistan

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Training & Mentoring Ultra Poor

Graduating the Ultra Poor in Peru

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Researchers Dean Karlan Bram Thuysbaert Catherine Timura

Country Peru

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Community Participation Training & Mentoring Ultra Poor Women & Girls

Graduating the Ultra Poor in Ethiopia

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Researchers Dean Karlan Nathanael Goldberg

Country Ethiopia

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Community Participation Training & Mentoring Ultra Poor Women & Girls

The Effects of a Play-Based Preschool Learning Program in Rural Ghana

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Researchers Orazio Attanasio Sonya Krutikova

Country Ghana

Program Area Education

Topics Early Childhood Development Education Quality

The Impact of Informing People About Local Support for Social Distancing: Evidence from Mozambique

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Researchers James Riddell IV Tanya Rosenblat Dean Yang James Allen IV Arlete Mahumane Hang Yu

Country Mozambique

Program Area Health & Nutrition Social Protection

Topics COVID-19

Color-Coded Bracelets: Using Signaling Incentives to Improve Childhood Immunization in Sierra Leone

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Researchers Anne Karing

Country Sierra Leone

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Access to Healthcare Behavioral Design Immunization Incentives Maternal & Child Health

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Randomized Evaluation

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Increasing Financial Inclusion via Group Loans and Digitized Savings Records in Malawi and Uganda

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Researchers Elliott Collins Alfredo Burlando William Blackmon Jessica Goldberg Emmanuel Tumusiime

Country Malawi Uganda

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Digital Finance Access to Finance

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

The Impact of a Christian Values Program on Poverty Alleviation in the Philippines

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Researchers Dean Karlan James Choi Gharad Bryan

Country Philippines

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Savings Ultra Poor

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Randomized Evaluation

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Cash and Microenterprise Support for the Ultra-Poor in Uganda

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Researchers Christopher Blattman Eric Green Julian Jamison Michael Christian Lehmann Jeannie Annan

Country Uganda

Program Area Peace & Recovery Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Conflict Forced Displacement Intimate Partner Violence Training & Mentoring Ultra Poor Women & Girls Youth

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Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

Ultra Poor Graduation Pilot in Yemen

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Researchers Lasse Brune Dean Karlan Sikandra Kurdi Christopher Udry

Country Yemen

Program Area Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Training & Mentoring Ultra Poor

Breaking Barriers in Refugee-Context Education: IPA Supports The LEGO Foundation’s Flexible Approach to Learning in Early-Stage Innovations

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Country Ethiopia Uganda

Program Area Education

Type

RFE Engagement

Status

Complete

Does Training for Banking Representatives Reduce Barriers to Migrants’ Access to the Financial Sector in Colombia?

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Researchers Daniel Rojas

Country Colombia

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Is A Pay-For-Performance Model For Teachers Effective In Improving Educational Outcomes? Evidence From Rwanda

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Researchers Clare Leaver Owen Ozier Pieter Serneels Andrew Zeitlin

Country Rwanda

Program Area Education

Topics Civil Service Motivation & Productivity Education Quality Incentives

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 Health & Nutrition

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Randomized Evaluation

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The Role of Exposure, Social Networks, and Marketing Messages in Households' Willingness to Pay for Malaria Prevention in Kenya

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Researchers Pascaline Dupas

Country Kenya

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Healthcare Quality Product Pricing

What Matters (and What Does Not) in Malaria Prevention in Kenya

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Researchers Pascaline Dupas

Country Kenya

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Malaria Product Pricing Technology Adoption

Long-run and Intergenerational Impacts of Child Health Gains from Deworming in Kenya

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Researchers Sarah Baird Joan Hamory Hicks Michael Kremer Edward Miguel Lia Fernald Patricia Kariger

Country Kenya

Program Area Education Health & Nutrition

Topics Access to Healthcare Education Quality

The Illusion of Sustainability: Comparing Free Provision of Deworming Drugs and Other "Sustainable" Approaches in Kenya

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Researchers Michael Kremer Edward Miguel

Country Kenya

Program Area Education Health & Nutrition

Topics Education Quality School Attendance

The Long-Term Indirect Impacts of Early Childhood Deworming

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Researchers Owen Ozier

Country Kenya

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Early Childhood Development

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Assessing the Intergenerational Impacts of Deworming on Child Health & Development in Kenya

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Researchers Madeline Duhon Lia Fernald Joan Hamory Hicks Edward Miguel Eric Ochieng Michael Walker

Country Kenya

Program Area Health & Nutrition

Topics Youth

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Descriptive / Surveillance

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Reducing Violence versus Building Trust: The Joint Effect of Top-down and Bottom-up Peacebuilding Interventions in Nigeria

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Researchers Rebecca Wolfe Catlan Reardon

Country Nigeria

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Conflict Violence

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

Increasing Mobile Money Competition Improves Services: Evidence from Rural Ghana

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Researchers Francis Annan

Country Ghana

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Digital Finance Consumer Protection Access to Finance Payments

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Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

Does Price Impact Consumer Demand for Off-net Payments in the Philippines?

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Researchers Joaquin Emmanuel J. Gonzales Phillip Roessler Russell Toth Hsin-Tien (Tiffany) Tsai

Country Philippines

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Payments Digital Finance

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

How Do We Measure the Use of Instant Retail Payments? Assessing Data Collection Approaches in the Philippines

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Researchers Joaquin Emmanuel J. Gonzales Phillip Roessler Hsin-Tien (Tiffany) Tsai Russell Toth

Country Philippines

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Digital Finance Payments

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Evaluating the Effects of COVID-19 on Female Entrepreneurship in Kenya

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Researchers Francisco Campos Julian Jamison Maria Hernandez de Benito Abla Safir Bilal Zia

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Microenterprise Human Capital & Skills

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Descriptive / Surveillance

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Results

The Impact of Temporary Working and Residence Permits for Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia

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Researchers Ana María Ibañez María Adelaida Ortega Sandra Rozo Andrés Moya María José Urbina Florez

Country Colombia

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Crisis Migration

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Other

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The Impacts of Intensive Municipal Governance and Community Organization on Gang Governance in Medellín

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Researchers Christopher Blattman Gustavo Duncan Benjamin Lessing Santiago Tobón

Country Colombia

Program Area Governance Peace & Recovery

Topics Crime Violence

Can Interactive Mobile Phone Games Help Consumers Detect and Prevent Fraud in Uganda?

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Researchers Matthew Bird Rafe Mazer

Country Uganda

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Consumer Protection

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Evaluating the Impact of Public Online Job Training Courses for COVID-19-Affected Workers in Costa Rica

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Researchers Rafael Novella Gerardo David Rosas Shady Richard Freund

Country Costa Rica

Program Area Education Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Type

Randomized Evaluation

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Results

Evaluating Growth Mindset Development in Parents and Children in El Salvador

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Researchers Emma Naslund-Hadley Juan Hernández-Agramonte

Country El Salvador

Program Area Education

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

Improving Childcare Quality through Social Franchising in Kenya

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Researchers Emily Beam Anne Fitzpatrick Maira Emy Reimão

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Education

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

In Progress

Examining Reasons for Under-vaccination Among Kenyan Children Born Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Researchers Corrina Moucheraud May Sudhinaraset Doris Njomo Beth Glenn Risa M. Hoffman Peter G. Szilagyi

Country Kenya

Program Area Health & Nutrition

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Descriptive / Surveillance

Status

Results

Evaluating Digital Fraud Prevention Methods for Small Businesses in Nigeria

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Researchers Michael King Chaning Jang Daniel Putman Shane Byrne

Country Nigeria

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Consumer Protection Digital Finance

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

Can Rating Mobile Financial Services Providers Reduce Overcharging Practices in Bangladesh and Uganda?

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Researchers Abu S. Shonchoy Tomoki Fujii

Country Bangladesh Uganda

Program Area Financial Inclusion

Topics Consumer Protection Transparency & Accountability Digital Finance

Type

Other

Status

In Progress

Government Mobile Salary Payments for Teachers in Afghanistan

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Researchers Joshua Blumenstock Michael Callen Anastasiia Faikina Stefano Fiorin Tarek Ghani

Country Afghanistan

Program Area Education Financial Inclusion Governance Peace & Recovery

Topics Transparency & Accountability

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

The Impact of an SMS-Based Adaptive Math Learning Tool on Educational Outcomes in Kenya

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Researchers Torsten Figueiredo Walter Guthrie Gray-Lobe Sarah Kabay

Country Kenya

Program Area Education

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

Assessing Learning From Home Experiences During 2020 School Closures in Côte d’Ivoire

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Researchers Sarah Kabay Loïc Watine

Country Côte d'Ivoire

Program Area Education

Type

Descriptive / Surveillance

Status

Results

Implementing and Adapting Teaching at the Right Level in the Philippines

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Researchers Noam Angrist Mariel Bayangos Konstantin Büchel

Country Philippines

Program Area Education

Type

Pilot

Status

In Progress

Housing Subsidies: Evidence on Refugee Life Outcomes and Social Integration in Jordan

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Researchers Edward Miguel Emma Smith Sandra Rozo Samuel Leone Abdulrazzak Tamim I. Bailey Palmer Sarah Stillman

Country Jordan

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Topics Conflict Forced Displacement Migration

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

The Economic Effects of Shia Sunni Contact in Pakistan

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Researchers Zain Chaudhry Karrar Hussain Obeid Ur Rehman

Country Pakistan

Program Area Peace & Recovery

Type

Pilot

Status

Results

Developing a Comprehensive Learning Agenda to Strengthen RIST’s MEL System and Transition from Monitoring to Learning

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Country United States India

Program Area Health & Nutrition Climate & Environment

Type

RFE Engagement

Status

Complete

Evaluating Digital vs. In-Person Refresher Training for Effective Differentiated Learning in Ghana

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Researchers Sabrin Beg Stephanie Bonds Anne Fitzpatrick Adrienne M. Lucas

Country Ghana

Program Area Education

Topics Education Quality Youth

Type

Randomized Evaluation

Status

Results

How do Venezuelan Migrants Share Information with Their Networks About SISBEN in Colombia?

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Researchers Andrés Ham César Mantilla Ana María Rojas Méndez

Country Colombia

Program Area Peace & Recovery Social Protection

Topics Forced Displacement Migration

Type

Other

Status

Results