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Providing information on wood heating to decrease indoor air pollution in France

Coralie Chevallier
Elise Huillery
Mathieu Perona
Rita Abdel Sater

Informing Policy with Research in Brazil

Jonas Hjort
Diana Moreira
Gautam Rao
Juan Francisco Santini
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Empowering Female Migrant Workers to Access Quality Overseas Placement Services in Indonesia

Samuel Bazzi
Lisa Cameron
Firman Witoelar Kartaadipoetra
Simone Schaner
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A Multifaceted Approach to Increase Women’s Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Manuela Angelucci
Rachel M. Heath
Eva Noble
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The Impact of Disclosing Soft Skills Certificates at Recruitment on Labor Market Outcomes in Uganda

Vittorio Bassi
Aisha Nansamba
Three school girls stand with a chalkboard sign that reads "Education."

Providing Life Skills Training and Mentoring To Reduce School Dropout Among Girls in India

Eric Edmonds
Benjamin Feigenberg
Jessica Leight
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The Impact of Improved Communication on Cal-Grant Take-Up Rates in the United States

Elizabeth Linos
Vikash Reddy
Jesse Rothstein
Researchers evaluated the impact of simplified award letters and different framing and messaging on students’ decision-making in their college selection process and uptake of financial aid. Researchers found that notification letters containing simplified and behaviorally informed language increased...
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School-Based Nutrition Programs to Improve Child Health in India

James Berry
Saurabh Mehta
Priya Mukherjee
Hannah Ruebeck
Gauri Kartini Shastry
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Comparing the Impacts of Industrial Jobs and Self-Employment in Ethiopia

Chris Blattman
Stefan Dercon
Simon Franklin
In Ethiopia, researchers randomly assigned mostly female jobseekers to receive an industrial job offer or an unconditional cash transfer, meant to spur self-employment. While they found positive impacts of the cash transfers on occupational choice, income, and health in the first year, these effects...
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Changing Behavior to Improve Household Financial Management in Malawi

Lasse Brune
Xavier Giné
Jessica Goldberg
Dean Yang
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Training and Access to Capital for High-Potential Entrepreneurs to Foster Economic Growth in Colombia

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Providing Vision Screening and Free Eyeglasses in Elementary Schools in the United States

Paul Glewwe
Jongwook Lee
Kristine Wee

Raising Awareness about Job Training in Germany

Gerard van den Berg
Christine Dauth
Pia Homrighausen
Gesine Stephan
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The Roles of Water Treatment Subsidies and Community Health Workers in Improving Child Health and Chlorine Usage in Malawi

Pascaline Dupas
Basimenye Nhlema
Zachary Wagner
Aaron Wolf
Emily Wroe
Researchers partnered with Partners in Health (PIH) to conduct a randomized evaluation to test the impact of monthly coupons and different CHW delivery methods on chlorine usage and child health outcomes in Southern Malawi. They find that the coupon program had stronger impacts on both outcomes and...