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Increasing Firm Productivity through Management Consulting Services in India

Nicholas Bloom
Benn Eifert
Aprajit Mahajan
David McKenzie
John Roberts

The impact of door-to-door canvassing on voter support and participation in Italy

Enrico Cantoni
Vincent Pons
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Impact of Customized Information and Mediation on Labor Court Settlement Rates in Mexico

Joyce Sadka
Christopher Woodruff
Researchers conducted two randomized evaluations to test the impacts of providing customized information on predicted case outcomes or conciliation services on labor court settlement rates in Mexico. Both interventions nearly doubled the immediate settlement rate, but only when the plaintiff was...
Group of people in waiting room, in Mexico.

Offering Amenities to Increase Health Care Demand in Mexico

Researchers conducted an evaluation to test the impact of offering a high-amenity diagnostic consultation for cataracts at different prices on uptake of an underutilized service—cataract surgery—in Mexico. Lower prices for the high-amenity consultation increased exposure to amenities, which...
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The Impact of Transportation and Information Access on Women's Job Search and Employment in Pakistan

Erica Field
Robert Garlick
Nivedhitha Subramanian
Kate Vyborny
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of increased access to transportation and assistance with interview scheduling on women’s employment.
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Leveraging Business Networks to Boost Women’s Entrepreneurship

Edward Asiedu
Monica Lambon-Quayefio
Francesca Truffa
Ashley Wong
Researchers investigated the role of online networking groups (via WhatsApp) and free legal aid on improving business innovation, practices, sales, and profits among growth-oriented women-owned firms in Ghana. They found that online networking groups meaningfully encouraged business innovation...
Community members attend a community accountability meeting with their local political leader to discuss health care quality in the Ankole Region of Uganda.

Governance Interventions to Improve Public Health Delivery in Uganda

Joshua Greenberg
The researcher conducted a pilot randomized evaluation to test the feasibility of a regular community accountability meeting program and a politician health leadership program, as well as the feasibility of associated data collection activities. Both interventions realized considerable stakeholder...
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Providing Post-Training Assistance to Young Jobseekers to Improve Employment Outcomes in India

Gaurav Chiplunkar
Jeremy Magruder
Researchers are evaluating the impact of providing additional information and resources to those who have completed skills training programs on employment outcomes.