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Leveling the Playing Field for High School Choice: A Field Experiment of Informational Interventions in the United States

Researchers evaluated the impact of several informational interventions with different modes of delivery and customization levels on high school choice outcomes among middle school students in New York City. All interventions made students less likely to rank a low graduation rate high school as...
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The Role of Students' Mindset in Improving Educational Outcomes in France

Yann Algan
Adrien Bouguen
Axelle Charpentier
Coralie Chevallier
Elise Huillery
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Selective Trials for Agricultural Technology Adoption and Experimentation in Kenya

Sylvain Chassang
Pascaline Dupas
Catlan Reardon
Erik Snowberg
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Improving Yields and Health through a High-Yielding Rice Variety (NERICA) in Sierra Leone

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Interaction, Stereotypes and Performance: Evidence from South Africa

Justine Burns
Lucia Corno
Eliana La Ferrara
Researchers studied the effects of a university policy in South Africa to promote racial integration, by randomly allocating incoming students to roommates of a different race. The policy reduced negative racial stereotypes among white students, improved attitudes and behaviors towards members of...
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Individualized Reminders to Increase Teacher Loan Forgiveness Uptake in the United States

Brian Jacob
Damon Jones
Benjamin J. Keys
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Eliminating Behavioral Barriers to Saving through a Tablet App for the Base of the Pyramid in Paraguay

Viviane Azevedo
Jeanne Lafortune
Liliana Olarte
José Tessada

Transport Subsidies and Job Matchmaking in South Africa

Abhijit Banerjee
Sandra Sequeira
In sub-Saharan Africa, youth unemployment is expected to reach 50 percent by 2025. One reason for high unemployment among this group is that youth may live geographically far from where many jobs are located, making traveling to search for employment difficult and expensive. Researchers conducted a...