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Informing Vulnerable Students about School Subsidies in Chile

Claudia Martinez Alvear
Francisco Gallego
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Incentives and Services for College Achievement in Canada

Philip Oreopoulos
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Evaluating Three Early Childhood Development Programs in Cambodia

Karen Macours
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Encouraging Early Childhood Parenting through Home Visits in Nicaragua

Karen Macours
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Community Participation in Arsenic Mitigation Efforts in Bangladesh

Alessandro Tarozzi
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The Impact of Informational Meetings on Secondary School Choice in Kenya

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of short informational meetings with students and parents on secondary school choice. They found that these meetings increased students’ and parents’ knowledge of the application process and led students to pick lower-cost and more...
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The Impact of Sexual Harassment Awareness Training on Attitudes and Norms in India

The researcher evaluated the impact of a sexual harassment training on the incidence of sexual harassment, opposite sex relationships, and attitudes and beliefs towards sexual harassment in India. Overall, the trainings reduced sexual harassment perpetrated by men, particularly extreme forms in the...
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Energy Efficiency in Groundwater Extraction for Agriculture in Bangladesh

Kyle Emerick
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing subsidies for a soil monitoring technology on the electricity used to pump groundwater to agricultural fields in rural Bangladesh. They found that the technology reduced the amount of electricity used for irrigation, but...