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Testing for Peer Screening and Enforcement in Microlending: Evidence from South Africa

Gharad Bryan
Dean Karlan
Jonathan Zinman
In South Africa, researchers evaluated whether people have enough information to identify reliable borrowers among their peers and if they can help enforce loan repayment. They found that when given incentives, peers were not effective at screening for creditworthiness, but they were effective at...
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Financial Education for Indian Migrant Workers in Qatar

Ganesh Seshan
Dean Yang
Researchers examined the impact of receiving an invitation to a savings-focused financial literacy workshop on the financial decisions of Indian migrant workers in Qatar and their wives in India. A one-time financial literacy workshop in Qatar increased migrant workers’ joint financial decision...
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Improving Productivity Through Soft Skills Training for Female Workers in the Ready-made Garment Industry in India

Achyuta Adhvaryu
Namrata Kala
Anant Nyshadham
Researchers found that, for female sewing workers in the largest private garment exporter in India, participating in a training program improved their soft skills and productivity and the firm experienced high financial returns.
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Microfinance to Increase Social Capital and Female Empowerment in India

Benjamin Feigenberg
Erica Field
Rohini Pande
Natalia Rigol
Shayak Sarkar

Interfirm Relationships and Business Performance in China

Jing Cai
Adam Szeidl

Can facilitating relationships between small- and medium-sized businesses help them grow? In Jiangxi Province, China, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to study the impact of business relationships on firm performance. Monthly meetings among firms increased sales, profits, and other...

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Time Inconsistency and Saving among Low-Income Tax Filers in the United States

Damon Jones
Aprajit Mahajan
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Bolstering Coverage of Improved Sanitation in Bangladesh

Raymond Guiteras
James Levinsohn
Mushfiq Mobarak
Health care workers in Sierra Leone put on personal protective equipment during the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak.

Building Resilient Health Systems: Community Monitoring and Nonfinancial Awards During Sierra Leone’s 2014 Ebola Outbreak

Darin Christensen
Oeindrila Dube
Johannes Haushofer
Bilal Siddiqi
Maarten Voors
Researchers partnered with the Government of Sierra Leone to evaluate the impact of community monitoring and nonfinancial awards programs on health care utilization and health outcomes. Both programs improved clinic utilization, patient satisfaction, and symptom reporting during the 2014 Ebola...