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Divided Payment Schedules to Reduce Regretful Spending in Uganda

Jenny Aker
Jessica Goldberg
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Teaching the Tax Code: Earnings Responses to an Experiment with EITC Recipients in the United States

Raj Chetty
Emmanuel Saez

Information and Referrals at the End of Middle School, France

Dominique Goux
Marc Gurgand
Eric Maurin
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Improving Learning Outcomes through the Government School System in India

James Berry
Esther Duflo
Shobhini Mukerji
Marc Shotland
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Flexible Loan Contracts for Microentrepreneurs in Bangladesh

Marianna Battaglia
Selim Gulesci
Andreas Madestam
In Bangladesh, researchers partnered with BRAC to evaluate the impact of repayment flexibility in loan contracts for microentrepreneurs. Repayment flexibility benefited traditional microfinance borrowers primarily through the provision of insurance, enabling riskier investments at lower default...
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The Profitability of Fertilizer in Mali

Lori Beaman
Dean Karlan
Bram Thuysbaert
Christopher Udry
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Culture and Incentives: Does Performance Pay Impact Productivity, Work Quality, or Firm Profitability in Ghana?

Oriana Bandiera
Greg Fischer

High Hopes: Saving for High School with a Mobile-Money Lock-Box in Kenya

James Habyarimana
In Kenya, researchers partnered with a telecom operator to evaluate the impact of a commitment savings account, called the “High Hopes” Lock-Savings Account, on account usage, savings and loans, and school enrollment. The study found that many parents used the accounts–usage rates increased by about...