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Race and Jobs

National Public Radio

Sticks and Stones Can Break Bones, but the Wrong Name Can Make a Job Hard to Find

The New York Times

Small-Picture Approach to a Big Problem: Poverty

The New York Times

Taxes Make Smokers Happy

CNN Money

The Second Attempt Made the Difference

The Second Attempt Made the Difference
On the left, lights are installed in a classroom; on the right, students look at a screen at the front of the classroom delivering educational instruction.

School Electricity and Native Language Digital Media to Improve Student Learning in Tanzania

Hee Kwon (Samuel) Seo
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of school electrification, delivered alongside mixed-language digital educational materials, on student exam scores and pass rates. They found that neither increased electricity access nor learning material in their native language...
Women and children tend to planted vegetable garden in Burkina Faso, J-PAL Africa evaluation summary

The Effects of Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Burkina Faso

Adrien Bouguen
Markus Frölich
Estelle Koussoube
W. H. Eugenie MAIGA
Researchers are evaluating the effect of farmer training program that highlights a balanced approach combining chemical fertilizers with labor-intensive agricultural practices on cowpea farmers' yields in Burkina Faso.
Villagers gather outside in Peru.

Training Local Leaders to Prevent Gender-Based Violence in Peru

Ursula Aldana
Erica Field
Veronica Frisancho
Jorge Romero
Researchers are partnering with the government to provide training to local leaders geared towards shifting attitudes regarding gender and gender-based violence and increasing skills to detect and prevent its incidence. They will evaluate the impact of this training on the incidence of gender-based...