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Woman sitting in a maize field in Ethiopia, J-PAL Africa evaluation summary

Behavioral Nudges to Improve Child Consumption of Quality Protein Maize in Ethiopia

Tefera Belachew
Demissie Belayneh
Inge D. Brouwer
Jessica Cohen
Katherine Donato
Hugo De Groote
Nilupa Gunaratna
Dan Han
Margaret McConnell
Masresha Tessema
In Ethiopia, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to assess the impact of behavioral nudges on household behaviors, like grain and flour storage, cooking, and consumption, as well as on childhood nutrition. They found that households improved grain storage and cooking practices, and...
Two buses drive in opposite directions down a road in Pakistan.

Increasing Public Transportation for Higher Employment and Women's Empowerment in Pakistan

Erica Field
Hadia Majid
Ammar Malik
Kate Vyborny
Researchers are partnering with Lahore Transport Company (LTC), the public vehicle operation regulator, to introduce routes for small vehicles, known as wagons, that feed into a bus rapid transit system and will reserve a portion of wagons for women only. Researchers will evaluate the impact of...
A man wearing a surgical mask receives a vaccination in his left arm.

The Impact of Cash Incentives and Health Messaging on Covid-19 Vaccination Rates in Ghana

Edward Asiedu
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test whether health messaging or cash incentives of different amounts encouraged adults to get a Covid-19 vaccine in rural Ghana. When offered cash, adults were more willing to get vaccinated, but only the smaller cash amounts spurred adults to...
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Personal Experiences and Insurance Take-up in China

Jing Cai
Changcheng Song

Scaling Evidence-Based Innovations in Education with Government Partners

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Laura Poswell, Executive Director of J-PAL Africa, participated on a panel at USAID’s Global Innovation Week, a multi-day event to showcase ways USAID is partnering with others to achieve the greatest impact. The panel shared their experiences generating evidence and pathways through which their...
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Government Mobile Salary Payments for Teachers in Afghanistan

Joshua Blumenstock
Michael Callen
Tarek Ghani
In partnership with the Ministry of Education of Afghanistan, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to study whether mobile salary payments (MSPs) improve learning by increasing teacher attendance and morale.
No smoking sign in a clinic

Commitment Contracts for Smoking Cessation in the United States

Daren Anderson
Samantha Horn
Dean Karlan
Amanda Kowalski
Jody Sindelar
Jonathan Zinman
This study will examine whether a combination of positive and negative commitment devices can induce long-term smoking cessation in smokers from a low-to-moderate income background in Connecticut.

Participatory Development and Social Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh

Researchers are conducting a lab-in-the-field study to measure the impact of a community-driven development program in Bangladesh on participants’ preferences and values about fairness, equity, civic engagement, and participatory decision-making.