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Race and Jobs

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

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Small-Picture Approach to a Big Problem: Poverty

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Taxes Make Smokers Happy

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The Second Attempt Made the Difference

The Second Attempt Made the Difference
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Improving Credit Scores with Information in Peru

Xavier Giné
Kareem Haggag
Dean Karlan
Jonathan Zinman
In Peru, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of an SMS reminder campaign on the frequency of credit report checks, credit scores, total debt levels, and interest rates paid on debt.
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Encouraging Savings through SMS Messages in the Dominican Republic

There is a growing body of evidence on the efficacy of SMS reminders to encourage banking clients to save more. Researchers in the Dominican Republic partnered with savings and credit institution Banco Unión to conduct two randomized evaluations of tailored SMS reminders.
Three young women gathered around a lab bench build a robot together.

The Effects of STEM Summer Programs on College Major, Persistence, and Graduation for Underrepresented High School Students in the United States

Sarah Cohodes
Helen Ho
Researchers evaluated three STEM-focused summer programs for high school students and found that the programs increased students’ likelihood of attending a highly-ranked university, graduating, and earning a degree in STEM.