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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
Postcard warns about new ID requirements and gives examples of proofs of ID to bring to the polls

The Effects of Voter ID Notification on Voter Turnout in the United States

Donald Green
Morris Levy
A mother carries her child in her arms outdoors in Nigeria.

Evaluating The Child Development Grant Program (CGDP) in Nigeria

Pedro Carneiro
Lucie Moore
Imran Rasul
In Northern Nigeria, researchers are testing the effect of providing mothers with unconditional cash transfers, coupled with varying levels of information and guidance on nutrition, to encourage parents to use funds for their children’s nutrition and food security.
Two women having a conversation

The Case of College Coaching in the United States

Scott Carrell
Bruce Sacerdote
Mother of student checking text message from school with student sitting in background

Reducing Parent-School Information Gaps and Improving Education Outcomes: Evidence from High-Frequency Text Messages

Samuel Berlinski
Mattias Busso
Taryn Dinkelman
Claudia Martinez
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of regular informational text messages to parents on children’s academic performance. The intervention improved math grades and attendance, although it did not impact negative classroom behavior on average. These effects were generally...