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In northern Uganda, researchers found that free distribution of three health products led to lower demand for the same products when they were later offered for sale, highlighting the importance of product characteristics in determining pricing policy.

Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to study the effect of changing legal penalties, along with citizens’ beliefs about these penalties, on corruption and lawbreaking in India.

Researchers evaluated the impact of the Pre-Arraignment Representation and Review (PARR) model on pretrial release and case outcomes. The findings showed that early access to public defenders increased both the likelihood and speed of pretrial release and improved case outcomes, including a lower...

To test this theory, researchers in six countries evaluated a multi-faceted approach aimed at improving long term income of low-income households. They found that the approach had long-lasting economic and self-employment impacts and that the long-run benefits, measured in terms of household...

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of e-mail reminders on clinicians' engagement with PMPs and their prescribing behavior. The e-mail reminders—particularly those focused on legal requirements—increased PMP usage, but had no effect on prescribing behavior.

Researchers introduced a price regulation on poultry vaccines in Tanzania to evaluate the impact of reducing service providers’ discretion over prices on the number of recipients served, prices charged, and the overall welfare of beneficiaries. The price-cap reduced the average price of vaccinations...

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation of the VIP:Voice, a digital election participation platform, to measure the impact of information and communications technologies on individuals’ political participation. Via the platform, researchers interacted with nearly 100,000 citizens, recruited...