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Subsidized social media access reduced support for the ruling party among prior supporters by exposing them to perspectives critical of the government.

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of offering a menu of exercise programs—allowing participants to self-select into personalized step targets—on daily walking and health among adults with diabetes and hypertension in urban India. Allowing participants to choose an...

Researchers partnered with a large Indonesian Islamic bank to evaluate the impact of sending moral appeals in reminder text messages to late-paying credit card holders. Messages stating that non-repayment of debts by someone who is able to repay is an injustice increased the number of clients...

To test this theory, researchers evaluated a multi-faceted approach aimed at improving long term income of the ultra-poor in multiple countries, including Yemen.

Researchers tested whether making weekly calls to teachers, students, and the village chief during an adult education program in Niger could increase teacher accountability and improve student learning. Both the education program and the weekly calls increased students’ scores in reading and math.