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Providing information on wood heating to decrease indoor air pollution in France

Coralie Chevallier
Elise Huillery
Mathieu Perona
Rita Abdel Sater

Informing Policy with Research in Brazil

Jonas Hjort
Diana Moreira
Gautam Rao
Juan Francisco Santini
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Empowering Female Migrant Workers to Access Quality Overseas Placement Services in Indonesia

Samuel Bazzi
Lisa Cameron
Firman Witoelar Kartaadipoetra
Simone Schaner
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A Multifaceted Approach to Increase Women’s Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Manuela Angelucci
Rachel M. Heath
Eva Noble
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The Impact of Disclosing Soft Skills Certificates at Recruitment on Labor Market Outcomes in Uganda

Vittorio Bassi
Aisha Nansamba
Three school girls stand with a chalkboard sign that reads "Education."

Providing Life Skills Training and Mentoring To Reduce School Dropout Among Girls in India

Eric Edmonds
Benjamin Feigenberg
Jessica Leight
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Improving Credit Scores with Information in Peru

Xavier Giné
Kareem Haggag
Dean Karlan
Jonathan Zinman
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The effect of role models and technical assistance on microfirms in Santiago, Chile

Jeanne Lafortune
Julio Riutort
José Tessada
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The Price Effects of Cash Versus In-Kind Transfers in Mexico

Jesse Cunha
Giacomo De Giorgi
Seema Jayachandran
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Measuring the Effect of Competition on Prices and Quality in the Dominican Republic

Mattias Busso
Sebastian Galiani

The Impact of an Online Math Learning Platform on Test Scores and Attitudes Towards Math in Brazil

Bruno Ferman
Lucas Finamor
Lycia Lima
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impacts of the Khan Academy’s online platform on math scores in Brazilian public schools. Despite improving student’s attitudes towards math, the program had mixed impact on students’ test scores depending on program implementation and...
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Prompting Microfinance Borrowers to Save in Guatemala

Jesse Atkinson
Alain de Janvry
Craig McIntosh
Elisabeth Sadoulet

Returns to Information and Temporary Discounts on Remittances for Guatemalan and Salvadora Migrants in Washington DC

Kate Ambler
Diego Aycinena
Dean Yang
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The impact of an online entrepreneurial mindset training for youth in Ecuador

Igor Asanov
Guido Buenstorf
Bruno Crépon
Diego d'Andria
Francisco Flores
David McKenzie
Mona Mensmann
Mathis Schulte
Thomas Åstebro
Recent studies have shown that a psychology-based entrepreneurial mindset training can have promising effects on business outcomes. In Ecuador, researchers are evaluating whether these skills can be taught at scale and online by testing the effects of an entrepreneurial mindset training program on...