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Incentivizing Savings through Default Deposits and SMS Reminders

Abhijit Banerjee
Claudia Martinez
Esteban Puentes
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Term Length and the Effort of Politicians in Argentina

Ernesto Dal Bó
Martin A. Rossi
Researchers examined two occasions in which an Argentine Congressional chamber was subject to randomly assigned term lengths as a result of political or constitutional changes. Assignment to a longer term increased overall legislative effort.
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Financial Coaching in Peru

Dean Karlan
Jonathan Zinman
Students using the Khan Academy platform during a math class in Brazil

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...

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 Labor Market Return to an Attractive Face: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Argentina

Florencia Lopez Boo
Martin A. Rossi
Sergio Urzua
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Impacts of Nonpartisan Political Information on Electoral Accountability in Mexico

Jose Ramon Enriquez
Horacio Larreguy
John Marshall
Alberto Simpser
Leveraging the increasingly widespread use of social media, researchers conducted a large-scale randomized evaluation to test the direct and indirect impact on electoral accountability of a nonpartisan information campaign delivered via Facebook ads during the 2018 Mexican municipal elections...
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The Impact of School-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on High School Dropout Rates in Mexico

Ciro Avitabile
Janina Cuevas
Rafael de Hoyos
Julian Jamison
In Mexico, researchers evaluated a math tutoring intervention and a cognitive behavioral therapy-based (CBT) program that aimed to encourage students to slow their decision-making processes and to improve academic readiness for secondary school students at risk of dropping out. The study found mixed...