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Farmers consider their options in Gujarat, India

Marketing Rainfall Insurance in India

Shawn Cole
Sarthak Gaurav
Jeremy Tobacman
High school students studying in a classroom in Chile

Informing Students about Degree Costs and Earnings to Improve Educational Choices in Chile

Christopher Neilson
Seth Zimmerman

Women’s Take-Up of Credit Versus Commitment Savings Products in Rural Pakistan

Uzma Afzal
Giovanna d'Adda
Marcel Fafchamps
Simon Quinn
Farah Said
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Generating Social Connections for Better Business Practices Among Firms in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zambia

Marcel Fafchamps
Simon Quinn
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zambia to measure whether generating social connections between manufacturing firm managers could lead to the diffusion and adoption of best business practices. These social interactions led to the spread of best practices...
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Behavioral Responses to a Social Security Information Intervention in the United States

Jeffrey Liebman
Erzo Luttmer
Video still of woman with donkey that reads "She bough a donkey for 300 Birr that relieves her of carrying heavy loads."

The Impact of Role Models on Parental Aspirations and Investments in Children’s Education in Ethiopia

Tanguy Bernard
Stefan Dercon
Kate Orkin
Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test whether exposing people to a documentary featuring potential role models impacted parents’ educational aspirations for their children or their actual investments in education, and if these impacts varied by gender. Exposing families to the...

Providing Free Internet Connectivity to Improve Financial and Economic Outcomes in Kenya

Tavneet Suri
Researchers are partnering with a leading mobile network operator to investigate how the internet affects financial and economic outcomes, particularly for women.
A boy washes his hands while other students are waiting in line for their turn

The Impact of Sanitation and Hand-Washing Promotion Campaigns on Child Health in Tanzania

Bertha Briceno
Aidan Coville
Paul Gertler
Sebastian Martinez
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of sanitation and hand-washing promotion campaigns, alone and in combination, on household knowledge, behavior, and child health (diarrhea prevalence, stunting, wasting, and anemia). While the program improved hygiene and sanitation...