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Decentralization: A Cautionary Tale - Public Finance in Kenya

Michael Kremer
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Choosing Who Chooses: Selection-Driven Targeting in Energy Rebate Programs

Koichiro Ito
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Bringing Parents to the Education Table in South Africa

Marc Gurgand
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Bad Advice: Explaining the Persistence of Whole Life Insurance in India

Shawn Cole
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Agricultural Input Subsidies and Savings in Mozambique

Rachid Laajaj
Dean Yang
Researchers partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture in Mozambique to assess the impact of both vouchers and savings programs on smallholder farmers’ use of agricultural technologies and household well-being. The temporary subsidy for technology adoption increased use of fertilizer and improved...
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The RAND Health Insurance Experiment, Three Decades Later

Amy Finkelstein
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The Impact of Women's Political Reservation on Early Childhood Development and Learning in India

Karen Macours
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The Impact of Diagnostic Feedback for Teachers on Student Learning in India

Karthik Muralidharan
Researchers evaluated whether providing low-stakes diagnostic tests and feedback to teachers led to improved student learning outcomes in India. They found that teachers in intervention schools exerted more effort when observed in the classroom but students in these schools performed no better on...