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Adolescent girls holding a poster and talking to their classmates about menstruation in Madagascar

Addressing Menstrual Stigma and Hygiene to Improve Education and Psychosocial Well-Being among Adolescent Girls in Madagascar

Karen Macours
Julieta Vera
Duncan Webb
Researchers evaluated the impact of a program addressing constraints related to hygiene infrastructure and access to sanitary products while addressing social stigma around menstruation, on girls’ learning and psychosocial well-being in Madagascar. The program led to improvements in academic...
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The Impact of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration and Formalized Land Rights on Reforestation and Crop Yields in Niger

Jules Bayala
Ariel BenYishay
Arnaud Dakpogan
Nathan Fiala
Ibrahim Ouattara
Jessica Wells
Leigh Anne Winowiecki
Researchers are evaluating the impact of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration and formalized land rights on reforestation and crop yields.
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Rules of Thumb: Providing Timely Financial Management Advice at Scale in India

Shawn Cole
Antoinette Schoar
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School Fee Loans to Increase Students Educational Outcomes in Uganda

Paul Gertler
Brett Green
Catherine Wolfram
Researchers are evaluating the impact of a digital school fee loan, with and without a direct repayment incentive, on repayment rates, households’ well-being, and students’ educational outcomes.
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Multigenerational Benefits to Secondary Schooling in Ghana

Esther Duflo
Pascaline Dupas
Michael Kremer
Elizabeth Spelke
Mark Walsh
A study conducted in Ghana over 15 years evaluated the benefits of secondary school scholarships on both education and health outcomes.
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Supplementary Math Courses For Girls to Improve Numeracy Skills and Professional Aspirations in Benin

Markus Opalade
Leonard Wantchekon
A young Indian employee wearing glasses uses computer working

Online Job Portals and Firm Hiring in India

A. Nilesh Fernando
Niharika Singh
Gabriel Tourek
A child learning at a chart on the wall in a classroom.

Sequencing Two Early Childhood Interventions Back-to-back in India

Orazio Attanasio
Britta Augsburg
Jere Behrman
Monimalika Day
Sally Grantham-McGregor
Prachi Gupta
Pamela Jervis
Prerna Makkar
Costas Meghir
Rashim Pal
Angus Phimister
Marta Rubio-Codina
Nisha Vernekar
Researchers evaluated the impact of immediately following up an early childhood development intervention for one-to-three-year-old children with a second intervention for three-to-six-year-olds. The early and late interventions each increased IQ and school readiness for children, although there was...