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Targeted Information for The Adoption of Flood-Tolerant Rice in India

Manzoor H. Dar
Kyle Emerick
Alain de Janvry
Elisabeth Sadoulet
Eleanor Wiseman
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the effect of providing information and experimental kits of an improved variety of flood-tolerant rice, Swarna-Sub1 or SS1, to agro-dealers on adoption rates among their customers. Overall, informing agro-dealers and providing them with seeds...
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Paying for Urban Services: Utility Bills and the Spending Patterns of the Poor

Kelsey Jack
Kathryn McDermott
Anja Sautmann
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Political Capital and Performance of Politicians in Pakistan

Michael Callen
Saad Gulzar
Muhammad Yasir Khan

The Impact of a Workplace Wellness Program in Illinois

Damon Jones
David Molitor
Julian Reif
Researchers evaluated the effects of a large-scale workplace wellness program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on employee health behaviors, self-reported health status, productivity, and total medical expenditures. The researchers found that financial incentives increased...
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Vocational Training and Cash Transfers for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in Kenya

Joan Hamory
Michael Kremer
Isaac Mbiti
Edward Miguel
In Kenya, researchers are studying the impacts of a program that combines vocational training with one-time cash grants to boost youth employment and entrepreneurship.
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Improving Security through Concentrated Policing in Bogotá, Colombia

Chris Blattman
Donald Green
Daniel Mejia
Daniel Ortega
Santiago Tobón
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Information to Increase Insurance Take-up and Reduce Market Risk in the United States

Richard Domurat
Isaac Menashe
Wes Yin
Researchers studied the impact of reminder letters addressing possible barriers related to information and behavior on insurance take-up, as well as their impact on health insurance market risk. The reminder letters reducing informational and behavioral barriers to enrollment increased insurance...
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When do Media Stations Support Political Accountability? A Field Experiment in Mexico

Horacio Larreguy
Christopher Lucas
John Marshall
Researchers are using a randomized evaluation in Mexico to study the incentives media stations face when choosing to provide voters with indicators of their incumbent party’s performance in office.