Evaluations

Search our database of 1,200+ summaries of randomized evaluations conducted by our affiliates in 98 countries. To browse key policy recommendations from a subset of these evaluations, visit the Policy Publications tab above.

Information Provision via Mobile Phones to Increase Mobile Banking in Ghana

Emma Riley

Abu Shonchoy

Children washing their hands in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Changing Handwashing Behavior with Edutainment in Bangladesh

Reshmaan Hussam

Kailash Pandey

Abu Shonchoy

Chikako Yamauchi

Three women sitting and relaxing on stone ledge by water, looking at phones

The Impact of Exposure to Discordant Media on Political Polarization in Turkey

Ahmet Akbiyik

Jeremy Bowles

Horacio Larreguy

Shelley Liu

Providing information on wood heating to decrease indoor air pollution in France

Coralie Chevallier

Elise Huillery

Mathieu Perona

Rita Abdel Sater

Informing Policy with Research in Brazil

Jonas Hjort

Diana Moreira

Gautam Rao

Juan Francisco Santini

Large group of women wearing headscarves seated on wooden mat

Empowering Female Migrant Workers to Access Quality Overseas Placement Services in Indonesia

Samuel Bazzi

Lisa Cameron

Firman Witoelar Kartaadipoetra

Simone Schaner

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Getting Out the Vote in Local Elections in the United States

Alan Gerber

Donald Green

David W. Nickerson

Political Economy and Governance

Smiling men in a market in the Philippines

Financial Education vs. Access to Finance Among Filipino Migrants

Paolo Abarcar

Rashmi Barua

Dean Yang

International remittances are an important financial tool for many developing countries, and many organizations offer financial products or financial education services to help families manage the remittances they receive. Researchers provided families with financial products and financial education...

Finance

The Effect of Information and Subsidies on Chlorine Usage in Zambia

Nava Ashraf

Kelsey Jack

Emir Kamenica

Health

Increasing the Electoral Participation of Immigrants: Experimental Evidence from France

Guillaume Liegey

Vincent Pons

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of a general voter outreach effort on the political participation of immigrants relative to participation of non-immigrants. The canvassing treatment increased voter turnout of immigrants without affecting turnout of non-immigrants.

Political Economy and Governance

Impact of a Public School Lottery in the United States

David Deming

Justine Hastings

Thomas Kane

Douglas Staiger

Jeremy Weinstein

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

Florencia Lopez Boo

Martin A. Rossi

Sergio Urzua

The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market

Amira Abulafi

David Deming

Claudia Goldin

Lawrence Katz

Noam Yuchtman

Seven South African men sit in a line at individual computers.

Impact of Teaching Firms about Labor Laws on Hiring in South Africa

Marianne Bertrand

Bruno Crépon

Researchers investigated whether access to information about local labor laws could improve firms’ understanding of the law. They found that free access to an existing subscription service that provided this information improved firms’ understanding of labor regulations and resulted in large...