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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...
Primary school teacher and students in a classroom in Uganda.

Leveraging Teacher Incentives to Improve Student Performance and Reduce Dropout in Uganda

Daniel O. Gilligan
Naureen Karachiwalla
Ibrahim Kasirye
Adrienne Lucas
Derek Neal
Primary school teachers in Uganda face public scrutiny and high pressure around primary school exit exam results. As a result of the incentives around students being successful on this exam, teachers focus their energy on students who could receive passing marks and encourage lower-performing...
People standing at the flooded bank of the Kosi river

Disseminating Flood Warnings to Increase Disaster Preparedness in India

Maulik Jagnani
Rohini Pande
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing flood early warnings to rural households through smartphone alerts and community volunteers on their flood preparedness and responsiveness, as well as post-flood health and economic outcomes.
Husband and wife poultry vendors at informal market

Conditional Cash Transfers and Marriage and Divorce in Mexico

In Mexico, researchers evaluated the impact of PROGRESA, a national conditional cash transfer program, on marriages and divorces. Researchers found that, in the short-term, the program did not affect the number of marriages but increased the number of divorces and separations.
Bank Hapoalim Jerusalem

Reducing Gender Differences in Financial Literacy and Confidence in Israel

Saumitra Jha
Moses Shayo
Researchers evaluated the impacts of increased exposure to financial markets on participants’ financial literacy and investment behavior in Israel, and found it reduced the gender gap in financial literacy and confidence. They found that engaging in financial markets increased participants'...
A young Indian employee wearing glasses uses computer working

Online Job Portals and Firm Hiring in India

A. Nilesh Fernando
Niharika Singh
Gabriel Tourek
The back of students sitting in desks raising hands, with a teacher at the white board.

Revealing Stereotypes about Immigrant Students to Middle School Teachers in Italy

Alberto Alesina
Michela Carlana
Eliana La Ferrara
Paolo Pinotti
Researchers evaluated the impact of informing middle school teachers in Italy about their implicit stereotypes towards immigrant students on end-of-year grading. Both math and literature teachers eligible to receive feedback before the end-of-the-year grading gave higher grades to immigrant students...
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Voter Information Campaigns and the Delhi Municipal Councillors 2011 Election

Abhijit Banerjee
Anjali Bhardwaj
Nils Enevoldsen
Rohini Pande
Michael Walton
Although 20 percent of the population in New Delhi, India live in slums and represent an important voter group for politicians, public service provision in slums remains inadequate. In an ongoing study, researchers evaluated whether providing information to government officials and slum dwellers can...