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Building Preschools to Improve Child Development and Mothers' Agency in Morocco

Orazio Attanasio
Costas Meghir
Bastien Michel
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to measure a major preschool construction program underway in Morocco.

Diffusion of Agricultural Information within Social Networks: Evidence on Gender Inequalities from Mali

Lori Beaman
Andrew Dillon
Customer inputs credit card information

Are Information Disclosures Effective in the Credit Card Market? Evidence from Mexico

Enrique Seira Bejarano
Jesús Alan Elizondo Flores
Eduardo Laguna-Muggenburg
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Expanding Financial Access Via Credit Cards: Evidence from Mexico

Enrique Seira Bejarano
Sara G. Castellanos
Diego J. Jiménez Hernández
Aprajit Mahajan
Researchers leveraged data from a randomized evaluation conducted by a large bank in Mexico to test the impact of varying credit card contract terms on loan default, card cancellation rates, and bank revenue for first-time formal sector borrowers. Variations in the interest rate and minimum payment...
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The Impact of a Graduation Program on Livelihoods in Refugee and Host Communities in Uganda

Lasse Brune
Nathanael Goldberg
Dean Karlan
Doug Parkerson
Christopher Udry
In Uganda, researchers working with USAID are conducting a randomized evaluation to better understand the effectiveness of several variants of a graduation program focused on improving nutrition and self-reliance among populations in and around a refugee settlement.
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Street Police Patrolling To Reduce Crime Against Women in Public Spaces in India

Researchers are partnering with the Hyderabad City Police in India to evaluate a hotspot policing program aimed at addressing sexual harassment in public spaces and improving women’s safety.
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THIMO- Youth Employment and Skills Development in Côte d'Ivoire

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Increasing Employment and Earnings through a Skills Development Program for Youth in Côte d'Ivoire

Marianne Bertrand
Bruno Crépon
Alicia Marguerie
Patrick Premand
Researchers partnered with the Côte d'Ivoire government to measure the short- and long-term impacts of a public works program, along with complementary trainings on basic entrepreneurship and job search skills. In the short term, the program led to a shift toward wage jobs (as opposed to self...