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Impact of Loans and Grants on Microenterprise Growth in Egypt

In partnership with three microfinance institutions (MFIs), researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of providing loans, cash grants, or in-kind grants on microentrepreneurs’ business decisions, outcomes, and overall welfare. All three types of capital assistance led to...
Schoolchildren in Orissa, India pose with their mid-day meals.

School-Based Nutrition Programs to Improve Child Health in India

James Berry
Saurabh Mehta
Priya Mukherjee
Hannah Ruebeck
Gauri Kartini Shastry
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Comparing the Impacts of Industrial Jobs and Self-Employment in Ethiopia

Chris Blattman
Stefan Dercon
Simon Franklin
In Ethiopia, researchers randomly assigned mostly female jobseekers to receive an industrial job offer or an unconditional cash transfer, meant to spur self-employment. While they found positive impacts of the cash transfers on occupational choice, income, and health in the first year, these effects...
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Changing Behavior to Improve Household Financial Management in Malawi

Lasse Brune
Xavier Giné
Jessica Goldberg
Dean Yang
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Training and Access to Capital for High-Potential Entrepreneurs to Foster Economic Growth in Colombia

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Providing Vision Screening and Free Eyeglasses in Elementary Schools in the United States

Paul Glewwe
Jongwook Lee
Kristine Wee

Raising Awareness about Job Training in Germany

Gerard van den Berg
Christine Dauth
Pia Homrighausen
Gesine Stephan
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The Roles of Water Treatment Subsidies and Community Health Workers in Improving Child Health and Chlorine Usage in Malawi

Pascaline Dupas
Basimenye Nhlema
Zachary Wagner
Aaron Wolf
Emily Wroe
Researchers partnered with Partners in Health (PIH) to conduct a randomized evaluation to test the impact of monthly coupons and different CHW delivery methods on chlorine usage and child health outcomes in Southern Malawi. They find that the coupon program had stronger impacts on both outcomes and...