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The Impact of Offering Free ATM Cards to Couples in Kenya

Simone Schaner
In partnership with Family Bank of Kenya, researchers evaluated the impact of providing free ATM card to couples on savings account use. Providing ATM cards significantly increased the use of savings accounts owned by men and joint accounts on average, but had no effect on accounts owned by women or...
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Using Microcredit and Family Planning Services to Increase Contraceptive Use in Ethiopia

Jaikishan Desai
Alessandro Tarozzi
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Prompting Microfinance Borrowers to Save in Guatemala

Jesse Atkinson
Alain de Janvry
Craig McIntosh
Elisabeth Sadoulet
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Dependence Duration and Labor Market Conditions: Evidence from the United States

Kory Kroft
Fabian Lange
Matthew Notowidigdo

Socio-Emotional Learning for At-Risk Students in Urban Schools in Lima

Paul Gertler
Ines Kudo
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Do Phone Calls Increase Voter Turnout in the United States?

Alan Gerber
Donald Green
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Personality Traits and Responses to Persuasive Appeals among Voters in the United States

David Doherty
Conor M. Dowling
Alan Gerber
Gregory A. Huber
Costas Panagopoulos

Providing Free Bank Accounts in Chile, Malawi, and Uganda

Pascaline Dupas
Dean Karlan
Jonathan Robinson
Diego Ubfal
Researchers partnered with banks in three countries to see if removing the costs to opening basic bank accounts would lead to more households opening and using bank accounts. Overall, use of the accounts was low across all three countries, and being offered a free, basic bank account had no impact...