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Citizen Demand for Corruption: Evidence from Roadway Tolls in the D.R. Congo

Otis Reid
Jonathan Weigel
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation of incentives for motorcycle taxi drivers to pay the legal road tolls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Results suggest that financial incentives reduced bribery by seven to ten percentage points.
A farmer uses a drum seeder in India.

Leveraging Local Governments to Support Rice Mechanization in India

Working with local government leaders and agricultural extension agents, the researcher is conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of promoting a mechanization technology. Uniquely, the researcher will closely track how employment shifts for women who formerly did the mechanized work.
women using sewing machines in a garment factory in Bangladesh

Addressing Bias by Promoting Women to Management Positions in Bangladesh

Rocco Macchiavello
Andreas Menzel
Atonu Rabbani
Christopher Woodruff
Researchers randomly assigned co-supervisors to production lines to evaluate the impact of exposing garment factory workers and supervisors to women managers on factory productivity, supervisor retention, and attitudes toward women. Several months after the intervention, there was no difference in...
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Scaling a Bundled Village Input Fair to Build Markets for Agricultural Inputs in Mali

Partnering with Innovations for Poverty Action, Soro Yiriwaso, and UNRIA, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of scaling the bundled VIF model from the previous study on the purchase and use of inputs by small-scale farmers as well as the profitability of agro-dealers.
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The Impact of a Public Sector Management Program on Student Learning Outcomes in India

Karthik Muralidharan
Abhijeet Singh
In India, researchers evaluated the impact of a public sector management program involving comprehensive assessments of schools, detailed school ratings, and customized school improvement plans, on school functioning and student learning. Researchers found that the MPSQA program was successful in...
Three school girls stand with a chalkboard sign that reads "Education."

Providing Life Skills Training and Mentoring To Reduce School Dropout Among Girls in India

Eric Edmonds
Benjamin Feigenberg
Jessica Leight
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of life skills training and mentoring on dropout rates and non-cognitive skills among girls in India. Their evidence suggests that the intervention is successful in developing stronger life skills including increased agency, more...
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Reducing Parent-School Information Gaps and Improving Education Outcomes: Evidence from High-Frequency Text Messages

Samuel Berlinski
Mattias Busso
Taryn Dinkelman
Claudia Martinez
Researchers are testing the impact of increased teacher-parent communication via SMS messaging on parents’ involvement and youths’ education outcomes.
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Vocational Training and Cash Transfers for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in Kenya

Joan Hamory
Michael Kremer
Isaac Mbiti
Edward Miguel
In Kenya, researchers are studying the impacts of a program that combines vocational training with one-time cash grants to boost youth employment and entrepreneurship.