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Governance for the Management of Local Public Goods in Kenya

Amrita Ahuja
Matthew Goodkin-Gold
Vivian Hoffmann
Pamela Jakiela
Michael Kremer
Ryan Sheely
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Age Organization & Accountability: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Sara Lowes
Eduardo Montero
Nathan Nunn
James Robinson
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Political Capital and Performance of Politicians in Pakistan

Michael Callen
Saad Gulzar
Muhammad Yasir Khan
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The Impact of Drought-Tolerant Rice on Local Labor Markets in India

Manzoor H. Dar
Kyle Emerick
Alain de Janvry
Elisabeth Sadoulet
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Improving Job Matching Among Youth in Iraq

So Yoon Ahn
Rebecca Dizon-Ross
Benjamin Feigenberg

Promoting Adoption of New Rice Varieties: Addressing the Costs of Early Adoption in Sierra Leone

Jeannie Annan
Charles Dixon
Rachel Glennerster
Frances Kimmins
Tavneet Suri
In Sierra Leone, researchers are testing whether price subsidies and agricultural extension training can reduce the costs of early adoption, and whether using the improved seed varieties will ultimately benefit poor farmers.
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Encouraging Adoption of Rainwater Harvesting Tanks Through Collateralized Loans in Kenya

Michael Kremer
Tavneet Suri
In partnership with Nyala Dairy Cooperative, researchers evaluated the impact of offering asset collateralized loans for rainwater harvesting tanks on both credit access for dairy farmers and profitability for the lender. Using the tanks as loan collateral led to higher take-up of loans by farmers...
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Gender-specific managerial training program and firm productivity in Colombia

Achyuta Adhvaryu
Laurence Dessein
Anant Nyshadham
Jorge Tamayo
Researchers are evaluating the impact of providing a gender-specific managerial training program on career advancement prospects for women and workplace productivity.