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Belief Systems and Poverty Alleviation in the Philippines

Gharad Bryan
James Choi
Dean Karlan
In the Philippines, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of an evangelical Protestant religious values and theology education program on individuals' economic and subjective wellbeing.
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Willingness and Ability to Pay for the Kosim Clean Water Filter in Ghana

James Berry
Greg Fischer
Raymond Guiteras
Researchers in Ghana are attempting to measure households' demand for simple ceramic water filters by offering the filter at different price levels through door-to-door sales. They will also explore whether different household characteristics, such as education, income, and health, affect a...

Job Fairs for Employment Matching in Ethiopia

Girum Abebe
Stefano Caria
Marcel Fafchamps
Paolo Falco
Simon Franklin
Simon Quinn
Forhad Shilpi
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The Impact of Secondary Education on Economic Decision-Making in Malawi

Researchers evaluated whether randomly providing financial support for secondary education could improve economic decision-making in addition to educational outcomes for secondary school students in Malawi. Results show that the intervention improved educational outcomes and economic decision-making...

Transport Subsidies and Job Matchmaking in South Africa

Abhijit Banerjee
Sandra Sequeira
In sub-Saharan Africa, youth unemployment is expected to reach 50 percent by 2025. One reason for high unemployment among this group is that youth may live geographically far from where many jobs are located, making traveling to search for employment difficult and expensive. Researchers conducted a...

The Impact of a One-off Transfer of Assets and Skills on the Occupational Choices of Low-income Women in Bangladesh

Oriana Bandiera
Robin Burgess
Narayan C Das
Selim Gulesci
Imran Rasul
Munshi Sulaiman
Researchers partnered with BRAC to evaluate their multi-faceted livelihood program known as the Graduation Approach, which aims to encourage occupational change among women living in extreme poverty. The Graduation Approach enabled these women to shift away from seasonal casual wage labor and into...
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Online Sexual Education Modules for Schools in Urban Colombia

Alberto Chong
Marco Gonzalez-Navarro
Dean Karlan
Martin Valdivia
In Colombia, researchers evaluated the impact of an online sexual health course implemented in public middle schools on adolescents’ sexual health knowledge, behavior, and attitudes towards sexual health. The study showed that the online course led to improved sexual health knowledge and attitudes...
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Communication Skills Training for Mothers to Improve Child Health in Uganda

Seema Jayachandran
Martina Björkman Nyqvist
Celine Zipfel
In Uganda, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of a communication training program targeting mothers on child health investments. The intervention increased spousal discussion about the family’s health, nutrition, and finances.