Evaluations

Search our database of 1,200+ summaries of randomized evaluations conducted by our affiliates in 97 countries. To browse key policy recommendations from a subset of these evaluations, visit the Policy Publications tab above.

Information Provision via Mobile Phones to Increase Mobile Banking in Ghana

Children washing their hands in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Changing Handwashing Behavior with Edutainment in Bangladesh

Reshmaan Hussam

Kailash Pandey

Abu Shonchoy

Chikako Yamauchi

Three women sitting and relaxing on stone ledge by water, looking at phones

The Impact of Exposure to Discordant Media on Political Polarization in Turkey

Ahmet Akbiyik

Jeremy Bowles

Horacio Larreguy

Providing information on wood heating to decrease indoor air pollution in France

Coralie Chevallier

Elise Huillery

Mathieu Perona

Rita Abdel Sater

Informing Policy with Research in Brazil

Jonas Hjort

Diana Moreira

Gautam Rao

Juan Francisco Santini

Large group of women wearing headscarves seated on wooden mat

Empowering Female Migrant Workers to Access Quality Overseas Placement Services in Indonesia

Samuel Bazzi

Lisa Cameron

Firman Witoelar Kartaadipoetra

Simone Schaner

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Motivating Bureaucrats through Performance Recognition in Nigeria

Varun Gauri

Julian Jamison

Nina Mazar

Owen Ozier

Karima Salem

Researchers introduced a performance recognition system for employees to improve record keeping in clinics in Ekiti and Niger, Nigeria. They found that the performance recognition improved record keeping in Ekiti but not in Niger. Researchers suggested that important institutional, managerial and...

Health

Measuring the Critical Window for Cognitive Skill Formation and Physical Development in Nicaragua

Tania Barham

Karen Macours

John A. Maluccio

The Impact of a Graduation Program on Livelihoods in Refugee and Host Communities in Uganda

Lasse Brune

Nathanael Goldberg

Dean Karlan

Doug Parkerson

Christopher Udry

In Uganda, researchers working with USAID are conducting a randomized evaluation to better understand the effectiveness of several variants of a graduation program focused on improving nutrition and self-reliance among populations in and around a refugee settlement.

Adoption of Commitment Savings Accounts Among Garment Workers in Bangladesh

Emily Breza

Martin Kanz

Leora Klapper

Finance

The Lightbulb Paradox: Consumer Behavior and Public Policy in the U.S. Electricity Market

Hunt Allcott

Dmitry Taubinsky

Environment, Energy, and Climate Change

Electrician installing energy efficient lightbulbs

The Impact of Energy Efficiency Messaging on Audit Takeup and Investment in Wisconsin

Hunt Allcott

Michael Greenstone

Environment, Energy, and Climate Change

The Impact of Early Childhood Education on Child Development in Karnataka, India

Joshua Dean

Seema Jayachandran

Education

The Impact of Extending Childcare on Female Labor in Chile

Claudia Martinez

Marcela Perticará

In Chile, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the effect of providing free after-school care on women’s labor market outcomes. The program increased women’s labor force participation and employment, and increased the use of daycare for young children who were ineligible for the...