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

Emma Riley

Abu Shonchoy

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

Shelley Liu

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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Image of Rajasthan police in uniforms and with masks walking in two rows.

Police Performance and Public Perception in Rajasthan, India

Abhijit Banerjee

Raghabendra Chattopadhyay

Esther Duflo

Daniel Keniston

Nina Singh

In this randomized evaluation in Rajasthan, India, researchers examined the effectiveness of five interventions on police performance: limiting administrative transfers; rotating duties and days off; elevating community involvement; incorporating on-duty training; and implementing “decoy” visits by...

Crime, Violence, and Conflict

The Effect of Randomized School Admissions on Voter Participation in the United States

Justine Hastings

Thomas Kane

Douglas Staiger

Jeremy Weinstein

Political Economy and Governance

Local Elites and Targeted Social Programs in Indonesia

Vivi Alatas

Abhijit Banerjee

Rema Hanna

Ben Olken

Ririn Purnamasari

Matthew Wai-Poi

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to study the impact of elite capture in a conditional cash transfer program in Indonesia. Elite capture existed in some programs, but the welfare losses created were small, suggesting that improving administrative capabilities in targeting methods might...