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Counseling the Unemployed in France (OPP/CVE)

Luc Behaghel
Bruno Crépon
Marc Gurgand
An intensive counseling program for job seekers at risk of long-term unemployment in France helped them find work sooner than the standard low-intensity counseling program, and the counseling was more effective when provided by a public agency than by private contractors.

Counseling Welfare Recipients in Hauts de Seine, France

Bruno Crépon
Marc Gurgand
Thierry Kamionka
Laurent Lequien
Researchers sought to test whether intensive job counseling with a private provider is an effective means of increasing employment rates, even for a population with such a low attachment to the labor market. Results suggested that job-counseling increased employment rates among counseled individuals...
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Empowering Parents to Improve Education Quality in Rural Mexico

Paul Gertler
Harry Anthony Patrinos
Eduardo Rodríguez-Oreggia
Researchers in Mexico evaluated the impact of providing parent associations with larger grants and more information on educational outcomes. Providing information to parent associations reduced students’ disciplinary actions in schools without improving students’ test scores.
A teacher teaches a classroom of students sitting at desks

Peer Effects, Pupil-Teacher Ratios, and Teacher Incentives in Kenya

Esther Duflo
Pascaline Dupas
Michael Kremer
Researchers evaluated three interventions that addressed the large class sizes and heterogeneity in student preparation in the Kenyan school system. They found that hiring additional local contract teachers helped reduce classroom overcrowding and improved student learning outcomes. The biggest...
Girls and teacher standing up at a classroom in Mozambique

Gender Violence and School Achievement in Mozambique

Sofia Amaral
Aixa Garcia-Ramos
Selim Gulesci
Sarita Ore-Quispe
Maria Micaela Sviatschi
In Mozambique, researchers are evaluating the GBV and schooling impacts of implementing a GBV curriculum targeted at students.

Professional Advising, Job Search Support and Apprenticeships for University Drop-Outs in France (AFIJ)

Pierre Cahuc
Bruno Crépon
Florent Fremigacci
Philippe Zamora
In 2009, researchers tested the relative effectiveness of different employment services targeted at university dropouts. Overall, intensive counseling increased the number of job interviews youth received and improved their perceptions of their career prospects and their trust in the private sector.
A Community Health Worker teaches nutrition to members of local households

Advertising Higher Earnings during Recruitment Processes for Community Service Providers in Uganda

Erika Deserranno
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of expected earnings on candidates’ perception of a community health worker position in Uganda, and on the resulting size and composition of the applicant pool. Fewer socially motivated participants applied when advertised wages were...
Students walking to school in Peru.

Socio-Emotional Learning for At-Risk Students in Urban Schools in Lima

Paul Gertler
Ines Kudo
Researchers evaluated the impact of teaching socio-emotional skills to schoolchildren on their emotional well-being, learning, life satisfaction, and long-run labor outcomes.