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

Search Terms

Sector

Intervention Type

Country

Status

Region

Target Group

Outcome of Interest

Research Initiative

Researcher

Data Available

Displaying 105-112 of 193

Women selling produce from street stalls

Training and Capital for Microentrepreneurs in Chile

Claudia Martinez

Esteban Puentes

Jaime Ruiz-Tagle

Researchers partnered with the Chilean Ministry of Social Development to evaluate a micro-entrepreneur training and cash transfer program in Chile. They examined the effects of business training and cash transfers on individual employment and income. The program increased total employment, income...

The Effects of Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Burkina Faso

Adrien Bouguen

Markus Frölich

Estelle Koussoube

W. H. Eugenie MAIGA

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

Tania Barham

Karen Macours

John A. Maluccio

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...

Preventing Youth Violence and Dropout in the United States

Roseanna Ander

Philip J. Cook

Kenneth Dodge

George Farkas

Jonathan Guryan

Sara Heller

Jens Ludwig

Susan Mayer

Sendhil Mullainathan

Harold Pollack

Anuj Shah

Laurence Steinberg

In the United States, researchers evaluated the impact of a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program designed to teach high-risk male students in secondary schools to regulate harmful, automatic behaviors. Results demonstrated that the program led to a significant drop in arrests per student...