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Incentivizing Safe Sex in Rural Tanzania

Ramadhani Abdul
Faraji Abilahi
Matthieu Alexandre
William Dow
Erick Gong
Zachary Isdahl
Boniphace Jullu
Suneeta Krishnan
Albert Majura
Carol A. Medlin
Edward Miguel
Jeanne Moncada
Sally Mtenga
Mathew Alexander Mwanyangala
Rose Nathan
Laura Packel
Julius Schachter
Kizito Shirima
Damien de Walque
In Tanzania, researchers examined whether making cash payments conditional on testing negative for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can improve safe sex practices among young adults. They found that offering cash incentives of US$20 significantly reduced STI rates after one year, although...

Nudges and Improved Communication to Encourage Medicaid Take-Up in Oregon

Katherine Baicker
Ginny Garcia-Alexander
Margarette (Maggie) A. Weller
Bill Wright
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Evaluating the Impact of Moving to Opportunity in the United States

Emma Adam
Raj Chetty
Greg Duncan
Lisa A. Gennetian
Nathaniel (Nathan) Hendren
Paul Hirschfield
Lawrence Katz
Ronald C. Kessler
Jeffrey Kling
Jeffrey Liebman
Stacy Tessler Lindau
Jens Ludwig
Thomas W. McDade
Joshua C. Pinkston
Lisa Sanbonmatsu
Robert C. Whitaker
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The Impact of Family Planning Training on Private Sector Health Care Performance in Nigeria

Sikiru Baruwa
Minki Chatterji
Doug Johnson
Cynthia Kinnan
Modupe Toriola
Jorge Ugaz
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Extending Health Insurance to the Informal Sector Through Microfinance in Nicaragua

Freddy Solis Diaz
Erica Field
Anne Fitzpatrick
Martha Azucena Gonzalez
Laurel Hatt
Mursaleena Islam
This evaluation measured the determinants of insurance enrollment as well as the impacts of having insurance for informal sector workers by randomly varying the costs and convenience of signing up for a government health insurance program available to formal and informal sector workers in Nicaragua...
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The Impact of Reliable Electricity on Maternal and Newborn Healthcare in Rural Uganda

Jessica Cohen
Brian Mwesigwa
Slawa Rokicki
Laura Schmucker
Peter Waiswa
In Uganda, researchers are evaluating the impact of the “Solar Suitcase” designed specifically for maternity care facilities on the reliability of light, quality of care, and health worker satisfaction.
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Self-Control and Demand for Preventive Health in India

Liang Bai
Benjamin Handel
Edward Miguel
Gautam Rao
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Improving Employability, Earning Potential, and Sexual Behaviors through Vocational Training for Youth in Malawi

Yoonyoung Cho
Davie Kalomba
Mushfiq Mobarak
Victor Orozco