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

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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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The Impact of Cognitive Stimulation and Nutritional Supplements on Early Childhood Development in Colombia

Orazio Attanasio

Camila Fernandez

Emla Fitzsimons

Sally Grantham-McGregor

Costas Meghir

Marta Rubio-Codina

The Roles of Water Treatment Subsidies and Community Health Workers in Improving Child Health and Chlorine Usage in Malawi

Pascaline Dupas

Basimenye Nhlema

Zachary Wagner

Aaron Wolf

Emily Wroe

Researchers partnered with Partners in Health (PIH) to conduct a randomized evaluation to test the impact of monthly coupons and different CHW delivery methods on chlorine usage and child health outcomes in Southern Malawi. They find that the coupon program had stronger impacts on both outcomes and...

Health

The Effect of Informative Letters on the Prescription and Receipt of Seroquel in the United States

Shantanu Agrawal

Michael Barnett

Adam Sacarny

Frank Tetkoski

David Yokum

This study evaluated the impact of strongly-worded peer comparison review letters sent to high prescribers of quetiapine by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on prescribing behavior and patient-level outcomes. Researchers found that the letters caused substantial and long-lasting...

Health

Belief Formation of Risks of Arsenic in Bangladesh

Lori Bennear

Alexander van Geen

Alexander Pfaff

H. B. Soumya

Alessandro Tarozzi

Providing Vision Screening and Free Eyeglasses in Elementary Schools in the United States

Paul Glewwe

Jongwook Lee

Kristine West

Cognitive Behavioral Training to Improve Mental Health Among Conflict-Affected Entrepreneurs in Pakistan

Julian Jamison

Tasmia Rahman

Priyam Saraf

Mental health, well-being, and lasting economic outcomes are intimately connected, and in conflict-affected areas, entrepreneurs of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) experience chronic stress and poor mental health on a regular basis. Researchers evaluated the effects of supplementing a cash...

A family operates their market stall together in Nicaragua.

The Impact of Cash Transfers on Early Childhood Health and Cognitive Development in Nicaragua

Karen Macours

Norbert Schady

Renos Vakis

In Nicaragua, researchers examined the impact of a national conditional cash transfer (CCT) program on early childhood health and development. They found that the program caused substantial and lasting improvements in child health and development outcomes. However, it seems that program components...