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A farmer in Mali

The Profitability of Fertilizer in Mali

Lori Beaman
Dean Karlan
Bram Thuysbaert
Christopher Udry
Women in Saudi Arabia

The Effects of Misperceptions of Social Norms on Female Labor Force Participation in Saudi Arabia

Leonardo Bursztyn
Alessandra González
David Yanagizawa-Drott
Twenty Malawi women pose for picture

The Impact of Cash Transfers on the Educational Attainment, Sexual Behavior, and HIV Status of Adolescent Girls in Malawi

Sarah Baird
Ephraim Chirwa
Richard Garfein
Craig McIntosh
Berk Ozler
In Malawi, researchers tested the relative effects of providing conditional and unconditional cash transfers to teenage girls and their families. Among girls enrolled in school at the start of the program, conditional cash transfers increased school attendance and reduced HIV prevalence while...
Military officers in Argentina

Military Conscription and Crime in Argentina

Sebastian Galiani
Martin A. Rossi
Ernesto Schargrodsky
Researchers evaluated the effect of Argentina’s lottery-based conscription on draftees’ criminal activity. They found that conscription increased crime rates among draft-eligible Argentinians, especially those serving longer or during times of war.
Supreme Court of Spain

The impacts of recruiting committee gender composition on women’s employment outcomes in Spain

Manuel Bagues
Berta Esteve-Volart

Perceptions of Female Leaders in India

Lori Beaman
Raghabendra Chattopadhyay
Esther Duflo
Rohini Pande
Petia B. Topalova
Researchers studied the impact a quota system which randomly assigned villages in India to reserve village council positions for women. They found that quotas improved voters’ perceptions of the effectiveness of women as leaders and subsequently improved women’s electoral chances.
Group of children in headscarves wait on stairs outside Moroccan school

Cash Transfers for Education in Morocco

Najy Benhassine
Florencia Devoto
Esther Duflo
Pascaline Dupas
Victor Pouliquen
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation of a cash transfer program in Morocco to estimate the impact on attendance and enrollment of a “labeled cash transfer” (LCT): a small cash transfer made to parents of school-aged children in poor rural communities, not conditional on school attendance...
A women teacher is pointing to screen in front of group of young students.

The Impact of Light-touch Employer-led Interventions on Attitudes Around Women’s Work in India

Joshua Dean
Seema Jayachandran
Researchers evaluated the impact of two light-touch interventions (an orientation video for families, and a guided conversation between women and their families) on gender norms related to women’s work and increase labor force participation. Researchers did not find meaningful changes in support of...