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Students gather around their teacher in Ghana.

School-Based Financial Education for Improved Financial Decision-Making and Academic Performance among Youth in Ghana

James Berry
Dean Karlan
Menno Pradhan
In southern and eastern Ghana, researchers evaluated two youth financial literacy programs to test their impact on savings, labor, academic performance, and financial decision-making. One program integrated financial and social education, while the second only offered financial education. Both...
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Does Reading During the Summer Build Reading Skills? Evidence from the United States

Jonathan Guryan
James Kim
David Quinn

The Effect of Randomized School Admissions on Voter Participation in the United States

Thomas Kane
Douglas Staiger
Jeremy Weinstein
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The Effects of Kindergarten Classroom on Earnings in the United States

Raj Chetty
John Friedman
Nathaniel Hilger
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
Danny Yagan
Students using the Khan Academy platform during a math class in Brazil

The Impact of an Online Math Learning Platform on Test Scores and Attitudes Towards Math in Brazil

Bruno Ferman
Lucas Finamor
Lycia Lima
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impacts of the Khan Academy’s online platform on math scores in Brazilian public schools. Despite improving student’s attitudes towards math, the program had mixed impact on students’ test scores depending on program implementation and...
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The Effect of Information on Employee Evaluation in the United States

Thomas Kane
Jonah Rockoff
Douglas Staiger
Eric Taylor
Students are taking a test in Santiago, Chile.

Examining the Effect of Information About Financial Aid for Higher Education on Schooling Outcomes in Chile

Taryn Dinkelman
Claudia Martinez
Researchers tested the effects of providing low-income students in urban Chile with information about financial aid for higher education on their educational attainment and their likelihood of progressing to higher education. A video informing students about financing higher education increased...

The Impact of a Voluntary Summer Reading Program on Low-Income Latinx Children in the United States

Jonathan Guryan
James Kim