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Community Policing, Citizen Feedback, and Public Trust in Pakistan

Ali Cheema
Ali Hasanain
Jacob Shapiro
It is unclear whether a gender-differentiated intervention may be more effective in reducing some or all types of crime. To better understand this issue, researchers are working with the local police force in two districts in Pakistan to study its effects on trust levels and occurrence of crime.
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Gender Gaps in the Diffusion of Agricultural Technology in Malawi

Ariel BenYishay
Maria Jones
Florence Kondylis
Mushfiq Mobarak
Researchers studied the impact of the gender of communicators on the effects of a program to train farmers to communicate information on agricultural technology to other farmers. While there was no gender gap in communicators’ ability to acquire, retain, and use the information about the technology...

The Impact of Formal Savings on Salaried Workers’ Spending and Borrowing in Eastern Ghana

Niklas Buehren
Markus Goldstein
Leora Klapper
Tricia Koroknay-Palicz
Robert Osei
Simone Schaner
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Assessing the Impact of Microcredit in Ethiopia

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Sick Leave Reminders and Worker Health in Bangladesh

Rachel M. Heath
Researchers working with a large apparel maker in Bangladesh are evaluating the impact of phone call reminders sharing information about their employer’s support for workers to use their company's paid sick leave to increase worker retention.
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Bourses d'études secondaires pour favoriser le développement des compétences et l'autonomisation des filles au Niger

Hélène Giacobino
Élise Huillery
Bastien Michel
Mathilde Sage
Le gouvernement du Niger, l'Institut National de la Statistique du Niger et la Banque mondiale se sont associés à des chercheurs pour évaluer l'impact de bourses d'études secondaires pour les filles sur le développement de leurs compétences et leur autonomisation. La réduction des obstacles...
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Gender Differences in the Workplace: Evidence from a Tanzanian Factory

David Yang
In Tanzania, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of factory employment and different compensation schemes on gender differences in labor market outcomes, taste for competition, and views on social and gender norms.
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Graduating the Ultra-Poor in Ghana

Abhijit Banerjee
Esther Duflo
Robert Osei
William Pariente
Christopher Udry