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Voluntary Regulation: Evidence from a randomized Medicare payment reform

Researchers evaluated the impact of the mandatory-participation bundled payment model for hospitals and explored which hospitals were incentivized to opt in to bundled payments after the model was later made voluntary. The mandatory-participation bundled payment program produced modest reductions in...
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Safe Spaces with Vocational and Life Skills Training for Young Women's Economic and Social Empowerment in Uganda

Oriana Bandiera
Niklas Buehren
Robin Burgess
Markus Goldstein
Selim Gulesci
Imran Rasul
Munshi Sulaiman
In Uganda, researchers examined the impact of a combination of life skills and vocational training on adolescent girls’ engagement in income-generating activities, control over their bodies, and aspirations. The bundled provision of hard vocational and soft life skills training led to substantial...
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Advertising Higher Earnings during Recruitment Processes for Community Service Providers in Uganda

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of expected earnings on candidates’ perception of a community health worker position in Uganda, and on the resulting size and composition of the applicant pool. Fewer socially motivated participants applied when advertised wages were...
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The Impact of Mobile Money on the Purchase of Improved Sanitation Services in Senegal

Molly Lipscomb
Laura Schechter
The proliferation of mobile money across low- and middle-income countries has led to increased availability of mobile payment systems, which can potentially allow more flexible payment terms for customers. Subsidies increased the use of mechanized desludgings, while pre-paid deposit requirements had...
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Understanding Male Fertility Preferences in Zambia

Nava Ashraf
Erica Field
Alessandra Voena
Researchers in Zambia evaluated the impact of teaching husbands about the dangers of maternal mortality on their acceptance of family planning methods.
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The Role of Incentives in the Distribution of Public Goods in Zambia

Nava Ashraf
Oriana Bandiera
Kelsey Jack
In Lusaka, Zambia, researchers compared the effect of financial and non-financial reward schemes on sales of female condoms. They found that non-financial incentives were more effective than financial rewards at motivating hair stylists to sell female condoms to their customers.
A young boy gets his hemoglobin measured in Udaipur, India

Reducing Anemia Through Iron Fortification of Grain in Udaipur, India

Abhijit Banerjee
Esther Duflo
Rachel Glennerster
Researchers in Udaipur, India, evaluated the impact of a village-level iron fortification program on the physical health of local families in 134 villages. Despite high take-up rates at the beginning of the study, overall take-up rates fell by the end of the evaluation. Results showed a significant...

The Impact of Risk Information on Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Knowledge in Cameroon

Pascaline Dupas
Elise Huillery
Juliette Seban
In Cameroon, researchers evaluated the impact of various HIV prevention interventions delivered through schools on girls and young women’s exposure to risk. The interventions decreased the incidence of pregnancy (a marker for unprotected sex) in the following nine to twelve months by over 25 percent...