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Measuring the Critical Window for Cognitive Skill Formation and Physical Development in Nicaragua

Tania Barham
Karen Macours
John A. Maluccio
In Nicaragua, researchers compared the cognitive and health outcomes of boys whose families received conditional cash transfers in the first three years of their lives to those who received the transfers later. Exposing boys to the program during the first 1,000 days of life led to better cognitive...
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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...
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The Impact of Entrepreneurship Training for Women in Uganda

Greg Fischer
Dean Karlan
Meredith Startz
In Uganda, researchers evaluated the effect of standardized business skills training on business performance as compared to more personalized mentoring services.
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Vocational Education Voucher Delivery and Labor Market Returns in Kenya

Joan Hamory
Michael Kremer
Isaac Mbiti
Edward Miguel
What are the impacts of vocational education on labor markets, migration patterns, and health and fertility outcomes in Kenya?
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The Impact of Childcare Subsidies and Employment Services on Women's Labor Force Participation in Egypt

Stefano Caria
Bruno Crépon
Caroline Krafft
AbdelRahman Nagy
In collaboration with Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity (MoSS), researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing women with childcare subsidies and employment services on their employment and empowerment outcomes, as well as their children’s cognitive and...
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The Value of Communication for Mental Health in Ghana

Francis Annan
Belinda Archibong
Re searchers used a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of providing mobile calling credits to low-income adults on well-being outcomes in Ghana. Overall, the mobile credit intervention increased the ability for individuals to meet unexpected communication needs, particularly when delivered...
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Microfinance Repayment Schedules in West Bengal, India

Erica Field
Rohini Pande
John Papp
Jeannie Park
Natalia Rigol
Researchers tested two features of these contracts, repayment frequency and the time of the first repayment, to determine if characteristics of the loan contract affect borrowers’ repayment behavior and the types of investments they make. They found that less frequent repayments did not increase...
Street scene with fruit vendors and electronics stalls in Hyderabad, India

Measuring the Impact of Microfinance in Hyderabad, India

Abhijit Banerjee
Emily Breza
Esther Duflo
Rachel Glennerster
Cynthia Kinnan
Researchers evaluated the impact of increased access to microcredit on the economic and social well-being of women and their families in Hyderabad, India. They found that microcredit had mixed effects on business activities and little to no effect on women’s empowerment or children’s education.