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The Impact of Individualized, Holistic Case Management on Economic Stability for Individuals Experiencing Poverty in the United States

Researchers evaluated the impact of Padua, a holistic, individualized, wrap-around support program for individuals who have recently experienced a negative economic shock. Exploratory analyses suggest that Padua impacted housing and employment outcomes specific to participants’ individual needs.

Improving Job Matching Among Youth in Iraq

Researchers evaluated the whether providing objective information helps jobseekers target better-suited jobs.

Effects of Group Discussion on Hiring Decisions Involving Transgender Workers: Experimental Evidence from India

Duncan Webb
Researchers evaluated the impact of group discussions and rights messaging through videos on hiring discrimination against transgender workers in India. Individuals who engaged in group discussions were more likely to hire transgender individuals.

The Impact of Remote Health Outreaches on Contraceptive Use in Uganda

Maria Dieci
Anne Fitzpatrick
Anthony Kamwesigye
Xufeng Liu
Juliana Namutundu
Aggrey Semeere
In partnership with Health Access Connect, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of a community-led primary healthcare outreach program on women’s contraceptive choices, healthcare use, and work decisions in rural Uganda.

Do Workers Value Non-traditional Work Arrangements in the United States?

Employees may value alternative work arrangements like flexible scheduling and working from home and dislike schedules that vary from week to week on short notice. However, there is little evidence on how much these alternative work arrangements actually matter to employees. Researchers gave US job...