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Improving Take-Up of Tax Benefits in the United States

Saurabh Bhargava
Dayanand Manoli

In the United States, many people who are eligible for social and economic benefits do not claim those benefits. Researchers partnered with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to test the effectiveness of different messages to taxpayers designed to encourage them to claim certain tax benefits.

The Effects of Exposure to Financial Markets on Voter Behavior in Israel

Saumitra Jha
Moses Shayo
In many societies facing violent conflict, policymakers have attempted a number of strategies to reduce conflict and generate support for peace initiatives, but rarely consider the role that exposure to financial markets can play in mitigating social conflict. Researchers evaluated the impacts of...
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Using a Technology-Based Solution to Reduce Public Health Worker Absenteeism in Pakistan

Michael Callen
Saad Gulzar
Ali Hasanain
Yasir Khan

Improving Community Workers' and Beneficiaries' Well-being through a National Conditional Cash Transfer Program in the Dominican Republic

The Impact of Deliberative Political Campaigns on Voter Behavior in the Philippines

Thomas Fujiwara
Cecilia Pe Lero
Gabriel López-Moctezuma
Daniel Rubenson
Leonard Wantchekon

Summer Jobs Improve Employment Outcomes for Connected Youth

Jonathan Davis
Sara Heller
Girls in school uniforms in India

Changing Teenage Girls' Aspirations and Educational Attainment through Increased Female Representation in Leadership in India

Lori Beaman
Esther Duflo
Rohini Pande
Petia B. Topalova
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Does Campaign Spending Work in the United States?

Alan Gerber