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Vocational Training for Improved Employability and Job Expectations in the Dominican Republic

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Improving Price Negotiations and Profits through SMS-based Agricultural Information for Farmers in India

Researchers partnered with Thomson-Reuters to evaluate whether receiving information through SMS messages generated economic benefits for farmers in India. Results showed no effect of the intervention on prices, crop losses, or cultivation practices. However, increased access to information seems to...
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The Impact of Existing Account Usage on the Likelihood of Switching Accounts in Malawi

Xavier Giné
Jessica Goldberg
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Job Training and Matching to Increase Youth Employment in Egypt

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to determine the impact of job matching, job training, and counseling programs on youth employment in Egypt. The job training programs improved labor market outcomes such as employment, particularly for women. However, the intervention did not have a...
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Does Reading During the Summer Build Reading Skills? Evidence from the United States

Jonathan Guryan
James Kim
David Quinn
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Learning the Value of Education in the Dominican Republic

James Berry
Lucas Coffman
Ryan Cooper
Daniel Morales
Christopher Neilson
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Improving Credit Scores with Information in Peru

Xavier Giné
Kareem Haggag
Dean Karlan
Jonathan Zinman
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The Impact of Light-touch Employer-led Interventions on Attitudes Around Women’s Work in India

Joshua Dean
Seema Jayachandran
Researchers evaluated the impact of two light-touch interventions (an orientation video for families, and a guided conversation between women and their families) on gender norms related to women’s work and increase labor force participation. Researchers did not find meaningful changes in support of...