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Social Networks and the Decision to Insure in China

Jing Cai
Alain de Janvry
Elisabeth Sadoulet
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation of the ways in which information dissemination within social networks affected farmers’ adoption of a weather insurance product in rural China. Results suggest that social networks had a significantly positive effect on insurance take-up, driven by the...
Ethiopian farmer picking lettuce

Linking Weather Index Insurance and Credit to Improve Agricultural Productivity in Rural Ethiopia

Shukri Ahmed
Craig McIntosh
Alexandros Sarris
Researchers combined subsidized weather index insurance with input loans for fertilizer and modern seed use for smallholder farmers in rural Ethiopia to investigate the impact of these products on demand for insurance and resulting shifts in agricultural technology use and crop yields. Results...
Farmers consider their options in Gujarat, India

Marketing Rainfall Insurance in India

Shawn Cole
Sarthak Gaurav
Jeremy Tobacman
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing financial literacy education alongside various marketing strategies to small-scale farmers in Gujarat, India, on their demand for rainfall index insurance. Financial education had a significant effect on adoption of...
Slum housing in Mexico

Investing Cash Transfers to Raise Long-Term Living Standards in Mexico

Paul Gertler
Sebastian Martinez
Marta Rubio-Codina
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation of the impact of the Oportunidades CCT program in Mexico on recipients’ investments decisions and long-run poverty levels. They found that the cash transfers promoted long-term increases in consumption through investment in productive activities...
man wearing face mask looking at cell phone

Mitigating the Economic and Mental Health Impacts of Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected health systems and economies across the world. Low-income communities have experienced particularly detrimental impacts, as a lack of financial stability further exacerbated augment the crisis. In partnership with the mental health care center SCARF, researchers...
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Improving Governance Through Biometric Authentication and Secure Payments in India

Karthik Muralidharan
Paul Niehaus
Sandip Sukhtankar
In India, a biometrically authenticated payment system reduced corruption and substantially improved the delivery of government social assistance programs despite partial implementation.
Registering for insurance at BPJS Kesehatan in Indonesia

Enrolling Informal Sector Workers in National Health Insurance in Indonesia

Abhijit Banerjee
Amy Finkelstein
Rema Hanna
Ben Olken
Arianna Ornaghi
Sudarno Sumarto
A key challenge to achieving universal health coverage is that non-poor informal workers are difficult to enroll and retain in government health insurance programs. Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of various programs, including subsidies, registration assistance and...
Two adult women sitting in chairs reading with three children.

The Impact of Cognitive Stimulation and Nutritional Supplements on Early Childhood Development in Colombia

Orazio Attanasio
Camila Fernandez
Emla Fitzsimons
Sally Grantham-McGregor
Costas Meghir
Marta Rubio-Codina
Early childhood is an important time for both physical and neurological growth and development, but many children fail to reach their development potential. Researchers introduced an early childhood development program in Colombia to test the effects of psychosocial stimulation and micronutrient...