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Microfinance to Increase Social Capital and Female Empowerment in India

Benjamin Feigenberg
Erica Field
Rohini Pande
Natalia Rigol
Shayak Sarkar

Reducing Teen Smoking and Drinking through Increased Schooling in the Dominican Republic

Robert Jensen
Adriana Lleras-Muney
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The Impact of Enhanced Business Training for High-Potential Entrepreneurs in Colombia

Antoinette Schoar

Interfirm Relationships and Business Performance in China

Jing Cai
Adam Szeidl

Can facilitating relationships between small- and medium-sized businesses help them grow? In Jiangxi Province, China, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to study the impact of business relationships on firm performance. Monthly meetings among firms increased sales, profits, and other...

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The Use of Self-Help Groups as a Savings Commitment Device in Chile

Felipe Kast
Stephan Meier
Dina Pomeranz
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Time Inconsistency and Saving among Low-Income Tax Filers in the United States

Damon Jones
Aprajit Mahajan
Health care workers in Sierra Leone put on personal protective equipment during the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak.

Building Resilient Health Systems: Community Monitoring and Nonfinancial Awards During Sierra Leone’s 2014 Ebola Outbreak

Darin Christensen
Oeindrila Dube
Johannes Haushofer
Bilal Siddiqi
Maarten Voors
Researchers partnered with the Government of Sierra Leone to evaluate the impact of community monitoring and nonfinancial awards programs on health care utilization and health outcomes. Both programs improved clinic utilization, patient satisfaction, and symptom reporting during the 2014 Ebola...
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Divided Payment Schedules to Reduce Regretful Spending in Uganda

Jenny Aker
Jessica Goldberg