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Search our database of 1,200+ summaries of randomized evaluations conducted by our affiliates in 97 countries. To browse key policy recommendations from a subset of these evaluations, visit the Policy Publications tab above.

Information Provision via Mobile Phones to Increase Mobile Banking in Ghana

Emma Riley

Abu Shonchoy

Children washing their hands in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Changing Handwashing Behavior with Edutainment in Bangladesh

Reshmaan Hussam

Kailash Pandey

Abu Shonchoy

Chikako Yamauchi

Three women sitting and relaxing on stone ledge by water, looking at phones

The Impact of Exposure to Discordant Media on Political Polarization in Turkey

Ahmet Akbiyik

Jeremy Bowles

Horacio Larreguy

Shelley Liu

Providing information on wood heating to decrease indoor air pollution in France

Coralie Chevallier

Elise Huillery

Mathieu Perona

Rita Abdel Sater

Informing Policy with Research in Brazil

Jonas Hjort

Diana Moreira

Gautam Rao

Juan Francisco Santini

Large group of women wearing headscarves seated on wooden mat

Empowering Female Migrant Workers to Access Quality Overseas Placement Services in Indonesia

Samuel Bazzi

Lisa Cameron

Firman Witoelar Kartaadipoetra

Simone Schaner

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Can mobile phones improve learning? Evidence from a field experiment in Niger

Jenny Aker

Christopher Ksoll

Education

Improving Electoral Integrity with Information and Communications Technology in Uganda

Michael Callen

Clark Gibson

Danielle Jung

James Long

Researchers sent letters to polling stations announcing smartphone vote-tally audits to evaluate the impact of audits on electoral irregularities such as non-adherence to transparency regulations and falsified vote tallies. Relative to a comparison group, letters increased the number of polling...

Political Economy and Governance

The Impact of Advanced Payments on Farmer Welfare and Company Profitability in Zambia

Gunther Fink

Kelsey Jack

Felix Masiye

The Impact of Farmer-to-Farmer Training on Agricultural Productivity in Uganda

Luc Behaghel

Jeremie Gignoux

Rick Kamugisha

Jane Kugonza

Karen Macours

Margaret Najjingo Mangheni

Agriculture

A woman hands out books to adult learners

Instruction and Financial Incentives to Improve Covid-19 Knowledge in Mozambique

James Allen

James Riddell IV

James Allen IV

Arlete Mahumane

Tanya Rosenblat

Dean Yang

Hang Yu

In Mozambique, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test whether teaching about Covid-19 prevention and/or financial learning incentives enhanced participants’ knowledge related to Covid-19. They found that both interventions improved Covid-19 knowledge separately and, moreover...