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Voting "Because Others Will Ask" in the United States

Stefano DellaVigna
John List
Ulrike Malmendier
Gautam Rao

Discrimination Against Skilled Immigrants in the Canadian Labor Market

Philip Oreopoulos
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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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Formal Rainfall Insurance for the Informally Insured in India

Mushfiq Mobarak
Mark Rosenzweig
Researchers evaluated how informal insurance within Indian sub-castes affects the demand for formal rainfall insurance, and subsequent risk-taking among households employed in agriculture. Informal insurance both increased and decreased the demand for formal rainfall insurance, depending on the...

Using Learning Camps to Improve Basic Learning Outcomes of Primary School Children in India

Abhijit Banerjee
Rukmini Banerji
James Berry
Esther Duflo
Harini Kannan
Shobhini Mukerji
Marc Shotland
Michael Walton
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The Effectiveness of Encouraging Voter Participation by Inducing Feelings of Pride or Shame

Alan Gerber
Donald Green
Christopher Larimer
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Default Effects and Follow-On Behavior: Evidence From An Electricity Pricing Program

Patrick Baylis
Peter Cappers
Meredith Fowlie
C. Anna Spurlock
Catherine Wolfram
Researchers partnered with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District in California to evaluate the effects of a variety of enrollment schemes in time-varying pricing plans on electricity consumption. Results show that households which were enrolled in time-varying pricing plans by default tended to...
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Savings Accounts to Smooth Consumption for Low-Income Microentrepreneurs in Chile

Felipe Kast
Dina Pomeranz

Researchers examined the effects of free savings account access on savings account use, indebtedness, consumption, and well-being. Easy access to savings accounts reduced participants’ reliance on borrowing, helped them manage fluctuations in income, and increased their self-reported well-being.