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A community health worker providing women in her community counseling and post natal care at her home.

Community Based Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Northern Nigeria

Jessica Leight
Martina Björkman Nyqvist
In northern Nigeria, researchers evaluated the impact of three community-based interventions designed to enhance uptake of maternal and child health services: a community health worker program, health educators with the provision of safe birth kits, and health educators with community dramas. While...
Farmers consider their options in Gujarat, India

Marketing Rainfall Insurance in India

Shawn Cole
Sarthak Gaurav
Jeremy Tobacman
High school students studying in a classroom in Chile

Informing Students about Degree Costs and Earnings to Improve Educational Choices in Chile

Justine Hastings
Christopher Neilson
Seth Zimmerman

Women’s Take-Up of Credit Versus Commitment Savings Products in Rural Pakistan

Uzma Afzal
Giovanna d'Adda
Marcel Fafchamps
Simon Quinn
Farah Said
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Generating Social Connections for Better Business Practices Among Firms in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zambia

Marcel Fafchamps
Simon Quinn
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zambia to measure whether generating social connections between manufacturing firm managers could lead to the diffusion and adoption of best business practices. These social interactions led to the spread of best practices...
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Behavioral Responses to a Social Security Information Intervention in the United States

Jeffrey Liebman
Erzo Luttmer
man conducting a pollution audit in Gujarat, India

Improving Third-Party Audits and Regulatory Compliance in India

Esther Duflo
Michael Greenstone
Rohini Pande
Nick Ryan
Researchers evaluated the impact of a reform to the pollution audit system in India, making auditors more independent, on the truthfulness of their reporting and the behavior of the firms they audited. Increasing their independence made them more likely to report the truth about industrial plants’...
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The Impact of Role Models on Parental Aspirations and Investments in Children’s Education in Ethiopia

Tanguy Bernard
Stefan Dercon
Kate Orkin
Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test whether exposing people to a documentary featuring potential role models impacted parents’ educational aspirations for their children or their actual investments in education, and if these impacts varied by gender. Exposing families to the...