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Adoption of Commitment Savings Accounts Among Garment Workers in Bangladesh

Emily Breza
Martin Kanz
Leora Klapper
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The Lightbulb Paradox: Consumer Behavior and Public Policy in the U.S. Electricity Market

Hunt Allcott
Dmitry Taubinsky
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The Impact of Energy Efficiency Messaging on Audit Takeup and Investment in Wisconsin

Hunt Allcott
Michael Greenstone

The Impact of Early Childhood Education on Child Development in Karnataka, India

Joshua Dean
Seema Jayachandran
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The Impact of Extending Childcare on Female Labor in Chile

Claudia Martinez
Marcela Perticará
In Chile, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the effect of providing free after-school care on women’s labor market outcomes. The program increased women’s labor force participation and employment, and increased the use of daycare for young children who were ineligible for the...
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Distributing Pollution Rights in Cap-and-Trade Programs in the United States

Meredith Fowlie
Jeffrey Perloff
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Radio Public Service Announcements and Voter Participation Among Native Americans in the United States

Donald Green
Eline A de Rooij

Can media campaigns increase voter turnout among those underrepresented in the electorate? Researchers randomly assigned areas covered by Native American radio programming to either receive or not receive targeted radio messaging encouraging listeners to vote in the 2008 and 2010 US elections. The...

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Incentivizing Savings through Default Deposits and SMS Reminders

Abhijit Banerjee
Claudia Martinez
Esteban Puentes