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The Impact of Targeted Mailers to Re-Engage US Voters with Criminal Convictions
Researchers evaluated the impact of targeted mailings encouraging people with criminal records to register to vote on voting behavior in North Carolina. Mailers increased both voter registration and general election turnout among people with past criminal convictions.
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Commitment Savings Accounts for Farmers in Rwanda
In an ongoing study, researchers are aiming to identify product features that increase demand for commitment savings accounts and evaluate the effect of the accounts on farm investments and yields.
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Determinants of Delinquency in the Philippines
Researchers found that both individuals with higher moral standards and individuals who were the least naïve displayed lower default rates than other groups. They also found that survey-based social capital measures did not predict loan default for these individual loans, contrary to the results from a prior study of group loans. Additionally, researchers found that more general personality index measures were not good predictors of default.
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Improving Job Matching Among Youth in Iraq
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The Degree of Ethnic Bias in Kenya
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The Indirect Effects of a Campaign Against Electoral Violence in Nigeria
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation in Nigeria to determine whether a campaign against electoral violence could spread through social networks to affect the perceptions and behaviors not only of the individuals targeted by the campaign but also others to whom they have social ties. The clearest effects of the campaign were on decreasing the perceptions of violence among those with social ties to the targeted individuals, most often through family links.
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Psychosocial Support to Improve Mental Health and Child Development Among Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Researchers evaluated the impact of a psychosocial support program on mental health and child development among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Results showed that the support program improved the mental health of mothers and children and led to improvements in early childhood development.
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J-PAL LAC Government Partnerships Expansion in Brazil and Mexico
As part of a global effort to support governments in laying the groundwork to take evidence-informed policies and programs to scale, J-PAL LAC aims to help policymakers in Brazil and Mexico to overcome institutional barriers and disincentives to engage with evidence and data meaningfully through the...
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J-PAL at 20: Science and the Fight against Poverty Colloquium
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Targeting the Ultra Poor in Yemen
To test this theory, researchers evaluated a multi-faceted approach aimed at improving long term income of the ultra-poor in multiple countries, including Yemen.