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Evaluation
Disseminating Flood Warnings to Increase Disaster Preparedness in India
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing flood early warnings to rural households through smartphone alerts and community volunteers on their flood preparedness and responsiveness, as well as post-flood health and economic outcomes.
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Science and the Fight against Poverty: How Far Have We Come in 20 Years and What's Next?
This two-day colloquium will focus on how innovation and scientific evidence are driving advances in the fight against poverty.
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Using Mobile Phone and Satellite Data to Target Togo's Emergency Cash Transfer Program
Researchers developed, implemented, and evaluated an approach to targeting social assistance in Togo based on machine learning algorithms and data from satellites and mobile phone networks to reach the most vulnerable in need of support during the Covid-19 pandemic. They found that the machine...
Evaluation
The Impact of Correcting Men's Misperceptions of Beliefs about Gender: Implications for Female Labor Participation and Time Use in India
In India, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the effects of providing men with correct information about other men’s views of women’s labor market participation.
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Sangeeta Mukherjee
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Dakshta Ahlawat
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Sushant Pawar
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Pratima Singh
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Shantanav Rao
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Himansu Kumar Nayak
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Amreen Khan
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Haley Packard
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Lorenzo Casaburi
Lorenzo Casaburi is the UBS Foundation Associate Professor of Development Economics at the University of Zurich. His research in development economics focuses on agricultural markets and state capacity.
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Rebecca Thornton
Rebecca Thornton is a Professor in the Department of Economics in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. Prior to that, she was an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan in the Department of...