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The Impact of Disclosing Soft Skills Certificates at Recruitment on Labor Market Outcomes in Uganda
In Uganda, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing a soft skills certificate to both employers and job seekers during job interviews on matching in the labor market. The certificates caused workers to increase their expectations of finding the right job, while high-ability managers were more likely to have a positive assessment of workers’ skills.
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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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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...
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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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Rebecca Thornton
Rebecca Thornton is a professor in the Department of Economics in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University.
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India’s nutrition landscape and the path forward
Over the last few years, India has made sizable investments in improving child nutrition through government programs like the Poshan Abhiyaan, the Government of India’s flagship scheme to tackle malnutrition in children, and the ongoing work of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), the...
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What is the Impact of Housing Microfinance and Construction Quality Support? A Rigorous Impact Evaluation
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing microloans for housing to the underprivileged in the Menia governorate on the improvement of families' well-being.
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The Direct and Indirect Effects of Female Training Interventions in a Traditional Society
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of a nursing skills training program targeting female youth based in Assiut and Sohag, Egypt, on employment outcomes on the treated group and more importantly, their local social network.