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Financial Education for Indian Migrant Workers in Qatar
Researchers examined the impact of receiving an invitation to a savings-focused financial literacy workshop on the financial decisions of Indian migrant workers in Qatar and their wives in India. A one-time financial literacy workshop in Qatar increased migrant workers’ joint financial decision-making with their wives. Among migrant workers with initially low savings, the workshop also increased total savings.
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The Impact of Alternative Fundraising Schemes on Charitable Giving in Germany
Researchers partnered with the Munich Opera House to conduct a randomized evaluation measuring the impact of a large-scale mail fundraising scheme on the frequency and amount of donations. While neither the presence of a lead donor nor differences in matching schemes affected the response rate to the mailer, having a lead donor nearly doubled the average amount donated.
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Assessing viability and building relationships
This resource guides researchers through background research and early discussions with a program implementer who has expressed interest in a randomized evaluation, and with whom a partnership seems potentially viable. It provides guidelines for researchers to conduct early conversations with twin...
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Transaction Costs in Charitable Giving in Germany
Researchers partnered with the Bavarian State Opera House in Germany to evaluate the impact of a variety of communications strategies on the frequency of donations. They found that including a pre-filled bank transfer form in the letter substantially increased the response rate, perhaps because this lowered the effort required to make a donation. Providing non-responsive donors with a reminder to donate also proved relatively effective, but featuring slogans prominently on envelopes had no effect.
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Text Messages and Reminders to Save in Ecuador
Working with a microfinance institution in Ecuador, researchers investigated whether providing timely reminders to save via text message can help people save more.
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Text Message Loan Repayment Reminders for Micro-Borrowers in the Philippines
In “the text message capital of the world,” the Philippines, researchers tested the effect of text message reminders on client repayment rates. In contrast with previous research, they found that text message reminders did not increase repayment on average. Yet for repeat borrowers, who had known their loan officer longer, reminder messages with the officer’s name did result in significantly higher repayment rates.
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Providing Sexual and Reproductive Health Advice via SMS in Uganda
This evaluation tested whether increasing access to information about sexual and reproductive health via a text message service could reduce rates of risky behavior. The new text message service did not have a measurable impact on health knowledge, but led people to perceive the risks associated with their sexual behavior more accurately. It also led to increased self-reported promiscuity among some respondents and increased abstinence among others.
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Apoorva Baheti
Apoorva Baheti is a Research Support Assistant at the Haqdarshak project, which aims to leverage technology to improve access to social welfare schemes. Prior to joining in March 2020, she worked as an Actuarial Manager at ICICI Prudential Life Insurance.
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Sanaya Chandar
Sanaya Chandar is a Senior Communications Associate at J-PAL South Asia. She assists with the formulation and execution of J-PAL's external communications strategy in the region and also provides internal communications support to the Research, Policy, and Training verticals.
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Property Tax Experiment in Punjab, Pakistan: Testing the Role of Wages, Incentives and Audit on Tax Inspectors' Behavior
Researchers conducted a two-year randomized evaluation of incentive schemes for tax officials in Punjab, Pakistan that found performance pay significantly increased tax revenues without harming taxpayer satisfaction.
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Risk Sharing in Peru
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Allison Moore
Allison Moore is a Junior at MIT from Milwaukee, WI majoring in Economics and Math with Computer Science. At J-PAL, she works on the Bandhan Ultra-Poor projects, coordinating data cleaning with field-based RAs.
Evaluation
Community Based Rangeland Management in Namibia
In Namibia, researchers measured the impact of a community-based natural resource management program on livestock assets, income, social cohesion, and land quality. Community-based rangeland management improved rangeland grazing management, community governance of the rangelands, and farmer cooperation in managing the rangelands. However, the intervention had negative impacts on rangeland health.
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Scaling Up Male Circumcision Programs: Demand Responses to Prices and Information
An evaluation of a voucher program in urban Malawi found that providing information and reducing the price of circumcision only slightly increased take-up.