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Incentives and Services for College Achievement in Canada

Philip Oreopoulos
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Evaluating Three Early Childhood Development Programs in Cambodia

Karen Macours
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Encouraging Early Childhood Parenting through Home Visits in Nicaragua

Karen Macours
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Community Participation in Arsenic Mitigation Efforts in Bangladesh

Alessandro Tarozzi
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The Impact of Informational Meetings on Secondary School Choice in Kenya

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of short informational meetings with students and parents on secondary school choice. They found that these meetings increased students’ and parents’ knowledge of the application process and led students to pick lower-cost and more...
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Energy Efficiency in Groundwater Extraction for Agriculture in Bangladesh

Kyle Emerick
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing subsidies for a soil monitoring technology on the electricity used to pump groundwater to agricultural fields in rural Bangladesh. They found that the technology reduced the amount of electricity used for irrigation, but...
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Bourses d'études secondaires pour favoriser le développement des compétences et l'autonomisation des filles au Niger

Hélène Giacobino
Élise Huillery
Bastien Michel
Mathilde Sage
Le gouvernement du Niger, l'Institut National de la Statistique du Niger et la Banque mondiale se sont associés à des chercheurs pour évaluer l'impact de bourses d'études secondaires pour les filles sur le développement de leurs compétences et leur autonomisation. La réduction des obstacles...
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Gender Differences in the Workplace: Evidence from a Tanzanian Factory

David Yang
In Tanzania, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of factory employment and different compensation schemes on gender differences in labor market outcomes, taste for competition, and views on social and gender norms.