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Introducing irrigation to central Kenya

Encouraging Adoption of Rainwater Harvesting Tanks Through Collateralized Loans in Kenya

William Jack
Michael Kremer
Joost de Laat
Tavneet Suri
In partnership with Nyala Dairy Cooperative, researchers evaluated the impact of offering asset collateralized loans for rainwater harvesting tanks on both credit access for dairy farmers and profitability for the lender. Using the tanks as loan collateral led to higher take-up of loans by farmers...
a class of adolescent girls take notes during class

Student Incentive Structures in Malawi

Hyuncheol Kim
Hyuk Harry Son
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of two different performance-based incentives on students’ test scores, motivation, and behavior in Malawi. They find that tournament-style incentives that rewarded the top performers among a large group lowered test scores and student...
A child learning at a chart on the wall in a classroom.

Sequencing Two Early Childhood Interventions Back-to-back in India

Orazio Attanasio
Britta Augsburg
Jere Behrman
Monimalika Day
Sally Grantham-McGregor
Prachi Gupta
Pamela Jervis
Prerna Makkar
Costas Meghir
Rashim Pal
Angus Phimister
Marta Rubio-Codina
Nisha Vernekar
Researchers evaluated the impact of immediately following up an early childhood development intervention for one-to-three-year-old children with a second intervention for three-to-six-year-olds. The early and late interventions each increased IQ and school readiness for children, although there was...
Primary school teacher and students in a classroom in Uganda.

Leveraging Teacher Incentives to Improve Student Performance and Reduce Dropout in Uganda

Daniel O. Gilligan
Naureen Karachiwalla
Ibrahim Kasirye
Adrienne Lucas
Derek Neal
Primary school teachers in Uganda face public scrutiny and high pressure around primary school exit exam results. As a result of the incentives around students being successful on this exam, teachers focus their energy on students who could receive passing marks and encourage lower-performing...
People standing at the flooded bank of the Kosi river

Disseminating Flood Warnings to Increase Disaster Preparedness in India

Maulik Jagnani
Rohini Pande
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.

Seed Fairs for the Diffusion of New Crop Varieties in India

Manzoor H. Dar
Kyle Emerick
Alain de Janvry
Elisabeth Sadoulet
Husband and wife poultry vendors at informal market

Conditional Cash Transfers and Marriage and Divorce in Mexico

In Mexico, researchers evaluated the impact of PROGRESA, a national conditional cash transfer program, on marriages and divorces. Researchers found that, in the short-term, the program did not affect the number of marriages but increased the number of divorces and separations.
French man considers making a purchase

Supporting 18-25 Year-Olds Through Long-Term Mentoring Plus Financial Assistance in France (Pass' Accompagnement)

Vera Chiodi
Bruno Crépon
Nicolas Studer
In France, researchers evaluated the effect of a financial independence and social integration program for young adults living in government-subsidized housing. They analyzed its impact on the young adults’ professional lives, housing situations, financial independence, and general welfare.