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Futures Prices and Risk Hedging in Gujarat, India

Raghabendra Chattopadhyay
Shawn Cole
Stefan Hunt
Jeremy Tobacman
David Yanagizawa-Drott
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of a crop price awareness program on reducing price uncertainty and promoting forward-looking planting decisions among farmers in India.

Peer Effects, Alcohol, and College Roommates in the United States

Michael Kremer
Dan Levy
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of having a roommate who drank alcohol frequently before college on college students' grade point averages (GPAs). Results show that, while female students' GPAs were not affected by their roommate's drinking prior to college, male...
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Near and Dear? Evaluating the Impact of Neighbor Diversity on Inter-Religious Attitudes

Sharon Barnhardt
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Information, Accountability, and Governance Among the Urban Poor in Delhi, India

Abhijit Banerjee
Selvan Kumar
Rohini Pande
Felix Su

The Rockefeller Effect: Looking at Organizations of the Disadvantaged in Kenya

Mary Kay Gugerty
Michael Kremer
Boy watching water pour out of a concrete-encased spring.

Cleaning Springs in Kenya

Michael Kremer
Jessica Leino
Edward Miguel
Alix Zwane

Using Encouragement to Overcome Psychological Barriers to Saving in Peru

Dean Karlan
Margaret McConnell
Sendhil Mullainathan
Jonathan Zinman
Researchers examined the impact of an initiative to promote savings, through financial incentives, reminders, and messaging, on the savings behavior of the urban poor in Peru. Preliminary results found that the initiative increased the probability that clients reached their savings goals; negatively...

Formal Vocational Training Schools and Employment in Mongolia

Erica Field
Leigh Linden
Ofer Malamud
Daniel Rubenson
Shing-Yi Wang
Researchers evaluated the impact of admission to one of Mongolia’s formal vocational training programs on students’ educational attainment, employment, and earnings. Admission led to higher educational attainment and employment for applicants, especially for women, and increased earnings for women.