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Mobilizing Local Leaders to Rebuild the Social Compact in Pakistan

Adnan Khan
Asim Khwaja
Ben Olken
Researchers will investigate whether mobilizing local political leaders to strengthen the link between local collections and urban services can increase citizens’ willingness to pay for services, improve service delivery, and ultimately revitalize the social compact.
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Determining Optimal Subsidy Levels for Agricultural Insurance Take-up in China

Jing Cai
Alain de Janvry
Elisabeth Sadoulet
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Community Reconciliation in Sierra Leone

Jacobus Cilliers
Oeindrila Dube
Bilal Siddiqi
Participants in the One Summer Chicago program received a summer job and an adult mentor

Scaling and Unpacking a Successful Summer Jobs Program

Marianne Bertrand
Sara Heller
Recent studies have found that summer youth employment programs appear to generate large declines in the rates of violent crime—a significant finding for urban policymakers seeking to create safer, more vibrant cities.

Light up Bihar, India

Robin Burgess
Michael Greenstone
Nick Ryan
Anant Sudarshan
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Reducing Corruption Among Local Politicians in Benin

Andre Gueguehoun
Romaric Samson
Leonard Wantchekon
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Decentralized Pricing for Public Services: Evidence from Tanzania

Florian Blum
Researchers introduced a price regulation on poultry vaccines in Tanzania to evaluate the impact of reducing service providers’ discretion over prices on the number of recipients served, prices charged, and the overall welfare of beneficiaries. The price-cap reduced the average price of vaccinations...
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Understanding the Potential of Summer Jobs Programs for Youth in Philadelphia

Sara Heller
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of being offered a summer job through Philadelphia’s WorkReady program on outcomes related to criminal justice involvement, employment, and education.