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The Effects of Youth Employment: Evidence from New York City Summer Youth Employment Program Lotteries

Alexander Gelber
Adam Isen
Judd Kessler
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Information, Preferences and Public Benefit Participation: Experimental Evidence from the Advance EITC and 401(k) Savings

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Providing Vision Screening and Free Eyeglasses in Elementary Schools in the United States

Paul Glewwe
Jongwook Lee
Kristine West

Cognitive Behavioral Training to Improve Mental Health Among Conflict-Affected Entrepreneurs in Pakistan

Julian Jamison
Tasmia Rahman
Priyam Saraf
Mental health, well-being, and lasting economic outcomes are intimately connected, and in conflict-affected areas, entrepreneurs of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) experience chronic stress and poor mental health on a regular basis. Researchers evaluated the effects of supplementing a cash...
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Legal Assistance for Unemployment Benefit Claims in the United States

James Greiner
Cassandra Wolos Pattanayak
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Summer Jobs Reduce Violence Among Youth Facing Barriers to Opportunity in the United States

Marianne Bertrand
Jonathan Davis
Sara Heller
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Improving Take-Up of Tax Benefits in the United States

Saurabh Bhargava
Dayanand Manoli

In the United States, many people who are eligible for social and economic benefits do not claim those benefits. Researchers partnered with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to test the effectiveness of different messages to taxpayers designed to encourage them to claim certain tax benefits.

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Improving Governance Through Biometric Authentication and Secure Payments in India

Karthik Muralidharan
Paul Niehaus
Sandip Sukhtankar
In India, a biometrically authenticated payment system reduced corruption and substantially improved the delivery of government social assistance programs despite partial implementation.