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Announcements of Support and Public Goods Provision in the United States

Judd Kessler
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Entrenamiento y Capital para Micro-Emprendedores en Chile: Efectos a corto plazo

Claudia Martinez
Esteban Puentes
Jaime Ruiz-Tagle
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Cash and Microenterprise Support for the Ultra-Poor in Uganda

Chris Blattman
Julian Jamison
In partnership with the Association of Volunteers in International Service, researchers evaluated the impact of the Women’s Income Generating Support (WINGS) program, an initiative which provided low-income Ugandan individuals, mainly women, with financial grants, business skills training, and...
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Targeting the Ultra Poor in Yemen

Christopher Udry
To test this theory, researchers evaluated a multi-faceted approach aimed at improving long term income of the ultra-poor in multiple countries, including Yemen.
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Evaluación del Impacto del Microcrédito en Áreas Rurales de Marruecos

Bruno Crépon
Florencia Devoto
Esther Duflo
William Pariente
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El impacto de la reforma de las operaciones garantizadas en el acceso al capital para pequeñas y medianas empresas en Colombia

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Encouraging Savings through SMS Messages in the Dominican Republic

There is a growing body of evidence on the efficacy of SMS reminders to encourage banking clients to save more. Researchers in the Dominican Republic partnered with savings and credit institution Banco Unión to conduct two randomized evaluations of tailored SMS reminders.
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El Impacto de Capacitaciones y Acceso a Capital en Emprendedores de Alto Potencial

Antoinette Schoar