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Micro-ahorros en escuelas primarias en Uganda

Dean Karlan
Leigh Linden

Recordatorios de Mensajes de Texto e Incentivos para Ahorrar en Bolivia

Dean Karlan
Margaret McConnell
Sendhil Mullainathan
Jonathan Zinman

Control Conyugal y Toma de Decisiones Intrafamiliar en Filipinas

Nava Ashraf
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Préstamos Individuales versus Préstamos Grupales en Perú

Distribución de Riesgos en Perú

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Contract Farming, Technology Adoption and Agricultural Productivity: Evidence from Small Scale Farmers in Western Kenya

Lorenzo Casaburi
Michael Kremer
Sendhil Mullainathan
Ravindra Ramrattan
In Western Kenya, researchers evaluated an SMS intervention whereby a large-agribusiness sent farmers with whom they contracted timely reminders on agricultural tasks to be completed. The SMS intervention was a cost-effective means of increasing yields, farmer revenue, and company profits. However...

The Effects of Exposure to Financial Markets on Voter Behavior in Israel

Saumitra Jha
Moses Shayo
In many societies facing violent conflict, policymakers have attempted a number of strategies to reduce conflict and generate support for peace initiatives, but rarely consider the role that exposure to financial markets can play in mitigating social conflict. Researchers evaluated the impacts of...
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Reducing Gender Differences in Financial Literacy and Confidence in Israel

Saumitra Jha
Moses Shayo
Researchers evaluated the impacts of increased exposure to financial markets on participants’ financial literacy and investment behavior in Israel, and found it reduced the gender gap in financial literacy and confidence. They found that engaging in financial markets increased participants'...