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Examining Preferences for Inclusive Decision-Making in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, researchers evaluated how temporary exposure to a community driven development program altered citizens’ preferences for inclusive, participatory approaches to decision-making. In this context, exposure to participatory decision-making increased the value that communities assigned to...
Young girl in pink jacket and hat outside in rural Peru

Mejorando la enseñanza de las matemáticas para los niños de Perú

Mariana Alfonso
Francisco Gallego
Emma Naslund-Hadley
Row of empty polling stations

Social Pressure and Voter Turnout in the United States

Alan Gerber
Donald Green
Christopher Larimer
To study the effect of increased social pressure on turnout, researchers sent households one of four randomly selected mailings eleven days before Michigan’s August 2006 primary election. All four mailings increased turnout, but informing households of their neighbors’ past voting records raised...
A girl receives voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) during a school-based health outreach event

Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) to Reduce Risky Sexual Behaviors and Increase Schooling Investments in Malawi

Sarah Baird
Erick Gong
Craig McIntosh
Berk Ozler
Researchers introduced a Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing (VCT) program to young females in Malawi to determine whether the program affects risky sexual behavior and school performance. They found no overall effect of VCT on risk of sexually transmitted infections or achievement test scores...
People working in the fields near Bhongir Fort

The Impact of Long-Range Weather Forecasts for Farmers’ in India

Fiona Burlig
Amir Jina
Erin Kelley
Gregory Lane
Harshil Sahai
In India, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impacts of providing long-range, seasonal weather forecasts on farmers’ investments on and off the farm, and their well-being. They found that farmers who had access to the forecast updated their beliefs about the upcoming...
Man smiles while counting money

Incentives to Save in Ghana

Gharad Bryan
Margaret McConnell
Image of a teacher at a blackboard in front of a class of students in India.

Impact of School Leadership Training on Management Practices and Student Learning in India

Lee Crawfurd
Todd Pugatch
Ketki Sheth
In this randomized evaluation, researchers will test the impact of a large-scale leadership training program in India on improving school management practices and student learning. The intervention is ongoing, and results are forthcoming.

Research and Impacts of Digital Financial Services

NBER
A new paper describes recent evidence on what works for financial inclusion and identifies products and innovations that address key financial market failures facing poor households. Written by J-PAL affiliates Dean Karlan, Rohini Pande, Tavneet Suri, Jonathan Zinman, and co-authors, this paper also...