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Bolstering Coverage of Improved Sanitation in Bangladesh

Raymond Guiteras
James Levinsohn
Mushfiq Mobarak
Researchers evaluated the impact of different approaches designed to increase latrine coverage on actual latrine coverage, investment in hygienic latrines, and the prevalence of open defecation.
Teacher scrawling notes on his flipchart

Labor Market Training for the Unemployed in Denmark

Michael Rosholm
Lars Skipper
Vocational training is often advocated as a means of maintaining and improving the qualifications of the labor force. However, it is also possible that time spent in vocational training simply displaces time spent working or looking for employment. Researchers evaluated the impact of a vocational...
A health worker wearing white gloves doing a finger prick test for HIV

Promoviendo sexo seguro en Tanzania

Ramadhani Abdul
Faraji Abilahi
William Dow
Erick Gong
Zachary Isdahl
Julian Jamison
Boniphace Jullu
Suneeta Krishnan
Albert Majura
Carol A. Medlin
Edward Miguel
Jeanne Moncada
Sally Mtenga
Mathew Alexander Mwanyangala
Rose Nathan
Laura Packel
Julius Schachter
Kizito Shirima
Damien de Walque
man cuts plants

Superando las transferencias monetarias condicionadas en República Dominicana

Greg Fischer
Xavier Giné
Dean Karlan
Fertilizer Shop in Morogoro Tanzania

Building Trust in Fertilizer Quality Among Farmers in Tanzania

Annemie Maertens
Hope Michelson
Researchers conducted an evaluation to test the impact of an information campaign about fertilizer quality on farmers’ beliefs and their purchase and use of fertilizer. The information campaign led farmers to change their beliefs about the quality of fertilizer available in local markets and to buy...
People use escalators in train station in China

Evaluating the Impact of Working from Home on Productivity and Work-Life Balance in China

Nicholas Bloom
James Liang
John Roberts
Zhichun Jenny Ying
Two volunteer canvassers speak with woman in yellow shirt about voting and how it can lead to a habit in the United States.

Voting and Habit Formation in the United States

Alan Gerber
Donald Green
Ron Shachar
During the 1998 state and federal elections and the 1999 city elections in New Haven, Connecticut, researchers found that face-to-face canvassing and direct mail appeals significantly increased voter turnout not only during the election year but also in the election a year after.
A science teacher helps two students

Training Teachers in Curiosity-Based Science Pedagogy in India

Ariel Gomez
Vinay Jha
Santosh Kumar
Sandeep Kumar
Nishith Prakash
Soham Sahoo
Despite making great strides in expanding access to education, developing countries like India continue to lag in measures of actual student learning. To understand how quality of education mediates learning, this randomized control trial evaluates a pedagogical intervention training science...