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J-PAL Africa Project Incubation Fund – 2017 Round

J-PAL Africa, located in SALDRU in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town, has a pool of funds to support researchers to carry out exploratory research work on policy relevant questions related to South Africa. This work should lead to the development of a full research proposal for...
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Agricultural Market Reforms and Technology Adoption in Senegal

Alain de Janvry
Samba Mbaye
Elisabeth Sadoulet
Many smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa do not use basic agricultural technologies to improve crop quality. In the Senegal River Valley, researchers tested whether receiving advance information on a market reform—introducing quality labels for onions and selling by weight—would lead to...
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Land Leases to Semi-Nomadic Herders in Peri-Urban Areas of Mongolia

Erica Field
Leigh Linden
Daniel Rubenson
Shing-Yi Wang
Herders may change their herding practices to better sustain the land if they own rights to it, which could also translate into bigger and healthier animals, and more income for the herders. In this study, carried out near two cities in Mongolia, researchers evaluated the impact of private property...
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Evaluating the Impact of Online Education in Russia

Eric Bettinger
Igor Chirikov
René Kizilcec
Natalia Maloshonok
Tatiana Semenova
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact and cost-effectiveness of fully online and blended STEM classes in Russia on student test scores. Students in online and blended courses achieved similar scores to students in traditional in-person courses at a lower cost.
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Rules of Thumb: Providing Timely Financial Management Advice at Scale in India

Shawn Cole
Antoinette Schoar
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Government Service Work and Citizen Complaints in Argentina

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Leveraging the Parents and Children Together (PACT) Program for Increased Parental Engagement in the United States

Sebastian Gallegos
Ariel Kalil
Susan Mayer
Philip Oreopoulos

Leveraging Technology to Incentivize Student Effort in India

Karthik Muralidharan
Using a technology-based math curriculum, researchers evaluated the impact of different incentive types—rewarding continuous effort in the classroom versus rewarding test performance—on student learning. Results indicate that effort-based incentives can be a more effective and cost-effective way of...