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Time Inconsistency and Saving among Low-Income Tax Filers in the United States

Damon Jones
Aprajit Mahajan
Present-biased preferences, or the tendency to value immediate rewards over greater benefits in the future, may contribute to persistent poverty, preventing low-income households from accumulating savings, making investments, and rationing their resources over time. However, there is little rigorous...
Cash purchases being used to purchase food from open market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Comparing Cash and Voucher Transfers in a Humanitarian Context: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Jenny Aker
Researchers tested the relative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an unconditional cash transfer and a voucher program on household consumption and well-being in a camp for internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Both programs increased food security and asset...
External view of the IRS building

Sending Reminders to Improve Tax Filing Decisions Among Low-Income Individuals in the United States

John Guyton
Patrick Langetieg
Dayanand Manoli
Mark Payne
Brenda Schafer
Michael Sebastiani
This study examines how reminders to file taxes affect tax filing decisions among low-income individuals who did not appear on a filed tax return. The results of two randomized evaluations demonstrate that one-time reminders increase tax filing—both to claim tax refunds as well as to voluntarily pay...
Farmer holds a hoe

Are Rainwater Harvesting Techniques Profitable for Small-Scale Farmers? The Adoption and Impact of RWH Techniques in Niger

Jenny Aker
Kelsey Jack
In Niger, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing training and conditional or unconditional cash transfers on farmers’ adoption and use of an environmental technology, their resulting land use, agricultural production and profitability, and labor allocation...
On the left, lights are installed in a classroom; on the right, students look at a screen at the front of the classroom delivering educational instruction.

School Electricity and Native Language Digital Media to Improve Student Learning in Tanzania

Hee Kwon (Samuel) Seo
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of school electrification, delivered alongside mixed-language digital educational materials, on student exam scores and pass rates. They found that neither increased electricity access nor learning material in their native language...
A woman is viewing a career website on a laptop

Gender, Marital Status, and Labor Market Discrimination in Egypt

Caroline Krafft
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to assess employer discrimination by randomizing applicants' self-described gender and marital status on resumes submitted to prospective employers.
Women and children tend to planted vegetable garden in Burkina Faso, J-PAL Africa evaluation summary

The Effects of Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Burkina Faso

Adrien Bouguen
Markus Frölich
Estelle Koussoube
W. H. Eugenie MAIGA
Researchers are evaluating the effect of farmer training program that highlights a balanced approach combining chemical fertilizers with labor-intensive agricultural practices on cowpea farmers' yields in Burkina Faso.
Smoke emitting from tall kiln chimney

Improving Brick Manufacturing in Bangladesh to Promote Clean Air and Better Health

Shoeb Ahmed
Debashish Biswas
Nina Brooks
Aprajit Mahajan
Moogdho Mahzab
Sameer Maithel
Grant Miller
Mahbubur Rahman
M. Rofi Uddin
Researchers evaluated the impact of trainings for brick kiln owners and operators on air pollution, CO2 emissions, and kiln profitability.