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Leveraging Technology to Incentivize Student Effort in India

Sarojini Hirshleifer
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...
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Structured Study Time, Self-Efficacy, and Tutoring

Abhijit Banerjee
Esther Duflo
In this study, researchers evaluated scalable methods to improve student retention and performance in an online course, with the goal of improving meaningful access to this resource.
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Improving the Targeting of Preventive Health Subsidies through Vouchers in Western Kenya

Pascaline Dupas
Vivian Hoffman
Michael Kremer
Alix Peterson Zwane
In Western Kenya, researchers compared three different approaches to subsidizing dilute chlorine solution to treat drinking water: a partial subsidy, a twelve month supply of free chlorine through monthly vouchers, and a twelve month supply of free chlorine hand-delivered. Safe water rates were much...
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The Impact of Employment and Cash Transfers on Psychosocial Wellbeing in Bangladesh

Reshmaan Hussam
Erin Kelley
Gregory Lane
Fatima Zahra
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of employment on refugee psychosocial well-being in Bangladesh. The study found that employment generated significant psychosocial value beyond that from cash transfers alone.
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The Impact of a Sports for Development Program on Youth Employment in Liberia

Lori Beaman
Sylvan Herskowitz
Niall Keleher
Jeremy Magruder
Researchers worked with Mercy Corps to evaluate the impact of a sports and life skills development program on psychosocial and labor outcomes of vulnerable young people. While the program had no effect on improved psychosocial well-being or resilience, it did lead to an increase in labor force...
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The Impact of Employment on High-Risk Men in Liberia

Jeannie Annan
Chris Blattman
In Liberia, researchers tested the effect of an intensive agricultural training program that also provided agricultural supplies and psychosocial counseling on employment activities, income, and socio-political integration. Fourteen months after the program, participants spent more time working in...
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Community Based Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Northern Nigeria

Jessica Leight
Martina Björkman Nyqvist
Vandana Sharma
In northern Nigeria, researchers evaluated the impact of three community-based interventions designed to enhance uptake of maternal and child health services: a community health worker program, health educators with the provision of safe birth kits, and health educators with community dramas. While...
Women wait in line at a rural pregnancy clinic in Adapur, Bihar, India.

Training Informal Healthcare Providers to Improve the Quality of Care in India

Abhijit Banerjee
Abhijit Chowdhury
Jishnu Das
Reshmaan Hussam
Informal healthcare workers with little to no training provide more than 70 percent of all primary care in rural India. In this study, researchers evaluated the impact of a nine-month training...