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An older woman talks on her cell phone in India.

Providing Therapy and Cash Transfers to Improve Older Adult Mental Health in India

Abhijit Banerjee
Esther Duflo
Erin Grela
Madeline McKelway
Frank Schilbach
Miriam Sequeira
Garima Sharma
Girija Vaidyanathan
Researchers evaluated the impact of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and cash transfers on functional impairment (or difficulty performing daily tasks), depression, and food security among adults 55 and older living alone in Tamil Nadu, India. At a three-week follow-up, cash transfers improved...
Flood irrigation used by smallholder farmers

Price Incentives for Groundwater Conservation in India

Nick Hagerty
Ariel Zucker
Researchers partner with a rural development organization to evaluate financial incentives for voluntary groundwater conservation among smallholder farmers in Gujarat, India.
A health clinic in India

Evaluating the Karnataka Integrated Medical Information and Disease Surveillance System (IMIDSS) in Primary Health Centers in India

Iqbal Dhaliwal
Rema Hanna
Researchers tested whether a monitoring system that recorded employees’ fingerprints at the beginning and end of each day could improve staff attendance and patient health in primary health centers in Karnataka. The monitoring system increased attendance among medical staff, but not doctors, and...
Bangladeshi garment workers in a factory in Dhaka.

Encouraging the Use of Formal Financial Services of Garment Workers through the Rollout of an Electronic Payment System in Bangladesh

Emily Breza
Martin Kanz
Leora Klapper
Researchers randomly assigned employees at garment factories in Bangladesh to either continue collecting their wages in cash, receive direct deposit wage payments into a payroll account, or receive an account but continued to receive wage payments in cash. Exposure to payroll accounts led to...
Teens in school uniforms work on assignment

Multigenerational Benefits to Secondary Schooling in Ghana

Esther Duflo
Pascaline Dupas
Michael Kremer
Elizabeth Spelke
Mark Walsh
A study conducted in Ghana over 15 years evaluated the benefits of secondary school scholarships on both education and health outcomes.
Child having his finger pricked in Bihar, India

Evaluating the Impact on Anemia of Making Double Fortified Salt Available in Bihar, India

Abhijit Banerjee
Sharon Barnhardt
Esther Duflo
In Bihar, India, researchers examined how double fortified salt could be most effectively priced, marketed, and distributed in order to have the greatest impact on a range of health, education, and economic outcomes.
Women working with sewing machines

Gender Differences in the Workplace: Evidence from a Tanzanian Factory

David Yang
In Tanzania, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of factory employment and different compensation schemes on gender differences in labor market outcomes, taste for competition, and views on social and gender norms.
Beautiful green farm land

Community-Based Forestry Management to Improve Natural Resource Management and Farming Productivity in Ethiopia

Erwin Bulte
Goytom Abraha Kahsay
Fekadu Tefera Meka
researchers are evaluating the impact of CBFM on farmers’ agricultural productivity, adoption of modern technology, rural livelihoods, and forest conservation.