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Credit, Change, and Lost Sales: A Field Experiment Among Firms in Kenya

Lori Beaman
Jeremy Magruder
Jon Robinson
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The Impact of a Text-based Campaign on Intimate Partner Violence in Peru

Erica Field
Javiera Romero
In partnership with the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations of Peru, researchers are evaluating a text-based campaign designed to help men regulate their emotions and reduce perpetration of IPV during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Business Education for Microcredit Clients in Peru

Dean Karlan
Martin Valdivia
Researchers worked in Peru to measure the marginal impact of adding business training to a group lending program. The results of this study found business training slightly improved business practices, but had no impact on key business outcomes such as revenue and profit.
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Commitment Savings Products in the Philippines

Nava Ashraf
Dean Karlan
Wes Yin
Researchers designed and implemented a commitment savings product called a SEED (Save, Earn, Enjoy Deposits) account, which restricted access to savings, thus potentially helping with either self-control or family-control issues. After one year, the commitment savings product led to increased...
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Complement or Substitute? The Effect of Technology on Student Achievement in India

Leigh Linden
Researchers in India attempted to measure the impact of a daily Computer Assisted Learning program on student test scores when delivered as either a substitute for or supplement to the status quo curriculum (delivered during or after school, respectively). While the program improved math scores for...
Community members attend a community accountability meeting with their local political leader to discuss health care quality in the Ankole Region of Uganda.

Evaluating Village Savings and Loan Associations in Uganda

Dean Karlan
Beniamino Savonitto
Bram Thuysbaert
Christopher Udry
Researchers in Uganda assessed the impact of VSLAs on access to financial services, income, food security, and education.
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Mass Media Experiments to Reduce Violence Against Women in Tanzania

Donald Green
Dylan Groves
Rachel Jones
Constantine Manda
Building on an earlier study in Uganda, researchers are working with Innovations for Poverty Action to measure the impact of radio programming on gender-related attitudes and behaviors.
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Evaluating Village Savings and Loans Associations in Malawi

Dean Karlan
Beniamino Savonitto
Bram Thuysbaert
Christopher Udry
In Malawi, researchers are evaluating the effect of membership in a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) on an individual’s financial and social well-being.