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The Impact of Stigma on Labor Market Assistance Take-Up in Egypt

Adam Osman
Jamin D. Speer
Researchers studied the impact of acknowledging and refuting stigma on take-up of labor market assistance programs. The results of three randomized evaluations indicated that mentioning stigma, even with the aim of dispelling it, generally reduced take-up of these programs.
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Providing Information about Job Seekers' Skills to Increase Employment Outcomes in South Africa

Eliana Carranza
Robert Garlick
Kate Orkin
Neil Rankin
In South Africa, researchers partnered with Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator to evaluate the impact of providing information about a job seeker’s skills on job seekers’ beliefs, search effort, and employment outcomes. Providing information to job seekers and prospective employers increased...
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Providing Life Skills Training and Mentoring To Reduce School Dropout Among Girls in India

Eric Edmonds
Benjamin Feigenberg
Jessica Leight
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of life skills training and mentoring on dropout rates and non-cognitive skills among girls in India. Their evidence suggests that the intervention is successful in developing stronger life skills including increased agency, more...

Student Coaching: How Far Can Technology Go?

Philip Oreopoulos
Uros Petronijevic
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of three different coaching methods on academic outcomes: one-on-one in-person coaching, text messaging, and an online values and goals exercise. One-on-one coaching substantially improved student outcomes, while text messaging and the...
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Promoting Handwashing Behavior in Peru: The Effects of Large-Scale Community and School-Level Interventions

Nicolas Ajzenman
Sebastian Galiani
Paul Gertler
Alexandra Orsola-Vidal
Researchers evaluated the impact of a large-scale handwashing intervention in Peru that introduced an innovative mix of mass media campaigns along with more intensive community activities, including educational sessions for caregivers and a handwashing curriculum in some schools. The program was...
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Identifying Effective Teachers in the United States

Thomas Kane
Daniel McCaffrey
Trey Miller
Douglas Staiger
Researchers evaluated how well different measures of teacher effectiveness predicted student performance in six school districts in the United States. Measures of teacher effectiveness based on student achievement in the previous year, classroom observations, and student surveys accurately...
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The Impact of Charter Schools on Student Learning Outcomes in the United States

Joshua Angrist
Susan Dynarski
Thomas Kane
Parag Pathak
Christopher Walters
Researchers examined the impact of time spent at a charter school on students’ learning outcomes in Lynn, Massachusetts. Results suggest that enrollment at a charter school significantly improved students’ test scores in both math and English language arts.
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Teacher Training and Student Achievement in Science: Evidence from France

Suzanne Bellue
Adrien Bouguen
Marc Gurgand
Valérie Munier
André Tricot
Researchers evaluated the impact of its science and technology teacher training program on the educational interests and academic achievement of affected students. Student outcomes improved in the short-run during the year the teacher received the training and worsened in the year after teachers...