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The Impact of Defaults and Financial Incentives on Savings Decisions on a Mobile Money Platform in Afghanistan

Joshua Blumenstock
Michael Callen
Tarek Ghani
In partnership with a mobile network operator launching a new phone-based savings account, researchers evaluated the role of defaults and financial incentives on savings decisions. Two months after the launch of the phone-based savings account, the company’s employees randomly assigned a default...
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Channeling Remittances to Education in El Salvador

Kate Ambler
Diego Aycinena
Dean Yang
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Sensitivity to Interest Rates and Account Ownership Requirements for a Commitment Savings Account in the Philippines

Dean Karlan
Jonathan Zinman
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Self-Prophecy Effects and Voter Turnout in the United States

Alan Gerber
Anton Orlich
Jennifer K. Smith
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The Case of College Coaching in the United States

Scott Carrell
Bruce Sacerdote
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Improving Voter Participation through Mobile Phones and Newspapers in Mozambique

Jenny Aker
Paul Collier
Marcel Fafchamps
Ana Vaz
Pedro Vicente
In Mozambique, researchers evaluated if an information campaign using SMS, a hotline for electoral misconduct, and a free newspaper could affect voter turnout and other elections-related outcomes. All three programs increased voter turnout, while only distributing the newspaper strengthened demand...
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Displacing Substandard and Counterfeit Antimalarial Drugs in Uganda

Martina Björkman Nyqvist
Jakob Svensson
David Yanagizawa-Drott
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Social Pressure and Charitable Giving in the United States

Stefano DellaVigna
John List
Ulrike Malmendier
Gautam Rao