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Alleviating Loneliness Among Female Migrant Garment Workers in India

Achyuta Adhvaryu
Anant Nyshadham
Heather Schofield
Researchers are launching a randomized evaluation to explore the impact of interventions that foster friendships and enhance problem solving skills on the mental health and labor market outcomes of young women working in a garment factory.
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The Impact of Correcting Men's Misperceptions of Beliefs about Gender: Implications for Female Labor Participation and Time Use in India

Marianne Bertrand
Rebecca Dizon-Ross
Heather Schofield
In India, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the effects of providing men with correct information about other men’s views of women’s labor market participation.
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Measuring Competition Through Subsidies in Sierra Leone's Cocoa Market

Lorenzo Casaburi
Tristan Reed
In order to measure the level of competition among traders in Sierra Leone’s cocoa market, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of delivering subsidies to cocoa traders on prices that traders paid to cocoa farmers. While the bonus payments did not affect the prices paid...
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Land Leases to Semi-Nomadic Herders in Peri-Urban Areas of Mongolia

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Leigh Linden
Daniel Rubenson
Shing-Yi Wang
Herders may change their herding practices to better sustain the land if they own rights to it, which could also translate into bigger and healthier animals, and more income for the herders. In this study, carried out near two cities in Mongolia, researchers evaluated the impact of private property...
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Evaluating the Integrated Agriculture Productivity Project in Bangladesh

Maria Jones
Florence Kondylis
Mushfiq Mobarak
Daniel Stein
Despite recent economic growth in Bangladesh, food insecurity remains widespread. Researchers evaluated the impact of an agricultural training program for farmer groups on technology adoption in rural Bangladesh, and investigated what drives adoption and who is affected by the training, both...
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Mobile Phone-Based Extension Services and Agricultural Advice for Cotton Farmers in India

Shawn Cole
A. Nilesh Fernando
Researchers introduced a mobile phone-based agricultural extension service to evaluate its impact on knowledge and adoption of effective farming methods among cotton farmers in Gujarat, India. They found that the service was highly effective in nudging farmers to adopt a number of recommended...
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Temporary Labor Migration as Mitigation: Strategies for Managing Seasonal Famine in Bangladesh

Gharad Bryan
Shyamal Chowdhury
Mushfiq Mobarak
Can monetary incentives induce rural farmers to migrate to cities and pursue seasonal labor opportunities during times of famine?
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Positive Psychology for Psychological Well-Being and Decision-Making in Kenya

Victoria Baranov
Johannes Haushofer
Chaning Jang
In Kenya, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of a light-touch positive psychology intervention on psychological well-being and economic decision-making for low-income populations. The intervention had a positive impact on gratitude; however, it had no significant...