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Non-Coercive Mobilization in State-Controlled Elections in China

Donald Green
Mei Guan
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Small Individual Loans and Mental Health in South Africa

Lia C.H. Fernald
Rita Hamad
Dean Karlan
Emily Ozer
Jonathan Zinman
This evaluation examined the direct impact of providing small consumer loans to marginally creditworthy individuals in South Africa on their credit access, investment, and well-being, as well as the profitability of these loans for lenders. Results found approving loans for marginally creditworthy...
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Informing Students about Degree Costs and Earnings to Improve Educational Choices in Chile

Justine Hastings
Christopher Neilson
Seth Zimmerman
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Behavioral Responses to a Social Security Information Intervention in the United States

Jeffrey Liebman
Erzo Luttmer
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Improving Tax Compliance through Behavioral Messages in Latvia

Julian Jamison
Nina Mazar
Iman Sen
In partnership with the Latvian tax authority, researchers tested several types of emails to investigate the effect of behaviorally-informed messages on tax compliance. Messages that aimed to deter bad behavior by highlighting taxpayers’ moral obligations towards action increased on-time tax...
Municipalities are selected for audit via public lottery

The Impact of Exposing Corrupt Politicians through Government Audits in Brazil

Eric Avis
Claudio Ferraz
Frederico Finan

Billions of dollars in government funds go missing each year due to corruption, but there is limited consensus on how best to tackle this global challenge. Researchers leveraged data from Brazil’s long-standing anticorruption program, which holds public lotteries to randomly select municipalities...

The Impact of Distributing School Uniforms on Children's Education in Kenya

David Evans
Michael Kremer
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The Effect of Smart Metering on Revenue Collection, Electricity Access, and Supply

Robin Burgess
Michael Greenstone
Nick Ryan
Anant Sudarshan
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing a new technology--smart meters--on consumer payments and service quality. Research is ongoing; results are forthcoming.