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Encouraging Adoption of Rainwater Harvesting Tanks Through Collateralized Loans in Kenya

Michael Kremer
Tavneet Suri
In partnership with Nyala Dairy Cooperative, researchers evaluated the impact of offering asset collateralized loans for rainwater harvesting tanks on both credit access for dairy farmers and profitability for the lender. Using the tanks as loan collateral led to higher take-up of loans by farmers...

The Impact of a Tax Holiday Lottery in Uruguay

Thad Dunning
Felipe Monestier
Rafael Piñeiro
Fernando Rosenblatt
Guadalupe Tuñón
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Encouraging Young South Africans to Register to Vote

Adam Berinsky
Daniel de Kadt
Kate Orkin
Daniel Posner
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Microfinance to Increase Agricultural Technology Adoption among Rural Farmers in India

Erica Field
Rohini Pande
Christopher Robert
Researchers evaluated the expansion of a rural financial services provider in Tamil Nadu, India in order to understand how access to financial services, information, and exposure to risk affect technology adoption and well-being among farming households.

Soft versus Hard Skills in Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from Youth Entrepreneurship Training in Uganda

Dana R. Carney
Paul Gertler
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Encouraging Paid Sick Leave among Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh

Laura Boudreau
Rachel M. Heath
Manufacturing jobs can improve women’s economic empowerment, but health issues or caretaking often drive women out of the labor force. In partnership with a large garment Banladeshi manufactory firm, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of text messages about paid...
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The Impact of Cash vs. In-Kind Transfers on Food Security in India

Karthik Muralidharan
Paul Niehaus
Sandip Sukhtankar
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The Impact of Messaging and Incentives on Survey Response Rates to Understand Barriers COVID-19 Testing in the United States

Marcella Alsan
Abhijit Banerjee
Emily Breza
Arun Chandrasekhar
Esther Duflo
Ben Olken
To better understand barriers to COVID-19 testing for underserved communities, researchers evaluated the impact of varying flyer messaging and survey incentive rates on survey responses. Researchers will use survey responses to identify the most important barriers to testing and potential community...