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The Effect of Higher Credit Card Interest Rates on Borrowers’ Demand and Debt in the UK

Sule Alan
Gyöngyi Lóránth
Borrowers categorized as subprime, or financially risky, are generally seen as heavily reliant on debt and, consequently, as vulnerable to interest rate increases. Researchers studied the effects of a credit card interest rate increase among low-income subprime borrowers in the UK to assess its...
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Customized In-School Workshops and Fee Waivers Boost College Applications

Reuben Ford
Philip Oreopoulos
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The Impact of Tech-Training and Job Referrals for Youth in Kenya

David Atkin
Antoinette Schoar
Kiara Wahnschafft
Access to quality jobs is a pressing concern in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, researchers partnered with the technology company Sama and Innovations for Poverty Action to conduct a randomized evaluation of Sama’s training and job referral programs.

Using Cell Phones to Monitor the Delivery of Government Payments to Farmers in India

Karthik Muralidharan
Paul Niehaus
Sandip Sukhtankar
Jeffrey Weaver
Researchers tested the impact of a cell phone-based monitoring system on the delivery of government-issued payments for farmers in Telangana, India. The system significantly improved the likelihood of farmers ever receiving their payments as well as receiving them on time, indicating improved...

Video-Based and In-person Extension Services to Increase Agricultural Technology Adoption in Ethiopia

Adrien Bouguen
Markus Frölich
Denise Hörner
Meike Wollni
Researchers randomly evaluated the effects of a decentralized extension program and an additional video-based information campaign on farmers’ adoption of a package of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) technologies as well as individual practices in Ethiopia. They found that both in-person...
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Savings Account Labeling and Financial Literacy Training for Susu Customers

Damon Jones
Dean Karlan
Margaret McConnell
Christopher Udry

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

David Evans
Michael Kremer
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The Impact of Light-touch Employer-led Interventions on Attitudes Around Women’s Work in India

Joshua Dean
Seema Jayachandran
Researchers evaluated the impact of two light-touch interventions (an orientation video for families, and a guided conversation between women and their families) on gender norms related to women’s work and increase labor force participation. Researchers did not find meaningful changes in support of...