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Women in colorful Guatemalan clothing

Providing Credit Information to Borrowers to Improve Repayment in Guatemala

Alain de Janvry
Craig McIntosh
Elisabeth Sadoulet
Researchers ran a large randomized credit information training program that described the existence and workings of the bureau to the clients of this lender. The results indicate that the credit bureau generated large efficiency gains for the lender, and that these gains were augmented when...
woman laborer

The Impact of a One-off Transfer of Assets and Skills on the Occupational Choices of Low-income Women in Bangladesh

Oriana Bandiera
Robin Burgess
Narayan C Das
Selim Gulesci
Imran Rasul
Munshi Sulaiman
Researchers partnered with BRAC to evaluate their multi-faceted livelihood program known as the Graduation Approach, which aims to encourage occupational change among women living in extreme poverty. The Graduation Approach enabled these women to shift away from seasonal casual wage labor and into...
Students in an Indian village studying on tablets

Leveraging Technology to Incentivize Student Effort in India

Sarojini Hirshleifer
Karthik Muralidharan
Using a technology-based math curriculum, researchers evaluated the impact of different incentive types—rewarding continuous effort in the classroom versus rewarding test performance—on student learning. Results indicate that effort-based incentives can be a more effective and cost-effective way of...
Fishermen in boats.

Protecting Fisheries through Enforcement and Information Campaigns in Chile

Mushfiq Mobarak
In partnership with the Chilean National Fish Service (Sernapesca), researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of enforcement visits to fish markets and a consumer information campaign on the illegal sale of hake fish. They found that both the information campaign and...
A man studying independently in a library

Structured Study Time, Self-Efficacy, and Tutoring

Abhijit Banerjee
Esther Duflo
In this study, researchers evaluated scalable methods to improve student retention and performance in an online course, with the goal of improving meaningful access to this resource.
Three primary school students with backpacks walking on street

Providing Primary Education for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in Guinea Bissau

Peter Boone
Ila Fazzio
Jenny Hsieh
Robin Lumsdaine
Researchers evaluated the impact of creating schools offering four years of primary education, in lieu of the government, on early grade reading and math skills in rural Guinea Bissau. The intervention led to substantial improvements in literacy and numeracy.
Outdoor toilet in West Java, Indonesia

The Impact of a Large-Scale Community-Led Total Sanitation Program in Indonesia

Lisa Cameron
Susan Olivia
Manisha Shah
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to study the impact of a large-scale Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) program in Indonesia on sanitation practices, attitudes towards open defecation, and child health. When implemented by external resource agencies instead of local governments...
A nurse uses a tablet for data collection at a clinic in Haryana.

Improving Immunization Coverage Through Incentives, Reminders, and Social Networks in India

Abhijit Banerjee
Arun Chandrasekhar
Victor Chernozhukov
Suresh Dalpath
Mert Demirer
Esther Duflo
Iván Fernández-Val
John Floretta
Matthew Jackson
Harini Kannan
Francine Loza
Anirudh Sankar
Anna Schrimpf
Maheshwor Shrestha
Researchers worked with the state government to evaluate the impact of three programs to build demand for vaccination: local immunization ambassadors, small, non-financial incentives, and tailored SMS reminders. The most effective policy option increased measles vaccination by approximately 55...