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The Impact of Secondary Education on Economic Decision-Making in Malawi

Syngjoo Choi
Hyuncheol Bryant Kim
Booyuel Kim
Cristian (Kiki) Pop-Eleches
Researchers evaluated whether randomly providing financial support for secondary education could improve economic decision-making in addition to educational outcomes for secondary school students in Malawi. Results show that the intervention improved educational outcomes and economic decision-making...
Children studying in a classroom in Istanbul

Teachers' traditional beliefs about gender negatively impact the academic performance of girls in Turkey

Sule Alan
Seda Ertac
Ipek Mumcu
To better understand gender inequalities in academic achievement, choice of occupation, and labor market outcomes, researchers studied the effect of teachers’ beliefs about gender roles on student achievement in Istanbul, Turkey. Girls who were taught by teachers with traditional gender views had...
The actors and film crew of "My Sunshine", a short movie used as the edutainment campaign material in this intervention

Edutainment Campaigns to Address Social Norms and Perceptions about Child Marriage in Indonesia

Milda Irhamni
Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of an entertainment-education short film informational campaign (i.e. edutainment campaign) designed to inform adolescent girls and parents of the costs of child marriage on the norms and perceptions about child marriage in Indonesia...
Three girls wearing hijabs sit in a classroom holding books and other learning materials

Learning beyond school: the impact of a remedial learning and literacy program on out-of-school girls in Pakistan

Sabrin Beg
Anne Fitzpatrick
Adrienne Lucas
This project used a randomized evaluation to study the effect of a learning program targeting adolescent girls on their education, aspirations, and empowerment.
People standing in front of a mural smile at the camera.

The Impact of Entrepreneurship Training Using Imagery Techniques in Colombia

Nava Ashraf
Gharad Bryan
Alexia Delfino
Leonardo Iacovone
Ashley Pople
Researchers are designing and evaluating a soft skills training program that incorporates imagery for entrepreneurs who have experienced violence or other traumatic or challenging life circumstances in Bogotá, Colombia.
A matching meeting with firms in Ghana

Matching Small Firms with Apprentice Workers in Ghana

Morgan Hardy
Jamie McCasland
Researchers evaluated the effects of a national apprenticeship training program on the firms that received apprentices. Firms that received apprentices increased their profits as well as employment.
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Improving Job Matching Among Youth in Iraq

So Yoon Ahn
Rebecca Dizon-Ross
Benjamin Feigenberg
Researchers evaluated the whether providing objective information helps jobseekers target better-suited jobs.

Returns to Apprenticeship Training in Ghana

Morgan Hardy
Isaac Mbiti
Jamie McCasland
Researchers measured the impact of a government apprenticeship program for youth in Ghana on wages, employment, skills, fertility, migration, and other outcomes. The results suggest that apprenticeship programs can provide youth with skills and transition them into self-employment.