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Graduating the Ultra-Poor in Ghana

Abhijit Banerjee
Esther Duflo
Nathanael Goldberg
Dean Karlan
Robert Osei
William Pariente
Jeremy Shapiro
Bram Thuysbaert
Hannah Trachtman
Christopher Udry
Researchers evaluated a multi-faceted approach aimed at improving the long-term incomes of the ultra-poor. They found that the approach had long-lasting economic and self-employment impacts and that the long-run benefits, measured in terms of household expenditures, outweighed their up-front costs.
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Quantifying Racial Discrimination in Major US Housing Markets

Peter Christensen
Researchers conducted a correspondence study assessing property managers’ responses to rental listing inquiries from prospective tenants with distinctively Black, Hispanic/Latinx, or white names in the United States. Property managers were significantly less likely to respond to messages from...
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Rapid Re-Housing to Reduce Homelessness in the United States

David Phillips
James Sullivan
Researchers are evaluating the impact of rapid re-housing on homelessness and health outcomes for single adult individuals.
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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...
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Applying Behavioral Insights to Improve Tax Enforcement in Poland

Julian Jamison
Nina Mazar
Roberto Claudio Sormani
In partnership with the Polish Tax Office, researchers conducted a nation-wide randomized evaluation to test the impact of sending tax enforcement letters with behavioral messages on tax compliance among delinquent taxpayers. The results indicate that behavioral letters significantly improved tax...
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The Impact of Reducing Tax Rates and Strengthening Enforcement on Revenue Collection in the DRC

Augustin Bergeron
Gabriel Tourek
Jonathan Weigel
In partnership with the Provincial Government of Kasaï-Central in the Democratic Republic of Congo, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation during the 2018 property tax collection campaign to test the impact of lower property tax rates and stronger tax enforcement on revenue collection...
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Strengthening Village Courts in Rural Bangladesh

Martin Mattsson
Mushfiq Mobarak
The government of Bangladesh is trying to strengthen local justice systems in rural areas by establishing close-to-home, low-cost village courts that would deal with minor, non-criminal cases. Innovations for Poverty Action is working with researchers to evaluate the impact of a program to improve...
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Empowering Female Leaders and Voters in Rajasthan, India

Abhijit Banerjee
Esther Duflo
Clement Imbert
Rohini Pande
Researchers evaluated a voter information campaign and exploited the random assignment of reservations for women in village councils to measure the impact of information and reduced incumbent advantage on village council elections. Both interventions increased the number of candidates and drove the...