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Improving Electoral Integrity with Information and Communications Technology in Uganda

Michael Callen
Clark Gibson
Danielle Jung
James Long

Researchers sent letters to polling stations announcing smartphone vote-tally audits to evaluate the impact of audits on electoral irregularities such as non-adherence to transparency regulations and falsified vote tallies. Relative to a comparison group, letters increased the number of polling...

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Local Leadership and the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods in Bolivia

Kelsey Jack
María P. Recalde

Adoption of Commitment Savings Accounts Among Garment Workers in Bangladesh

Emily Breza
Martin Kanz
Leora Klapper
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The Lightbulb Paradox: Consumer Behavior and Public Policy in the U.S. Electricity Market

Hunt Allcott
Dmitry Taubinsky

The Impact of Early Childhood Education on Child Development in Karnataka, India

Joshua Dean
Seema Jayachandran
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Radio Public Service Announcements and Voter Participation Among Native Americans in the United States

Donald Green
Eline A de Rooij

Can media campaigns increase voter turnout among those underrepresented in the electorate? Researchers randomly assigned areas covered by Native American radio programming to either receive or not receive targeted radio messaging encouraging listeners to vote in the 2008 and 2010 US elections. The...

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Incentivizing Savings through Default Deposits and SMS Reminders

Abhijit Banerjee
Claudia Martinez
Esteban Puentes
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Organizational Barriers to Technology Adoption: Evidence from Soccer-Ball Producers in Pakistan

David Atkin
Azam Chaudhry
Shamyla Chaudry
Amit Khandelwal
Eric Verhoogen