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The Value of Communication for Mental Health in Ghana

Francis Annan
Belinda Archibong
Re searchers used a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of providing mobile calling credits to low-income adults on well-being outcomes in Ghana. Overall, the mobile credit intervention increased the ability for individuals to meet unexpected communication needs, particularly when delivered...
woman using loom

Microfinance Repayment Schedules in West Bengal, India

Erica Field
Rohini Pande
John Papp
Jeannie Park
Natalia Rigol
Researchers tested two features of these contracts, repayment frequency and the time of the first repayment, to determine if characteristics of the loan contract affect borrowers’ repayment behavior and the types of investments they make. They found that less frequent repayments did not increase...
Training session for migrant workers in Qatar.

Financial Education for Indian Migrant Workers in Qatar

Ganesh Seshan
Dean Yang
Researchers examined the impact of receiving an invitation to a savings-focused financial literacy workshop on the financial decisions of Indian migrant workers in Qatar and their wives in India. A one-time financial literacy workshop in Qatar increased migrant workers’ joint financial decision...
Man sits in front of rolls of cloth

Credit, Change, and Lost Sales: A Field Experiment Among Firms in Kenya

Lori Beaman
Jeremy Magruder
Jon Robinson
man wearing surgical mask using cell phone

The Impact of a Text-based Campaign on Intimate Partner Violence in Peru

Erica Field
Javiera Romero
In partnership with the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations of Peru, researchers are evaluating a text-based campaign designed to help men regulate their emotions and reduce perpetration of IPV during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Community members attend a community accountability meeting with their local political leader to discuss health care quality in the Ankole Region of Uganda.

Evaluating Village Savings and Loan Associations in Uganda

Dean Karlan
Beniamino Savonitto
Bram Thuysbaert
Christopher Udry
Researchers in Uganda assessed the impact of VSLAs on access to financial services, income, food security, and education.
Female hawkers selling banana in Tanzania.

Mass Media Experiments to Reduce Violence Against Women in Tanzania

Donald Green
Dylan Groves
Rachel Jones
Constantine Manda
Building on an earlier study in Uganda, researchers are working with Innovations for Poverty Action to measure the impact of radio programming on gender-related attitudes and behaviors.
A village gathering in Malawi

Evaluating Village Savings and Loans Associations in Malawi

Dean Karlan
Beniamino Savonitto
Bram Thuysbaert
Christopher Udry
In Malawi, researchers are evaluating the effect of membership in a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) on an individual’s financial and social well-being.