Search our database of 1,200+ summaries of randomized evaluations conducted by our affiliates in 98 countries. To browse key policy recommendations from a subset of these evaluations, visit the Policy Publications tab above.

Displaying 1129-1136 of 1266
J-PAL logo

Impact of Information on the Returns to Education on the Demand for Schooling in the Dominican Republic

Robert Jensen
J-PAL logo

The Impact of Nursery Quality, Empowerment, and Nutrition Interventions on Early Childhood Development and Women’s Employment in Egypt

Bruno Crépon
Caroline Krafft
AbdelRahman Nagy
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of a package of interventions with the aim of improving the quality of nurseries, enhancing nutrition, and empowering women to address poverty and promote early childhood development in Egypt.
early childhood education in Morocco

Building Preschools to Improve Child Development and Mothers' Agency in Morocco

Orazio Attanasio
Costas Meghir
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to measure a major preschool construction program underway in Morocco.
white hand holds cell phone with police cars blurred in background

The Impact of Informational Interventions about Police Alternatives on Police Reliance in the United States

Bocar Ba
Meghna Baskar
Tony Cheng
Rei Mariman
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing information about police alternatives on individuals' reported likelihood of calling the police and a follow-up randomized evaluation to understand key public-safety stakeholders’ receptiveness of police alternatives. The...
Primary school teacher and students in a classroom in Uganda.

Leveraging Teacher Incentives to Improve Student Performance and Reduce Dropout in Uganda

Daniel O. Gilligan
Naureen Karachiwalla
Ibrahim Kasirye
Adrienne Lucas
Derek Neal
Primary school teachers in Uganda face public scrutiny and high pressure around primary school exit exam results. As a result of the incentives around students being successful on this exam, teachers focus their energy on students who could receive passing marks and encourage lower-performing...
J-PAL logo

The Value of Health Insurance: A Randomized Evaluation in India

Cynthia Kinnan
Seated woman showing pieces of cloth to another woman

Leveraging Business Networks to Boost Women’s Entrepreneurship

Edward Asiedu
Monica Lambon-Quayefio
Francesca Truffa
Ashley Wong
Researchers investigated the role of online networking groups (via WhatsApp) and free legal aid on improving business innovation, practices, sales, and profits among growth-oriented women-owned firms in Ghana. They found that online networking groups meaningfully encouraged business innovation...
women with pen and paper

Impact of Digital Financial Education and Information Provision on Gender-Based Violence in Colombia

Orazio Attanasio
Mathew Bird
Lina Cardona
Pablo Lavado
In Colombia, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of a messaging-based program via WhatsApp focused on financial education, couples’ communication, and information provision on financial capability, women’s empowerment, and intimate partner violence.