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Agricultural Microinsurance for Sugar Cane Farmers in Kenya

Lorenzo Casaburi
Jack Willis
Farming is risky: a drought, bad harvest, or dip in crop prices can leave small farmers in developing countries without a steady income throughout the year. Attempts to mitigate these risks with agricultural insurance have typically been unsuccessful because farmers have chosen not to buy insurance...
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Impact of Loans and Grants on Microenterprise Growth in Egypt

Bruno Crépon
Mohamed El Komi
Adam Osman
In partnership with three microfinance institutions (MFIs), researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of providing loans, cash grants, or in-kind grants on microentrepreneurs’ business decisions, outcomes, and overall welfare. All three types of capital assistance led to...
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Digital Monitoring and Health Service Provision in Sierra Leone

Erika Deserranno
Andrea Guariso
Gianmarco Leon
In many countries, rural populations access social services through decentralized systems that hire community-based workers with high monitoring needs, leaving little time for supervisors to perform other essential functions. Researchers are evaluating the impact of a phone-based e-monitoring app...
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The Impact of a Christian Values Program on Wellbeing in the Philippines

Gharad Bryan
James Choi
Dean Karlan
In the Philippines, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of an evangelical Protestant religious values and theology education program on individuals' economic and subjective wellbeing.
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Teacher Training and Student Achievement in Science: Evidence from France

Suzanne Bellue
Adrien Bouguen
Manuel Bächtold
David Cross
Marc Gurgand
Valérie Munier
André Tricot
High quality instruction throughout primary school is widely believed to have a positive influence on student outcomes. In partnership with a non-profit organization in France, researchers are evaluating the impact of its science and technology teacher training program on the educational interests...
Adults seated in a dim classroom concentrate on notebooks and worksheets.

The Impact of Learning to Teach by Learning to Learn on Student Outcomes in Uganda

Nava Ashraf
Abhijit Banerjee
Vesall Nourani
Researchers, in partnership with Kimanya Ngeyo Foundation for Science and Education in Uganda, evaluated the impact of a program that trained teachers to learn like scientists: posing questions, framing hypotheses, and using real-world experience wherever possible. Researchers found positive impacts...
Indian man in a field talking on phone

Using Technology to Improve Direct Benefit Transfer in India

Eric Dodge
Charity Troyer Moore
Yusuf Neggers
Rohini Pande
Can using technological innovations for monitoring improve the administrative implementation of social protection programs? In partnership with the Ministry of Rural Development in two states in India, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation of a new internet- and mobile-based management and...
A voter casts her vote at a polling station during the by-election in Lahore, Pakistan, October 14, 2018

Changing Politicians' Responsiveness through the Provision of Voter Information in Pakistan

Asad Liaqat
Uninformed elected leaders or voters can negatively affect political accountability, such as decision-making on what and how public services are delivered to citizens. The researcher partnered with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party in Lahore to evaluate the demand and responsiveness of local...