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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...
Women in Kenya

A Mass Media Intervention to Reduce Violence Against Women in Rural Uganda

Jasper Cooper
Donald Green
Anna Wilke
In rural Uganda, researchers evaluated whether videos encouraging communities to speak out against violence against women (VAW) could change behavior, attitudes, and norms. Women exposed to the videos were more willing to report VAW to authorities. More broadly, women in villages where the videos...

Increasing Public Transportation for Higher Employment and Women's Empowerment in Pakistan

Erica Field
Hadia Majid
Ammar Malik
Kate Vyborny
Researchers are partnering with Lahore Transport Company (LTC), the public vehicle operation regulator, to introduce routes for small vehicles, known as wagons, that feed into a bus rapid transit system and will reserve a portion of wagons for women only. Researchers will evaluate the impact of...
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Long-Term Effects of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Nicaragua

Tania Barham
Karen Macours
John A. Maluccio
Researchers worked with the Government of Nicaragua to evaluate the long-term impact of time-limited CCTs on education, reproductive health, and labor market outcomes. Ten years later, people whose families were offered cash transfers when they were younger children had higher labor force...
Girls in uniforms lounge outside on mat

Teaching Girls Negotiation Skills in Zambia

Nava Ashraf
Natalie Bau
Corinne Low
Kathleen McGinn
In Sub-Saharan Africa, young girls drop out of school at higher rates than boys. A large portion of drop outs occur between primary and secondary school, when families in most countries have to start paying fees for their children to continue attending school. In Zambia, researchers designed and...
A woman holds a bowl of rice

The Impacts of In-kind Food Transfers versus Electronic Vouchers on Poverty Reduction in Indonesia

Abhijit Banerjee
Rema Hanna
Ben Olken
SUDARNO SUDARNO
Sudarno Sumarto
In partnership with the Government of Indonesia, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to compare the efficacy of vouchers versus in-kind transfers in reducing poverty and improving program delivery. The reform led to an increase in assistance received by eligible households, due to improved...
Street scene with fruit vendors and electronics stalls in Hyderabad, India

Measuring the Impact of Microfinance in Hyderabad, India

Abhijit Banerjee
Emily Breza
Esther Duflo
Rachel Glennerster
Cynthia Kinnan
Researchers evaluated the impact of increased access to microcredit on the economic and social well-being of women and their families in Hyderabad, India. They found that microcredit had mixed effects on business activities and little to no effect on women’s empowerment or children’s education.
local council members sitting on floor talking

Increasing Women’s Local Political Participation Through Top-Down and Bottom-Up Training in Indonesia

Eitan Paul
A researcher evaluated the impact of empowerment training for female citizens and training for male council chairs on women's participation in neighborhood associations, known as rukun tetangga (RT) in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.