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Community-Led Transparency and Accountability for Maternal and Child Health in Indonesia and Tanzania

Jean Arkedis
Jessica Creighton
Akshay Dixit
Archon Fung
Stephen Kosack
Dan Levy
Courtney Tolmie
In Indonesia and Tanzania, researchers conducted a mixed methods randomized evaluation of a transparency and accountability program designed to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes, known as the Transparency for Development (T4D) program. While the T4D program drew strong participation...

Combating Vote-Selling in the Philippines

Allen Hicken
Stephen Leider
Nico Ravanilla
Dean Yang
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The Indirect Effects of a Campaign Against Electoral Violence in Nigeria

Marcel Fafchamps
Pedro Vicente
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation in Nigeria to determine whether a campaign against electoral violence could spread through social networks to affect the perceptions and behaviors not only of the individuals targeted by the campaign but also others to whom they have social ties. The...
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The Effects of Reciprocity in Voter Mobilization Calls on Voter Turnout in the United States

Albert Fang
Alan Gerber
Gregory A. Huber
Catlan Reardon
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The Effect of Prepaid Postage on Voter Turnout in the United States

Donald Green
Andrew Healy
Neil Malhotra
Melissa Michelson
Allison Carnegie Sovey
Ali Adam Valenzuela
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The Value of Regulatory Discretion: Estimates from Environmental Inspections in India

Esther Duflo
Michael Greenstone
Rohini Pande
Nick Ryan

The Effect of Election Day Festivals on Voter Turnout in the United States

Elizabeth Addonizio
James Glaser
Donald Green

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...