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

Abhijit Banerjee
Rema Hanna
Ben Olken
Elan Satriawan
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...
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The Impact of Different Messaging Strategies on Tax Compliance in Belgium

Clement Imbert
Maarten Luts
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve
Teodora Tsankova
Researchers partnered with the tax authority in Belgium to understand what types of messages drive people to comply with their taxes. Results show that simplified messages, as well as messages that highlighted the consequences of non-compliance, induced people to file and pay their taxes sooner. On...
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Government Mobile Salary Payments for Teachers in Afghanistan

Joshua Blumenstock
Michael Callen
Tarek Ghani
In partnership with the Ministry of Education of Afghanistan, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to study whether mobile salary payments (MSPs) improve learning by increasing teacher attendance and morale.
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Effect of Matching Ratios on Charitable Giving in the United States

Dean Karlan
John List
Researchers found that matching gifts were an effective fundraising tactic, increasing the likelihood of donation and total donations, but larger match ratios did not return more donations than smaller match ratios.

Increasing Access to Infrastructure and Property Values through Urban Investment in Mexico

Tito Alegria
Leonardo Iacovone
Craig McIntosh
Gerardo Ordoñez
Daniel Rogger
Luis Sanchez-Bayardo
René Zenteno
Researchers evaluated the impacts of a $68 million infrastructure investment program in Mexico on urban residents’ access to infrastructure, property values, private investment, moving rates, and community cohesion. The study found that access to infrastructure and property values improved in...
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Urban Property Rights in Mongolia

Erica Field
Leigh Linden
Shing-Yi Wang
Researchers are evaluating the effect of an ownership assistance program on residents’ income, assets, and general financial behavior.
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Comparing Cash and Mobile Transfers in Niger

Jenny Aker
Rachid Boumnijel
Amanda McClelland
Niall Tierney
In partnership with Concern Worldwide, researchers examined the relative effectiveness of traditional versus mobile cash transfers in Niger. Households who received electronic transfers had more diverse diets than those who received traditional cash transfers, in part due to time savings and shifts...
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Financial Trust Workshops to Encourage Savings Behaviors in Peru

Camila Navajas Ahumada
Sebastian Galiani
Paul Gertler
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation in rural Peru to assess the impact of providing a workshop designed to foster trust in banks on participants’ levels of trust, financial literacy, and saving and account use patterns of cash transfer recipients. Overall, participants who were offered the...