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Costs of Failure to Appear for Arraignment

Natalia Emanuel
Helen Ho
Researchers will conduct a randomized evaluation to test the impact of different types of notifications on rates of failure to appear in traffic and criminal misdemeanor courts.
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Inter-religious Soccer Leagues to Promote Social Cohesion in Post-ISIS Iraq

Researchers evaluated the impact of mixed Christian-Muslim soccer teams on social cohesion and interactions between these groups in an ISIS-affected area of Iraq. Christians who played on mixed teams demonstrated a higher likelihood of engaging with Muslim teammates after the league ended, but the...
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Changing Beliefs, Changing Bribes in India

Abhijit Banerjee
Esther Duflo
John Firth
Daniel Keniston
Ben Olken
Jeffrey Weaver
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Community Reconciliation in Sierra Leone

Jacobus Cilliers
Oeindrila Dube
Bilal Siddiqi
Participants in the One Summer Chicago program received a summer job and an adult mentor

Scaling and Unpacking a Successful Summer Jobs Program

Marianne Bertrand
Sara Heller
Recent studies have found that summer youth employment programs appear to generate large declines in the rates of violent crime—a significant finding for urban policymakers seeking to create safer, more vibrant cities.
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The Degree of Ethnic Bias in Kenya

Lars Ivar Oppedal Berge
Kjetil Bjorvatn
Simon Galle
Edward Miguel
Bertil Tungodden
Kelly Zhang
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Boosting Academic Performance through Individualized Tutoring in Chicago Public High Schools

Roseanna Ander
Philip J. Cook
Kenneth Dodge
George Farkas
Roland Fryer
Jonathan Guryan
Jens Ludwig
Susan Mayer
Harold Pollack
Laurence Steinberg
In Chicago, researchers evaluated an intensive two-on-one math tutoring program for 9th and 10th grade male students in public schools to assess the effectiveness of individualized instruction. Students who were randomly assigned to tutoring scored higher on math exams, earned better grades in math...
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Understanding the Potential of Summer Jobs Programs for Youth in Philadelphia

Sara Heller
Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of being offered a summer job through Philadelphia’s WorkReady program on outcomes related to criminal justice involvement, employment, and education.