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Consumer Price Subsidies and Nutrition in China

Robert Jensen
Nolan Miller
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Moving to Opportunity or Isolation? Network Effects of a Slum Relocation Program in India

Sharon Barnhardt
Erica Field
Rohini Pande
To test this theory, researchers examined results of a housing lottery to measure the impact of relocation on slum residents. They found that offering subsidized suburban housing resulted in neither comprehensive take-up nor higher family income, suggesting that the benefits of improved housing were...

Information Dissemination Campaign and Voters' Behavior in the 2009 Municipal Elections in Mexico

Alberto Chong
Dean Karlan
Ana De La O
Leonard Wantchekon
Researchers randomly assigned voting precincts to a campaign spreading information on corruption and public expenditure conducted one week before the 2009 municipal elections in Mexico. Providing incumbent corruption information not only decreased incumbent party support, but also decreased voter...
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Near and Dear? Evaluating the Impact of Neighbor Diversity on Inter-Religious Attitudes

Sharon Barnhardt
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Information, Accountability, and Governance Among the Urban Poor in Delhi, India

Abhijit Banerjee
Selvan Kumar
Rohini Pande
Felix Su

The Rockefeller Effect: Looking at Organizations of the Disadvantaged in Kenya

Mary Kay Gugerty
Michael Kremer
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Text Messages and Reminders to Save in Ecuador

Dean Karlan
Margaret McConnell
Miguel Paredes
Dylan Ramshaw
Jonathan Zinman
Working with a microfinance institution in Ecuador, researchers investigated whether providing timely reminders to save via text message can help people save more.
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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.