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The impact of an online entrepreneurial mindset training for youth in Ecuador

Igor Asanov
Guido Buenstorf
Bruno Crépon
Diego d'Andria
Francisco Flores
David McKenzie
Mona Mensmann
Mathis Schulte
Thomas Åstebro
Recent studies have shown that a psychology-based entrepreneurial mindset training can have promising effects on business outcomes. In Ecuador, researchers are evaluating whether these skills can be taught at scale and online by testing the effects of an entrepreneurial mindset training program on...

Sending Text Messages to Parents to Improve Student Achievement in Middle and High Schools in the United States

Peter Bergman
Eric W. Chan
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Customized In-School Workshops and Fee Waivers Boost College Applications

Reuben Ford
Philip Oreopoulos

The Impact of Distributing School Uniforms on Children's Education in Kenya

David Evans
Michael Kremer

The Effects of a Play-Based Preschool Learning Program in Rural Ghana

Orazio Attanasio
Sonya Krutikova

Read India: Helping Primary School Students in India Acquire Basic Reading and Math Skills

Abhijit Banerjee
Rukmini Banerji
Esther Duflo
Michael Walton
Researchers partnered with Pratham, an educational NGO, to evaluate the impact of their “Read India” program and its components, which include teacher training, monitoring, learning materials, and village volunteers, on educational attainment. Preliminary results suggest the program had a modest...

Reducing Teen Smoking and Drinking through Increased Schooling in the Dominican Republic

Robert Jensen
Adriana Lleras-Muney

Balwadi Deworming in India

Gustavo Bobonis
Edward Miguel
Charu Puri Sharma
This study evaluated the impact of a preschool nutrition and health project that targeted anemia in the slums of Delhi, India on child health and school attendance. Results showed the program positively impacted weight-gain and school attendance, particularly for groups with high base-line rates of...