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Mobile Money and Agricultural Investment in Mozambique

Catia Batista
Pedro Vicente
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of offering interest-paying mobile money saving accounts to farmers, and in some cases farmers’ friends, on their financial behavior such as agricultural investment. Providing farmers access to interest-bearing mobile savings accounts...
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Providing Foodstuffs and Cash Loans to Improve Smallholder Farming in Zambia

Gunther Fink
Kelsey Jack
Felix Masiye
In Zambia, researchers examined the impact of access to seasonal credit on farming households’ consumption, labor allocation, and agricultural output. The results suggest that access to food and cash loans during the lean season increased agricultural output and consumption, decreased off-farm labor...
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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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The Impact of Group-Based Grain Storage Schemes on Farmers’ Savings and Incomes in Kenya

Shilpa Aggarwal
Eilin Francis
Jonathan Robinson
Researchers worked with existing savings clubs in Kenya to study the effect of two interventions on savings: the provision of communal crop storage devices and the provision of savings accounts earmarked for farm purchases. Researchers find that the products were popular: about 56% of farmers took...

The (Null) Impact of Tax Credit Information on College Enrollment in Texas

Peter Bergman
Jeffrey Denning
Dayanand Manoli
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of a large, information-only intervention about tax credits and financial aid for college on college application and enrollment. Information about tax credits did not influence reenrollment, reapplication, or enrollment, even for...
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Encouraging Adoption of Rainwater Harvesting Tanks Through Collateralized Loans in Kenya

Michael Kremer
Tavneet Suri
In partnership with Nyala Dairy Cooperative, researchers evaluated the impact of offering asset collateralized loans for rainwater harvesting tanks on both credit access for dairy farmers and profitability for the lender. Using the tanks as loan collateral led to higher take-up of loans by farmers...
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Microfinance to Increase Agricultural Technology Adoption among Rural Farmers in India

Erica Field
Rohini Pande
Christopher Robert
Researchers evaluated the expansion of a rural financial services provider in Tamil Nadu, India in order to understand how access to financial services, information, and exposure to risk affect technology adoption and well-being among farming households.
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The Role of Social Connections in the Delivery of Extension Services and Technology Adoption in Uganda

Oriana Bandiera
Robin Burgess
Ricardo Morel
Imran Rasul
Munshi Sulaiman
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test both the impact of BRAC’s extension program on economic outcomes and the role of social incentives in shaping the delivery of the program to farmers. While they found that overall, farmers in villages that received the program had higher...