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Training Teachers in Curiosity-Based Science Pedagogy in India

Ariel Gomez
Vinay Jha
Santosh Kumar
Sandeep Kumar
Nishith Prakash
Soham Sahoo
Despite making great strides in expanding access to education, developing countries like India continue to lag in measures of actual student learning. To understand how quality of education mediates learning, this randomized control trial evaluates a pedagogical intervention training science...
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The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Consumption and Household Balance Sheets in the United States

Alex Bartik
David E. Broockman
Patrick Krause
Sarah Miller
Elizabeth Rhodes
Eva Vivalt
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation testing the impact of monthly cash transfers of $1,000 to low-income individuals in Texas and Illinois on household expenditures, debts and assets, and financial health. The study found that receiving the cash transfer increased spending by $310 per...
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Promoting Handwashing Behavior in Peru: The Effects of Large-Scale Community and School-Level Interventions

Nicolas Ajzenman
Sebastian Galiani
Paul Gertler
Alexandra Orsola-Vidal
Researchers evaluated the impact of a large-scale handwashing intervention in Peru that introduced an innovative mix of mass media campaigns along with more intensive community activities, including educational sessions for caregivers and a handwashing curriculum in some schools. The program was...
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Using a Technology-Based Solution to Reduce Public Health Worker Absenteeism in Pakistan

Michael Callen
Ali Hasanain
Muhammad Yasir Khan
In developing countries, public worker absence is a key obstacle to delivering services to the poor. This problem may occur when politicians reward their supporters with public sector jobs, making it difficult for communities to hold public servants accountable. Researchers evaluated the...
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Improving local tax collection through technology in Ghana

Anders Jensen
David Lagakos
In partnership with Melchia Investments, a private Ghanaian technology company, researchers are conducting a pilot randomized evaluation to identify the effectiveness of a new tax collection technology in increasing property tax revenues for local governments.
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Informing Policy with Research in Brazil

Jonas Hjort
Diana Moreira
Gautam Rao
Juan Francisco Santini
Researchers partnered with the National Confederation of Municipalities (CNM) in Brazil to evaluate the impact of access to research results on policymakers’ demand for research findings and interest in adopting evidence-informed policies. Policymakers were willing to pay for research findings and...
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Age, Organization, and Accountability: Evidence from the DRC

Sara Lowes
Eduardo Montero
Nathan Nunn
James Robinson

Can Transferring Policing Power to Community Members Improve Legal Protection in Papua New Guinea?

Jasper Cooper
The researcher used a randomized evaluation in Papua New Guinea to study the impact of the Community Auxiliary Police (CAP), a program that devolves policing powers to carefully selected community members. Results suggest increased state presence may have widened the gap between men and women’s...