Evaluations

Search our database of 1,200+ summaries of randomized evaluations conducted by our affiliates in 97 countries. To browse key policy recommendations from a subset of these evaluations, visit the Policy Publications tab above.

Information Provision via Mobile Phones to Increase Mobile Banking in Ghana

Emma Riley

Abu Shonchoy

Children washing their hands in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Changing Handwashing Behavior with Edutainment in Bangladesh

Reshmaan Hussam

Kailash Pandey

Abu Shonchoy

Chikako Yamauchi

Three women sitting and relaxing on stone ledge by water, looking at phones

The Impact of Exposure to Discordant Media on Political Polarization in Turkey

Ahmet Akbiyik

Jeremy Bowles

Horacio Larreguy

Shelley Liu

Providing information on wood heating to decrease indoor air pollution in France

Coralie Chevallier

Elise Huillery

Mathieu Perona

Rita Abdel Sater

Informing Policy with Research in Brazil

Jonas Hjort

Diana Moreira

Gautam Rao

Juan Francisco Santini

Large group of women wearing headscarves seated on wooden mat

Empowering Female Migrant Workers to Access Quality Overseas Placement Services in Indonesia

Samuel Bazzi

Lisa Cameron

Firman Witoelar Kartaadipoetra

Simone Schaner

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Investing Cash Transfers to Raise Long-Term Living Standards in Mexico

Paul Gertler

Sebastian Martinez

Marta Rubio-Codina

Farm worker text messaging on mobile phone in rural field

Improving Price Negotiations and Profits through SMS-based Agricultural Information for Farmers in India

Researchers partnered with Thomson-Reuters to evaluate whether receiving information through SMS messages generated economic benefits for farmers in India. Results showed no effect of the intervention on prices, crop losses, or cultivation practices. However, increased access to information seems to...

Agriculture

Offering Rainfall Insurance to informal Insurance Groups: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia

Examining the Impact of Rainfall Insurance and Family Networks in Burkina Faso

Harounan Kazianga

Zaki Wahhaj

Researchers partnered with IPA and PlaNet Guarantee to conduct a large-scale randomized evaluation that will measure demand for rainfall insurance among both urban migrants and rural households and its impact on the economic outcomes of the latter group.

Agriculture

The Impact of Advanced Payments on Farmer Welfare and Company Profitability in Zambia

Gunther Fink

Kelsey Jack

Felix Masiye

The Impact of Farmer-to-Farmer Training on Agricultural Productivity in Uganda

Luc Behaghel

Jeremie Gignoux

Rick Kamugisha

Jane Kugonza

Karen Macours

Margaret Najjingo Mangheni

Agriculture

The Effects of Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Burkina Faso

Adrien Bouguen

Markus Frölich

Estelle Koussoube

W. H. Eugenie MAIGA

Migration Subsidies and Rural Labor Markets in Bangladesh

Agha Akram

Shyamal Chowdhury

Mushfiq Mobarak

Rural to urban migration is an integral component of economic development, but there is limited evidence on the decision to migrate and little evidence on how emigration affects rural labor markets. To better understand these, researchers varied the proportion of travel grants offered to landless...