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Near and Dear? Evaluating the Impact of Neighbor Diversity on Inter-Religious Attitudes

Sharon Barnhardt
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The Impact of Informational Interventions about Police Alternatives on Police Reliance in the United States

Bocar Ba
Meghna Baskar
Tony Cheng
Rei Mariman
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing information about police alternatives on individuals' reported likelihood of calling the police and a follow-up randomized evaluation to understand key public-safety stakeholders’ receptiveness of police alternatives. The...
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Impact of Digital Financial Education and Information Provision on Gender-Based Violence in Colombia

Orazio Attanasio
Mathew Bird
Lina Cardona
Pablo Lavado
In Colombia, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of a messaging-based program via WhatsApp focused on financial education, couples’ communication, and information provision on financial capability, women’s empowerment, and intimate partner violence.
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Community Policing, Citizen Feedback, and Public Trust in Pakistan

Ali Cheema
Ali Hasanain
Jacob Shapiro
It is unclear whether a gender-differentiated intervention may be more effective in reducing some or all types of crime. To better understand this issue, researchers are working with the local police force in two districts in Pakistan to study its effects on trust levels and occurrence of crime.
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How Boston’s Summer Employment Program Affects Youth Criminal Justice Outcomes

Alicia Sasser Modestino
Researchers evaluated whether Boston’s SYEP had an effect on the criminal justice outcomes of participants and sought to gauge the potential mechanisms driving these effects. The program reduced participants’ violent and property crime-related arraignments.
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Expressive Arts, Recidivism and the Labor Market Reintegration of Juvenile Offenders

Marianne Bertrand
Oeindrila Dube

The Effects of Exposure to Financial Markets on Voter Behavior in Israel

Saumitra Jha
Moses Shayo
In many societies facing violent conflict, policymakers have attempted a number of strategies to reduce conflict and generate support for peace initiatives, but rarely consider the role that exposure to financial markets can play in mitigating social conflict. Researchers evaluated the impacts of...