Evaluations

Search our database of 1085 randomized evaluations conducted by our affiliates in 90 countries. To browse summaries of key policy recommendations from a subset of these evaluations, visit the Policy Publications tab.

Increasing Student Learning through a Phone-based Program during Covid-19 in Botswana

Noam Angrist

Peter Bergman

Caton Brewster

Moitshepi Matsheng

Innovative Finance for Technology Adoption in Western Kenya

Marshall Burke

Edward Miguel

Lauren Falcao Bergquist

Increasing Access to Security and Justice through Women’s Help Desks in Police Stations in India

Sandip Sukhtankar

Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner

Akshay Mangla

The Effects of a Universal Basic Income during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kenya

Abhijit Banerjee

Michael Faye

Alan Krueger

Paul Niehaus

Tavneet Suri

Closing the Early Learning Gap for Roma Children in Bulgaria

Elise Huillery

Paul Gertler

Joost de Laat

Creating Incentives to Decrease Water Waste in Zambia

Seema Jayachandran

Kelsey Jack

Sarojini Rao

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The Impact of a WhatsApp-based Intervention on Financial Resiliency and Intimate Partner Violence in Colombia

Orazio Attanasio

Matthew Bird

Lina Cardona

Pablo Lavado

Researchers are evaluating the effectiveness of an interactive WhatsApp-based couples communication, financial education, and COVID-19 information program in promoting low-income households' financial resiliency and reducing IPV rates in Colombia. Research is ongoing; results forthcoming.

The Impact of Emergency Job Retention Assistance on Labor Market Outcomes for Informal Firms and Workers in Ghana

Jamie McCasland

Morgan Hardy

Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing emergency job retention assistance to firms and workers on firm survival, worker-firm match survival, and labor market outcomes for firm owners and workers in Ghana’s informal sector. Research is ongoing; results are...

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The Impact of Cash Transfers on Female Entrepreneurs’ Business Outcomes during Covid-19 in Kenya

Wyatt Brooks

Kevin Donovan

Terence Johnson

Jackline Oluoch-Aridi

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing cash transfers to female entrepreneurs during the pandemic on their business outcomes and behavior. Firm profit, inventory spending, and food expenditures all increased for business owners that received the cash transfer...

Accelerating Changes in Norms about Social Distancing to Combat COVID-19

Dean Yang

Tanya Rosenblat

James Riddell IV

Researchers are conducting a randomized evaluations to test the impact of different types of public health messaging on the practice of social distancing.