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Bourses d'études secondaires pour favoriser le développement des compétences et l'autonomisation des filles au Niger

Le gouvernement du Niger, l'Institut National de la Statistique du Niger et la Banque mondiale se sont associés à des chercheurs pour évaluer l'impact de bourses d'études secondaires pour les filles sur le développement de leurs compétences et leur autonomisation. La réduction des obstacles...

The Oregon Experiment: Effects of Medicaid on Clinical Outcomes

Jae Song
Sarah Taubman
Heidi L. Allen
Mira Bernstein
Bill Wright
Jonathan Gruber
Joseph P. Newhouse
Eric Schneider
Alan Zaslavsky

Roots and Remedies: Persistent poverty and violence amongst urban street youth in Liberia

Sebastian Chaskel
Margaret Sheridan
To understand the long-term effectiveness of CBT among adults, researchers evaluated the impact of a short-term CBT program and the distribution of unconditional cash transfers on the behavior of high-risk young men in Liberia. CBT reduced criminal behavior among participants both in the short run...

The Impact of Rapid Rehousing on Homelessness: A Randomized Controlled Trial

James Sullivan
Researchers are evaluating the impact of rapid re-housing on homelessness and health outcomes for single adult individuals.

Impact Evaluation of Bridges to Success

William Evans
Javier Espinosa
Researchers are working with the City of Rochester and local social service providers to evaluate the Bridges to Success program, in which participants are paired with mentors who help them move towards economic self-sufficiency.

Understanding Institutional Persistence: Exposure to Community-Driven Development and the Value of Autonomy and Democracy

Serena Cocciolo
In Bangladesh, researchers evaluated how temporary exposure to a community driven development program altered citizens’ preferences for inclusive, participatory approaches to decision-making. In this context, exposure to participatory decision-making increased the value that communities assigned to...