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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
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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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A Multifaceted Approach to Increase Women’s Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Manuela Angelucci
Rachel M. Heath
Eva Noble
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The Impact of Disclosing Soft Skills Certificates at Recruitment on Labor Market Outcomes in Uganda

Vittorio Bassi
Aisha Nansamba
Three school girls stand with a chalkboard sign that reads "Education."

Providing Life Skills Training and Mentoring To Reduce School Dropout Among Girls in India

Eric Edmonds
Benjamin Feigenberg
Jessica Leight
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The Impact of Evidence-Based Learning Instruction on Students' Reading Performance in the U.S.

Brian Jacob
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The Effects of Education on Voter Turnout in the United States

Donald Green
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Teacher Training and Professional Development in Indonesia

Karthik Muralidharan
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Supply and Demand Responses to an Education Information Intervention in Chile

David Autor
Marianne Bertrand
Esther Duflo
Francisco Gallego
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Scripted Teacher Lessons on Student Learning in Chile

Costas Meghir
Researchers partnered with the Chilean Ministry of Education to evaluate the impact of pre-packaged classroom materials and standardized directions for teachers on teaching quality and student learning. The program improved student learning outcomes substantially, with equal benefits for both boys...
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School Effectiveness, Accountability, and Flexibility in Boston, United States

Thomas Kane
Primary school teacher and students in a classroom in Uganda.

Leveraging Teacher Incentives to Improve Student Performance and Reduce Dropout in Uganda

Adrienne Lucas
Researchers evaluated whether an alternative teacher incentive scheme, providing rewards based on the performance of all students, could help reduce dropout and improve student performance. Implementing the incentive scheme improved teacher effort. In schools with math books, the incentive scheme...
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Incorporating Non-Teacher Professionals into the Education System in Chile

Claudia Martinez Alvear
Francisco Gallego
Paul Gertler