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Man driving car in India

Deterring Drunk Driving in India

Abhijit Banerjee
Esther Duflo
Daniel Keniston
Nina Singh
To investigate which strategies are most effective at preventing drunk driving and reducing traffic accidents, researchers partnered with the Rajasthan Police in India to evaluate an anti-drunk driving program using sobriety testing checkpoints. Overall, the anti-drunk driving program was effective...
Two buses drive in opposite directions down a road in Pakistan.

Increasing Public Transportation for Higher Employment and Women's Empowerment in Pakistan

Erica Field
Hadia Majid
Ammar Malik
Kate Vyborny
Researchers are partnering with Lahore Transport Company (LTC), the public vehicle operation regulator, to introduce routes for small vehicles, known as wagons, that feed into a bus rapid transit system and will reserve a portion of wagons for women only. Researchers will evaluate the impact of...
Community members attend a community accountability meeting with their local political leader to discuss health care quality in the Ankole Region of Uganda.

Governance Interventions to Improve Public Health Delivery in Uganda

Joshua Greenberg
The researcher conducted a pilot randomized evaluation to test the feasibility of a regular community accountability meeting program and a politician health leadership program, as well as the feasibility of associated data collection activities. Both interventions realized considerable stakeholder...
Turkish citizens gather at night in Taksim square with Turkish flags

The Impact of Information Campaigns on Voter Polarization in Turkey

Ceren Baysan
The researcher evaluated an opposition party’s door-to-door information campaign regarding increases in executive power or executive performance to determine the impact of widespread, non-state-authorized information on voter partisanship. In neighborhoods with majority opposition supporters...
A woman holds a bowl of rice

The Impacts of In-kind Food Transfers versus Electronic Vouchers on Poverty Reduction in Indonesia

Abhijit Banerjee
Rema Hanna
Ben Olken
SUDARNO SUDARNO
Sudarno Sumarto
In partnership with the Government of Indonesia, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to compare the efficacy of vouchers versus in-kind transfers in reducing poverty and improving program delivery. The reform led to an increase in assistance received by eligible households, due to improved...
Indian man in a field talking on phone

Using Technology to Improve Direct Benefit Transfer in India

Eric Dodge
Charity Troyer Moore
Yusuf Neggers
Rohini Pande
Can using technological innovations for monitoring improve the administrative implementation of social protection programs? In partnership with the Ministry of Rural Development in two states in India, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation of a new internet- and mobile-based management and...
police officers in bogota city

Improving Security through Concentrated Policing in Bogotá, Colombia

Chris Blattman
Donald Green
Daniel Mejia
Daniel Ortega
Santiago Tobón
A Community Health Worker addresses a group of people in Kenya.

The Impact of Meritocratic Promotions and Pay Progression on Health Care Workers' Productivity in Sierra Leone

Erika Deserranno
Philipp Kastrau
Researchers tested the impact of a meritocratic promotion system and beliefs about pay progression on the productivity of Community Health Workers in Sierra Leone. A combination of meritocracy and the promise of a steep salary increase after promotion led workers to make more health care visits...