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Community-Led Transparency and Accountability for Maternal and Child Health in Indonesia and Tanzania

Jean Arkedis
Jessica Creighton
Akshay Dixit
Archon Fung
Stephen Kosack
Dan Levy
Courtney Tolmie
In Indonesia and Tanzania, researchers conducted a mixed methods randomized evaluation of a transparency and accountability program designed to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes, known as the Transparency for Development (T4D) program. While the T4D program drew strong participation...
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The Health Impacts and Effective Delivery of Maternal Cash Transfers in Myanmar

Erica Field
Elisa Maffioli

Measuring the Impact of Microcredit on Borrowing and Business Outcomes in the Philippines

Dean Karlan
Adam Osman
Jonathan Zinman
Researchers measured the impact of individual-liability microcredit on marginally creditworthy applicants in the Philippines. They found that increased access to microcredit expanded borrowing and improved risk management and sharing, but it also led clients to shrink their businesses.