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Using Microcredit and Family Planning Services to Increase Contraceptive Use in Ethiopia

Jaikishan Desai
In Ethiopia, researchers tested whether linking microcredit and family planning services could increase contraceptive use more than either program in isolation. Neither the linked program nor the isolated programs had any detectable impact on contraceptive awareness, use, or intention to use.

Increasing Access to Infrastructure and Property Values through Urban Investment in Mexico

Tito Alegria
Gerardo Ordoñez
Daniel Rogger
Luis Sanchez-Bayardo
René Zenteno
Researchers evaluated the impacts of a $68 million infrastructure investment program in Mexico on urban residents’ access to infrastructure, property values, private investment, moving rates, and community cohesion. The study found that access to infrastructure and property values improved in...