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Fertilizer Shop in Morogoro Tanzania

Building Trust in Fertilizer Quality Among Farmers in Tanzania

Annemie Maertens
Hope Michelson
Researchers conducted an evaluation to test the impact of an information campaign about fertilizer quality on farmers’ beliefs and their purchase and use of fertilizer. The information campaign led farmers to change their beliefs about the quality of fertilizer available in local markets and to buy...
A pregnant woman receives prenatal care.

Nudging Medical Providers to Adopt and Sustain Better Quality Care Practices in Argentina

Pablo Celhay
Paul Gertler
Paula Giovagnoli
Christel Vermeersch
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The Impact of a Pension Program on Senior Citizen's Wellbeing in Paraguay

Paul Gertler
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Creating Moves to Opportunity in Seattle-King County

Peter Bergman
Raj Chetty
Stefanie DeLuca
Nathaniel (Nathan) Hendren
Lawrence Katz
Christopher Palmer
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Exposure to Violence and Citizens' Willingness to Tolerate Government Corruption in Mexico

Image of students taking an exam at their desks in Bucharest, Romania.

The Role of Information and Preferences in School Choices in Romania

Robert Ainsworth
Rajeev Dehejia
Cristian (Kiki) Pop-Eleches
In this randomized evaluation in Romania, researchers compared the roles of preferences and information in households’ decision-making, with regard to high school selection. Results suggest that households provided with information on school quality tend to choose schools that have a greater...
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Improving the Transparency and Delivery of a Subsidized Rice Program in Indonesia

Abhijit Banerjee
Jordan Kyle Cohen
Rema Hanna
Ben Olken
Sudarno Sumarto
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The Impact of Emergency Cash Assistance in a Pandemic

Juliana Londoño-Vélez
Pablo Querubin
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation in Colombia to assess the effects of emergency cash assistance on the well-being of households. Recipients of the UCT experienced improved financial health, food access, and psychological well-being. Colombia’s newly implemented mobile money system...