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Pricing Schemes and Irrigation Techniques for Water Conservation and Farm Profits in Bangladesh

Kyle Emerick
Researchers conducted two randomized evaluations in Bangladesh to study the impact of a new irrigation method and different pricing schemes on water use and conservation. The new irrigation method reduced water consumption and costs for farmers who were already paying for water by the hour, or by...
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Peer Effects in a Micro-Entrepreneur Training Program in Chile

Jeanne Lafortune
José Tessada
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Nudges and Learning: Evidence from Informational Interventions for Low-Income Taxpayers in the United States

Dayanand Manoli
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Motivating Take up of Savings Accounts in Ghana

Margaret McConnell
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Incorporating Non-Teacher Professionals into the Education System in Chile

Claudia Martinez Alvear
Francisco Gallego
Paul Gertler
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Improving the Lives of Individuals in Financial Distress in the United States

James Greiner
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Improving the Impact of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India

Erica Field
Rohini Pande
Simone Schaner
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How Boston’s Summer Employment Program Affects Youth Criminal Justice Outcomes

Alicia Sasser Modestino
Researchers evaluated whether Boston’s SYEP had an effect on the criminal justice outcomes of participants and sought to gauge the potential mechanisms driving these effects. The program reduced participants’ violent and property crime-related arraignments.