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The Impact of Mobile-Linked Savings Accounts in Sri Lanka

Craig McIntosh
Ketki Sheth
Christopher Woodruff
Researchers evaluated the impact of bank accounts that allowed mobile deposits on savings behavior in Sri Lanka. Few account holders used the service frequently, even when offered for free. Mobile-linked accounts increased savings deposits with the partner bank and formal banks more generally but...
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Involving Parents in their Children's Education in Chile

Francisco Gallego
Can a multi-dimensional program enhance parental involvement and student outcomes? A program implemented in low-income public elementary schools led to improved parental involvement and improved relationships between parents, students, and teachers.
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The Impact of Citizen Monitoring on the 2019 Mayoral Elections in Colombia

Natalia Garbiras-Diaz
Mateo Montenegro
Researchers evaluated the impact of encouraging citizen monitoring on the 2019 mayoral elections in Colombia. The intervention resulted in higher reports from citizens and a reduction in observed irregularities in the election.
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The Effects of Subsidized Trainings on Young Workers and Small Firms: Evidence from Uganda

Livia Alfonsi
Oriana Bandiera
Vittorio Bassi
Robin Burgess
Imran Rasul
Munshi Sulaiman
Anna Vitali
Researchers evaluated the impact of offering either subsidized vocational training to unemployed youth or subsidized apprenticeships for firms on youth employment and earning outcomes in urban Uganda. Both forms of subsidized training led to greater skill accumulation, higher employment rates, and...
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Cash and Compliance with Social Distancing in Ghana

Dean Karlan
Matt Lowe
Robert Osei
Isaac Osei-Akoto
Benjamin Roth
Christopher Udry
The researchers aim to understand the role that digital cash transfers can play as a policy tool both to increase household resilience during the pandemic and to stem the spread of the disease by increasing adherence to social distancing in Ghana.
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The Effect of Increased Autonomy vs. Performance Pay on Procurement Officers' Performance in Pakistan

Oriana Bandiera
Michael Best
Adnan Khan
Andrea Prat
Researchers partnered with several agencies of the Government of Punjab, Pakistan, to evaluate the impact of giving procurement officers more autonomy, compared to financial rewards, on public procurement performance. Shifting authority away from supervisors and towards procurement officers improved...
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Intensive Case Management to Overcome Barriers to Self-Sufficiency in the United States

Javier Espinosa
William (Bill) Evans
David Phillips
Researchers are working with the City of Rochester and local social service providers to evaluate the Bridges to Success program, in which participants are paired with mentors who help them move towards economic self-sufficiency.
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Building Market Linkages for Smallholder Farmers through a Digital Marketplace in Uganda

Lauren Falcao Bergquist
Craig McIntosh
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation in Uganda to test the impact of a mobile phone-based marketplace for agricultural commodities on local market prices, entry of traders, farmer revenue, and trader profits. Overall, the platform increased trade flows and decreased price variation across...