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Benchmarking Cash to an Employment Program in Rwanda

Craig McIntosh
Andrew Zeitlin
In Rwanda, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to compare the impact of Huguka Dukore, a youth employment and training program, to that of cash grants of an equivalent value on several economic outcomes. Huguka Dukore improved hours worked, assets, savings, and subjective well-being, while...
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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...
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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

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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...
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Evidence-Based Medicine for Family Planning in Jordan

Nadia Al-Alawi
Shirin Aladwan
Minki Chatterji
Soon Kyu Choi
Marianne El-Khoury
Rebecca Thornton
Researchers partnered with USAID to study the impact of Evidence-Based Medicine programs on changing family planning providers’ biases against injectable contraceptives. Overall, researchers found no change in provider practices and self-reported prescriptions.